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

  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Dafa in Southampton

    Many passers-by were attracted by Dafa’s elegant exercises. Some asked for information about the local exercise practice sites, while others took the initiative to talk to practitioners about the human rights abuses happening to people who practise Falun Gong in China. By the time the event finished, over 1500 flyers had been distributed.
  • France: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Clermont-Ferrand City and Support for China’s Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners

    People who saw re-enactments of some of the torture methods used to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs in China were shocked and enraged by the atrocities happening there, saying, “We stand by you and we all support you!” One middle-aged woman said that she used to think that human rights in China were improving but has since realised that this is not the case. Human rights workers have documented over 38,000 specific cases of torture or severe abuse against Falun Gong practitioners in China.
  • Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibition to Raise Awareness of the Persecution

    On November the 20th 2004, Swiss Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in front of Glares city hall in the mountainous area of southeastern Switzerland. They exposed the brutal persecution launched by the Jiang group in China and re-enacted the brutal methods used n attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs.
  • Germany: Information Day in Leipzig to Thank Kind-hearted People for their Help in Rescuing of Xiong Wei

    Many people stopped at the information booth, looked at the torture scenes and showed their sympathy. Lots of people signed a petition to “Bring Jiang Zemin to justice.” Jiang is the former head of China’s Government and is responsible for instigating and forcing others to take part in these crimes against Falun Gong.
  • Ireland: Appealing to Stop the Persecution and Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice

    On Friday November the 12th 2004, Irish Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy to appeal to the Chinese Government to immediately stop persecuting Falun Gong. They also asked for the ringleaders who instigated the persecution to be brought to justice. These human rights criminals are Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Bristol

    Many passers-by came to watch and learn the exercises. People were also interested in learning the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and his faction. Practitioners told them that this persecution has gone on for five years and over 1,100 people have already lost their lives.
  • Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibitions in Aarau and Winterthur Received Enthusiastic Public Support

    Re-enactments of the torture methods and a poster display helped many people learn about the persecution against Falun Gong. Some people wanted to know how they can help the persecuted practitioners in China. They not only signed the petition enthusiastically but also came to take some blank petitions so that they could go and collect signatures themselves.
  • Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition Successfully held in Stuttgart

    People raised many thoughtful questions and were able to understand Dafa very well. Many people learned the truth about Falun Dafa and the ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. A few hundred signatures were collected for our petition calling for the immediate end to the persecution and to bring the prime culprits to justice.
  • Switzerland: Promoting Falun Gong at Fribourg Health Expo

    There were always many people at our stand. People asked questions, voiced their opposition to the persecution in China and expressed their interest in learning the exercises for free at the practice site in the centre of Fribourg. Many people with an interest in spirituality told us that they felt the effects of the positive energy field around our stand.
  • Slovakia: Touring the Country to Raise Awareness about the Persecution Against Falun Gong

    Practitioners in Slovakia visited several cities to tell the inhabitants about the practice of Falun Gong and raise awareness of the persecution. The lies that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin created using China's state-controlled media cannot fool people for ever. Many people are now realising the truth and want to help the suffering Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Germany: Exposing the Persecution during Cham Falun Dafa Day

    Visitors had a comprehensive understanding of what Falun Gong is and the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China from the picture exhibition. Nearly all visitors signed the petition and supported bringing the instigator of the persecution Jiang Zemin to justice. The reporters who came to report on this event also signed and expressed their support for Falun Gong.
  • Ireland: Widespread Media Coverage as Irish Practitioners File a Criminal Complaint Against Huang Ju for Crimes of Torture

    During Vice Premier of China Huang Ju’s visit to Ireland, Irish Falun Gong practitioners filed a criminal complaint against him for conspiring to commit torture. Over two days, news of the complaint was carried by all the major media organisations and the persecution of Falun Gong in China became the focus of the Irish news. While the legal case was developing, the main group of Falun Gong practitioners peacefully appealed outside venues where Huang Ju met Irish officials.
  • Belgium: Appealing to Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice

    Practitioners from Belgium went to the Chinese Embassy and appealed to bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice. This appeal was also to express support for the lawsuit in Zambia against Su Rong, who is wanted by Zambian authorities for failing to appear in court after being charged with the murder of Falun Gong practitioners.
  • United Kingdom: “You will win. The human spirit cannot be suppressed.”

    On Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of November 20004, Falun Dafa practitioners from England and Scotland gathered in Newcastle and Sunderland to inform people about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China and to help them find out more about the practice. Over the two days nearly 800 signatures were collected.
  • Denmark: Dafa Practitioners from Denmark and Sweden Appeal to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice

    On the afternoon of the 14th of November 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden and Denmark gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Denmark to appeal to stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and bring the head criminal Jiang Zemin and his main followers Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice.