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  • Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition at Cologne Cathedral

    Practitioners from Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany held an anti-torture exhibition in front of Cologne Cathedral to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) brutal persecution against Falun Gong. An anti-torture exhibition involves re-enactments of the torture methods used in attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners in China to renounce their beliefs.
  • Swedish Newspaper Östran: Pressing Charges Against the Head of State

    Kalmar citizen Ulrik Dahlgren is pressing charges against China’s former head of state, Jiang Zemin, for crimes against the UN convention on torture. Three years ago Ulrik was imprisoned in conjunction with a demonstration in Tiananmen Square against China’s persecution of Falun Gong. For five days he was incarcerated, five days that left deep scars on Ulrik. Around the world there are now several lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, among others. Ulrik’s lawyer Peter Bergquist believes that putting pressure on China can lead to better human rights in the long run. Millions of people are today incarcerated in labour camps after the persecution against Falun Gong began and many thousands have lost their lives.
  • Belgium: Protesting at the Chinese Embassy for those who Murdered Gao Rongrong to be brought to Justice

    On the 26th of June 2005, Belgian practitioners held activities outside the Chinese Embassy to protest against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the killing of Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong. Practitioners held banners reading “Bring the Murderers of Gao Rongrong to Justice” and “CCP: Stop Persecuting Falun Gong Immediately”.
  • Hungary: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Against the CCP for Killing Gao Rongrong

    Practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy in Hungary to expose the CCP’s brutal persecution against Falun Gong, to protest against the CCP for the killing of Gao Rongrong and to call for Gao’s murderers to be brought to justice. Many passers-by expressed their strong condemnation of the CCP’s evil deeds.
  • Germany: Four Years of Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Consulate in Hamburg

    On June 23rd 2001, practitioners gathered at the consulate with the aim of letting people know about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution that is being waged against practitioners in China. At that time, the official death toll was 234 practitioners. Four years later, the consulate appeal is still there but the official death toll has increased to ove 2,600.
  • Sweden: Seminar "Communism and Human Rights" Held in Stockholm

    Another “Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Human Rights” Seminar drew to a successful closure. The seminar generated a positive reaction from Swedish communities and media alike. Latecomers waited patiently outside the jam-packed hall for vacancies in the second half. Participants were stunned to learn that Mainland Chinese are withdrawing from the CCP on a large scale.
  • Germany: Condemning the CCP at the Chinese Consulate in Munich for the Killing of Gao Rongrong

    That day was United Nations Day in Support of Torture Victims. Practitioners in Munich and nearby areas gathered at the Chinese Consulate to protest against the six-year genocide and the use of hundreds of brutal torture methods against innocent Falun Gong practitioners. They demanded China to stop the persecution immediately.
  • Letter to the UK Prime Minister from European Friends of Falun Gong

    We wish to draw your attention to the serious situation of human rights abuse in China, and in particular to the plight of Falun Gong practitioners who have suffered the severest persecution at the hands of the Chinese Government since former President Jiang Zemin’s crackdown of the movement in July 1999. Approximately 2,500 practitioners have been tortured to death by the Chinese authorities and thousands more still languish in prisons and labour camps across the country with little hope of release.
  • Spain: People Condemn the CCP for Killing Practitioner Gao Rongrong

    Spanish practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy in Spain to protest against the Chinese Communist Party for killing Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong. They appealed for public attention to the campaign of genocide against Falun Gong and for Gao’s murderers to be severely punished.
  • Norway: Practitioners Protest After the Murder of Gao Rongrong

    Female Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong was so badly tortured and mistreated in China that she died on June the 16th 2005. On Saturday June the 25th, Norwegian Falun Gong practitioners held a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in Oslo. They called for the murderers of Gao Rongrong to be brought to justice for their crimes.
  • Finland: Anti-Torture Exhibition Exposes the Truth about China’s State Terrorism (Part 1 — Tampere)

    The anti-torture exhibition began its tour in Tampere. Practitioners from Finland, Sweden and Germany took part. Practitioners informed the people about the persecution in many cities like Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Helsinki and Turku. Many Finnish people joined the worldwide voice to end this persecution by signing a petition.
  • United Kingdom: Stories from the Cambridge "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" International Art Exhibition

    Jane Nicolas, the administrator of the church, said, “This art exhibition has proven to be very attractive and its contents are very rich. Persecution and torture of any group or individual is fundamentally wrong. As Christians, it is our responsibility to support the people of every nation in their effort to expose and condemn all violence.”
  • Germany: Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate in Munich

    On June 21st 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from the city of Munich and its outskirts gathered at the Chinese Consulate to strongly condemn the Chinese authorities for killing Gao Rongrong. Gao and a group of practitioners had the courage to expose the human rights abuses against her by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and this caught the attention of the world.
  • France: Protest at the Chinese Embassy Demands Murderers of Gao Rongrong be Brought to Justice

    Practitioners in France have held daily appeals outside the Chinese Embassy to protest against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) murder of Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong. The French practitioners called for the killers of Gao Rongrong to be brought to justice and for the persecution against Falun Gong to be brought to an end immediately.
  • Sweden: Calling for an End to the Persecution with an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Stockholm

    Practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition to expose the brutal methods of persecution used against Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party. The practitioners hoped to encourage public support for an end to these human rights abuses against people who only want to peacefully practise their exercises and live their lives by the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance.