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  • Germany: People in Sauelach were Happy to Learn about Falun Gong

    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)

    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)

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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!”

    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

    The 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

    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

    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.
  • Ireland: Falun Gong Exercise Demonstration and Cultural Performances at a Mind, Body & Spirit Exhibition

    Those who visited the Falun Gong stall and asked questions showed that they had a better understanding of Falun Gong than last time. Many people bought the English version of the introductory text Falun Gong and the main book Zhuan Falun, as well as exercise demonstration tapes and DVDs. In a few days, over six thousand leaflets were given out.
  • Ukraine: Journey of Compassion Painting Exhibition held in Konstantinovka

    Practitioners in Ukraine recently staged a painting exhibition entitled the Journey of Compassion in Konstantinoyka City. Through watching the painting exhibition, many people felt angry after finding out about the cruel torture against Falun Gong practitioners initiated by the Chinese Communist Party. People signed their names on the petition form to support Falun Gong practitioners.
  • A Young Chinese Couple Learn the Truth from a Video-CD

    Once I was on a boat ride back to my home country when I met a young Chinese couple. I began a discussion with them, telling them that I practise Falun Gong. They were happy to talk to me and we had a long discussion, mostly about the persecution against Falun Gong in China. They both had a higher level education, so we discussed issues on many levels and they asked many questions, most arising from the lies that the Chinese Communist Party have spread.
  • Norway: Promoting Falun Gong’s Positive Health Benefits at an Annual Health Exhibition

    At the Falun Gong stand, people could find out how practitioners have become physically and mentally healthy through Falun Gong cultivation practice. Practitioners showed details of health surveys from Beijing before Falun Gong was suppressed, health surveys from Taiwan and medical reports of Falun Gong’s effect on health in Germany.