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United Kingdom: Continuing to Promote Falun Gong and Expose the Persecution in Central London
2005-01-29On Saturday 22nd January, practitioners gathered around St. Martin’s Place in central London to promote Falun Gong and expose the persecution against the practice in China. These activities were a continuation of the European practitioners’ large-scale activities in London on the previous weekend, when several hundred practitioners from nearly 20 European countries came to join in the events. -
The Epoch Times: Xinhua News Ignores Big Stories and Repeats Old Lies
2005-01-29Xinhua purposely passed over the most important news, but put great effort into an incident that happened four years ago that has been demonstrated to have been staged by the Jiang regime. But many people have already experienced Xinhua News Agency's unique programming decisions. In Mainland China, many people say that only the date of the news is true in Xinhua News Agency's paper--all the rest is fake. -
United Kingdom: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Southampton University Receives Strong Support from Students
2005-01-28After receiving an invitation from Amnesty International of Southampton University (AISU), practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition on the campus. This exhibition exposed the Chinese Communist Party and the Jiang regime’s brutal five plus years of persecution against Falun Gong and called on the public to pay attention to this matter. -
Sweden: Introducing Falun Gong to a Spiritual Association in Eslöv
2005-01-28One practitioner began by sharing his own experience of practising Falun Gong and how he eventually started to understand what cultivation was about. We went on to tell them about the ongoing persecution in China and how millions of innocent people have been subjected to torture, violence, beatings, imprisonment and violations of their human rights. The audience listened attentively. Finally, we demonstrated the five sets of exercises and at the same time explained some of the core principles of the practice. -
Switzerland: People Support Practitioners' Anti-Torture Exhibitions
2005-01-27In the Christmas and new year season, Swiss practitioners braved the icy cold weather to hold anti-torture exhibitions. Practitioners talked to people about the persecution against Falun Gong in China and many were deeply shocked that such atrocities are happening in today’s world. Here are some touching stories that happened during the activities. -
Poland: Delivering the Book Falun Gong to All Warsaw Libraries
2005-01-27At the beginning of January 2005, a Warsaw Falun Gong practitioner completed the large task of delivering the introductory text to Faln Dafa cultivation practice, Falun Gong, to all libraries in Warsaw. Using local public transport, she delivered the book to over 120 libraries in order to help Warsaw residents have the chance to learn Falun Gong. -
Falun Dafa is Welcomed and Supported in Eastern Europe
2005-01-26In the five years that Falun Gong has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime, people living in former communist countries could understand more easily why a peaceful practice would be persecuted so brutally, as they had personally experienced the horror conducted by Communist governments. -
European Practitioners Parade Through Central London: Exposing the Genocide Against Falun Gong in China
2005-01-26On January 15th 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from various European countries gathered in Whitehall, home of the British Prime Minister, to begin a parade through central London. The parade was divided into three sections. The following photos were taken from the second section, the persecution occurring in China. -
Spain’s State Radio Station Interviews a Falun Gong Practitioner in their Peak-Time Show
2005-01-25Near the end of the interview, the famous presenter Andres Aberasturi said to the Falun Gong practitioner, “Thank you very much for letting us have a close look at Falun Gong. We also learned about the horrific persecution occurring in China. As you demonstrated in your anti-torture exhibition in Sun Gate Square, this persecution was pointless right from the beginning. I think all our friends who are listening to this programme will surely remember the name of this cultivation way: Falun Gong.” -
Eastern European Falun Gong Practitioners Join the Activities in London
2005-01-25During the 2005 European Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in London, practitioners from Eastern Europe could be seen all over the place, no matter whether it was in the parade, along the Great Wall of Courage, at the various small information points in London or in the pouring rain in Chinatown. Many of them had to overcome economic or other difficulties before they were able to attend the activities in London. -
The "Great Wall of Courage" in London
2005-01-24Facing the street with bumper-to-bumper traffic or the pavement with bustling pedestrians, the practitioners held various posters and banners to quietly expose the facts about Falun Gong to passers-by. Some peacefully demonstrated the five sets of exercises, while others greeted passers-by with kind smiles and handed them flyers, as well as newspapers. -
Media in Brno Continue to Report on the Persecution Against Falun Gong
2005-01-24In the centre of Brno, a several-hour-long activity was held to show the kind of torture being waged against people who practise Falun Gong in China. Organisers of this event wanted to raise awareness about the inhuman torture Falun Gong practitioners in China are exposed to and also introduce the Falun Gong practice to the public. -
European Practitioners Parade Through Central London: Falun Gong is Spreading All Over the World
2005-01-24The parade was based on three themes. The first theme signified the spread of Falun Gong throughout the world, the second depicted the persecution which is happening in China and the third brought to the public notice the lawsuits launched against Jiang Zemin and his accomplices. -
EFGIC: 140 Falun Gong Deaths in China Reported in Two Months despite On-going Cover-up
2005-01-23LONDON [EFGIC]– In November and December 2004, sources inside China confirmed the deaths of another 140 Falun Gong practitioners from state persecution. Former Chinese Communist leader Jiang Zemin initiated the campaign against the peaceful practice in 1999, declaring that, “The Communist Party must defeat Falun Gong.” The 140 cases collected during the two-month period are of Falun Gong practitioners who were killed over several years. Due to China’s information blockade, however, their stories were only revealed recently. -
Finnish Practitioners Take Part in the Large scale Events in London to Raise Awareness about the Persecution
2005-01-23We participated in the waist drum practice ready for the parade. Some media reporters came to interview us during the practice; they took a lot of notes and some pictures of us for about an hour and a half. At the end of the large-scale parade through central London on January 15th, we sincerely gave our thanks to the policemen who directed the traffic.