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  • Member of European Parliament Calls on South Korea to Stop the Repatriation of Falun Gong Practitioners

    “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

    On 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

    On 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

    The 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

    On 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

    Falun 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

    Falun 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

    On 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

    On 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

    On 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

    On 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

    Every 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.
  • United Kingdom: Protesting the 12-year Persecution of Falun Gong at Trafalgar Square

    On July 16, 2011, Saturday, Falun Gong practitioners in the UK came to famous Trafalgar Square in London to commemorate the 12th anniversary of protesting the CCP's persecution. They wanted to help more people learn the facts about Falun Gong, and called on people from all walks of life together to stop the persecution.
  • Ukraine: Practitioners Protest the Persecution in Front of the Chinese Embassy

    On the afternoon of July 20, 2011, Ukraine Falun Gong practitioners held activities in front of the Chinese Embassy in the capital city of Kiev to protest the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the practice. Several practitioners stood in rows and demonstrated the five graceful Falun Gong exercises on the pavement across from the Chinese Embassy.
  • Poland: Signature Collection in Wroclaw to Protest the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On July 9 and 10, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners from Poland gathered in Wroclaw City and introduced Falun Dafa to the local people. Wroclaw is the fourth largest city in southwest Poland. Before World War II, Wroclaw was famous as both a commercial and industrial city as well as a culturally German city.