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• United Kingdom: Sixth UK Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held Successfully in London

  2004-08-31
  On Sunday August 29th, the sixth UK Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in England’s capital, London. The conference this year reflected how practitioners have been tempered to maturity and are able to face the persecution and reveal the facts more and more clearheadly and rationally.
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• Ireland: A Warm Welcome for Falun Gong at the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire

  2004-08-31
  This weekend, the Festival of World Cultures was held in the seaside town of Dun Laoghaire, which is just on the outskirts of Dublin. The festival celebrates the diversity of cultural life from all corners of the globe. Falun Gong practitioners received a warm welcome invoking the very best of traditional Chinese culture as inspired by the principles of Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance.
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• Germany: Promoting Falun Gong at the Dresden City Festival

  2004-08-31
  Practitioners from Dresden and surrounding areas took part in the annual Dresden City Festival. They were invited to demonstrate the exercises as well as other traditional performances on the stage four times for thirty to forty-five minutes each time. Many people received leaflets and signed petitions to support the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin.
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• Spain: Three Days of Promoting Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in Barcelona

  2004-08-30
  "In a free and democratic country, everyone has the freedom of belief, speech, practising exercises and to peacefully appeal. These basic human rights are legally protected, and nobody is allowed to abuse or interfere with them arbitrarily. But unfortunately, under the Jiang Zemin group’s authoritarian rule, these basic human rights are violently abused and violated."
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• Russia: Introducing Falun Dafa in Downtown Izmailova

  2004-08-30
  When they realised that these were several methods of torture among a hundred which are still being used in China, they felt very indignant and said that they would like to support Falun Gong practitioners. One Chinese person joined the protest and lifted up a banner against the persecution. When his friend passed and asked him why stood with the Falun Gong team, he answered loudly, “You see 1027 people have been persecuted to death. Can I still keep silent? I want to protest!”
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• Germany: Dafa Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at Dresden City Festival (I)

  2004-08-30
  The annual Dresden City Festival in Germany was held from August the 20th to August the 22nd. Tens of thousands of people went on to the streets to watch a variety of performances. German Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in this event and perform Falun Gong exercises on the stage for forty-five minutes twice a day.
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• EFGIC: Genocide in China: Pictures Beijing Doesn’t Want the World to See Leading Up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics

  2004-08-29
  Athens (EFGIC) – As Athens bids the Games farewell and contemplates a successful and peaceful world event having passed, world pressure must now be put on Beijing to end the persecution of millions of Falun Gong practitioners. Can human rights atrocities being committed, as seen in these accompanying images be allowed to continue without the world uniting to condemn such crimes?
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• Greece: A Story from Athens During the Olympic Games

  2004-08-29
  A chief police officer praised Dafa practitioners for the quality of the performance. She said, “You are all very nice. People from the Chinese Embassy told me that you are troublemakers. In the past week, you have not brought us any trouble. Instead, it is them who gave us trouble. Please let me know if there is anything that I can be of help with. Next time when you come to Athens, please call me. We should stay in touch.” Through Dafa practitioners’ songs and dances, Greek citizens experienced the benevolence and compassion of Dafa practitioners.
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• Vice-Chairman of the Greek International Diplomats Association Supports Falun Dafa Practitioners

  2004-08-28
  Mr. Ghiolman is a sixty-year old gentleman. He is warm-hearted and has many job titles such as Professor of Maritime Engineering in Athens University, Vice-Chairman of the Greek International Diplomats Association and councillor of the Athens government. Soon after Dafa practitioners started to prepare activities to be held in Athens, he contributed many ideas and helped out a lot.
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• Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Brings Support from a Local MP

  2004-08-28
  As Passau is the sister city of Liuzhou city in Guangxi, China, local citizens are very interested in things happening in China. However, they know little about the persecution against Falun Gong. On the 21st of August 2004, local Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in the city centre.
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• Greece: Photo Report - Showing the Beauty of Falun Gong with Dance and Music in Athens

  2004-08-28
  Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Athens, Greece during the time of the opening of the Olympic Games to let people know about Falun Gong and to inform people about the unlawful persecution that’s targeted against Falun Gong practitioners. During the activities, practitioners shold people traditional dances and music that is inspired by Falun Dafa.
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• Greece: Falun Gong Events were the Only Officially Sanctioned Events During the Olympic Games

  2004-08-27
  Due to our efforts in letting the public know about Falun Gong and the genocide that is taking place against practitioners in China, and thanks to the peaceful nature of Falun Gong cultivation practice, people who practise Falun Gong were the only group who received permission to hold events in Athens. The Chief of Police asked us to ‘not disappoint her’ because she had experienced enormous pressure from the Chinese Government, who demanded that she arrest all Falun Gong practitioners. Indeed, Dafa practitioners did not disappoint her and our peaceful demeanour touched the police and the public alike.
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• Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Anti-Torture Exhibition and Other Activities in Moscow

  2004-08-27
  On the 21st of August 2004, Russian Falun Gong practitioners held activities in central Moscow to introduce Falun Gong and let people know about the persecution in China. After viewing the anti-torture exhibition, Moscovites came to learn more about the extremely ruthless and brutal nature of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Greece: Falun Gong is Introduced to the World in Athens

  2004-08-26
  According to statements from the parade organisers, it is distinctively precious for Falun Gong practitioners to have been given permission to carry out such an event during the days of the Olympics. The Chinese Embassy placed a large amount of pressure on the Greek Government, even at the last moment, to prevent this event.
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• Article from Swiss Newspaper ‘La Tribune de Genève’: Five years of Persecution for Falun Gong Followers

  2004-08-26
  'In view of the unacceptable rise in violence now extending outside China and aimed directly at practitioners worldwide, will our countries finally react with a greater degree of firmness and prevent such acts from being committed on our soil? Shouldn’t our countries unite to condemn these massive violations through making China understand that in our democratic countries we respect the freedoms of expression and belief?'
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