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France: Exposing Jiang Zemin’s Persecution against Falun Gong in Grenoble
2004-10-29
Practitioners distributed leaflets an collected petition signatures calling for an end to the persecution. Photos of the brutally tortured Falun Gong practitioners in China touched the hearts of many passers-by. Some of them wanted to know more about Falun Gong whilst others expressed their sorrow over the French President’s silence on Falun Gong issues during his visit to China. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners were Invited to the Health Expo in Karlstad City
2004-10-29
The practitioners were invited to demonstrate the exercises on a stage with one of them introducing Falun Gong to the public. He talked about the practice’s popularity in over 60 countries, the benefits it has brought to 100 million people’s health, and the persecution against Falun Gong in China that has already claimed over 1,000 lives. -
Norway: People Wish to Help an Orphan of Falun Gong Practitioners Who is at Risk of being Tortured
2004-10-28
Norwegian Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition to introduce Falun Gong and demonstrate the exercises, as well as to collect petition signatures to rescue the eighteen-year-old Liu Xiaotian. People queued up one after another to sign and show their wish to bring an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China and rescue Xiaotian. -
Germany: People in Passau are Concerned about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in their Chinese Sister City Liuzhou
2004-10-27
On the 9th of October 2004, Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Passau city centre aiming to raise awareness about the persecution and a sense of justice and conscience from German citizens. We printed postcards addressed to the Mayor and called on them to pay attention to the suffering of Falun Gong practitioners in Liuzhou. -
Italian Newspaper L’Unione Sarda Interviews Swiss Falun Gong Practitioner
2004-10-27
The young man explained, “I came here today to let people know that even in these modern times persecution exists. This persecution exists only because one wants to live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.” These simple and fundamental values represent for the former Chinese President Jiang Zemin a dire threat to the regime’s existence. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution during Cambridge Falun Dafa Week
2004-10-26
Beginning on the 24th and 25th of October 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners from Cambridge and other parts of the UK celebrated their own Falun Dafa Week and held activities to introduce Falun Dafa and expose the persecution taking place in China. Activities included a parade, dancing and an anti-torture exhibition. -
Sweden: Practitioners in Gothenburg hold Activities to Commemorate Falun Dafa Day in Bergssjön
2004-10-26
In order to show people the beauty of Falun Dafa, practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and also taught the younger passersby how to fold paper lotus flowers. They also talked with people about the persecution in China about and collected petition signatures calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Article from Swiss Newspaper “Nouvelles”: A Chinese Practice for Healthy Living
2004-10-26'Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have denounced this persecution as an attack on human rights. On the 24th of October 2002, the Parliament of the Canton of Geneva passed a resolution against persecution in China, particularly against that of Falun Dafa practitioners. Some 15 countries have instituted legal proceedings against those who are covering up what is considered to be one of the most large-scale persecutions in the world since 1945.' -
Germany: Telling the Residents of Hamelin about the Persecution of Falun Gong in Detail
2004-10-25
Many passers-by asked about the picture displays, Falun Gong, the persecution and the brutal methods of torture used in attempts to force practitioners to give up their beliefs. Once they had heard the truth people were eager to support efforts to bring Jiang Zemin, the person responsible for the persecution, to justice by signing a petition. -
Russia: Large-Scale Activities to Raise Awareness about the Persecution during the 2004 Russian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference
2004-10-25Each day, they went out in the early morning and visited several government agencies. In a span of several days, they visited almost all of the Russian Government agencies, two hundred or so parliamentarians and all Russia’s major media organisations. Large-scale efforts to raise awareness of Falun Gong and the persecution were a major distinctive feature of this conference. Veteran practitioners and new ones alike actively participated and everybody learned a lot from the event. -
Radio France Internationale: The Chinese Communist Party is Preparing to Reinstate the Good Name of Falun Gong
2004-10-25'From a report on the Epoch Times website on the 21st of October: Information was released from a senior level of the Chinese Communist Party that it is now preparing to reinstate the good name of Falun Gong. The operation has already been started. The State Security Department secretly dispatched investigators to Shanghai previously to collect opinions from people about the 610 Office, in order to prepare for reinstating the good name of Falun Gong.' -
Switzerland: Exposing Jiang’s Crimes during an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Solothurn city
2004-10-24
An anti-torture exhibition was held in Solothurn city, the capital of Solothurn State, to tell people about the genocide happening against Falun Gong practitioners under the direct orders of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Passers-by signed their names on a petition calling for an immediate end to the cruel persecution, which has already claimed at least 1076 innocent lives. -
French Magazine "La Revue d'Etudes": The Second "Cultural Revolution" in China
2004-10-24In an article about Asia published in the June edition of the French magazine “La Revue d'Etudes”, there was a false description of Falun Gong. A French couple who practise Falun Gong sent a letter to the magazine to let them know the truth. The magazine published the practitioners’ letter in its September edition, and also carried a story about a Falun Gong practitioner who was persecuted in China. -
Germany: Teacher Invites Practitioners to Introduce Falun Gong and Expose the Persecution during a School Event
2004-10-24
After the performance, many of the visitors happily accepted flyers detailing the persecution. Before leaving, the practitioners thanked the teachers and asked them sign their name on a petition signature collection by the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) calling for practitioner Xu Youlin’s release from illegal detention in China. -
France: Calling for an End to the Persecution in Paris Chinatown
2004-10-24
On Saturday October the 9th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Paris gathered together in Belleville, a Chinese district situated in the East of the city, to tell people the facts about Falun Gong. Despite the heavy rain and cloudy weather, practitioners smiled and handed out leaflets to people on the streets all day long.
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