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  • Finland: The Vice President of the European Parliament Visits "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance International Art Exhibition" in Helsinki

    From May 30th until June 5th, 2006, the first International Truthfulness Compassion Tolerance Art Exhibition was held by Finnish Falun Gong practitioners in Helsinki. Vice President of the European Parliament Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott saw the news about the exhibition on TV. The next day, he took time out of his busy schedule to visit.
  • Slovakia: Introducing Falun Gong to the People of Tvrdosin

    On April 22nd, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners came to Tvrdosin, a small town in northwest Slovakia, to introduce Falun Gong and expose the persecution in China to local residents. Local residents passing the information desks were eager to talk to practitioners in order to learn more about the facts of Falun Gong. Some also signed the petition to show their opposition to the on-going persecution in China.
  • Spain: Falun Gong Enters University Classroom

    By invitation of Zaragoza University, at the end of May Spanish Falun Gong practitioners came to hold two days of seminars for graduates on the topic of Falun Dafa, as well as to teach the five sets of Falun Gong exercises.Every single one of the students, teachers and staff present signed their names on the petition to “support Falun Gong and to stop the CCP’s atrocities”.
  • Letter to the Editor: It is My Most Fervent Hope that Liu Jizhi has Managed to Make it Out Alive

    "I read the article about Mrs. Liu Jizhi with deep sadness in my heart. I hope with all my heart and from the depths of my soul that she has somehow managed to make it out of this terrible place. During the last week, I have been praying that she wouldn’t have to suffer additional pain. When I read that Mrs. Jizhi was arrested again, I felt great sorrow. I only wish that I could do something other than merely inform the others around me about the situation and to support Mrs. Liu Jizhi in my thoughts."
  • Press Conference at European Parliament on the Global View of Religious Freedom in China

    On May 30th, 2006, a press conference on the global view of religious freedom in China was held at the European Parliament. The organisers called on the Chinese government to evaluate China’s religious freedom and allow U.N. Special Rapporteur to investigate into forced labour camps.
  • Czech Republic: Czech Practitioners Call for the Release of Arrested Falun Gong Practitioners in Chinese Concentration Camps

    From the 20th to the 25th of May, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from the Czech Republic staged a tour of north Moravia and Silesia to inform the Czech people about the continuous persecution of their fellow practitioners in China and about the atrocities in which the CCP harvests organs from living people in labour camps for profit.
  • Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners in Pyaqigorsk Expose the CCP's Crimes

    On May 27th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Pyaqigorsk exposed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s monstrous crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. As well as distributing leaflets and chatting with passersby, practitioners also displayed information boards and performed a re-enactment of organ-harvesting.
  • A Letter to Gao Zhisheng from Vice President McMillan-Scott

    "The condition of prisoners in China is increasingly well-known but it is only in recent months that a particular mistreatment - of Falun Gong practitioners - has come to light, namely the selection of prisoners for 'reverse-match' organ and tissue transplants, leading to their deaths. This is genocide, as defined in Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide..."
  • Finland: Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance International Art Exhibition in Helsinki

    The exhibition grandly opened in Helsinki on May the 30th. Parliament member and former MEP Ms. Heidi Hautala said in her opening speech that she hoped the exhibition will help people see the human rights situation in China. The exhibition was later visited by Vice-President of the European Parliament Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott.
  • 2006 Ukraine Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Kiev

    The 2006 Ukraine Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held on May 28th. A practitioner read a congratulation message from the Founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li Hongzhi. Practitioners met this with warm applause and once again felt what great responsibilities they shoulder. Many practitioners took the chance to share their experiences.
  • Switzerland: Visitors from China Learn the Truth about Falun Gong

    Whenever there were Chinese people, practitioners approached to greet them and passed materials such as a copy of the Epoch Times and "Nine Commentaries." Most people would accept, some tour guides even encouraged people to take the materials. When some tour guides restrained people from taking the materials, Dafa practitioners told them the truth. A lot of people liked to listen to it and the majority would accept a copy of the "Nine Commentaries" and said thanks.
  • Ukraine: Activities During the Ukraine Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference

    On May 28-29, Falun Gong practitioners held a Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference. Over a dozen practitioners shared their experiences and understandings. There was also a parade and candlelight vigil in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Falun Dafa practitioners from Germany, Poland, Russia and other major cities also came to participate.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Lord Mayor's Parade in Oxford

    On May 29th, 2006 UK Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Lord Mayor’s Parade in Oxford. This is the fourth time that Falun Gong took part in the parade, which was mainly made up of local charities. The Lord Mayor of Oxford expressed his gratitude for Falun Gong practitioners’ participation which greatly enriched the city.
  • Germany: Local People Wear Yellow Ribbons to Express Support for Falun Gong

    On May 15th, 2006, German practitioners appealed outside the office of the Chancellor, who was going to visit China. They called on Chancellor Merkel to pay attention to the harvesting of living Falun Gong practitioners' organs by the CCP, and to help to urge the Chinese Communist regime to stop persecuting Falun Gong.
  • Switzerland: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s Crimes in Lucerne

    Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held a live anti-torture exhibition at a famous tourist spot in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland. There were also display boards and petitions to be signed to support an end to the persecution. Many people were shocked to see a live performance in which “doctors” harvested fake organs from “patients”.