Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials

  • Finland: Candlelight Vigil to Mourn Practitioners Persecuted to Death and Call for an End to the Persecution

    In the evening of July 20th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in front of the Houses of Parliament in Helsinki held a candlelight vigil to mourn those practitioners persecuted to death, to protest against the Chinese Communist Regime’s seven-year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and to appeal to the Finnish government and citizens for support.
  • Sweden: Protesting Outside the Chinese Consulate General in Gothenburg to Mark Seven Years of Persecution

    Falun Gong pracitioners from Gothenburg and nearby places protested outside the Chinese Consulate General on the 20th of July. On 20th July 1999, this persecution was officialy initiated by the Chinese regime. During the Sweden protest, Falun Gong practiioners distributed a special flyer that revealed the background of the persecution. Falun Gong is a qi gong method for body and mind that became very popular in China.
  • Germany: German Nationals Sign Petition Protesting against the Cruelty of the Chinese Communist Party

    On July 1st, 2006, German Falun Gong practitioners organised an event in support of the eleven million Chinese who have resigned from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its associated organisations. They displayed pictures depicting the CCP's history, exposing to the world the cruelty of the party. Posters also showed the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Author of Canadian Independent Investigation Report Visits Germany to Help Expose the CCP's Organ Harvesting

    On July 14th and 15th 2006, David Kilgour, former Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) for Canada, met with German politicians in Berlin. On Friday July14th, Mr. Kilgour had long conversations with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Gerberlich and the new Human Rights Commissioner Mr. Nook. Mr. Kilgour and Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas recently released a report confirming that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is harvesting organs from live Falun Gong practitioners to sell for profit. Mr. Kilgour shared the findings of his investigation with the German ministers.
  • France: Displaying the Beauty of Falun Dafa on Bastille Day

    July 14th is Bastille Day, the most important national holiday in France. Falun Gong practitioners held performances and demonstrations of the Falun Gong exercises. Practitioners told spectators that while they are celebrating this national holiday together, a lot of Falun Gong practitioners in China are being brutally persecuted.
  • Germany: Falun Dafa Photo Exhibition at Passau Art Festival

    On that evening, the ancient city of Passau on the bank of the River Donau looked unusually beautiful in the brilliant sunset. People, in an endless stream, were attracted by the photographs and stopped to admire them. After learning about the truth, they asked to sign the petition to support Falun Gong practitioners in opposing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) suppression.
  • Belgium: Brussels Press Conference Exposes Chinese Communist Party Organ Harvesting Atrocities

    Former Canadian Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific region Mr. David Kilgour held a press conference in Brussels. The press conference was regarding the Chinese Communist regime's barbaric practice of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. He was joined by Vice-President of the European Parliament Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott and Belgium human rights lawyer Mr. George-Henry Beauthier.
  • Finland: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong to People in Turku

    Practitioners gathered in the outdoor market in the southern city of Turku from July 13th to 15th to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong to local people. Display boards told the story of the persecution through words and photos, while practitioners demonstrated the exercises, collected petition signatures and spoke to passersby about the situation in China.
  • Germany: Berlin Rally Calls for an End to the CCP's Atrocities

    Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and parade on July 15th 2006 in Berlin, Germany. They exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutality by reenacting the tortures inflicted upon Falun Gong practitioners in China and protested the CCP's atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners in Europe Call on the European Union to Condemn the CCP's Live Organ Removal

    On July 18th 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Europe called on the European Union and Belgium to take action against the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners then cremating their bodies. The CCP's persecution since July 20th 1999 has led to several thousand deaths, many from torture, and has violated the human rights of millions of Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners fHold Activities Calling for an End to CCP's Brutality

    Falun Gong practitioners from Italy held a series of activities in Rome, Venice, Turin and Andorno to expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutality. Practitioners re-enacted the CCP's harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners, which shocked many people. Many people signed their names on the petition calling for an end to the persecution.
  • United Kingdom: UK Practitioners Call on the Singapore Government to Drop Charges Against Falun Gong Practitioners

    UK Falun Gong practitioners handed in a letter to the Singapore High Commission in London on July 20th. They called on Singapore to drop the illegal charges against Falun Gong practitioners and to no longer appease the CCP. UK practitioner Michael, who comes from Singapore, said “I hope that the Singapore Government will drop the illegal charges against Falun Gong practitioners, abide by the country’s laws and respect human rights.”
  • Switzerland: Letting Overseas Chinese Know the Truth about Falun Gong

    Ms Pan and Mr. Yang, an elderly Chinese couple living in Bern, Switzerland started to practice Falun Gong. After the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party began in 1999, they have taken every opportunity to explain the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong when meeting other Chinese. A reporter interviewed Ms. Pan who is approaching seventy years old, asking her to tell us about her story.
  • United Kingdom: Seminar in Houses of Parliament Discusses CCP’s Organ Harvesting Crimes

    On Monday 18th July, a seminar was held in the Houses of Parliament in London to talk about the harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The seminar was chaired by Lord Thurlow and one of the main speakers was David Kilgour, a former Canadian Secretary of State who recently published a report confirming that the Chinese Communist Party has been harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Sweden: During the Tällberg Forum, Practitioners Expose the CCP's Trade in Organs Harvested from Living People

    Swedish human rights organization SHRIC had a stand called ‘Supporting Human Rights in China’, appealing for attention from all peace-loving people for human rights in China. Four Falun Gong practitioners who were persecuted in China but now live in Sweden talked about their own experiences of persecution to people who came to read the posters.