Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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United Kingdom: Divine Land Marching Band at 2007 Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade
2007-08-17On 5th August 2007 the annual Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade was staged once again in the UK. The Falun Gong group, which was formed by UK Falun Gong practitioners and the European Divine Land Marching Band, gained warm applause from the crowds all the way. This is the sixth time UK Falun Gong practitioners have taken part in this parade. -
Sweden: "You are our Hope!"
2007-08-17Practitioners from Sweden did the exercises together, sent forth righteous thoughts and raised awareness about the persecution near the famous Shipwreck Museum in Stockholm. At the same time, they also told people about the tide of quitting the CCP resulting from the circulation of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party -
United Kingdom: Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition Held in Cambridge
2007-08-16The “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition” held its opening ceremony in Cambridge on 14th August. The Mayor of Cambridge, Miss Jenny Bailey, gave an opening speech, commending the virtues of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance and wishing the exhibition complete success. Many members of the public, including Cambridge MP David Howarth, came to show support and take part in the opening ceremony. -
Germany: Falun Gong Attracts Attention at Hamburg's Altonale Cultural Festival
2007-08-16This is the sixth year that Falun Gong practitioners around Hamburg have joined this activity. People could learn the Falun Gong exercises from practitioners and learn to fold paper lotus flowers. This proved to be extreme popular and the stand was always crowded. Every time the exercises were demonstrated, people showed great interest. -
Four Young Girls Write to the Swedish Prime Minister Asking for Help to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-08-15"Hello. My name is Emilie. I am almost twelve years old and will be in the sixth grade in fall. I practice Falun Gong. It is a cultivation method, not a religion. However, it is banned in China. How strange! Why? It was spread across the whole country due to its popularity. Jiang Zemin banned Falun Gong in 1999 because he was afraid because it was bigger than the Communist Party." -
Ukraine: People from Lugansk Condemn the Chinese Communist Regime's Cruel Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-08-15On August 4th 2007, Falun Gong practitioners held activities in the downtown area of Lugansk, Ukraine to expose the Chinese Communist regime's eight-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong, including its atrocity of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. Many Lugansk residents signed the petition condemning the Chinese Communist regime's atrocities -
Slovakia: Falun Gong Introduced in Velky Krtis and Rimavska Sobota
2007-08-14Soon after the Falun Gong practitioners set up their information stand, people started to come to find out more and sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution. The petition was signed by about 200 people in Velky Krtis. Small children offered to help with giving out the flyers and were also interested in learning the five sets of of Falun Gong exercises. -
Russia: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" Art Exhibition Held in Petrozavodsk
2007-08-14The art works were created by outstanding artists from different backgrounds. These artists obtained great improvements in body and spirit after practising Falun Dafa. Using traditional art techniques to present brightness, purity and compassion, they gave form to their understanding of life and their experiences of practising Dafa. Through their art works, they presented the yearning for goodness and harmony. -
Poland: Promoting Falun Gong and Traditional Chinese Culture at the Tall Ships Races in Szczecin
2007-08-12Falun Dafa practitioners from Poland and Germany were welcomed by event organizers to attend the Tall Ships Races 2007 in Szczecin, Poland. The organizers expect around 1.5 million visitors. Practitioners saw this as an excellent opportunity to let lots more people know about Falun Gong and the persecution against practitioners in China. -
Bulgaria: Hundreds of People Signed a Petition Calling for an End to the Persecution
2007-08-12Many locals and tourists gathered before the posters and asked many questions about the persecution and what Falun Gong is. Hundreds of petition signatures were gathered in only a few hours from people who wanted to call for an end to the persecution. Many people were shocked by the cruelty of the persecution. The event continued until late in the evening. -
Greece: Athens Forum Asks How Crimes Against Humanity can be Allowed to Continue in a Nation about to Host the Olympics
2007-08-10On August 7th 2007, experts gathered in Athens to attend an international forum entitled, "The Olympic Games vs. Crimes Against Humanity in China." The forum was held by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong, the International Society for Human Rights, and the Association for Asia Research. -
Ukraine: Exposing the CCP’s Crimes Against Humanity
2007-08-10On July 28th 2007, Ukraine Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Constitution Square Harkov, to expose eight continuing years of cruel persecution against Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Two journalists from local television and radio station interviewed practitioners. -
Slovakia: Remembering Eight Years of Persecution Against Falun Gong
2007-08-09On Saturday 20th July, an information day with the goal of informing people about the persecution against Falun Gong in China took place in Bratislava, Slovakia. This was the 8th anniversary of the start of the persecution in China. The practitioners set up banners and posters detailing the persecution and demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. -
France: Introducing Falun Dafa in a Park in Lille
2007-08-09To introduce Falun Dafa and let people know about the persecution being waged against practitioners in China, I decided to demonstrate the five sets of Falun Gong exercises in Parc Barbieux. As soon as I started, people came over to find out more. They wanted to learn the truth and sign their names on a petition to protest against the persecution. -
United Kingdom: Parade and Press Conference in London Shines a Bright Light on the Persecution
2007-08-08The parade included banners, music, waist-drummers dressed in gold, and many female practitioners dressed in white holding photos of those killed in the persecution. The tail of the parade included a float and banners exposing the atrocities committed by the CCP and highlighting the harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience.