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Turkey: Introducing Falun Gong at the State Father Commemoration in Mersin
2006-10-13Falun Gong practitioners were invited to introduce Falun Dafa before the opening of the State Father Commemoration. The city council officials said, "Falun Dafa is based on Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, this is just what we should spread and follow, so today we are inviting Falun Gong cultivators to introduce this beneficial practice. -
The Standard (Austria): UNO-Consultant Nowak investigates the organ trade
2006-10-13Geneva: Against China’s wishes, the United Nations Organization’s (“UNO”) Human Rights Counsel in Geneva is looking into the alleged organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners. The UNO rapporteur for torture, the Austrian Manfred Nowak, will investigate the grave accusations. “The responses by the Chinese authorities to our inquiries are disappointing,” said the Canadian Human Rights lawyer David Mata on Tuesday in Geneva. “They insult us instead of disproving the accusations.” -
Germany: People in Stuttgart Appalled by the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2006-10-12Falun Gong practitioners in Germany went to Stuttgart’s main shopping street to hold an exhibition to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. Many people expressed their indignation when they learned about the brutal nature of the persecution and asked how they could help to change the situation. Many signed a petition condemning the persecution. -
UK Independence Party and Liberal Democrat Groups’ Response to “Organ Harvesting” in China
2006-10-12The UK Independence Party wrote to the European Friends of Falun Gong to express their concern “about the practice of ‘organ harvesting’ from prisoners of conscience in China. MEP Graham said he and “his UKIP MEP colleagues all abhor the disgraceful practices and will do all they can to try and prevent it. “ He continues to say that they will give their support to “try and bring these horrific practices to an end.” -
Turkey: Practitioners in Ankara Invited to Introduce Falun Gong
2006-10-11Practitioners in Ankara were invited by the Artists Association to host a Falun Gong introductory forum on September 30th, 2006. The participants were from various backgrounds, including artists, writers, teachers, anchors of radio stations, businessmen, government officials, retirees and homemakers. Falun Gong exercise instruction was offered to the participants -
Germany: Participating in a Studio Discussion and Exposing the Truth of the Persecution on TV
2006-10-11In the middle of September, “BR-Untervegs” from the TV Station of Bavaria in Germany came to Cham city, face to face, listening to evaluation, suggestions and comments about the TV Station from their audience. Representatives of the Falun Gong Human Rights Work Group from Cham city were invited to express their thinking to the media people face to face. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Gong During German National Day
2006-10-10During German National Day, on October 3rd, 2006, in downtown Düsseldorf (the capital of the state of the North Rhine-Westphalia), German Falun Gong practitioners took to the busy streets to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and expose the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
A French Mayor: "What you are defending is also what we are safeguarding"
2006-10-09Falun Gong practitioners held a Truth Compassion and Tolerance Art Exhibition in Ceyrat, near Clermont-Ferrand, a town of military importance in central France. Alain Brochet, the Mayor of Ceyrat, watched a performance by the 'Heavenly Maidens dancing group' during the unveiling ceremony of this art exhibition, and also made a speech. -
Germany: "It's too terrible; this kind of thing must not be allowed to continue"
2006-10-09On Spitaler Strasse, practitioners laid out a table with exhibits and hung banners, calling on local people to condemn the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party, including removing organs from live Falun Gong practitioners, and to pay attention to the case of human rights lawyer, Gao Zhicheng who has been illegally detained by the CCP. -
Germany: Brutality of the Persecution Shocks the People of Trier
2006-10-08On September 30th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners came to the German city of Trier and exposed the torture of Falun Gong practitioners and the CCP’s crimes of harvesting organs from living practitioners. A practitioner who was persecuted in a women’s forced labor camp in China talked about her own experience. -
Famous French singer: "I support you with all my heart"
2006-10-08A sturdy gentleman stood out in the crowd. Having read the exhibits, he solemnly walked to the front of the stand and signed his name on the petition form without a word. Some practitioners recognised him as the famous French singer, M. Renaud. After talking with several practitioners, he was deeply moved. He said, “I support you. I will ask people around me to help stop this terrible persecution. I will tell people around me. That is the least I could do.” -
Russia: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in New Siberia
2006-10-08The population of New Siberia city numbers in the millions, there are also many Chinese people, but lots of them have not heard about the Nine Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party (an editorial published by The Epoch Times newspaper) and Three withdrawals (from CCP related organisations). In order to help these Chinese people to understand about Falun Gong and the big wave of withdrawals from CCP, practitioners from neighbouring city Tomsk drove to different Chinese markets in New Siberia city to spread information materials and CDs in the early morning of 1st October 2006. -
European Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in St. Petersburg
2006-10-07On September 30th, 2006, the European Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was successfully held in St. Petersburg, Russia. Practitioners from many European countries gathered to share with one another their experiences cultivating according to Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, as well as exposing the persecution. -
Germany: Practitioners Held Activities in Munich to Support the Campaign to Quit the CCP
2006-10-07On September 30th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from Germany’s Munich held activities in Marienplatz Square to support the fourteen million people who have quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Not only was people’s attention attracted by the peaceful Falun Gong exercises, but they were also shocked by the Chinese Communist regime’s atrocities. -
Germany: An Open Letter to Mr. Li Guangyao from "The Falun Gong Human Rights" Group
2006-10-06"It is known to us that you will attend the opening ceremony of the “Hamburg Summit,” which will be held from September 13th to 15th. We, representing the German branch of the Falun Gong Human Rights organisation, would like to urge you and the Singaporean government to withdraw the unreasonable accusation against Falun Gong practitioners. We sincerely hope the Singaporean government can recognise the truth about Falun Gong and avoid becoming an accomplice of China’s persecution against Falun Gong practitioners."