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Germany: Bremen Residents Condemn Sham Trial of Falun Gong in its Sister City in China
2013-07-22Falun Gong practitioners in Bremen, Germany have, since mid-April 2013, been exposing the criminal conduct of court and legal officials in Dalian City, China, including how the officials have colluded to illegally try thirteen Falun Gong practitioners and harass their defence lawyers.
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Austria: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Rally and Grand March in Vienna Calling for an End to the Persecution
2013-07-22Falun Gong practitioners from Vienna held a rally and a grand march on July 13, 2013, calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China. The practitioners set up display boards which let people know more about Falun Gong and exposed the ongoing persecution to the public. Many tourists stopped by, took photos, read the materials and signed their names on the petition.
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France: Divine Land Marching Band Performs in Lille to Raise Awareness about Falun Gong
2013-07-22On June 29, 2013, the European Divine Land Marching Band held an event in the city of Lille, France. They introduced Falun Dafa to the public and exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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Public Screening of Free China Film in British Parliament Draws Wide Support
2013-07-21On July 1, 2013, the first public screening of the newly released, award-winning documentary Free China: The Courage to Believe took place in the British Parliament. Members of Parliament (MP) and the public were visibly shaken by the stories portrayed in the film. Several MPs talked about the importance of enabling more people in mainland China and the international community to see the film, so that more people will become aware of the crimes committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Austria: Collecting Signatures Against the Persecution in Graz
2013-07-11On June 1, 2013, Falun Dafa practitioners held an event in front of the State Hall, in the historic city of Graz, Austria, to inform people about the 14-year persecution of Falun Gong in China. They set up an information table, distributed Dafa-related materials, and used a megaphone to tell people about the crimes committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against Falun Gong.
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France: Introducing Falun Gong at an Art Exhibition in Brassac
2013-07-11The Brassac Salon Art Exhibition held its first public showing in the City of Brassac, France, on May 30-June 9, 2013. One Falun Gong practitioner, who is also a local professional sculptor, participated in the event. Some of the names of her art pieces included, Shen Yun: Mongolian Dance , Sacred Lotus , and The Five Exercises of Falun Gong.
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United Kingdom: Practitioners Participate in the Glasgow West End Festival
2013-07-11The City of Glasgow played host to Scotland's largest cultural event of the year on May 31, 2013, the West End Festival. Over 100 organizations, arts groups, and local and international artists participated in the popular event. Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, collected petition signatures, and talked to passersby.
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Denmark: Practitioners Receive a Warm Welcome from Bornholm Island Residents
2013-07-11The practitioners used their annual leave to visit four schools where they taught the Falun Gong exercises and the importance of acting according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. They also informed the children about the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong in China. Danish newspaper, Bornholms Tidende, published an article about the practitioners' visit.
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Bulgaria: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day with Events across the Country
2013-07-04May has become a special month for Falun Dafa practitioners in Bulgaria in their efforts to tell people about Falun gong and the persecution in China. May sees events in some of the biggest cities in Bulgaria: Bourgass, Sliven, Dobrich, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Russe and the capital, Sofia.
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Germany: Introducing Falun Gong at the Munster Street Festival in Dortmund
2013-07-04As the practitioners began to demonstrate the exercises, the MC told the audience in German, “This is the Falun Gong group. It is a practice that is based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. It involves a set of five exercises that are suitable for people of all ages. Practising Falun Gong increases one's vital energy, while at the same time calming down one's mind.”
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Poland: Over 1,000 People Sign Petition to Support Falun Gong
2013-07-03Practitioners in Poland held events for three consecutive days, June 14-16, 2013, to introduce Falun Gong and raise awareness about the communist regime's persecution of the practice in China. The events, held in the cities of Poznan and Krakow, attracted a lot of attention from the public.
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Italian Media: Free China Film “A Human Rights 'Bomb'”
2013-07-03On June 8, 2013, the Italian newspaper, La Stampa , published an article titled, “A Human Rights 'Bomb' at US China Summit,” written by reporter Paolo Mastrolilli. The article is about the documentary, Free China , which highlights the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and the issue of organ harvesting from live Falun Gong practitioners.
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Italy: Organ Harvesting Crimes of the Chinese Regime Shock the Milan Business Community
2013-07-03On June 19, 2013, Italian Falun Gong practitioners went to Milan's famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II to expose the Chinese communist regime's vile crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. The gallery connects Milan Cathedral and La Scala Opera House, two of the most famous landmarks in the city, where celebrities often gather.
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Moldova: The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren Exhibition Moves People's Hearts
2013-06-18The artwork depicted the tragedy of the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, as well as the beauty and depth of the practitioners' spiritual belief. The works, consisting mainly of oil paintings and Chinese pastels, touched the depths of people's souls, stirring their primal quest to understand humanity and the universe beyond.
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Germany: Falun Gong Shines in the Annual Carnival of Cultures Festival
2013-06-18On June 1, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners participated in Germany's 17th annual Carnival of Cultures, held in the City of Bielefeld. Around 2,000 participants and 70 ethnic groups from around the world performed before as many as 100,000 spectators. Festival organizers arranged for the Falun Gong procession to occupy the last spot in the parade lineup so that the Divine Land Marching Band, consisting of about 80 practitioners from 13 countries, could serve as the “grand finale” to the wildly popular event.