Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials

  • Finland: "I Want to Let More People Know About the Persecution Happening in China"

    Falun Gong practitioners in Finland went to the train station to promote Falun Gong and tell people about the persecution against the practice in Mainland China. They collected petition signatures to call for an immediate end to the brutal torture of Falun Gong practitioners, which has been going on for the past six years in China’s prisons and forced labour camps.
  • Russia: People in St. Petersburg are Concerned about the Persecuted Dafa Practitioners

    Falun Dafa practitioners in St. Petersburg held an activity to promote Falun Gong. People signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution after they heard about the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party, which is directly responsible for the persecution against Falun Dafa practitioners and many other persecutions over the last 50 years.
  • Sweden: Falun Gong Participates in Uppsala Health Fair

    The practitioners had unlimited access to the stage and continuously displayed the graceful and vitalising exercises. Many people came to watch and the organiser came to personally thank the practitioners for being there; she said that the beautiful practice had been an important contributor to the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere at the fair.
  • Ireland: Foreign Minister Plans to Raise the Death of Gao Rongrong in the EU

    "I have asked my officials to request the EU Presidency to raise the case of Ms Gao Rong Rong and the circumstances of her death with the Chinese authorities at the next session of the EU-China human rights dialogue which is due to take place in September. The EU-China human rights dialogue, established in 1996, is the formal framework through which the EU raises its concerns about individual human rights cases, including those of Falun Dafa practitioners and more general issues, such as the protection of freedom of religion and expression, which have a particular impact on practitioners of Falun Dafa."
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Doing Morning Exercises in Cambridge Park

    Cambridge has the second largest number of Chinese people in UK. There are quite a lot of Falun Gong practitioners living in the city. In the beautiful Jesus Green Park, Falun Gong practitioners have their two-hour group practise every morning. They start at 5:30 in weekdays before work and 7:30 in weekends before promoting Falun Gong.
  • Turkey: Falun Gong Is Warmly Welcomed at the Mersin Festival

    The 2005 Mersin Festival was held on September 17th. Located in southern Turkey, Mersin is famous for its fruit and known as the “Home of Oranges”. Turkish Falun Gong practitioners were invited to attend the festivities. They drew a lot of attention from the participants and became the most prominent focus of the festivities.
  • France: Activity on Place de la Porte Maillot Receives Warm Public Support

    As part of a tour of Paris to let people know about Falun Gong, French Falun Gong practitioners went to Place de la Porte Maillot in the 17th district of Paris. Leaflets about Falun Gong in different languages broke the language barrier and made it very easy for people from different countries to learn about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • Sweden: “This is exactly what I am looking for!”

    On September 24th, an annual cultural festival was held in Norrkoping, Sweden. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to take part. The practitioners introduced the practice with a demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises and let people know about the persecution through a poster exhibition and by making origami lotus flowers that people could take away with them.
  • Slovakia: Falun Gong Well Received at an Esoteric Festival

    On September 25th, Falun Gong practitioners from Slovakia participated in an esoteric festival held by the Cultural Information Centre of Bratislava and many people were interested in the free Falun Gong class. People also had the opportunity to learn more about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners happening in China and many people signed the petition.
  • Ukraine: "When all Chinese People have Awakened, the Chinese Communist Party will Disassemble"

    Ukrainian people used to be suppressed by the Soviet Communist Party and know very well that the Communist Party is an evil thing. They greatly supported the exposure of the evil spectre of Communism and expressed their happiness and support for the large-scale withdrawal from the Party that is happening right now in China.
  • Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Anti-torture Exhibition and Draw Attention to the Plight of the Orphans of Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners

    On Saturday, September 17th, a trade fair opened its doors in Ghent, Belgium. China’s Hebei province was the trade fair's special guest. On the same day, Falun Dafa practitioners organised a anti-torture exhibition in Ghent to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and Hebei province in particular.
  • Holland: Exhibition of Photographs Helps People Learn about the Persecution of Falun Dafa

    On September 24th, Falun Gong practitioners from Holland held an anti-torture photo exhibition and collected petition signatures calling for the chief instigator of the persecution of Falun Gong, Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice. Many passers by expressed their shock at the extreme cruelty of the persecution and signed the petition one after another.
  • Famous Human Rights Lawyer Holds a Press Conference Regarding the Court Investigation of Li Lanqing and Sun Jiazheng's Crimes

    Famous French lawyer William Bourdon held a press conference at 5 p.m. on September 29th. Held at Mr. Bourdon’s Paris office, the press conference exposed the Chinese authorities’ refusal to cooperate on a Commission Rogatoire Internationale (CRI) issued by Her Honourable Justice Noria Faucherie of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris.
  • United Kingdom: British Major at Edinburgh Art Exhibition Reveals Interference by Chinese Consulate in Scotland

    The first visitor was Major Brian Leishman, former organiser of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Edinburgh Cavalcade. He commended the exhibition and remembered the year when Falun Gong won the community prize for the first time at the Cavalcade and the despicable act of the Chinese consulate demanding Falun Gong’s dismissal.
  • Norway: Anti-Torture Exhibition Receives Great Support in Stavanger

    On the second Saturday in September, Falun Gong practitioners in Norway arranged an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Stavanger to make people aware of the brutal persecution against Falun Gong, which has lasted six years. Today, it is confirmed that 2,781 practitioners, both old and young, have been tortured to death at the hands of the Chinese authorities.