Local Government, Government Statements
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Support Letters from UK Government Officials for April 25 Appeal Commemoration
2024-04-21Government officials in the highest offices of the United Kingdom have expressed their support for efforts to end the ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in China. The office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the office of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, and several members of the British House of Lords and House of Commons sent letters to express their support for an April 20, 2024 event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the April 25 appeal.. -
Danish Government Responds to Human Rights Violation Against Falun Dafa Practitioners in China
2022-01-23The Falun Dafa Association in Denmark received an email from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament on December 20, 2021. The email indicated the Committee had published on its website correspondence between the Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the persecution of Falun Dafa in China. -
United Kingdom: Elected Officials Commend World Falun Dafa Day (2)
2021-06-06To 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
2021-04-22Practitioners 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. -
EU, UK, US and Canada Join Together to Sanction Human Rights Perpetrators in Xinjiang, China
2021-04-22This is the first time that the EU and the UK have joined forces to sanction Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials for human rights violations. Both EU and UK, as well as Canada, have decided to sanction all four officials mentioned above. The U.S. announced that it will sanction Chen Mingguo and Wang Junzheng. -
27 EU Nations to Adopt “Magnitsky Act” Styled Framework to Sanction Human Rights Violators
2020-12-11This is the first time that the EU has set up such a sanction system to prioritise the protection of human rights in its foreign policies. -
Austria: Dignitaries Support Falun Gong and Call for an End to the Persecution
2020-09-02Falun 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
2020-09-01Falun 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
2020-07-26Six 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
2020-05-15Nine 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
2016-05-11A 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
2015-10-26Falun 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
2012-08-07On 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
2012-07-24The 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. -
Iceland: Foreign Affairs Minister Apologises to Falun Gong Practitioners
2011-06-11Ossur Skarphedinsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently apologised on behalf of the Icelandic Government for the treatment that Falun Gong practitioners endured in relation with the Chinese president's visit to Iceland in the summer of 2002.