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Press Release: Falun Gong Continues to Seek Just Resolution with Icelandic Government
2007-06-19In June 2002, during the Chinese state visit to Iceland, Falun Gong practitioners silently appealed to stop the persecution in front of the very person who ordered brainwash, ill-treatment and torture of practitioners, even to death, in China. The brutality is widely documented and details of more that 66 000 thousand cases of torture have been sent to the UN. Since then the persecution has only become worse, and it is still on-going today. Last year it was revealed that the Communist Party already at that time used Falun Gong practitioners as raw material for organ transplants, a profitable and blooming business in China’s public hospitals today. -
Germany: Activities During the G8 Summit
2007-06-18During the G8 Summit, Falun Gong practitioners from the Ruhr, Nuremberg and Berlin gathered in Paris Square in front of the Brandenburg Gate, a famous tourist attraction in central Berlin. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and raised awareness about the cruel persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Sweden: The People of Sweden Condemn the CCP's Disregard for Human Rights
2007-06-18On June 7th, organisations such as the Swedish Service Centre for Quitting the CCP held a rally in Stockholm. They called for attention to the present human rights situation in China and demanded that the Swedish government openly raise the problem of human rights in China when the leader of China comes for a visit. -
Hu Jintao Visits Sweden, Falun Gong Practitioners Call for Attention to the Persecution
2007-06-17On the evening of June 8th, 2007, the CCP leader visited Sweden. Some Falun Gong practitioners from Gothenburg participated in the rally held by the Swedish Service Centre for Quitting the CCP near King Square, calling on the Swedish Government and people to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP. -
Germany: “It is such a wonderful cultivation method, where can I learn it?”
2007-06-17Falun Gong practitioners not only have an information stall as before, they also have permission to have large performances on the stage and outdoor “truthfulness, compassion and forbearance” art exhibition. They hoped that the Mayor and all the visitors would be able to personally witness and feel the beauty and peacefulness of Falun Gong. -
French Falun Dafa Association: On the Eve of the Olympic Games, the General Manager of the French PCM Company is Being Illegally Detained and Tortured in Beijing
2007-06-16Paris, June 14th, 2007, Association Falun Gong France – According to Mrs. Yao Lian, Ma Jian’s wife, presently residing in Canada, on May 17th 2007, Ma Jian was transferred to the special torture unit of the labour camp (Beijing Labour Camp Inmates Dispatching Unit) before going into the forced labour camp in Beijing where he has been illegally condemned for 2,5 years. In the beginning of June 2007, when Ma Jian’s family visited him at the special unit, he was described as ‘visibly emaciated’. At the end of April, his family received a judiciary notification informing them that Ma Jian was convicted due to the fact that he was in possession of Falun Gong related documents. -
Sweden: Peaceful Demonstration of Falun Gong Exercises is a Powerful Protest against the Persecution
2007-06-16To raise the awareness of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong so as to put an end to this atrocity, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Gustaf Adolfs Square to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and distribute flyers. The activity attracted a lot of people’s attention and many came forward to express their support for Falun Gong. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Dafa to Visitors at the Helsinki Mits River Festival
2007-06-15On June 3rd, 2007, Helsinki's Mits River Festival took place on the banks of the river Mits. Helsinki's Falun Gong practitioners wore yellow T-shirts with the words "Falun Gong is good" and "truthfulness, compassion, forbearance" to introduce Falun Gong to the Finnish people. They rented a stall, prepared materials and folded beautiful paper lotus flowers. -
Germany: Practitioners Demonstrate as Chinese President Hu Jintao Takes Part in the G8 Summit
2007-06-14On June 7th, 2007, German Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest in Paris Square in front of the Brandenburg Gate to remind visiting Chinese leader Hu Jintao that the end of the persecution of Falun Gong should be the priority of the Chinese government. It was a clear day and there were many tourists taking photos. -
Sweden: Bo Xilai Sued for Murder and Torture by Falun Gong Practitioners Once Again
2007-06-14Bo has been indicted by Falun Gong practitioners for murder, crimes against humanity, and torture in a dozen countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Australia, Korea, Spain and Canada. Evil will not go unpunished. Whenever Bo visits a foreign country, he faces legal action against him. -
Turkey: Telling the Deputy Secretary General and Coordinator of The Executive Board of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey about the Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-06-13Practitioners submitted materials they had prepared in advance. After carefully listening to what they told him, Mr. Aziz said that he was shocked at the atrocities taking place in China and felt very sad at the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are suffering from. He said, "Anyone who has a conscience cannot remain indifferent in such a situation". -
Sweden: The People of Gothenburg Learn about the Great Tide of Withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party in China
2007-06-12On June 2nd, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in Gothenburg returned to Kongspaortsplatsen Square in the city centre to raise awareness about the Chinese Communist regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to support the great tide of withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party which is taking place in China. -
Czech Republic: Re-enactment of Organ Harvesting at a Rally in Prague
2007-06-12The Confederation of political prisoners and a “T-shirt against Communism” initiative held a rally against Communism on May 1st. The event took place in the Letna Park in Czech capital Prague and attracted thousands of visitors, many of whom signed the petition against organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Czech Republic: Chinese Political Prisoner Zhao Ming and Human Rights Defender David Kilgour in Prague
2007-06-11Two significant guests came to the Municipal Library in Prague at the beginning of May. One of the two personally went through the Chinese labour camp system where prisoners of conscience are detained, the second introduced to the Czech people his revised report into allegations of organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Norway: Demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in Oslo
2007-06-11Despite pouring rain, practitioners in Norway held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Oslo on June 1st. They demonstrated against organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners and at the same time showed their support for the 22 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party.