Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Austria: Predestined Encounters during an Experience Sharing Gathering in Vienna
2005-02-18
Three of the youth hostel residents joined me in the hostel’s main hall. They had come to Vienna from Israel. Once they saw the Falun Dafa banner on the wall they were curious about what it represented. One of them joined me for a while and I told him about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. He was already familiar with other qigong practices and was delighted to hear that there was a Falun Gong group exercise practice the next day. It was astounding to see him next morning; he was already able to do the first four exercises from beginning to end. -
Russia: St. Petersburg Rally Calls for Attention to Falun Gong Practitioners' Human Rights in China
2005-02-18Some practitioners held banners and talked to people about the inhumane persecution happening in China; others demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises whilst some practitioners walked to a nearby park and a shopping centre to distribute leaflets. Afterwards, a peaceful vigil took place outside the Chinese Embassy. Practitioners felt that more and more people are starting to learn about Falun Gong and step forward to oppose the genocide against practitioners in China. Lots of people were interested and had questions to ask. They listened very carefully to the answers and then stated that they wanted to help. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Receive a Warm Welcome at “Valentine's Day” Activities
2005-02-17
Ukrainian Dafa practitioners were invited to attend a “Love and Friendship” performance held by a children’s library, as part of Valentine’s Day celebrations. They performed a beautiful lotus flower dance and held an activity in the name of ‘Petals of Peace’. 'Petals of Peace' symbolises hope for all the children who are suffering during the on-going persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Germany: Stories of Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution
2005-02-17A Falun Dafa Information Day was held in Nurnberg, a city located in southern Germany, on December 10th 2004. A middle-aged gentleman looked at every photo and illustrated drawing very carefully and then discussed them with several practitioners. He spent almost two hours developing an in-depth understanding of what Falun Gong is and how it is being violently persecuted in China. -
Belgium: Schoolchildren are Enthusiastic to Hear about Falun Gong and are Concerned about the Persecution
2005-02-16
On the 16th of November, practitioners from Belgium were invited to a school in the city of Hasselt to introduce Falun Gong and the persecution against the practice in China to a class of ten to twelve year-old children. The children were very enthusiastic. The visit was successful and the teacher was very pleased that the practitioners were able to attend. -
Sweden: Falun Gong practitioners Appeal for an End the Persecution at the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm
2005-02-16
On February 6th 2005, on the eve of the Chinese New Year, Stockholm Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy to make a peaceful appeal. They called for the ongoing brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China to end immediately. -
Switzerland: Davos Residents and Officials from the World Economic Forum Support Human Right for China's Persecuted Dafa Practitioners
2005-02-15
At the end of January 2005, the annual World Economic Forum was held in the famous Swiss ski-resort, Davos. Many countries sent their top officials to attend. During the last two days of the meeting (29th and 30th) Dafa practitioners in Switzerland organised anti-torture exhibitions and activities to let people know about Falun Gong. -
Letter from Ukrainian Practitioners to Officials from the Chinese Embassy
2005-02-15"In the human race’s history, those people who have contributed to truth and justice are being respected and admired by people, and what’s more they have left compassion and equity in people’s memories forever. In the New Year, we hope that the representatives of China in Ukraine will manifest their courage and justice and can all stand on justice’s side, together upholding human rights and legality. Help to stop the inhumane persecution happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China, and leave behind a beautiful future for your descendants." -
Sweden: Stories from the Appeal at the Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg
2005-02-13Over the last five years, since Jiang Zemin launched the persecution against Falun Gong, practitioners have been at the Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg appealing for an end to the suffering of the innocent people who practise Falun Gong in China. In an attempt to conceal their violations of human rights and of China’s own constitution, the consulate has now taken action to limit the peaceful appeals. Practitioners received support from politicians and the media, who published several supportive articles exposing the Chinese Communist regime’s attempts to deny people their fundamental human rights. -
United Kingdom: Anti-Torture Exhibition Tour Arrives in Birmingham
2005-02-12
Passers-by carefully read the poster displays introducing Falun Gong and exposing the persecution of the practice by the Chinese communist regime. People queued to sign a petitions calling for an end to the persecution and for the perpetrators behind these human rights atrocities to be brought to justice. -
Sweden: Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm to Draw Attention to the Escalated Persecution in China
2005-02-12
Practitioners gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm to draw attention to the escalating persecution in China. More than 170 deaths have been reported since the beginning of this year. It is now more than a month since the 200 Falun Gong practitioners in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province started their hunger strike and they are now in danger. -
Germany: First Anti-Torture Exhibition in Heidelberg Demonstrates the Persecution Against Chinese Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-02-11
When people received flyers and asked for more detailed information, practitioners elaborated on the details about Falun Gong and the five-year campaign of genocide against the practice. 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 for his crimes against humanity. -
Russia: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong in Moscow City Centre and Appealing to End the Persecution
2005-02-10
Moscow practitioners gathered at Slavyanskaya Square to make an urgent appeal. Recently, Jiang and his followers have utilised the Chinese Communist organisations to intensify their ongoing persecution. Russian practitioners felt that it is their responsibility to let people know the facts and call for their support in bringing the suppression to an end. -
Sweden: Celebrating Falun Dafa Day in Lerum
2005-02-10
Sunday 30th of January was the third annual Falun Dafa Day in Lerum. A lot of shops close on Sundays so the practitioners met outside the Water Palace where there is a big swimming pool, gym and healthcare facilities. Lots of people passed by this area, took leaflets and waited in a queue to sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution. -
Latvia: Appealing for an Immediate End to the Persecution at the Chinese Embassy
2005-02-09
Latvian Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy to appeal for an immediate end to the inhumane persecution happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China. Between 200,000 and 1 million have been illegally sent to forced labour camps without trials where human rights workers have documented over 38,000 specific cases of torture or severe abuse.
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