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United Kingdom: “Friends of Falun Gong” at the University of Leicester Fresher's Fair
2005-10-21
On the 3rd and 4th of October, 2005, invited by the University of Leicester Student Union, Friends of Falun Gong joined the annual Fresher's Fair. Many Chinese students who just came to Leicester from Mainland China were pleasantly surprised and took photos of the Falun Gong stand. They may start to think: why is Falun Gong only persecuted in China? -
Czech Republic: Exercises on Karl’s Square Attract the Local TV Station
2005-10-21
In Karl’s Square, the regular Falun Gong exercise site in Prague, around 25 practitioners gathered to perform their exercises. A lady from a local TV station filmed the exercises and conducted short interviews with a few practitioners. She said she would like to use them during the planned visit of Chinese representatives to the Czech Republic. -
A Letter to the Editor of The Goteborg Post (Sweden): The National Memorial Day for the Chinese People
2005-10-21
"Before I came to Sweden, I celebrated the National Day because I was glad to have a holiday. However, today, I am deeply sad. On the face of the true history of the CCP, what are we celebrating? The victims in the persecution campaign (1950-1953), in the campaign against the right (1957), in the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), in the Tiananmen massacre, or in the persecution of Falun Gong, Tibetan Buddhists and underground churches?" -
Ireland: "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition" in Dublin’s Trinity College
2005-10-20
The exhibition displayed forty paintings created by artists who practise Falun Gong in different countries. People got to learn about Falun Gong from a different angle and see the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party. They asked many questions and wanted to know how to help Falun Gong practitioners who are being persecuted in China. -
France: Raising Awareness about Human Rights Abuses Against Falun Gong in Front of Parc de la Villette in Paris
2005-10-20
People showed sympathy for Falun Gong practitioners and a deep concern for the CCP’s human rights abuses. One man was too touched to say a word after having seen the poster exhibition boards and he almost shed tears. His wife said: "It is mankind's brightest hope to pursue physical and mental health, and it is the most basic human right." -
Italy: Letting People Know about Falun Gong during the Assisi Peace Parade
2005-10-20
To let people know about the persecution against Falun Gong in China, practitioners from Milan, Rome and Florence set up a stall on the the parade route. They displayed poster information boards and demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. There were many people who stopped to chat with practitioners and read the information boards. -
Russia: Practitioners Participate in a Health Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod
2005-10-19
A photo display attracted a lot of people during the exhibition and practitioners distributed leaflets and paper Lotus Flowers. Also, interested people were able to purchase a copy of the introductory book of Falun Dafa's principles by Master Li Hongzhi, Falun Gong. The TV station "Volga" interviewed local practitioners. -
Slovak Magazine Publishes Two-Page Article about Falun Gong
2005-10-19
"If you are interested in meditation exercises, enrich your knowledge with an ancient cultivation method for cultivation of mind, body and spirit, Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, which helps to control negative emotions ... The goal is to learn to live a harmonious, unselfish and tolerant life, which is in line with the basic principles of the universe: truth, compassion and forbearance. Falun Gong helps to improve every aspect of human beings: body, mind and spirit." -
Oversea Chinese in the UK: "Everyone knows the Communist Party of China is bad. It has done too many bad things"
2005-10-19
The UK Epoch Times held activities in Manchester's Chinatown regarding The Nine Commentaries editorial and the spate of withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party. Activities included an exhibition of pictures illustrating the crimes against the people committed during the previous decade by the Communist Party of China. A laser disc of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was shown at the same time, attracting a lot of Chinese people over to watch. -
Russia: Moscow Practitioners Take to the Streets and Expose the Persecution of Falun Dafa
2005-10-18
After attending the 2005 Russian Falun Gong Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference on October 6th, practitioners from many different countries held separate rallies on Clear Fountain Square opposite the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Moscow’s Culture Square, demanding that the CCP stop the persecution of Falun Gong immediately. -
Ireland: Lotus Flowers Bloom in an Irish Community
2005-10-18
The Women’s Club in Dublin invited Falun Gong practitioners to Greenhill Community Centre to perform the elegant “Lotus Flower Dance,” and demonstrate Falun Gong’s gentle and slow-moving exercises, as well as teach its club members to fold paper Lotus Flowers. Though suppressed in China, Falun Gong is appreciated worldwide. -
Spanish Newspaper Publishes Three-Page Falun Gong Report
2005-10-18
'Almost 2,800 people have been assassinated since 1999, more than 200,000 are currently locked up in extermination camps; and 100 million have been illegally denied freedom of belief. The reason? They believe in Falun Gong, a practice of meditation and exercises that is based on an oriental tradition that improves health and personal values, something that the Chinese Communist Party does not allow for its people.' -
Germany: Falun Gong Invited to Participate in International Culture Exchange Week and Receives a Warm Welcome
2005-10-17
The last week of September is International Culture Exchange Week in Augsburg. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in variety shows on September 28th and 30th. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and gave dance performances with the names Flower Spirit and Eulogy of the Lotus, which won the admiration of the audience. -
Czech Republic: State TV Station Reports on Quitting the CCP Parade and Rally in Prague
2005-10-17In its national prime time news programme, the Czech State TV Station reported on a huge rally and campaign which took place in the old town square in Prague, as well as a quitting the Chinese Communist Party parade through the major areas in Prague. The reported also reported in brief on the editorial published by The Epoch Times newspaper entitled the “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party”, which systematically analyzes the crimes and atrocities committed by the CCP. -
Russia: 2005 Russian Falun Gong Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Successfully Held in Moscow
2005-10-16
The 2005 Russian Falun Gong Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference took place in Moscow on October 8th and 9th. Practitioners from many cities in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Europe and the US took part in the Fa-conference. Nineteen practitioners shared their cultivation experiences during the session.
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