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Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners Held a Press Conference Outside the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-06
After hearing that Jiang’s accomplice Zeng Qinghong, who has played a big role in the campaign of genocide waged against Falun Dafa in China over the last 5 years, had visited South Africa and been involved in hiring thugs to shoot Dafa practitioners who were to file a lawsuit against him, Irish practitioners held a peaceful appeal outside of the Chinese Embassy. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Press Conference at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn Jiang and his Followers for Their Role in the Shooting of Practitioners in South Africa
2004-07-06
Berlin Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference on June 29th at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin to expose the Jiang group’s persecution of overseas Falun Gong practitioners, to call on all governments, the media as well as kind-hearted people to condemn the Jiang group’s hiring of thugs to shoot and injure practitioners. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Seminar Held in the Houses of Parliament
2004-07-06
On the 30th of June 2004, a seminar about the persecution of Falun Gong was held in the Houses of Parliament in London and was attended by Lords, Members of Parliament and Falun Gong practitioners. Those who attended were able to gain a better understanding of the persecution of Falun Gong and the situation in China. The MP who chaired the seminar opened by saying, “With the opening of industry and links with China, comes the need to pay attention to human rights.” -
Switzerland: Swiss Falun Gong Practitioners Expose Jiang's Crimes on World Anti-Torture Day in Basel
2004-07-06
June 26th was International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, sponsored by the United Nations. Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held a photo exhibition in downtown Basel, an important Swiss industrial city, to call upon Swiss people to pay attention to the fate of Falun Gong practitioners, and to stop the Jiang group's atrocities. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in Hamburg’s Altonale Cultural Festival
2004-07-05
Between June 19th and June 24th, Hamburg celebrated the Altonale cultural festival. Despite the unpredictable weather, more than 500 thousand people attended one of Northern Germany’s most popular cultural celebrations. Falun Gong took part in the Altonale again this year and was included in the festival’s activities, as it registered its booth on time. -
South African Embassy to Austria: "South Africa welcomes Falun Dafa!"
2004-07-04
On June 30th 2004, upon hearing that thugs were hired to shoot Falun Gong practitioners, Austrian practitioners called the South African Embassy and told embassy officials about the incident and about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Shortly afterward, an embassy official called Austrian practitioners and said: South Africa welcomes Falun Dafa! -
Germany: Practitioners in Munich Expose the Jiang Group's Crimes on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2004-07-04
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, practitioners from Munich held a picture exhibition in Karlsplatz Square, a renowned tourist area, to expose the horrific torture carried out by the Jiang group in its persecution of Falun Gong. Many passers-by were shocked by the brutality of the persecution and signed our petition to ‘Bring Jiang Zemin to justice.’ -
United Kingdom: Press Conference Outside South Africa House Regarding the Shooting of a Falun Gong Practitioner in Johannesburg
2004-07-03On Wednesday 1st July, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference outside South Africa House to tell people about the shooting of a fellow Falun Gong practitioner by Chinese criminals in South Africa on Monday. They handed in a letter to the South Africa High Commission asking for an investigation to be carried out into the shooting, which occurred as two senior Chinese Ministers, both with lawsuits against them for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, visited Pretoria to meet with South African officials. -
Russia: Telling the Facts at the World Anti-Torture Day Activities in Pjatigorsk City
2004-07-03
On June 25th and 26th, Russian Falun Gong practitioners from Pjatigorsk held an activity on World Anti-Torture Day in Korova Park to appeal to the general public to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Norway: Seeds of Compassion Take Root in Norwegian Pupils' Hearts (2)
2004-07-03
When teaching the exercises, practitioners told the students that practising the exercises is just part of Falun Dafa, which also teaches the importance of being good people, to live by the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance", and to face challenges with bravery. -
Lord Thurlow, Former Senior Diplomat: "The Shooting Incident is Most Likely Related to the Chinese Officials' Visit"
2004-07-02
"The shooting incident in South Africa will not make Falun Gong practitioners retreat. We will continue to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to the whole world, to let people and governments from every country know the truth about Falun Gong and to support us to end this persecution as soon as possible." -
Czech Republic: Falun Gong Activities in Brno on International Day Against Torture
2004-07-02
On International Day Against Torture, practitioners of Falun Gong from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Great Britain met in Brno, the capital of Moravia, to demonstrate the exercises in the main thoroughfare, Ceska Street, and to let the public know about the terrible persecution of Falun Gong practitioners currently taking place in China. -
Russia: Dafa Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Make Public a Lawsuit Against the Prime Criminal of the Persecution
2004-06-30
On June 25th, Moscow Falun Dafa Association, held a press conference at the Moscow Journalists Association, primarily to make public that Russian Falun Dafa practitioners are to file a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in the Russian courts on charges of cruel torture, genocide and crimes against humanity. -
Ukraine: Introducing Falun Dafa at the "Window of Folk-Custom" Festival in Kiev
2004-06-29
On June the 19th 2004, Ukrainian practitioners joined the “Window of Folk-Custom” festival celebrations in Kiev. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and performed a dance. We also hung a golden banner with the words “Falun Dafa” and “Zhen (Truthfulness), Shan (Compassion), Ren (Tolerance)”. -
UK: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to the “Festival of Peace” in Glasgow, Scotland
2004-06-28
Everyone knows that this persecution of good people is wrong and now more and more are willing to speak out to support what is right. One woman was heard to say to her young daughter while signing the petition condemning the brutal crackdown against the practise in mainland China, “Sometimes you just have to stand up for what you believe in!”
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