Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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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. -
Sweden: A Poster about Falun Gong has been Placed on Trams and Passenger Boats in Gothenburg
2004-09-16In 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
2004-09-14On 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
2004-09-13The 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
2004-09-12On 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
2004-09-12Though 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
2004-09-12Last 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
2004-09-11At 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
2004-09-11An 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
2004-09-10On 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
2004-09-09Falun 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
2004-09-09On 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
2004-09-09"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."