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  • Article from Main Post Newspaper in Germany: Deportation Topic Discussed in Berlin

    "The Würzburg Administrative Court rejected Jiang’s asylum request in March 2005. The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees reversed its decision in November — only after he was persecuted and sentenced in China — and approved Jiang’s asylum request retroactively. However, this delayed recognition of the family’s plight does not do that family any good. Jiang’s passport was confiscated and he cannot leave China."
  • France: Why I Came to Strasbourg and Condemned the Communist Crimes

    Tanya from Jerusalem looked determined as she held a banner in front of the European Council, calling on people to support the persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. The council was meeting to vote on a resolution condemning the crimes of communist regimes. Tanya was part of a group of Falun Gong practitioners who came to raise awareness about the crimes of the Chinese communist regime against Falun Gong.
  • Austria: The Story Behind Two Falun Gong Banners in Salzburg

    To let tourists know about Falun Gong and the persecution happening in China, the practitioners give out leaflets and other materials at tourist hot-spots around the city. Many people who visit the historical part of Salzburg are often surprised to see a huge Falun Gong display board. Whenever we practise the Falun Gong exercises, there are always tourists passing by. We give out leaflets in Chinese, English, French and German. We also noticed that the Chinese tourists would often take photos of us. In order to show them our respect for the practice, we started to display the following sentences in Chinese: “The Pride of Chinese People” and “The Whole World Says Falun Gong is great!”
  • Austria: Falun Gong Protest Against the Visit of a Chinese Minister

    On February 3rd 2006, as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, held talks with the European Union “Troika” and other Foreign Ministers in Vienna, Falun Gong practitioners conducted a peaceful protest against the CCP’s brutal seven year persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Czech Republic: Exhibition Presents the Creative Works of the Persecuted

    Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. That’s the title of the exhibition on show at the Kralovopolska Gallery in Husitska Street. It’s an exhibition of paintings by Chinese and western artists, all of whom are practitioners of Falun Gong.
  • Germany: Court Judgement in Favour of Falun Gong

    On the morning of February 1st, 2006, the Administration Court of Dresden, the state capital of Sachsen, Germany, announced a judgement. It ruled that the actions taken by the German police against a Falun Gong practitioner during the former Chinese President Jiang Zemin’s visit to Germany in 2002 were illegal.
  • France: Historical Decision by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg

    On January 25th 2006, the Council of Europe handed down a historical decision. For the first time, crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes were looked at from the European point of view and condemned. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated in support of the PACE-Resolution outside the Council of Europe headquarters.
  • Finland: Practitioners in Helsinki Expose the Persecution of Falun Gong in China on the Eve of Chinese New Year

    On the eve of Chinese New Year, practitioners in Helsinki introduced Falun Dafa and exposed the persecution of Falun Gong in China to passersby near the train station. One man said while looking at the pictures of the persecution, “It’s horrible. The Chinese people should have a change. The persecution cannot continue. They need the help of people in other countries.”
  • German Parliament Member Writes with Good Wishes for the New Year

    At the beginning of 2006, a practitioner Min Teng-Schwagerl received a reply letter from Parliament Member Mr. Hartmut Koschyk, who is also the executive chairman of a regional committee of the Christian-Social Union (CSU). In the letter, Mr. Koschyk delivers sincere wishes to Mrs. Teng-Schwagerl for great health and well-being in 2006. He also looks forward to their continuation of trust and good cooperation.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Held a Press Conference Condemning the Hatred and Violence Incited by the Chinese Communist Party

    On January 27th, 2005, UK Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy in London to condemn the surprise attack by a man from the Chinese Embassy against a female Falun Gong practitioner. They also expressed condemnation for the persecution of Falun Gong taking place in China.
  • Bulgaria: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution to People Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Sofia

    On January 29th 2006, Bulgarian practitioners gathered in front of the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia. The event marked the start of the Year of the Dog. Falun Gong practitioners were the only ones who celebrated the Chinese New Year in Sofia and pleasantly surprised the citizens of the capital by wishing them “Happy Chinese New Year”.
  • Switzerland: "Well done and we support you"

    When the annual World Economic Forum convened between January 23rd and January 28th 2006, some Falun Gong practitioners came to the famous Swiss skiing spot, Davos. They disclosed the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP to the participants and the media at the Forum as well as the tourists on holiday there and the local people.
  • Norway: Practitioners Read Announcement by the Falun Gong Association at the Chinese Embassy

    "From today on, overseas Falun Gong practitioners will file civil or criminal lawsuits against all important government or CCP officials who participate in or continue to implement the persecution of Falun Gong and as a result, commit new crimes in addition to those they have already perpetrated against Falun Gong."
  • The Netherlands: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities During the Chinese New Year Celebrations

    Chinese people in the Netherlands held activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year outside the city hall in The Hague. Falun Gong practitioners also demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises at the gate of the city hall, showed people the goodness of Falun Gong and wished people a happy Chinese New Year.
  • Germany: We Will Not Allow the Chinese Communist Regime to Spread the Persecution of Falun Gong Overseas

    On the orders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Embassies and Consulates spread lies and disturbances, so that they can justify the persecution of Falun Gong in the eyes of the public. The incidents in Thailand and Argentina show that the CCP puts pressure on all national governments to interfere with Falun Gong practitioners in their country.