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  • Spain: The Person in Charge of Human Rights at the Argentinian Embassy to Spain States that Upholding Human Rights Underpins Argentina's Democracy

    On December 20th, the Spanish Falun Gong Association came to the Argentinian Embassy. They brought letters to the Embassy and asked the Argentinian government not to submit to the CCP’s despotic power, uphold justice, investigate the hoodlum's legal responsibility and trace the culprits. On the 14th of December, Luo Gan, one of the prime culprits of the persecution, was visiting Argentina and the CCP sent gangsters to beat peacefully protesting Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Report on German Website: “Fields of Shame” - Become conscious of the horror

    Fields of Shame" is an exhibition touring across Europe. The founder of this project, the Pole Wojciech Modelski said “Above all we hope that many people will learn about the existing reality in our world where murder, rape and torture on a daily basis is the norm.” ... The organiser was the International Organisation for Human Rights.
  • Austria: On International Human Rights Day, Practitioners from Salzburg Inform the Public about the Persecution of Falun Gong.

    On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, practitioners from Salzburg and Bavaria raised public awareness in the city of Salzburg about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. The pictures displayed, exposing the brutal nature of the persecution by the CCP, were in stark contrast with the peaceful atmosphere of the city.
  • Spain: Canary Islands Supporting the Six Million Withdrawals from the CCP

    Just before Christmas 2005, a petition activity was organised in the Spanish Canary Islands to expose the brutal abuse of human rights by the Chinese Communist regime and to support over six million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party. People were shocked by the posters exposing the Chinese Communist regime’s brutal abuse of human rights.
  • Germany's Chamer Newspaper: Silent protest against torture and the persecution

    “Truthfulness – Compassion – Tolerance:” These three words were written on the t-shirt worn by Falkensteiner’s Utz-Reiner Römer during his three-week travels through China. This may sound perfectly harmless to a European, while it gives a political message in China. In China, the words Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance are considered the pillars of the Falun Gong movement.
  • Finland: Practitioners Submit an Open Letter to the Argentinean Embassy

    On the 19th of December 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland went to the Argentinean Embassy to submit an open letter to the Argentinean Ambassador. The letter called on the Ambassador and the Argentinean government to conduct a thorough investigation of the serious incident where Falun Gong practitioners were beaten by villains under the direction of the Chinese Embassy in Argentina's capital whilst Argentinean Police looked on. Argentinean people who wanted to stop the violence were also injured.
  • Irish Falun Dafa Association Writes to the Thailand Ambassador

    "Thailand is a democratic country, and also is a country which is proud to defend human rights. However it is totally incomprehensible that the attack of the Thai police towards a peaceful group of Falun Gong practitioners happened in Thailand. Also, the police in Thailand kowtowed to the Chinese Communism Party and abandoned their principles allured by business interest offered by the Chinese Communist Party. This incident violates the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners, and also breaks the nation's own laws."
  • Holland: Exposing the Persecution with a Picture Exhibition in Delft City

    Dutch Falun Gong practitioners held a picture exhibition to expose the truth of the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong to the public. Some people told practitioners that, in such adverse weather conditions, it is really admirable for them to be out on the streets talking to people and helping to stop the persecution happening in China.
  • Italy: Torino Residents Condemn the Persecution

    Italian practitioners recently held an anti-torture exhibition at the Torino city centre to expose the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Torino is one of the largest and most famous Italian cities, and will host the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in February 2006. As soon as practitioners set up their anti-torture exhibition photos, they were surrounded by people who asked questions in succession. They all wanted to know why the peaceful Falun Dafa practitioners would be subjected to such an inhumane persecution.
  • Sweden: Practitioners Strongly Protest Against the Brutality of the Chinese Police

    On December 17th, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Stockholm Chinese Embassy to protest the persecution that has lasted more than six years. They condemned Chinese policeman He Xuejian, who raped two female Falun Gong practitioners.
  • United Kingdom: UK Falun Gong Association and European Friends of Falun Gong Deliver Open Letters to the Thai Embassy

    On the afternoon of the 21st of December 2005, representatives from the UK Falun Gong Association and European Friends of Falun Gong went to the Thai Embassy in London to express their deep concern and strong protest regarding the recent Thai police harassment of Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Denmark: Practitioners Submit an Open Letter to the Argentinean Embassy

    On the 20th of December, Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark went to the Argentinean Embassy to submit an open letter from the Danish Falun Gong Association to the ambassador. In the letter, practitioners called on the Argentinean government to pay close attention to recent actions by the Chinese Embassy in Buenos Aires, which recently ordered villains to assault Falun Gong practitioners who engaged in peaceful protest during Luo Gan's visit to Argentina. Luo was the head of the Chinese Communist Party's evil Gestapo-like organisation — the 610 office — that was created to persecute Falun Gong and operates above Chinese law.
  • Irish Practitioners Join a Rally Supporting Six Million Withdrawals from the CCP

    An event was held in Dublin city centre on 10th December 2005. The rally aimed to support the 6 million people who have now publicly renounced their membership of the Chinese Communist Party. Some Irish practitioners joined the event to protest against the CCP’s six-year persecution against Falun Gong.
  • Switzerland: Falun Gong Practitioners Send an Open Letter to the Argentinean Embassy

    On 22nd of December, Swiss practitioners went to the Argentinean Embassy despite the chilly weather to protest against the violent assault on Falun Gong practitioners who were holding a peaceful protest during Luo Gan’s visit to Argentina. Practitioners told the Argentine government not to be deceived by the Chinese Communist Party’s lies.
  • France: French Falun Gong Association Delivers an Open Letter to the Thai Embassy

    On the 14th of December 2005, representatives of French Falun Gong practitioners submitted an open letter to the Thai Embassy in Paris. The letter condemned Thai police officers’ interference with Falun Gong practitioners’ peaceful protest at the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, bowing to the Chinese Embassy’s pressure. The letter also urged the Thai government to resist pressure from the Chinese Communist regime.