Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Germany: Practitioners Gather at New Year to Hold an Experience Sharing Conference in Erbach
2004-01-13Every New Year, German and Austrian practitioners gather at Erbach, a small town in the South of Germany, to study the Fa [the principles and teachings of Falun Dafa], practise the exercises and share experiences. Some of the practitioners came from far away, and even those who had to worked during the day would come in the evening. -
Switzerland: Dafa Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong At A Political Party Meeting
2004-01-13Several weeks ago, Swiss Dafa practitioners started contacting newly elected congressmen via the phone and in person to clarify the facts about the brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China. Practitioner had the opportunity to distribute truth clarifying materials and delivery a letter of appeal to the political parties. -
UK: Falun Dafa Association Holds a Press Conference to Mourn the Death of Liu Chengjun And Appeal to Stop the Persecution
2004-01-12On December 30th 2003, a press conference was held in front of the Chinese Embassy in London to mourn the death of Liu Chengjun, a Falun Gong practitioner from the city of Changchun. UK practitioners appealed for an immediate investigation into Liu’s death, so that the murderers can be punished and the persecution brought to an end. -
Germany: Dafa Practitioners Appeal to End The Persecution Outside the Chinese Consulate and Mourn the Death of Liu Chengjun
2004-01-12On December the 31st, heavy snow blanketed Munich. Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate, calling for those responsible for the death of Liu Chengjun to be punished and brought to justice. The World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong has issued an urgent announcement to investigate Liu’s case. -
Sweden: Saluting a Hero - Falun Gong Practitioners In Malmo Hold Activities to Mourn the Death of Jilin Practitioner Liu Chengjun
2004-01-11The banners, pictures, and lighted candles to mourn this hero attracted the attention of many passers-by. Many people received flyers, asked questions, and signed their names on the signature petition form. They were angry at what happened to Liu Chengjun and could not understand why a government would persecute innocent people. -
Ireland: Dafa practitioners Commemorate the Death of Liu Chengjun in front of the Chinese Embassy
2004-01-11Liu Chengjun was recently tortured to death because he interrupted a cable TV broadcast to play a video exposing the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. The Irish practitioners called for severe punishment of the wicked policemen, the murderers and the primary instigator of the persecution, Jiang Zemin. Two major Irish newspapers sent reporters to cover this important event. -
Switzerland: Practitioners Clarify the Facts during the World Information Summit
2004-01-10During the World Information Summit, an ICT Development Forum was held in Geneva between the 9th and 13th of December. The Swiss Falun Dafa Association also had an opportunity to set up a Falun Gong information stand during the Forum to expose Jiang’s persecution and his manipulation and exploitation of the media to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in China and frame them overseas. Many visitors were not aware of the deceitful propaganda of Jiang's regime and were shocked to learn the facts. -
Finland: High School Students Learn about Falun Gong and the Persecution
2004-01-10Many schools in Finland have contacted Falun Gong practitioners and asked them to come to talk about Falun Gong. Reactions from teachers and students have always been good and the teachers have asked practitioners to come again on many occasions. A teacher from one school in the county of Kirkkonummi asked a practitioner to come and tell the students in two classes about the practice of Falun Gong. -
Hungary: Practitioners Mourn for Liu Chengjun in front of the Chinese Consulate and Protest Against the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-01-09Regardless of the terrifying consequences, Liu Chengjun and other Falun Gong practitioners risked their lives to broadcast the facts and resist the illegal persecution. They safeguarded man’s basic rights to free speech and freedom of belief. Their peaceful approach in resisting the brutal persecution is a magnificent feat. -
UK: Falun Gong Group is Praised at London New Year Parade
2004-01-09Nearly 8,000 people were invited to participate in London’s annual Lord Mayor’s New Year Parade on January 1st. This magnificent event was watched on television by people around the world. Falun Gong’s performance was welcomed and praised. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Petition to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin in Strasbourg
2004-01-08On the morning of the 17th of December 2003, around 40 Falun Gong practitioners from France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland, gathered in front of the European Parliament to hold a peaceful appeal to bring Jiang Zemin, the prime culprit of the campaign of persecution against Falun Gong, to justice in a court of law. -
Czech Republic: Celebrating New Year’s Day and Clarifying the Truth
2004-01-08On New Year’s Day, we introduced Falun Dafa and clarified the facts in a well known district of Prague. At every intersection, tourists gathered and practitioners handed them materials. There were also some people who had not learned about Falun Gong, but when they heard the facts they were shocked and wished practitioners success. -
UK: Promoting Falun Dafa in Swansea after Christmas
2004-01-07After the Christmas break, on December the 27th, the shops re-opened and shoppers flocked to the high-streets for the sales. Welsh and English Falun Dafa practitioners seized this precious opportunity to hold a demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises right in the centre of the Welsh city of Swansea. -
Latvia: Practitioners Invited to Teach the Falun Gong Exercises at a Gymnasium in Riga
2004-01-07Dafa practitioners taught the five sets of exercises for one and half hours and the atmosphere was very peaceful. Many of the people there already knew about the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in Mainland China. Dafa practitioners also answered any questions they had. Many people said that they were glad to have the chance to learn the practice. -
UK: Falun Gong practitioners hold a Memorial Service for Liu Chengjun in front of the Chinese Embassy in London
2004-01-06Liu Chengjun should be applauded as a human rights hero, who has peacefully defended his faith and unveiled a web of deception spun by Jiang to hide his gross crimes against humanity. Mr. Liu used his life to clarify the facts to the public and to resist this evil persecution. History will remember the selfless and tremendous sacrifice Liu Chengjun has made for the world.