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FDIC: Dozens of Falun Gong Practitioners Killed in First Third of 2011
2011-06-06Over two dozen Falun Gong practitioners have died due to abuse in custody since January 1, 2011, according to reports received by the Falun Dafa Information Centre and published on Thursday. In a feature particular to the campaign against Falun Gong, several of the victims died after being held in makeshift "brainwashing centres" where torture and ingestion of unknown drugs were used to force people to renounce their practice of Falun Gong. -
Bulgaria: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Ruse
2011-06-05On May 16, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners held an event in Ruse, the fifth largest city in Bulgaria, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and to wish Master Li happy birthday. Many people came to know about Falun Gong for the first time and expressed their stand against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. -
Russia: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in St. Petersburg
2011-06-04On May 13, 2011, Falun Dafa practitioners in St. Petersburg, Russia celebrated World Falun Dafa on Children's Theatre Square. They held group practice, performed on waist drums and conducted other activities to introduce Falun Gong to the public. -
Spain: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day and Introducing Falun Dafa
2011-06-03To celebrate World Falun Dafa Day (May 13) this year, Falun Gong practitioners in Spain held various events to introduce Falun Gong and expose the persecution taking place in China. In Madrid, Falun Gong practitioners held group practice in the well-known Retiro Park and introduced Falun Gong to visitors. -
Romania: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2011-06-02On May 13, the Romanian Falun Dafa Association held two events in Bucharest to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and to expose the ongoing brutal persecution of practitioners in China. At the Drumul Taberei, local practitioners set up a photo display depicting the spread of Falun Dafa around the world over the past 19 years. -
Slovakia: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day, MEP Signs a Petition Calling for an End to the Persecution
2011-06-01On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners from Slovakia commemorated World Falun Dafa Day by holding an event in SNP Square in Bratislava. The passersby were drawn especially by the exercises, which the practitioners demonstrated. Many asked about the persecution in China and some signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution. -
Germany: Information Day in Freiburg im Breisgau
2011-05-31Practitioners held an information day activity in downtown Freiburg im Breisgau on Saturday, May 21, 2011. They continued their efforts to introduce Falun Gong and raise people's awareness about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the past ten plus years. -
Czech Republic: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and Continue Efforts to Raise Awareness
2011-05-21May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day, also the 60th birthday of Master Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong. Practitioners in the Czech Republic held activities on May 14, 2011, at Wenceslas Square, one of the largest squares in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, to continue their efforts to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution. -
Falun Dafa Practitioners in Europe Wish Revered Master Happy Birthday and Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2011-05-16On May 13 every year, Falun Dafa practitioners across the world send greeting cards and letters to Falun Dafa websites wishing revered Master happy birthday and celebrating World Falun Dafa Day. Greetings from practitioners in Europe are organised and posted. Only a small portion of the greetings received are translated and listed here. -
Princess Michael: Shen Yun a ‘Marvellous Evening’
2011-04-10HRH Princess Michael of Kent was among the special guests at the opening night of Shen Yun Performing Arts at The London Coliseum, on April 5. At a reception after the show, the Princess briefly addressed the audience of around 180 guests, saying it was a “great honour and a pleasure” to be there and that she was “completely obsessed” with Chinese culture. -
London's West End Welcomes Shen Yun
2011-04-09Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company opened its run of West End performances to a delighted audience in London on Tuesday, April 5. Actor Jamie Cho said that the performances were fantastic and the dances beautiful. “The dancers were great. The two singers were amazing—the tenor and the soprano.” He was also particularly taken by the performance on the two stringed erhu. -
Italy: Shen Yun Brings Traditional Chinese Culture to Historic Florence
2011-03-20Shen Yun opened at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino on Tuesday evening, March 1, with a colourful and exhilarating performance of classical Chinese dance and music to a delighted audience. Shen Yun brought a taste of traditional Chinese culture to Florence, capital of the Italian region of Tuscany. -
Germany: Audiences Drawn to Shen Yun's Beauty, Grace and Inner Meaning in Frankfurt
2011-03-19The Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company began its 2011 European Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, staging three shows at Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt on February 26-27, 2011. This was the second time in two years that Mr. Khajehamid had seen the show. He said that he was completely captivated with the performance, from beginning to end. -
Local Media in Germany Spread the Facts about Falun Gong
2011-02-13Cham is the east gate of the Bavarian Forest in southern Germany, and the locals are very sincere and honest. Falun Gong practitioners often visited local newspaper offices to clarify the facts about Falun Gong. The newspapers who learned about the true situation made efforts to spread the facts about Falun Gong. -
Finland: Telling the Facts and Gain Public Support for Ending the Persecution
2011-02-12January 27, 2011, was a day of low temperatures and a strong north wind in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Braving the bitter cold, the Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held a candlelight vigil in front of the most popular city centre shopping mall, Stockman, to mourn those Falun Gong practitioners who were persecuted to death in China.