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  • European Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Rome

    On November 14, the European Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Rome, with Falun Gong practitioners from England, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Czech, Netherlands, Belgium and Spain in attendance. Seventeen practitioners shared their experiences.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Information Day Held in Erfurt

    On October 23, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners from the Tuebingen administrative division of Erfurt, Germany held an information activity day to introduce Falun Gong to the people there. Upon learning about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, people expressed their shock.
  • Portugal: Falun Gong Practitioners Make Their Voice Heard During Chinese Government Officials' Visit

    On November 6 and 7, Hu Jintao, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited Portugal. Due to pressure from the CCP, the local government didn't approve the Falun Gong practitioners' application to peacefully protest. But practitioners still found opportunities to make their voice heard by the Chinese officials.
  • The Media in Poland Focus on the Lawsuit against Jia Qinglin

    Jia Qinglin, one of the active participants in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s persecution of Falun Gong, was sued by Falun Gong practitioners from Poland during his visit to Warsaw. Many Polish mainstream media covered the story.
  • Poland: Practitioners Condemn Jia Qinglin for His Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On November 2, 2010, Jia Qinglin, one of the active participants in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s persecution of Falun Gong, visited Poland. That morning, several Poland Falun Gong practitioners held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy. They held banners and set up posters to protest the entry of this criminal into Poland.
  • Spain: Spreading the Fa in Zaragoza

    From October 14 to 18, the local government of Zaragoza held a series of activities during the Nuestra Senora del Pilar Festival. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and displayed many photos. Many local citizens were interested in learning the exercises. People also signed the petition to express their support to Falun Gong after they learned about the persecution.
  • French National Assembly Member Puts Forward a Motion Regulating Organ Transplantation

    Ms. Valerie Boyer held a press conference to introduce the motion she is proposing to the assembly. The motion will require French residents that go to other countries to get organ transplants to provide proof of the source of those organs. The motion mentioned specifically the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Computer Programmer from Romania: "I Have Found the True Meaning of Life"

    Seven years ago, doctors told Kuki that he would lose his eyesight within two years. But seven years have passed, and Kuki, without taking any medicine, and without wearing glasses, can see very clearly. These changes all occurred because Kuki began to practise Falun Gong five years ago.
  • Germany: Telling the People of Freiburg about the Persecution Against Falun Gong

    Falun Gong practitioners in Germany and Switzerland gathered in Freiburg, Germany on October 23, 2010, to tell people the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. Many passersby signed petitions condemning the persecution, and some expressed interest in learning the practice.
  • FDIC: Internal Communist Party Documents Disclose New Campaign to Forcibly "Transform" Millions of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

    A series of internal Communist Party documents, some of them posted online, reveal the details of a new three-year, multi-billion dollar campaign targeting Falun Gong practitioners across China. The campaign's stated goal is to "transform" 75 per cent of all known practitioners, who number in the tens of millions despite eleven years of brutal suppression. Specifically, the campaign calls upon security forces to go into "villages and households" to "educate and conquer" Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Austria: Falun Dafa Information Day in Linz

    On October 2, Falun Gong practitioners from Austria held a Falun Dafa Information Day in Linz to let people know about the benefits of Falun Gong and the human rights abuses inflicted on practitioners in China by the communist regime.
  • Poland: Introducing Falun Gong at a Natural Medicine Fair in Katowice

    On September 24-26, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Natural Medicine Autumn Fair held in Katowice, Poland, and introduced Falun Gong. This is the biggest expo of natural medicine in Europe, in which over 200 companies and individuals participated. Falun Gong practitioners in Poland have taken part in the event for three years running.
  • France: "Great Tide of Quitting the CCP" Event Held Near the Eiffel Tower

    There is an information booth for the French "Quit the CCP Service Centre" in an area under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. On October 2-3, 2010, the Centre invited the European Divine Land Marching Band to take part in a two-day activity to support the 80 million Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.
  • Bulgaria: Promoting Falun Gong in the Tourist Town of Varna

    Varna is a famous tourist town in Bulgaria. On September 11 and 12, local Falun Gong practitioners and others from Kosovo did group exercises in Varna and Bourgas. Practitioners hung up banners and set up a table for information materials. Some local citizens were attracted to the site so practitioners have set up exercise sites in Varna and Bourgas.
  • Belgium: Telling Chinese Tourists about the Persecution Against Falun Gong

    Every Saturday throughout the summer, Falun Gong practitioners from Belgium had a booth at the busiest spot in Brussels, passing out materials and talking to passersby about the benefits of practising Falun Gong. They also talked to people about the human rights abuses that the Chinese Communist Party is inflicting on Falun Gong.