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  • Czech Republic: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution to the People of Brno

    Brutal human rights abuse, persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese communist regime - practitioners gathered on January 6th, 2006 to inform the people of Brno about these tragedies. Traditional style Chinese exercise music and demonstrations of the gentle Falun Gong exercises attracted the attention of passersby.
  • Finland: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Kouvola

    On Saturday, January 7th, 2006, Finnish practitioners arrived in the pedestrian precinct in downtown Kouvola, a city located in eastern Finland, to introduce Falun Gong to local people. They hoped to let the people of Kouvola know about the benefits of practising Falun Gong and also tell them about the brutal persecution.
  • Spain: The Spanish National Court Begins to Investigate the Crime of Genocide Committed by the CCP

    On January 10th, Spain's National Court released information to the media that Spain will begin the investigation of the crime of genocide against the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from the 1980s to 1990s. The media in Europe and the world have reported the development. At present, the Spanish Constitutional Court is also handling the genocide charge filed by Falun Gong against the Chinese economic minister Bo Xilai last year.
  • Slovakia: Welcoming the the New Year in Bratislava

    Falun Gong practitioners in Slovakia celebrated New Year with a peaceful protest at the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava. Although the night was cold, the practitioners were not perturbed by this as their hearts were warm with the desire to let the world’s people know about the human rights abuses against their fellow practitioners in China.
  • Russia: "This is what I want to do most"

    One practitioner was a young man who worked in Moscow. Practising Falun Gong made him energetic. His face was always glowing with health. Using the money saved from his slender income, he had a printing factory print a set of exquisite greeting cards. On the cards was the sentence he wanted to say most.
  • Sweden: Practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway hold a Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference during the New Year Holidays

    On December 30th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway held a cultivation experience sharing conference in the second largest city in Sweden, Gothenburg, where Master Li introduced Falun Gong ten years ago. Seven practitioners delivered speeches at the conference, sharing their experiences.
  • Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Warn the Argentinean Government to Truly Safeguard the Argentinean People's Interests

    During the New Year holidays, Falun Gong practitioners in Rome practised exercises outside the Argentinean Embassy and distributed leaflets to pedestrians. The Falun Gong Association in Italy expressed its concern about an incident which took place in Argentina to the Argentinean Embassy, as well as talking with the Ambassador's assistant.
  • Germany: "I gained a new life today"

    Solingen is a city in West Germany, which was not well known at all fourteen years ago, but with a big fire taking place on November 23rd, 1992, it became a spotlight of the world. At that time, some right-wing extremists launched an anti-foreigner campaign, and threw beer bottles filled with gasoline at foreigners’ residences, leading to a big fire. Five Turkish women became victims, which caused quite a stir not only in Germany but also in other parts of the world.
  • Germany: Experience Sharing Conference in Erbach

    During the New Year holiday, German Falun Gong practitioners gathered together in Erbach. They had group study and exercises, and held the 2005 Experience Sharing Conference. After the conference, practitioners said they found their shortcomings from others’ speeches and felt clearer about problems they could not understand for a long time.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in New Year's Day Parade in London

    The New Year's Day Parade London is held on January 1st every year and it has been going for twenty years now. Over ten thousand performers from around the world participated and among them was a Falun Gong group. It was estimated that about 450,000 people came to watch.
  • Germany: Practitioners in Berlin Demonstrate Outside the Thai Embassy

    Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin have demonstrated outside the Thai Embassy since December 28th 2005. They are calling for the immediate release of the illegally detained practitioners in Thailand and hope through their actions, to encourage Thailand not to cave in to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and allow the export of the persecution.
  • Finnish Newspaper 'Kaleva': Chinese Embassy Interferes with Falun Gong Photo Exhibition

    Finnish newspaper ‘Kaleva’ wrote on September 17th that the Chinese Embassy had interfered with a photo exhibition arranged by Falun Gong practitioners in the city of Rovaniemi. According to the newspaper, the Chinese Embassy had contacted the library where the exhibition “Peaceful Journey of Falun Gong” was held. The photo exhibition introduces Falun Gong and its history. It also exposes the crimes committed by the Chinese Communist Party against the practitioners of Falun Gong in China.
  • Sweden: Practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway Gather in Gothenburg to Share Cultivation Experiences and Celebrate the New Year

    Between December 29th 2005 and January 1st 2006, practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway gathered in Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, where Master Li spread Falun Gong in Sweden for the first time ten years ago, to study, share cultivation experiences and celebrate the New Year.
  • Norway: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in a Health Fair in Bergen

    Some people at the fair had heard about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, but many knew nothing about it. An important reason for us to attend the health fair was to expose the persecution in China. The more people that get to know the truth about the persecution, the sooner it will end. That is why practitioners are trying to expose the persecution.
  • Radio Free Asia: A Falun Gong Practitioner Condemns the Cruel Persecution by the CCP Using his Personal Experience

    Heping Li from Zejiang Province of China recalled how he was locked up in a forced labour camp because he refused to renounce his belief in Falun Gong. He saw with his own eyes and experienced the cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the CCP authorities. Heping Li said, “I was released in 2003 and put under detention for two years. As I practice Falun Gong, I used to write letters to the government (the CCP regime) and told friends of mine the truth about Falun Gong and the lies told on TV. For that reason, I was taken to a forced labour camp.