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

  • Sweden: A Poster about Falun Gong has been Placed on Trams and Passenger Boats in Gothenburg

    In Gothenburg during the past two weeks, passengers travelling by trams in the city and by boats going to the archipelago have been able to see a poster concerning the persecution of Falun Gong that is taking place in China. The Falun Gong poster explains briefly about the practice and includes examples of torture methods.
  • Spain: Falun Dafa Practitioners' Just Actions Frighten the Evil Regime

    On the 6th of September 2004, the head of the Spanish House of Representatives met with Jia Qinglin. Prior to Jia’s arrival, Falun Gong practitioners had been waiting with banners held up in front of the building. Suddenly a welcome group appeared which was led by a Chinese official and stood in front of the Falun Gong group...
  • Russia: Introducing Falun Gong in the Far East (2) - Habarovsk City

    The Chinese at the market asked how much we got paid to distribute the materials. We replied, “We saved the money from our tight budget to print the materials. We were not paid to do anything. We spent our own money buying train tickets to travel from far away for the purpose of telling people the truth about Falun Gong and the facts of the persecution in China”.
  • Austria: Press Conference Regarding the Charges Filed against Jia Qinglin in Vienna

    On Monday August the 30th 2004, charges were filed with the State Prosecutor’s Office in Vienna against Jia Qinglin, who was visiting Austria, because of his crimes related to the persecution of Falun Gong in the People’s Republic of China.
  • Germany: People Support Falun Gong During the Wagner Opera Festival

    Though the city government insisted that no groups would be allowed to hold any activities during the Wagner Festival this year, the relevant government agencies’ position was altered after Dafa practitioners’ told them the facts about the Genocide that is happening in China.
  • Sweden: Introducing Falun Dafa in Lerum City

    Last week, Lerum community, which is a community very close to Gothenburg and the second largest city in Sweden, had a week dedicated to a healthier and happier Lerum. Falun Gong practitioners were invited by Lerum community in cooperation with the Adult Educational Association in Lerum to display the exercises and inform the public about Falun Gong to people attending a lecture.
  • Spain: Falun Dafa Association Holds Press Conference to Introduce the Lawsuit Against Jia Qinglin

    At 12pm on September the 7th 2004, the Spanish Falun Dafa Association held a press conference to announce Dafa practitioners’ lawsuit against Jia Qinglin. Lawyer Carlos Iglesias filed the lawsuit on behalf of the practitioners, charging Jia for his grave crimes against humanity committed during the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China.
  • Germany: Telling People in Trier City about Falun Gong and the Persecution

    An old man who stood in front of a group of people asked, “What’s the matter? Why are there white people practising Chinese Falun Gong?” A practitioner explained, "The universal principle of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance has no boundary of race or nationality. This is practised by people all over the world." The old man nodded his head several times.
  • Sweden: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Gothenburg Exposes the Ruthless Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

    On September 3rd 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held an anti-torture exhibition on Gustav Adolf Square in front of the Gothenburg City Government Buildings, exposing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and calling on the government of Gothenburg and its people to help end this persecution.
  • Turkey: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities to Introduce Falun Gong and Let People Know About the Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioners gathered together to study the Falun Gong teachings, practise the exercises and send forth righteous thoughts. At the same time, they visited media outlets and government offices as well as distributed leaflets and provide free exercise instruction at public parks to introduce Falun Gong and expose the facts about the persecution to the public.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in a Long-Distance Race for Human Rights

    On August 28th, the day before the Olympic Flame was forwarded to Beijing from Athens, the International Human Rights Association, the headquarters of which is located in Frankfurt Germany, held a ten-kilometre race for human rights in the city of Karlsruhe. The title of the activity was “For an Immaculate Olympics in Beijing, 2008”
  • Irish Falun Dafa Association Congratulates the Founding of the Japanese Falun Dafa Association

    "When more governments and people outside China recognise Falun Dafa it must strengthen those within China who are opposed to the persecution and are trying to stop it. Irish practitioners send a message of congratulations to the Japanese practitioners and the Japanese government, under difficult circumstances you stood up for Truth, Compassion and Tolerance. This could only be good for the Japanese people. Well done."
  • Sweden: A Series of Anti-Torture Exhibitions in Gothenburg Exposes the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

    Swedish practitioners held the last in a series of three anti-torture exhibitions outside the administrative offices of the Gothenburg City government. Visitors attracted to the exhibitions were indignant when they saw the torture methods used to force Falun Gong practitioners to denounce their belief. Many signed a petition calling for the Swedish Government to condemn this persecution.
  • Austria: Criminal Charges Brought Against Jia Qinglin

    Under the guidelines of the UN Convention On Torture, an unusual lawsuit was filed on Monday with the State Prosecutor's Office in Vienna. In the suit, a lawyer for the "International Society for Human Rights“ and the "International Society for Threatened People“ argues that a Chinese Communist Party politician currently visiting Austria is one of the main parties responsible for the persecution and oppression of Falun Gong. Jia Qinglin, former Party Secretary from Beijing and current permanent member of the Politbureau, arrived last night at the airport in Salzburg.
  • Russia: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Ussurisk City

    One of the guys told us that they had bought the Russian version of Falun Gong, the introductory text of Falun Dafa, in Vladivostok some time ago. They had read it three times. All they discussed all day was the content of Falun Gong, but they still had some questions. They could not practise the exercises correctly either. So they were very happy to see us distributing materials about Dafa. Meanwhile, the other guy ran back with Falun Gong in his hand.