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Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Brutal Persecution
2011-09-19September 3 marked Police Day in Finland. Falun Gong practitioners took this chance to hold an activity at the train station plaza in Helsinki, exposing the 12-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. They set up display boards and passed out information to the public. They also demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. -
Spain: First Spanish Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Madrid
2011-09-18The first Spain Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on September 4, 2011 in Madrid. Practitioners from all over Spain gathered and shared their Falun Dafa cultivation experiences. Sixteen practitioners shared how they cultivated themselves by looking inward while cooperating with each other. -
Russia: Practitioners Take Part in Moscow City Day Activities
2011-09-17Moscow City Day was held on the first weekend of September 2011. Falun Gong practitioners participated in this event with several activities over the course of the weekend. They demonstrated the five sets of exercises in the gymnasium at Moscow State Technical University and performed traditional Chinese dances. -
Member of European Parliament Calls on South Korea to Stop the Repatriation of Falun Gong Practitioners
2011-09-16“I understand that recently around a hundred Falun Gong members of Chinese origin have applied for asylum in South Korea and been refused asylum, while ten of them have been forcibly repatriated to China. On the face of it, this, if true, would appear to put the republic of Korea in breach of its obligations under international treaties, given the strong possibility that these persons when repatriated to China would be seriously mistreated." -
Spain: Falun Gong Activities at Madrid's Plaza del Callao Draw Support
2011-09-15On September 3, practitioners in Spain held a group practice at the famous Plaza del Callao in Madrid to promote Falun Dafa and raise awareness about the persecution in China. The practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, which attracted many tourists and local residents, and many of them either videotaped or photographed the event. -
Germany: Practitioners Help Celebrate Children's Day in Bremen
2011-09-09On August 21, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners took part in the celebration of Children’s Day in Bremen, Germany. This is the largest festival for children in Northern Germany, and about 50,000 people came to the event in People's Park. In the event, Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth and showed children how to fold paper lotus flowers. -
Poland: Introducing Falun Gong at a Multicultural Festival in Warsaw
2011-09-08The multicultural festival in Warsaw, Poland was held on August 28, 2011. At 1 p.m., spectators stood along the float parade path from bank square downtown to old town. On the eye-catching Falun Dafa float, practitioners demonstrated the exercises, while many spectators waved their hands and shouted: popierram (support)! -
Belgium: People Support Falun Gong Practitioners’ Resistance to the Persecution
2011-08-14On July 22, practitioners in Belgium held a series of activities to protest the Chinese Communist Party's 12-year-long persecution of Falun Gong. In the drizzling morning, a group of practitioners arrived at the front gate of the Chinese Embassy to the European Union to peacefully protest the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises to music. Passing motorists honked their car horns or gave a thumbs-up in support of the practitioners. -
Slovakia: Practitioners Tour Cities with a Petition Opposing the Persecution of Falun Gong
2011-08-13Falun Gong practitioners held a one-week tour of Slovak cities with a petition opposing the persecution in China. The practitioners visited Bratislava, Piestany, Zilina, Ruzomberok, Liptovsky Mikulas, Spisska Nova Ves, and Poprad. The petition was a request to Slovak state officials to raise the question of the persecution of Falun Gong in China in negotiations with Chinese delegations. -
Serbia: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest the Persecution in front of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
2011-08-12Falun Gong practitioners in Serbia held activities in the capital city, Belgrade on July 21, 2011, to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong for twelve years. They protested in front of the Chinese Embassy, mourned fellow Falun Gong practitioners murdered by the CCP, and called for the people of Serbia to help stop the CCP's atrocities. -
Milestone: 100 Million Chinese People Have Quit the Chinese Communist Party and Its Affiliated Organizations
2011-08-11On August 7, 2011, the number of Chinese people who quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations through The Epoch Times website exceeded 100 million. This marked a historical day and a milestone that signifies that the Chinese people have awakened from the mind shackles of the CCP. It is also a symbol that the CCP is heading toward its end. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners in Dublin Host a Rally and Parade to Protest the Persecution
2011-08-04On July 16, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners in Ireland rallied and paraded in Dublin, calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong that begin in China on July 20, 1999. The activity was actively supported by people from all walks of life. Participants condemned the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution and called for worldwide awareness to help end it at once. -
Switzerland: Protesting the Persecution and Letting More People in Zurich Know about Falun Gong
2011-08-03On the evening of July 20, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners went to Bürkli Platz in Zurich, Switzerland, to commemorate the practitioners tortured to death in China. They held banners exposing CCP persecution and lit candles. They wanted more people to pay attention to the issue to help stop the brutal persecution. -
Austria: Voices of Justice from Vienna
2011-08-02On July 20, 2011, in Vienna, Austria, Falun Gong practitioners held an information day in front of the United Nations (UN), to expose the CCP's atrocities in the 12-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong. They also called on people from all walks of life to help stop this crime against humanity. -
Italy: Falun Dafa Takes Root in Rome
2011-07-31Every summer, residents in Rome hold activities in the garden of Castle Sant'Angelo, located at the west bank of the Tiber River. On July 13, 2011, the government of the 17th District in Rome held a forum “Religions and Non-Religions in Italy” in the garden and invited Falun Gong practitioners to participate.