Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Turkey: Falun Gong Practitioners in Ankara Introduce Falun Gong to Teachers at a Nursery School
2007-08-03Teachers from a government nursery school in Ankara invited Falun Gong practitioners to introduce Falun Gong and teach the Falun Gong exercises to them. After spending the day with practitioners, the general consensus was that the feeling after doing the exercises was very good. Others said that their minds and bodies were relaxed and felt extremely comfortable. -
Slovakia: A Week of Falun Gong Activities Touring Slovak Cities
2007-08-03From July 9th - 14th, Falun Gong practitioners toured the cities of western and middle Slovakia to inform the public about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They gathered signatures on a petition condemning the persecution of Falun Gong addressed to state officials, requesting they open up this issue during bilateral talks with China. -
Holland: People of Amsterdam Support the Twenty-Four Million Brave Souls Who Have Quit the CCP
2007-08-02On July 21st, 2007, a few non governmental organisations, including the Epoch Times newspaper, Sound of Hope radio station and “Save our Loved Ones” organisation held activities at Dam Square in Amsterdam to support the twenty-four million brave Chinese people who quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. -
Finland: Falun Gong at the Kotka Ocean Festival
2007-08-01From July 18th to the 22nd, Finnish Falun Gong practitioners raised awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong at Kotka Ocean Festival and were invited to take part in the festival parade for the first time. Many onlookers expressed praise for Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful aspect as well as their beautiful costumes and performances. -
Speech Given by UK Practitioner During a Press Conference at the Chinese Embassy on July 21st
2007-08-01"Because it is a threat to world peace and to our humanity, the CCP is unmasked daily in demonstrations like this one by Falun Gong practitioners the world over. Thanks to the great work of Falun Gong practitioners, who really care about the people in China and really care about the future of all the people in our world, we see today that evil party has lost 25 million of its members – these are people who do not want to be associated with its crimes when it finally falls apart in the same way Communism fell apart elsewhere in the recent past". -
Finland: Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Embassy All Year Round
2007-07-31On July 20th, 2007, in order to protest against the Chinese Communist Party's inhuman persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and appeal to the world’s people to help to end this catastrophe, Falun Gong practitioners from Helsinki gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy. They displayed banners and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Raise Awareness in the Crimean Peninsula about the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-07-31On July 7th and 8th, Falun Gong practitioners from Kramatorsk, Kiev, and Dnepropertrovsk, with local practitioners from the Crimean Peninsula, held activities in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, Sevastpol and Alushta to raise awareness among local people about Falun Gong and the CCP’s persecution of the practice in China. -
Germany: Practitioner Raises Awareness about Falun Gong at His Son's Nursery
2007-07-31This summer the nursery decided to try something new. Two months before the celebration activities they held a meeting with a few parents of foreign nationalities to discuss their plans. They hoped that we could put on a few shows which represent our own cultures. I decided to bring the beauty of Falun Gong to these lovely children and their parents. -
Belgium: Practitioners Condemn the CCP's Eight Year Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-07-30Falun Gong practitioners from Belgium gathered at the Chinese Embassy in Brussels to protest against the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong, which has lasted for over eight years. -
Hungary: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest against the Persecution and Express Support for the Withdrawals from the CCP
2007-07-30On the morning of the July 20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in Hungary held activities at the Chinese Embassy to support the twenty four million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to protest against the eight long years of persecution suffered by Falun Gong in China. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises in front of the Embassy and talked to passers-by about what was happening. Having learned the truth, people expressed a great deal of sympathy towards the Chinese practitioners who are persecuted by the CCP. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Wickedness of the CCP
2007-07-30On July 20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in Russia held events in many cities, protesting against the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong, which has lasted for eight years, and calling on kind people to show their support for an end to the persecution. In Nizhny Novgorod, children learned how to fold paper lotus flowers as they learned the truth about Falun Gong. -
Austria: Practitioners Continue to Expose the Chinese Communist Regime’s Atrocities
2007-07-29On July 14th, 2007, Austrian Falun Gong practitioners gathered at Vienna’s Heldenplatz Square to mark the eighth year since the Chinese regime banned the practice and the beginning of Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful efforts to end the persecution and to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s atrocities to all the people around the world. -
Holland: Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Embassy against the CCP's Eight Year Persecution
2007-07-29On July 20th, 2007, Dutch Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy to protest against the Chinese Communist Party's eight year persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners set up banners and display boards with pictures and photos reflecting the journey of Falun Gong across the world during the past decade. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Fourth Multicultural Festival in Augsburg
2007-07-29On July 7th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the 4th Multicultural Festival in Augsburg. The festival's theme was “peace, freedom and respect for beliefs” and it was well attended by local residents and people from neighbouring cities. It was the third time that Falun Gong practitioners have demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises at the festival. -
Ireland: Candlelight Vigil on a Rainy Night
2007-07-28On July 20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil, mourning Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted to death by the CCP since July 20th, 1999, and disclosing the CCP’s crimes. The weather was bad and it rained. On seeing that Falun Gong practitioners were still protesting in such weather, a young man was so moved that he wanted to take a photo.