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United Kingdom: Elected Officials Commend World Falun Dafa Day (2)
2021-06-06
To honor this special occasion, elected officials in the United Kingdom have sent letters to express their congratulations and to commend Falun Dafa. -
Turkey: Mayor of Kadıköy District Learns about the Persecution of Falun Dafa
2021-04-22
Practitioners visited Mayor Odabaşı on behalf of the Falun Dafa Association. The mayor, who gave the practitioners a warm welcome, did some research on Falun Dafa before their visit. -
Austria: Dignitaries Support Falun Gong and Call for an End to the Persecution
2020-09-02
Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises, collected signatures, and reenacted the CCP’s state-sanctioned live organ harvesting to raise awareness of the atrocity. -
Denmark: Dignitaries Support Efforts to End the 21-Year-Long Persecution of Falun Gong
2020-09-01
Falun Gong practitioners from Denmark and Sweden came together at the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen and held activities to remind people of the ongoing persecution in China. -
606 Lawmakers from 30 Countries Call for an Immediate End to 21-Year-Long Persecution of Falun Gong
2020-07-26
Six hundred and six legislators from 30 countries signed a joint statement on July 18, 2020, condemning the 21-year-long span of “systematic and brutal” persecution of the peaceful spiritual discipline of Falun Gong and calling for the Chinese Communist Party to stop the persecution immediately. -
Germany: Elected Officials of Hesse Offer Congratulations for World Falun Dafa Day
2020-05-15
Nine members of the Hesse State Parliament and the German Federal Parliament sent congratulations and wishes for the celebration of World Falun Dafa Day to be successful. -
German Politicians Send Greetings for World Falun Dafa Day
2016-05-11
A Member of European Parliament, a Member of German Parliament, and a Member of State Parliament each sent greeting letters to the Falun Dafa Association in Germany for the upcoming 24th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction and World Falun Dafa Day. -
United Kingdom: Manchester City Councillor Joins Falun Gong Protest During Xi Jinping's Visit
2015-10-26
Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest outside Manchester Town Hall while China's President Xi Jinping had lunch inside. Manchester Councillor Kevin Peel joined the Falun Gong protest to express his support. -
United Kingdom: Leeds City Council Hears the Facts about Falun Gong
2012-08-07
On July 11, 2012, at a General Assembly of the Leeds City Government, UK Falun Gong practitioners recounted the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong to the Mayor of Leeds, nearly 100 councilors, and a dozen senior officials of the municipal government. They asked the Leeds Council to make a public statement calling for an end to the CCP persecution of Falun Gong. -
Italy: Florence Provincial Council Adopts Resolution Calling for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2012-07-24
The Provincial Council of Florence, Italy unanimously passed a resolution on the protection of religious freedom in China on June 27, 2012. It calls for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong, and an investigation into the disturbing reports of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. The resolution was drafted by Massimo Lensi, member of the People of Freedom Party. -
Germany: Mayor of Offenbach am Main Pledges Support to Daughter of Falun Gong Practitioner Imprisoned in China
2010-09-06
On July 18, 2009, 62-year-old Ji Guizhen, a Falun Gong practitioner from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, was arrested for her beliefs. Her daughter, Xu Anlan, and other family members haven't seen her since. After being illegally imprisoned for a year, Ji Guizhen was handed a two-year labour camp sentence for possessing Falun Gong informational materials calling for the end of the persecution. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Win Right to Protest at Paris Chinese Embassy
2009-07-22
On July 18, 2009, the Paris Administrative Court issued an ordinance to rescind a Paris police ban forbidding the Falun Dafa Association of France from holding protests in front of the Chinese Embassy on July 20. The ordinance was sent to the French Ministry of Interior Affairs. Since the persecution of Falun Gong started on July 20, 1999, this is the very first time that the association has received permission to rally outside the embassy. -
Czech Minister Dzamila Stehlikova Expresses Support for Falun Gong Practitioners' Appea Before the Olympics
2008-08-30
The Czech Minister for Human Rights and National Minorities, Mrs. Dzamila Stehlikova, sent a statement to support the peaceful 24 hour gathering of Falun Gong practitioners in front of the Chinese embassy in Prague, which they held from 7th to 8th August, on the eve of the Olympic Games in Beijing. -
Belgian MP Demands Unconditional Release of Xu Na
2008-08-25Xu Na, a Falun Gong practitioner from Beijing and a quite reputable painter, was persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the guise of the “Beijing Olympic Games”. Her husband Yu Zhou, a musician in the famous folk band “Xiaojuan & Co - Residents in the Valley”, was persecuted to death on February 6th, 2008, only eleven days after he and Xu Na were illegally arrested on their way home from a music concert. -
Over 30 UK Parliamentarians Sign a Petition Calling for the Freedom of Wenjian Liang
2007-05-29A total of 34 UK MPs, Lords, and MEPs have signed a petition calling for the freedom of Wenjian Liang, who together with her husband Zhiyong Lin, have been sent to labour camps in Guangzhou in March 2007 for “illegal gathering” with six other Falun Gong adherents in her own home. Among the parliamentarians signing the petition are the Rt. Hon. Charles Kennedy MP, who was the former leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Rt. Hon. Lord Steel, who was the first Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and a former leader of the Liberal Party.
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