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

  • Estonia: Activities to Promote Falun Gong Add a Touch of Spring to the Capital City of Tallinn

    From the 16th to the 17th of April, practitioners from Estonia, Latvia, and Finland attended a health expo in the Estonian city of Tallinn. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and told people about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses that practitioners in China are suffering. They also held a photo exhibition in a nearby park.
  • Geneva: Exposing the Chinese Regime's Crimes Against Conscience During UN Human Rights Meeting

    During the 61st session of the UNHRC, the Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group, the United Nations Association of the United States of America San Diego Chapter and the International Educational Development - Humanitarian Law Project jointly held a forum entitled, "Crimes Against Conscience - The Chinese Government's Persecution of Falun Gong."
  • Slovakia: Promoting Falun Gong at the "Health Days" Expo in Bratislava

    Practitioners of Falun Gong took part in the "Health Days" expo in Bratislava. Many people came to the Falun Gong stall, on which there were information leaflets, books and also a petition against the persecution in China. Many had already heard about the practice and the terrible human rights abuses happening under the tyranny of the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Germany: Raising Awareness of the Genocide Against Falun Gong in Einstein's birthplace

    People were deeply shocked by the photos of practitioners being tortured. One person took several newspapers and wanted to help distribute them. They agreed that the Chinese Communist Party must end its human rights abuses immediately. They signed their names to support the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin.
  • Russia: Photo Report - Appealing for an End to the Persecution in Moscow’s Smolensk Square

    On Saturday the 16th of April, Falun Gong practitioners in Moscow called for an end to the persecution happening to their fellow practitioners in China opposite the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Smolensk Square. People came to find out more about Falun Gong and the six years of persecution against the practice in China.
  • Germany: Falun Gong is Deeply Rooted in the German Community

    Because practitioners organise information days frequently, if they see something missing, they just quietly buy it using their own money. When similar activities occur, they all know where to purchase the relevant things. This phenomenon of giving and never asking for reward is very closely linked with the benefits they experienced in Falun Gong. Through practising Falun Gong, they generally obtained a healthy body, a calm and peaceful mind, and a harmonious relationship with others.
  • Spanish Screening of “Sandstorm” Triumphs at International Human Rights Film Festival in Barcelona

    The film "Sandstorm" exposes the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and was recommended by human rights organisations in Spain, as well as the organiser of this film festival. People were shocked and frustrated that basic human rights and freedom of belief are still being seriously trampled on in China, even in the 21st Century.
  • Russia: Practitioners from Pjatigorsk Introduce Falun Gong in Essentuky City

    Practitioners held activities in the city of Essentuky to promote Falun Gong and show the beauty of traditional Chinese culture. A photo display detailing Falun Gong’s popularity all over the world was exhibited alongside practitioners’ art works. A demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises was followed by a poetry recital and traditional Chinese dancing.
  • Irish Practitioners Send Congratulations to Turkish Falun Dafa Practitioners

    Irish Falun Dafa practitioners congratulate Turkish practitioners on the founding of the Turkish Falun Dafa Association. It is a wonderful and historic accomplishment that will no doubt bring blessings to the people of Turkey.
  • Slovakia: The People of Topolcany Call for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong

    The chief editor of the local newspaper stayed at the activity for a long time in order to get an insight into Falun Gong from different angles because he had not heard about it before. Slovakian practitioners were grateful for local people’s heartfelt concern and support in demanding that the human rights abuses against Falun Gong in China are stopped immediately.
  • UK Falun Gong Association Congratulates the Establishment of the Turkish Falun Gong Association

    The UK Falun Gong Association would like to offer sincere congratulations to the Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey for setting up the Falun Gong Association in Mersin City on 10th April 2005. The Turkish Association represents a tremendous step forward in the development of recognition of the Falun Gong practice in Eastern Europe.
  • Germany: People in Sauelach were Happy to Learn about Falun Gong

    Practitioners set up a stall, some poster display boards and a banner reading "Falun Gong". Passers-by stopped to listen to the practitioners talk about the campaign of genocide against Falun Gong in China and many people signed a petition calling for the instigator of the persecution, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice in a court of law.
  • Celebrating Ten Years since Falun Gong’s introduction to Sweden (1)

    On the 16th of April 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from in and around Gothenburg gathered at the busy Baltesspannar Park in brilliant sunshine. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, distributed leaflets and presented the public with paper lotus flowers to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Falun Gong’s introduction to Sweden.
  • Finland: Falun Gong was Very Popular at the Mikkeli Health Exhibition

    A few practitioners in golden exercise suits performed the exercises to the graceful Falun Gong music and this attracted the attention of many people. They watched for a long time, asked for leaflets and even took extra leaflets for their relatives and friends. Some people bought books and exercise demonstration video tapes from the Falun Gong stall.
  • Germany: Activities in Chamer to Raise Awareness of the Persecution

    Lots of people in Chamer understand that Falun Gong is being wrongly persecuted. Nevertheless, it is still very hard for people living in free, democratic countries to imagine how a despotic communist regime controls the thoughts and behaviour of its citizens. So on the last weekend of March, practitioners decided to hold an anti-torture exhibition.