Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in a Health Expo in Antwerp
2004-09-27On the 18th and 19th of September, Belgian Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in a Health Expo held in the seaside town of Antwerp. About once every hour we demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on an exhibition platform and the beautiful exercise music echoed around the whole hall. During the two days of the Health Expo, lots of people with predestined relationships got to find out more about Falun Dafa. -
Germany: A Day Spent Introducing Falun Gong in Henningsdorf
2004-09-27A small group of practitioners from Berlin decided to organise a weekly information day in one of Berlin’s districts or suburbs to let the people there know more about Falun Gong and raise awareness of the brutal persecution against practitioners of the spiritual movement in China. Many passer-bys showed great interest and were happy to stand and chat with practitioners. -
United Kingdom: Anti-Torture Exhibition at a Political Party Conference in Bournemouth Exposes the Brutality of the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2004-09-25On the 21st and 22nd of September, Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition outside the Liberal Democrat Party Conference. Practitioners demonstrated the peaceful Falun Gong exercises, gathered signatures for our petition to 'Bring Jiang to Justice', and talked at length with conference delegates and members of the public. -
Norway: People Learn More About the Persecution of Falun Gong at the Oslo Autumn Festival
2004-09-25Saturday was the day of the annual Oslo Autumn Festival, so it was likely that there would be a lot of people in the city this weekend. The weekend was also the start of a Chinese cultural festival, a week-long celebration of Chinese culture and fifty years of relations between Norway and the Peoples Republic of China. -
Germany: The People of Ritterhude are Fortunate to Learn about Falun Gong During the 'Hammefestival'
2004-09-25The annual “Hammefestival", which took place this year between September 3rd and September 5th, provided an opportunity for Falun Gong practitioners to let the people of Ritterhude know about the cultivation practise Falun Gong and the true reasons for the persecution. For three days the Ritterhude locals got together for a lantern-walk, fireworks display, music, information booths and a flea market -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners and Human Rights Lawyer Announce Lawsuit Against Prime Culprits in the Persecution of Falun Gong at a Joint Press Conference
2004-09-24At 1:00pm on the 21st of September 2004, Swedish Falun Gong practitioners and Swedish human rights lawyer Peter Bergquist held a joint press conference at Mynttorget Square in Stockholm, announcing that a lawsuit is to be filed against Jiang Zemin and his accomplices for persecuting Falun Gong. -
France: Introducing Falun Dafa on Sainte-Lucie Island in the Caribbean
2004-09-24Sainte-Lucie is a small English-speaking island located to the south of Martinique Island on the Caribbean Sea. There are many Embassies and Consulates on the island, including the Chinese Embassy. A few practitioners from Guadeloupe decided to visit Sainte-Lucie to introduce Falun Dafa to people there and also to expose the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Norway: Norwegian People Hope that the Persecution of Falun Gong Ends Soon
2004-09-24On September the 18th 2004, Norwegian and Swedish Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition on Karl Johan Street in Oslo city centre. This activity provoked reactions from the Norwegian people. Although it was raining, people still stopped to watch one after another, enquiring, signing petitions and expressing their support for Falun Gong practitioners. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Awarded the Bronze Medal at Hamburg's Culture Festival
2004-09-23The Hamburg Culture Festival was held on the 11th of September. There were nearly two thousand people from eighty different countries displaying their own national culture. Falun Gong practitioners were invited again to join the annual festival and after the parade was over they were awarded the Bronze Medal, as well as a certificate of honour. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Second Hamburg Cultural Carnival
2004-09-19Between the 10th and the 12th of September, German Falun Gong practitioners were again invited to participate in Hamburg’s second Cultural Carnival. Practitioners laid out pictures that detailed the history of Falun Dafa at two stalls inside Hamburg University and took part in a float parade on the 11th. -
Russia: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in St Petersburg
2004-09-19On September the 11th, 2004, Russian Falun Gong practitioners held activities in St Petersburg to explain the facts about Falun Gong to the public and to urge them to put an end to worldwide terrorism. Practitioners dressed in white and sat in meditation to commemorate those practitioners who have died due to state-terrorism in China. -
Germany: The International Human Rights Association Hosts a Long Distance Race in Support of Human Rights
2004-09-18On the 28th of August 2004, the International Human Rights Association hosted its first long-distance race in support of human rights, in the southern German city of Karlsruhe. About one hundred and thirty people participated in the race. With the theme “For the Purity of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games”, the race was intended to raise further public awareness of the serious on-going human rights violation in China. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Invited to Demonstrate Falun Gong Exercises at Birmingham Art Festival
2004-09-18On the 11th and 12th of September, England’s biggest free arts festival was held in the city of Birmingham. Over three hundred arts groups from England came to the performance. Falun Gong practitioners have been invited three years running to take part in the festival and this year they were the first to perform. -
Russia: Introducing Falun Gong in the Far East and Exposing the Persecution (3)
2004-09-17"The reason Jiang started the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners is only because there were so many people practising Falun Gong. The number of the practitioners exceeded that of the Communist Party, which could not be endured by them. Please don’t believe the media propaganda about Falun Gong in China." -
Finland: Falun Gong takes Part in “Compassion Day” in the City of Turku
2004-09-17On Sunday the 29th of August, 'Compassion Day' was held in the city of Turku. Falun Dafa practitioners enriched the event by telling people about the benefits and principles of Falun Dafa, which emphasizes goodness and compassion in its teachings. Practitioners also raised awareness of the cruelty of the persecution in Mainland China.