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Falun Dafa Practitioners from the Netherlands, Germany and Spain Respectfully Wish Revered Master a Happy Chinese New Year
2014-02-01Falun Dafa practitioners in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain wish revered Master a Happy Chinese New Year! The greetings also came from a practitioner's family in Braunschweig, Germany; a practitioner's family of three generations in Mannheim, Germany; and a practitioner's family in the Netherlands. -
Belgium: “Painting of the Year” Depicts Modern-Day Tragedy in China
2014-01-27Oil painting “An Unnecessary Death” by young artist Vim van Aalst won the “Painting of the Year” contest in Belgium for 2013. “An Unnecessary Death” depicts a grief-stricken mother of a Falun Gong practitioner holding her daughter. -
German Newspaper Reports a Practitioner's Story and His Efforts to Rescue a Friend in China
2014-01-27The story, titled “Very Worried about His Friend,” started with Mr. Guo Jefeng's new life in Germany, where, unlike in China, he can enjoy great freedom. But he was very worried about his friend back in China, who shares his belief and is still subject to the torture and suppression he once experienced. -
Italy: “Free China: The Courage to Believe” Screened in Turin's National Film Museum
2014-01-27A screening of the award-winning documentary, Free China: The Courage to Believe, was held at the Cinema Massimo in the National Film Museum in Turin, Italy. The 150-seat auditorium was filled to capacity. -
Cyprus: The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition Premieres in the Capital of Nicosia
2014-01-27Since its inception in 2004, the exhibition has been presented in more than 50 countries throughout the world. “Zhen, Shan, Ren” translates to “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance,” the main principles of Falun Dafa. Artists featured in the exhibition are all practitioners of Falun Dafa, a spiritual self-cultivation practice of mind and body originating from ancient China. -
Romania: People Voice Support for End to Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-01-27Many passersby came over after reading the large banner with the words: “S.O.S. Stop Persecuting Falun Gong!” Images of Falun Dafa practitioners who had been tortured in forced labour camps were also displayed. These were effective in exposing the brutality of the persecution. -
Chinese Tourists in Europe Quit the CCP During the Off Season
2014-01-27At the tourist sites, Falun Gong practitioners provide facts and ways to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. As more and more Chinese have learned the truth via different channels inside and outside of China, advocates within the tourist groups often echo the facts and urge their fellow travelling companions to keep an open mind. -
Romanian Independent TV Channel Airs “Free China” during Chinese Premier's Visit
2014-01-16Nasul TV, one of the most respected independent TV channels in Romania, with nationwide coverage, broadcast the film “Free China: The Courage to Believe” on November 28. This screening coincided with an important Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) summit in Romania the same week. -
Switzerland: Practitioners in Zurich Raise Awareness of Live Organ Harvesting and Gather Support to End the Atrocities
2014-01-16Falun Gong practitioners collected signatures on the Limmat River in Zurich, calling for an end to live organ harvesting in China, on November 30, 2013. Many passersby saw the display boards that read "Petition to immediately stop live organ harvesting in China" and agreed to sign the petition. -
Germany: Memmingen Locals Show Support for Falun Gong
2014-01-16Memmingen is a small town near Baden, Germany. On November 9, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners there participated in the 14th Annual Health and Fitness Day to let more people know about the health benefits of Falun Gong meditation practice, and to expose the Chinese communist regime's ongoing persecution of practitioners in China. -
United Kingdom: The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition Held in Cardiff
2014-01-16Judith Woodman, a city councillor in the capital city of Cardiff, Wales, was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truth, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition on October 14, 2013. Many visitors said that they were deeply touched and inspired by the exhibition -
Free Falun Gong Class Makes Front-Page News in a Small Town in Germany
2014-01-16Falun Gong practitioners in Cham, a small town in southern Germany, once again held a free class at the end of November to teach the local people the Falun Gong exercises. The exercises introduced many Cham residents to Falun Gong, an ancient mind and body practice based on the universal principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. -
Latvia: “The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren” International exhibition Successfully Held in Liepaja
2014-01-13On November 29th, 2013, "The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren” international exhibition opened in Liepaja, a city in Latvia. Visitors to the exhibition had an opportunity to see reproductions of 37 art-works showing the beauty of the artists' inner spiritual world, as well as the tragedy of the human rights abuses happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Greece: Zhen Shen Ren Art Exhibition Well Received Near Athens
2014-01-13Falun Dafa practitioners in Greece presented the Zhen Shan Ren art exhibition because they wanted to inform people about Falun Gong, the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and the CCP's crimes of forced organ harvesting against Falun Gong practitioners for profit. -
Slovakia: Welcoming the New Year 2014 in Quiet Protest in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava
2014-01-07Slovak practitioners welcomed the coming of the New Year in front of the Chinese embassy in Bratislava. The light of candles illuminated banners, in front of which a group of practitioners did the Falun Gong exercises.