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Russia: Practitioners from Pjatigorsk Introduce Falun Gong in Essentuky City
2005-04-22
Practitioners held activities in the city of Essentuky to promote Falun Gong and show the beauty of traditional Chinese culture. A photo display detailing Falun Gong’s popularity all over the world was exhibited alongside practitioners’ art works. A demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises was followed by a poetry recital and traditional Chinese dancing. -
Slovakia: The People of Topolcany Call for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2005-04-21
The chief editor of the local newspaper stayed at the activity for a long time in order to get an insight into Falun Gong from different angles because he had not heard about it before. Slovakian practitioners were grateful for local people’s heartfelt concern and support in demanding that the human rights abuses against Falun Gong in China are stopped immediately. -
Geneva: Demonstrating Methods of Torture and Taking a Close Look at the Persecution
2005-04-20
Passers-by stopped and were shocked at the scene. The adjacent posters answered their questions. These two people were demonstrating one method of torture suffered by Falun Gong practitioners in China’s labour camps or prisons. The re-enacted method is a light one compared to some of the other kinds of torture methods used by the Chinese Communist Party in cruel attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs. -
Spain: Many People Sign a Petition Calling for an End to the Persecution after Viewing an Anti-torture Exhibition (1)
2005-04-20
The practitioners’ re-enactment of a few of the brutal torture methods used in cruel attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs shocked the Spanish people. People asked how they could help to stop the persecution. When they were told that their signatures were needed for the petition, they lined up to sign their names. -
Germany: People in Sauelach were Happy to Learn about Falun Gong
2005-04-20
Practitioners set up a stall, some poster display boards and a banner reading "Falun Gong". Passers-by stopped to listen to the practitioners talk about the campaign of genocide against Falun Gong in China and many people signed a petition calling for the instigator of the persecution, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice in a court of law. -
Celebrating Ten Years since Falun Gong’s introduction to Sweden (2)
2005-04-20
In March 1995, I received a newspaper from a Chinese lady which had information about Falun Gong classes during Easter. I instantly decided to attend. I waited and looked forward to the class. When the day came, I went to the lecture hall with lots of questions in my heart. What was really incredible and amazing was that during the seven days of classes, I never had to actually ask any of the questions but Master Li still answered all of my questions one by one. -
Celebrating Ten Years since Falun Gong’s introduction to Sweden (1)
2005-04-19
On the 16th of April 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from in and around Gothenburg gathered at the busy Baltesspannar Park in brilliant sunshine. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, distributed leaflets and presented the public with paper lotus flowers to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Falun Gong’s introduction to Sweden. -
Finland: Falun Gong was Very Popular at the Mikkeli Health Exhibition
2005-04-19
A few practitioners in golden exercise suits performed the exercises to the graceful Falun Gong music and this attracted the attention of many people. They watched for a long time, asked for leaflets and even took extra leaflets for their relatives and friends. Some people bought books and exercise demonstration video tapes from the Falun Gong stall. -
Italy: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Aosta City Receives People's Warm Support
2005-04-18
On the streets in the town centre, we set up our display boards and held an anti-torture exhibition. Local people taking a walk at the weekend and tourists all stopped to watch the re-enactments of the torture methods employed by the Chinese Communist Party in attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs. -
Germany: Activities in Chamer to Raise Awareness of the Persecution
2005-04-18
Lots of people in Chamer understand that Falun Gong is being wrongly persecuted. Nevertheless, it is still very hard for people living in free, democratic countries to imagine how a despotic communist regime controls the thoughts and behaviour of its citizens. So on the last weekend of March, practitioners decided to hold an anti-torture exhibition. -
Russia: Anti-torture Exhibition at the Chinese Embassy to Call for an End to the Persecution
2005-04-17
Practitioners from Moscow and other areas of Russia gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy. A series of information boards were put on display to exhibit the various forms of torture that the communist regime uses in cruel attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs. They demanded that the persecution be stopped and the prime culprits be brought to justice. -
Sweden: Famous Swedish Diplomat Encourages Practitioners to “Keep Up the Good Work!”
2005-04-17
A group of Falun Gong practitioners attended a lecture held by Jan Eliasson in Gothenburg. Jan Eliasson is the former Swedish Ambassador in Washington and later this year he will take over as president of the United Nations General Council. In the past, he worked as a UN Ambassador, as well as a Cabinet Secretary at the Swedish Foreign Ministry. -
"Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group" Submits Cases of Missing Falun Gong Practitioners to United Nations in Geneva
2005-04-17The Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group submitted a case report on the abduction of Huang Xiong to Mr. Stephen Toope, Chairman of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances during the annual meeting of the U.N.H.R.C. in Geneva. He was surprised to know that Mr. Huang was abducted more than a year ago and said he would take action right away. -
Czech Republic: Anti-torture Exhibit Receives Public Support and Media Attention in Brno
2005-04-16
On Friday the 8th of April, the peaceful sounds of Falun Dafa music spread through the Brno streets of Novobranska and Josefska. Practitioners from all over the Czech Republic, supported by a group of practitioners from England, gathered in Brno to tell the local people about the Chinese Communist Party‘s campaign of genocide against Falun Gong in China. -
German Practitioners Write to the Premier Calling for the Rescue of Jiang Renzheng and his Family
2005-04-16
The German Falun Gong Information Centre disclosed that practitioners are now actively informing the German authorities, politicians, media and human rights organisation about the situation of Jiang’s family. They are appealing to the German Government to rescue the family and they want to help the public understand the situation under the Communist Party’s rule.
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