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United Kingdom: People from the City of Canterbury Learn about Falun Dafa and Support Practitioners’ Human Rights
2005-04-11On Saturday the 9th of April, Dafa practitioners from Kent in the south of England held an event in the centre of the historic city of Canterbury to promote the local Falun Dafa class and raise awareness of the ongoing persecution against the practice in China. People showed their support for Falun Gong practitioners’ human rights by signing a petition calling for former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice through a court of law. -
Germany: The first Falun Gong Workshop at a School in Cham City
2005-04-11Four local newspapers and some newspapers from neighbouring cities published adverts for the Falun Gong workshop. One of them even printed a report about the workshop on its front page, as well as a thesis by an American medical doctor about Falun Gong’s beneficial influence on human health. Consequently, Falun Gong became a popular topic among residents and the workshop was attended by a lot of people. -
Sweden: Promoting Falun Gong at a Stockholm Health Fair
2005-04-10On April the 2nd and 3rd, Falun Gong practitioners participated in a health fair called ”Harmony Expo” in Liljeholmen, Stockholm. They demonstrated the five sets of exercises on a stage several times during the two days and handed out hundreds of leaflets and newspapers about Falun Gong and the persecution that has been taking place in China for the last six years. -
Ukraine : Photo Report - People are Eager to Learn Falun Gong in Slavyansk City
2005-04-10Following the picture exhibition held by Ukrainian practitioners in Slavyansk city, lots of local people who attended the exhibition developed a great interest in Falun Gong and came to the exercise site to learn the practice. They learned all five sets of Falun Gong exercises and studied the teachings of Falun Gong together with experienced practitioners. -
Russia: Practitioners Expose the Persecution to People in St. Petersburg
2005-04-08Photos exposing the human rights abuses that are happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China attracted the most attention and concern from the public. After seeing the inhumane forms of torture used in cruel attempts to force practitioners to renounce their beliefs, people were shocked. They showed great sympathy for China’s persecuted practitioners. -
A Swedish Girl’s Wish: Making One Thousand Paper Lotus Flowers to Help End the Persecution
2005-04-08Twelve-year-old Elvelina attended the activities that Nordic Falun Gong practitioners held during the Easter holidays. She had a dream during the night of March 26th 2005. She dreamt that if she could make one thousand paper lotus flowers, the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China would end. She told the dream to her friend, another girl of the same age, when she woke up in the morning. The two girls started folding paper lotus flowers right away. -
Denmark: Practitioners gather in Copenhagen to Share Experiences and hold Activities during the Easter Holidays
2005-04-07Falun Gong practitioners from all over Denmark gathered in Copenhagen and spent the Easter holidays together. On the third day, they held activities in Copenhagen city centre to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against their fellow practitioners in China, and also held a peaceful appeal outside the Chinese Embassy calling for an end to this persecution. -
Sweden: "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" Shine in Children's Hearts (3)
2005-04-07Practitioners were invited by the Minghui School to see what the children had created. On display were various kinds of Falun, painted or embroidered by the children, and many different artistic works featuring Chinese characters saying “Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance” and “Falun Gong Is Great.” -
Radio Free Asia: The Persecution of a Falun Gong couple after they returned to China shocks German Society
2005-04-07It is reported that, although the German society and government recognises the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in recent years and has protected many Falun Gong practitioners with political asylum, most of the time, the cruelty of this persecution is far beyond the imagination of the officials who deal with these cases. Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Renzheng started to practise Falun Gong when they went overseas. The official who dealt with their application for political asylum did not believe that they would be persecuted after being sent back to China. So they sent them back at the beginning of March. However, they were cruelly persecuted soon after they got back to China. The event caused a great shock to German society. -
United Kingdom: Appealing for the Release of “My Chinese Daughter”
2005-04-06Annie Yang is a 42-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from China. Agnes Wilton, a resident of London, has known Annie (Feng) Yang for 10 years. They are not only business partners but also very close friends. Mrs. Wilton treats Annie as her own daughter. Annie was arrested at a friend’s house in Beijing between 10:00 and 10.30pm (local time) on 1st March 2005 after she went there to give them some Falun Gong materials. After the arrest, Ms Yang’s family members requested to visit her but were refused. No one knows where she is. UK Falun Gong practitioners are calling for the world’s support in finding and rescuing Feng Yang from illegal imprisonment in China. -
Italy: Anti-torture Exhibition held in Cordusi Square to Expose the Persecution
2005-04-06On the 27th of February, a group of Falun Gong practitioners from Switzerland and Italy held an anti-torture exhibition in Milan’s Cordusi Square to expose the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and the Chinese Communist Party. A petition calling for Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to be punished by a court of law for their crimes against humanity caught the attention of passers-by. -
United Kingdom: Displaying Falun Gong’s Beauty during the Edinburgh Easter Parade
2005-04-06Every year during the Easter Holiday, the ancient Scottish city of Edinburgh attracts many tourists from around the world. The city council uses this opportunity to host various cultural activities to entertain the visitors, with the Easter Parade being the most eye-catching one since its inception two years ago. By invitation, Falun Gong has participated in the parade both years. -
Ukrainian Media Reports on Zhang Cuiying’s Painting Exhibition: "Falun Gong enables me to continue painting"
2005-04-06A newspaper from Slavyansk city in Ukraine reported on Ms. Zhang Cuiying and her Chinese Painting Exhibition. Ms. Zhang preserved Chinese classical art and hopes to share her work and her love for China with people all over the world. This March, Chinese art master Ms. Zhang Cuiying’s work has indeed brought people in Slavyansk and its nearby cities great enlightenment. -
Ireland: Anti-torture Exhibition calls for the Safe Return of Imprisoned Practitioner Fang Yang
2005-04-05Dun Laoghaire is a beautiful sea-side town in south Dublin. Fang Yang, who was arrested when she went to appeal in China and is still not allowed to come back to Ireland, was a college student in Dun Laoghaire. Irish Falun Gong practitioners went to the town and held an anti-torture exhibition to get support for Fang Yang's safe return to Ireland. -
A letter from a German Falun Gong Practitioner to her Family and Friends
2005-04-05The following is an email I sent to my parents and friends. My intention was to explain to my parents and friends who don’t practise Falun Gong what moves me to do so much time- and energy-consuming volunteer work every day to raise awareness about the persecution. I am very grateful that the people in my environment support practitioners in our attempts to stop the persecution. Of course, I am convinced that good deeds will be rewarded. People with clear, compassionate thoughts will enjoy a harmonious, bright future. When I was a child, my parents taught me: “Treat others as you would want to be treated yourself.” I am happy that my parents and friends have such clear and righteous thoughts.