Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Austria: Photo Report - Practitioners Continue Clarifying the Truth in Vienna
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Sweden: Bringing the Wonder of Dafa to Every School in the Country (Part II)
2003-05-19On May 5 2003, The Story of Lotus opened in Swedens third largest city, Malmo. The performance received a warm welcome from the schools in that area. The Story of Lotus is a drama performance that combines dance, music and poetry. The dance is also intended to expose the facts of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by Jiangs regime in China. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Produce a Programme for Local TV
2003-05-18The program outlined how 36 western practitioners appealed against the persecution of Falun Gong on Tiananmen Square. Practitioners hoped that this program could show Chinese people that Falun Gong is practised in many countries, contrary to the claims of Jiangs state-controlled media mouthpieces. -
Sweden: Press Conference to Gather Support for the Trial of Jiang Zemin
2003-05-17Practitioners listed the crimes committed by Jiang Zemin, including abuse of power and embezzling national funds to persecute Falun Gong. They also let the public understand the meaning and importance of bringing Jiang to justice on the grounds of morality, conscience and law. One Swedish journalist stated, We should not wait while facing this kind of persecution. We should take action immediately and tell the worlds people. -
Germany: Clarifying the Facts at a Spiritual Health Fair in Hannover
2003-05-17All the practitioners in northern Germany came to enthusiastically support us. We demonstrated the exercises and talked to people who visited our booth about Falun Dafa. Through these activities, many people came to understand more about the magnificence of Falun Gong, and also about the Jiang regimes persecution of 100 million innocent practitioners in China. -
Sweden: The Lotus Flower Performance Visits Lerum
2003-05-16This performance was the first in a 21-day tour of Sweden. Lotus Flower is performed on a non-profit basis by two Swedish practitioners and was created to support an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Music, dance and dialogue arranged in a simple manner, create a very beautiful and touching true story about the suffering of practitioners in China. -
Sweden: Supporting the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin
2003-05-13Falun Gong practitioners from Stockholm gathered at the Chinese Embassy to send forth righteous thoughts and hand out flyers that revealed the facts about the persecution. This appeal was part of the worldwide effort by Dafa practitioners to further expose the crimes that Jiangs regime has committed against Falun Gong practitioners. -
Sweden: Practitioners Tell People about the Lawsuits Against Jiang and the Lies Behind the Spreading of SARS in China
2003-05-12A new flyer was given out, detailing the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for genocide and crimes against humanity and the Jiang regimes risking of countless lives in an attempt to cover up the SARS epidemic. As usual, practitioners combined clarifying the facts of the persecution with exercise demonstrations in public. -
Letter from Denmark Falun Gong Association Calling for the Release of Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-12"The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok has been requesting an explanation from the Thai authorities but as of yet no reply has been given. The arbitrary and groundless arrest of Mrs. Svensson by the Thai authorities, as well as the Thai Authorities lack of openness and willingness to come forth in this case, is sending out a disturbing message about the true motives and intentions behind the arrest." -
Sweden: Practitioners Perform the Lotus Flower Dance at a School
2003-05-12Lotus Flower is a performance, which uses dance, music and poetry to reveal the truth about Falun Gong and the Jiang regimes brutal persecution of over 70 million practitioners. After three performances, Swedish practitioners were invited into each class to tell the students more about Falun Gong and the situation in China. -
UK: Promoting Falun Dafa at a Junior School
2003-05-11Through talking about artist and Dafa practitioner Zhang Cuiying, who suffered eight months of torture in Chinese forced labour camps because she peacefully appealed for the human rights of persecuted practitioners, she let the students learn about Falun Gong and the appalling human rights situation for millions of women in China who want to improve their health through this peaceful practice. -
Letter from the Irish Falun Dafa Association to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs
2003-05-11"It appears that since the Tianamen Square massacre in 1989, the Chinese Government has arranged a deal with the European officials: we will engage in dialogue with you on human rights only if you do not criticize us publicly. If the communist government was filled with honest officials who had a sincere wish to improve a bad human rights record what criticism could they be afraid of?" -
European Falun Dafa Association Urges Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Secure the Immediate Release of European Dafa Practitioner Mrs. Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-10"The SARS epidemic has shown how little regard the Chinese regime puts on human life and how much they want to protect their power. We hope that the Thai government will not believe in the lies of the Chinese regime and will stand up for the freedom of belief of people throughout the world. We respectfully urge you to pay immediate attention to the arrest and planned deportation of Mrs. Svensson and do everything possible to ensure the immediate restoration of her freedom, which will also be important for the international reputation of Thailand as a country that respects basic freedoms and human rights." -
Sweden: Practitioners Clarify the Facts to the Swedish and Thai People
2003-05-10The practitioners hope that in the process of rescuing Pirjo, they can help the governments of Thailand and Sweden understand the true facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. They are contacting the Thai Embassy in Sweden, the Swedish Embassy in Thailand, the Swedish government and the media in their efforts to help the Thai government overcome Jiangs influence and release the innocent Mrs Svensson. -
Spain: Telling Chinese People the Truth about Falun Dafa in Madrids Chinatown
2003-05-09A shopkeeper said after receiving a Video-CD: Ive never believed the propaganda from Jiangs party. Judging from the movements in history, Jiangs party is used to cheating the public with lies to achieve its aims. Ive never believed their packs of lies. Falun Gong must be good, or there wouldnt be so many people practising.