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EFGIC: Homes Across Europe and North America Receive Chinese Communist Propaganda Phone Calls
2005-02-08LONDON [EFGIC] – Scores of individuals in the U.S., Canada and at least a dozen countries throughout Europe including the U.K., reported receiving phone calls yesterday with recorded messages unmistakably from China’s Communist regime. The messages contained propaganda demonizing Falun Gong and claiming the Chinese Government is defending “human rights” by “saving” people from the traditional Chinese practice. -
Italy: Raising Awareness about the Persecution to Tourists at the Coliseum in Rome
2005-02-08Ever since July 2004, Dafa practitioners have been displaying information boards at this tourist spot at least three days a week. While some of the Chinese tourists approach practitioners to take a leaflet and find out more, others are scared and keep their distance, simply staring at the banners reading, “Falun Dafa is Good” and “Righteousness will Prevail and Bring Jiang to Justice”. -
Russia: Saint Petersburg People Show their Support for Falun Gong
2005-02-08Falun Gong practitioners from Saint Petersburg went to Nevsky Metro Station to promote Falun Gong and raise awareness about the gross human rights violations happening to their fellow practitioners in China. After learning the truth about Falun Gong and that it is being wrongly persecuted, people took the initiative to sign a petition calling for an immediate end to the persecution. -
The Epoch Times: Wave of Harassing Phone Calls with Communist Propaganda
2005-02-07Across Europe and North America, people received coordinated waves of pre-recorded phone calls on Sunday. The content defames Falun Gong, in both English and Chinese language. “This is harassment, it’s a provocative act,” said Falun Dafa Infocenter spokesperson Erping Zhang, who personally received six of the calls. The Epoch Times first learned of the calls in Europe. People in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom and Switzerland all reported the calls. -
A Letter from the European Falun Dafa Association
2005-02-07"We have recently learned of a sinister campaign being conducted by the Chinese authorities to target foreign governments and their institutions. Their aim is to spread lies, incite hatred and create misunderstanding against people who practise a popular form of traditional Chinese practice called Falun Gong. In the Ukraine, for example, they have disseminated their sensational and outrageous propaganda to the Ministry of Education and Sciences forcing the authorities to disseminate it to all departments and areas. We would like to forewarn you of the latest ploy in their campaign both at home and abroad to “eradicate Falun Gong”." -
Czech Republic: Little Students are Concerned for the Children of Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2005-02-07The persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by Jiang and his faction has destroyed many happy families and orphaned many young children. Children from Pomezi School expressed hope that the children of Falun Gong practitioners in China can be reunited with their wrongfully imprisoned parents and that the orphans can find a good home. -
Article from German Newspaper "The Sächsische": Rescued from a Forced Labour Camp
2005-02-06While she suffered, German friends and acquaintances had mounted a rescue effort. They collected signatures demanding her freedom and distributed postcards, asking that people send them directly to the slave labour camp. On January 4th 2004, Xiong Wei gained her freedom. She is now in Germany. -
Sweden: Students at Karlstad University Enjoyed Learning the Falun Gong Exercises
2005-02-06The Student Sports Association of Karlstad University (KSIF) invited local Falun Gong practitioners to teach some of the Falun Gong exercises on their campus. Nearly forty students took part. After the organisers received many a lot of positive feedback, the KSIF started to include the Falun Gong exercises in their weekly extracurricular activity programme. -
Ukraine: Messages of Support and Best Wishes Left at the “Journey of Compassion Art Exhibition”
2005-02-06Ukrainian Falun Gong practitioners held a very successful painting exhibition entitled “Journey of Compassion”. People who learned the truth about Falun Gong through attending this painting exhibition signed their names and left messages of support in the guest book. This guest book will carry best wishes from the Ukrainian people and travel with the painting exhibition throughout the entire country. -
Czech Republic: Introducing Falun Gong in the City of Zlin
2005-02-05Falun Gong practitioners held an activity in the Square of Peace. People passing the posters outlining the persecution against Falun Gong in China and the torture methods used to force practitioners to renounce their beliefs often stopped to read them all. Journalists from three newspapers attended the appeal and interviewed practitioners. -
Germany: International Human Rights Organisation and Falun Gong Practitioners hold a Joint Seminar on Human Rights Violations in China
2005-02-05Falun Gong practitioners introduced Falun Gong, explained a few cases of severe persecution against practitioners in China and then told the high school students at the seminar how the persecution was the brainchild of China’s former leader Jiang Zemin, who has a personal vendetta against the practice. -
Ukraine: Introducing Falun Gong to a Group of Disabled People in Lviv
2005-02-05On the 28th of January, practitioners in the city of Lviv held an activity in a local arts centre introducing Falun Gong to deaf, mute and disabled people. The participants showed great interest in the Falun Gong exercise demonstration. Nevertheless they were very puzzled as to why the persecution is happening. Practitioners explained to everyone present what Falun Gong is and why the persecution is happening. Around fifty people attended the activity. Practitioners answered their questions and had a discussion with them through a sign language interpreter. -
Germany: 2005’s First Falun Gong Information Day held in Essen City
2005-02-04In order to rescue their fellow practitioners who are still imprisoned and tortured in China, practitioners gathered in Essen to continue raising awareness of the human rights violations in and asking people to add their voices to the worldwide call for those responsible for the genocide campaign against Falun Gong to be brought to justice. -
Russia: Receiving Support in Moscow whilst Raising Awareness about the Persecution Against Falun Gong
2005-02-04Moscow practitioners gathered in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to raise awareness about the persecution. Large photos exposing the torture used to force practitioners to renounce their beliefs were displayed. Since the genocide against Falun Gong was launched, human rights workers have documented over 38,000 specific cases of torture or severe abuse. -
United Kingdom: The People of Bristol Call for Jiang to be Brought to Justice
2005-02-04Practitioners held an activity to promote Falun Gong and tell people about the persecution in the centre of Bristol. Many people stopped to find out more and signed their names on a petition calling for Jiang Zemin, China’s former leader and chief instigator of the genocide against Falun Gong, to be brought to justice through a court of law.