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Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Basel Exposes the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2004-10-04To expose the Jiang regime’s crime of persecuting Dafa practitioners and to let more people know what's happening in China, Swiss practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in a square in the centre of the famous industrial city of Basel on September the 18th. They distributed leaflets and Video-CDs, and answered people’s questions. -
Radio Free Asia: Irish Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with Overseas Chinese
2004-10-04“The moon looks brilliant and round in my hometown,” goes a Chinese poem. Though the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was not celebrated as a holiday, overseas Chinese in all parts of Europe came up with various ideas and activities to celebrate their festival during the weekend around Mid-autumn. Last weekend, Irish Falun Gong practitioners took to the streets to introduce the traditional Chinese festival to locals. A reporter interviewed a practitioner coordinating the activities in Dublin. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Xiong Wei Successfully Rescued and Returned to Germany
2004-10-03Xiong Wei, a Falun Gong practitioner who studied in Germany but has spent the last 2 year illegally imprisoned in a forced labour camp in China, was successfully rescued and arrived back in Germany. Xiong Wei and German Falun Gong practitioners thanked the German Government, human rights groups and the German public for their help and support. -
Germany: Despite Bad Weather, Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution in Munich.
2004-10-03On September 25th, despite the weather, Munich was filled with visitors to the Beer Festival. Falun Gong practitioners from Munich and neighbouring areas were also there. In front of the Frauenkirche, they set up an anti-torture exhibition, an information desk and had organised exercise demonstrations, singing, dancing and drumming. -
Ireland: Introducing Falun Dafa and the Persecution to Chinese People on Mid-Autumn Day
2004-10-02On the Saturday before Mid-Autumn day, we went to O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre. We made a banner suitable for the Mid-Autumn festival, which read, "Falun Gong Practitioners Wish Chinese people a Happy Mid-Autumn Day." After setting up the posters, practitioners began performing a traditional Chinese fan dance and demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. The exercise demonstration music we used was a shorter version with English explanations, so that people could watch the whole five sets of exercises and learn their special features. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution Outside Cologne Cathedral
2004-10-02In order to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, German Falun Gong practitioners have carried out a peaceful appeal at Cologne Cathedral, a famous tourist site, for nearly three years. On each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, practitioners cooperate to ensure the appeal activities in front of the cathedral during the three days go smoothly, whatever the weather. -
Germany: The Munich Beer Festival Attracts Tourists to an Anti-Torture Exhibition
2004-10-01The 18th of September was the opening day of the 171st Munich Beer Festival, which lasts for sixteen days. Tourists from all over Germany and the world travelled to Munich to take part. Falun Gong practitioners held an information day and anti-torture exhibition to show people how Jiang Zemin uses his regime to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
A Letter from A Swedish Student to the Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi Who is Visiting Sweden
2004-10-01"In Sweden and in more than 60 other countries there are many people from all walks of life practising Falun Gong and benefiting from it. Falun Gong has received many proclamations and awards because it benefits people’s health and improves their moral standards. I think that many Chinese Government officials also know very well what Falun Gong is and think this persecution is wrong." -
Swedish Newspaper "Svenska Dagbladet": How Much Help will we Continue Providing to China to Maintain the Persecution?
2004-09-30"At present there are 6,800,000 people being detained in forced labour camps in China, about half of them are Falun Gong practitioners. In those forced labour camps, the detained people are not only suffering from torture openly but also they are forced to produce products. These products are exported to western countries." -
Holland: An Anti-Torture Exhibition is Held in Rotterdam
2004-09-30On the afternoon of the 25th of September, Falun Gong practitioners from Belgium and Holland gathered together in Rotterdam, a city with the largest Chinese population in Holland. An anti-torture exhibition acted out by practitioners was held in Schouwburgplein city centre, not far from China Town. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Gong in Henningsdorf
2004-09-30In connection with other information activities, a small group of practitioners from Berlin decided to organise a weekly information day in one of Berlin’s districts or suburbs. Many passerby showed great interest and most of all, they had a lot of time to spend with us. We were able to tell them about the persecution. -
Breaking News - EFGIC: Chinese Woman Free Following International Rescue Campaign
2004-09-29Xiong Wei, a 33year-old employee of a German company, returned to Germany today after 2 years of illegal detention in China. Ms Wei, a former student at Berlin Technical University, was arrested by the authorities in January 2002 whilst working in China for her German employers, simply because she practised Falun Gong. -
Sweden: Anti-Torture Exhibition at the Parliament Building
2004-09-29On September the 21st, Swedish Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition at the Swedish Parliament Building, calling on the government and people to be concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and give support to the lawsuit which will be brought against Jiang Zemin and others for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. -
Czech Republic: The First Anti-Torture Exhibition in the Czech Republic Deeply Touched the Hearts of Brno Citizens
2004-09-29On the 8th of September, practitioners from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the UK met in the city of Brno to let people know about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. An anti-torture exhibition demonstrated the contrast between Falun Dafa’s peaceful exercises and the appalling methods used to torture practitioners in China. -
Germany: Munich Falun Dafa Practitioners Gather in Front of the Chinese Consulate, Appealing for Jiang Zemin to be Brought to Justice
2004-09-29On September 19th, Falun Gong practitioners from Munich and Bavaria gathered in front of the Chinese consulate to protest against China’s persecution of Falun Gong and to appeal for Jiang Zemin to be brought to Justice. Jiang’s group started the brutal persecution and suppression of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999.