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German Newspaper reports on a Musician who Sings about the Persecution Against Falun Gong
2005-03-08
Hackmayer and his friends, fellow Falun Gong practitioners who meet for group practice in the Baden area, thought it was only natural to take steps to raise awareness about the human rights violations in China. He thought it would make sense for him to use his talents: ballads, songs and communally produced CDs...“I am taking a stand for human rights. If there is anything I can do, I am happy to do it.” Currently, he is celebrating his next CD with some of his fellow musicians. It is scheduled to appear in the summer. -
Slovakia: The People of Hlohovec give a Warm Welcome to Falun Gong
2005-03-08
On Saturday the 5th of March, practitioners of Falun Gong visited Hlohovec, a medium-sized city in western Slovakia. They told people about the benefits they have received from practising Falun Gong, as well as the brutal persecution that is happening in China and has already taken the lives of over 1,400 people. People greeted the practitioners with a warm and friendly welcome. Many people stopped to sign the petition and show their disdain and disapproval of the persecution. -
Switzerland: Collecting Petition Signatures to Rescue a Practitioner who is Wrongly Imprisoned in China
2005-03-06
The practitioners organized this event at the last minute and did not have much time to prepare their information stall. However, it was enough to have the sincere wish to help fellow practitioners in China, who are under threat of persecution, torture and even death for wanting to practise Falun Gong. The impact of the information stall was very positive and many people came to find out more. -
German Newspaper Reports on Falun Gong Information Stall in Gifthorn
2005-03-06"Despite the evening rain, wind and cold weather, Falun Gong practitioners were at their stall on Sunday in Gifthorn’s pedestrian zone. They were there to expose the brutal persecution happening in China, the land that this “cultivation practice” originated from, and to tell people about the suffering of their fellow practitioners in China." -
Satellite Broadcast of “Sandstorm” Film to Spanish-speaking Countries
2005-03-05This film was broadcast via the channel “Essence and Vision”, which supports the protection of human rights and has 590 million Spanish-speaking viewers. Through watching the programme, millions of viewers had the chance to learn about the persecution against Falun Gong in China. The producer of the programme, who has also exposed China’s persecution of Tibet, didn’t know that the Chinese Government and Jiang Zemin had employed such cruel torture methods to carry out the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners who believe in “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” Through talking to practitioners, she realised the severity of the genocide taking place in China. -
Czech Republic: Brno Activity Exposes the Persecution against Falun Gong
2005-03-05
Many people stopped to read the poster display boards, which detailed the methods of persecution and torture used in cruel attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their belief. Several thousand leaflets were distributed and many people talked with practitioners and offered messages of support. Around 200 petition signatures were collected calling for an end to the persecution. -
Finnish TV Reports on the Second Wave of Telephone Propaganda Against Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-03-04TV channel “Nelonen” extensively reported on the second wave of harassment in its evening news on February 25th. A practitioner from the city of Oulu was interviewed in the report and suggested that the reason for this persecution campaign happening in western countries is that Falun Gong practitioners are exposing the CCP’s crimes against human rights to the world. The interviewee also stated that Falun Gong is a righteous practice encouraging high moral standards and the communist officials fear this due to the endemic corruption in China’s official state organs. -
France: Introducing Falun Gong at the Primrose Expo in Lyon
2005-03-04
The practitioners introduced Falun Dafa to between fifty and sixty thousand people from Lyon and other neighbouring cities. They also informed them about the abuses of human rights that are happening to people who practise Falun Gong in China, with a large-scale campaign of suppression being enforced by the Chinese Communist Party. -
United Kingdom: Students and Staff from the University of Glasgow show their Support for Falun Gong Practitioners’ Human Rights
2005-03-03The student chapter of Amnesty International held a Falun Gong seminar after the anti-torture exhibition. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and talked about the practice; they told the students about Falun Gong’s popularity in 60 countries, former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin using the Chinese Communist Party’s long history of persecution in his personal vendetta against Falun Gong and the many atrocities and human rights abuses that practitioners have endured over the past six years. They explained that Falun Gong’s guiding principles are Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance and there has never been a single case of practitioners retaliating against their persecutors, even under severe torture. -
Swedish Newspaper "Skövde News" Reports on Falun Gong at the Skövde Health Expo
2005-03-03
The report mentioned that the health expo gave people a unique kind of feeling and provided different ways to achieve physical and spiritual health. The report also revealed how Falun Gong practitioners from Gothenburg and Lerum demonstrated the exercises on a large stage and talked to the public about the practice. -
European Practitioners Appeal during a European Union Meeting despite Freezing Weather
2005-03-02
European Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the EU Congress Hall to stage an anti-torture exhibition and remind the EU and the world that the Chinese Communist regime have not let up in their campaign of genocide against Falun Gong. People visiting the EU lingered in front of the anti-torture exhibition and talked with practitioners, before carefully reading the posters. -
Slovakia: Mayor of the City of Pezinok Attended Falun Gong Appeal to Sign a Petition calling for and End to the Persecution
2005-03-02
Saturday the 26th of February began as a nice, sunny day so practitioners of Falun Gong took advantage of the good weather to visit Pezinok city. They called for public attention to the persecution against Falun Gong, which has continued for almost six years. Documented evidence details the killing of 1,379 practitioners, although Chinese Government estimates put the unofficial figure close to 10,000. -
Falun Gong Practitioners' 2005 New Year Parade in Paris a Great Success
2005-03-01
On February 12, practitioners in yellow scarves gathered in Place Jean Rostand under a grey sky. By midday, the number of practitioners had increased dramatically, and onlookers had gathered to watch the waist-drummers rehearsing and female dancers in costume warming up. By the time the parade began, the atmosphere had become powerful. -
Switzerland: Local Government Official Expresses Support at an Anti-Torture Exhibition
2005-02-28
People were astonished as they read the poster boards and learned about the torture methods used on Falun Gong practitioners in China in cruel attempts to force them to give up their beliefs. They expressed their indignation at the persecution, instigated by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and carried out by the Communist Party. -
Romania: Exposing the Persecution to the Local Chinese People
2005-02-28During the holiday period of the Chinese New Year, a group of Romanian Falun Gong practitioners distributed leaflets to local Chinese people despite a temperature of minus ten degrees. Many Chinese people were happy to accept the information and find out the truth about Falun Gong and the campaign of genocide that has been waged against practitioners in China by the Communist Party. Several new practitioners also participated in the activities.
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