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Italy: Commemorating the Persecution in Downtown Milan
2014-08-09Practitioners held activities on July 19-20, 2014 in downtown Milan to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP and call for its end. -
France: Paris Marks 15-Year Peaceful Resistance to Persecution
2014-08-09Falun Gong practitioners held a rally on July 20 in front of the Eiffel Tower to honour their fellow practitioners who lost their lives under persecution in China. Tourists watched practitioners demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises, read the informational display boards and signed a petition calling for an end to the CCP's state-sanctioned crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Netherlands: Amsterdam Signature Drive Strives to End the Persecution
2014-08-09Falun Gong practitioners gathered at Dam Square in Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, on July 20, 2014, to inform people about the practice and to raise awareness of the 15-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong. -
Russia: Events in Moscow and St. Petersburg Call for an End to Human Rights Violations in China
2014-08-09July 20, 2014, marked the 15th of anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Practitioners in Russia held events in St. Petersburg and Moscow that day to tell the public what has been happening and how they can help to end the atrocities. -
Poland: Chinese Tourists Learn the Truth about Falun Gong
2014-08-09Starting in late June, practitioners in Poland set up booths in Warsaw and Krakow every weekend to display photos of the persecution and collect signatures. They also held a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy on the morning of July 20, 2014. -
Signature Collection Touches People's Hearts in Crimea
2014-08-09In Sevastopol, a famous tourist destination on the Black Sea, practitioners collected signatures on a petition protesting the persecution. Tourists from all over Europe and local residents were surprised that such an atrocity was still going on. -
Ukraine News Media Exposes Chinese Diplomats’ Interference with Falun Gong
2014-08-09Dumskaya is an online news media based in Odessa, the third largest city in Ukraine. It recently reported on a Chinese diplomat’s interference with Falun Gong activities. -
Ireland: A March and Rally Call for an End to the Persecution, MPs Come to Show Support
2014-07-19Falun Gong practitioners in Ireland gathered in downtown Dublin on July 16, 2014. They held a march and rally to mourn practitioners who have died as a result of the persecution that started in China in 1999. -
United Kingdom: "We Must Put an End to This Violation of Human Dignity"
2014-07-19UK Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference opposite the Chinese Embassy before parading through central London to mark 15 years of persecution against Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party. -
France: Peaceful Resistance to the Persecution on the Eve of Its 15th Anniversary
2014-07-19French practitioners again set up display boards and banners. Many tourists stopped by and learned about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They signed the petition, expressing their support for the peaceful resistance. -
Finland: Media and Human Rights Organizations Expose Visiting CCP Official's Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-07-19Etelä-Saimaa, the largest newspaper in Northern Finland, was one of the Finnish media that reported Liu Yunshan's role in the persecution of Falun Gong in China: instigating lies and hatred as Minister of Propaganda. Liu, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was visiting the country June 12 – 14, as part of his four-state visit in Europe. -
Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Distribute Informational Flyers to Governmental Agencies
2014-07-19Falun Gong practitioners in Athens, Greece distributed flyers and explained the facts about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of the practice to government officials and staff in several ministries on June 26 to July 3, 2014. The ministries included the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization, Ministry of Development, and the Ministry of Culture. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Warmly Received at Frankfurt Cultural Festival
2014-07-12Falun Gong practitioners were once again well received at the annual Frankfurt Cultural Festival and parade on June 28, 2014. This is the tenth year that practitioners have participated. -
Portugal: CCP Politburo Standing Member Liu Yunshan Encounters Protestors at Almost Every Stop on His Visit
2014-07-12Liu Yunshan encountered Falun Gong protesters almost everywhere he visited while in Portugal last week. Liu, one of the key perpetrators in the persecution of Falun Gong in China, is a former director of the Propaganda Department and currently a standing member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Politburo. -
United Kingdom: Public Support for Falun Gong London Protest during Visit of Chinese Official
2014-07-11Falun Gong practitioners in London held a peaceful protest across from 10 Downing Street on June 17, 2014, where British Prime Minister David Cameron received his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang.