Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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France: Photo Report - Anti-Torture Exhibition in Pointe à Pitre City
2004-12-07Practitioners explained the facts about the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China to passersby. They were shocked by what they saw and could hardly believe such brutal things are happening in the world today. More and more people in Pointe à Pitre City have come to know about the facts of the persecution against Falun Gong in China. -
Spain: Police Protect Falun Gong Practitioners during Hu Jintao’s State Visit
2004-12-06The police officers were extremely worried about practitioners’ safety after a group of Falun Gong practitioners were attacked and harassed during Hu Jintao’s visit to Argentina. Upon seeing practitioners, the Spanish police officers immediately asked, “Do you know about the violent incident that occurred in Argentina? We will not allow that kind of thing happen here!” -
France: Anti-torture Exhibition Exposes the Crimes of Jiang Zemin and the Chinese Communist Party
2004-12-05Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Clermont Ferrand. They exposed the heinous crimes committed by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and members of his regime and helped more people learn about the malicious nature of the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. Many people supported the practitioners in calling for an end to these human rights abuses. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Bielefeld
2004-12-05People were busy shopping for Christmas on the last Saturday in November but still found time to show their concern for the Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China. Lots of people passed our stalls and took leaflets. After they had read through the leaflet carefully and found out more, they came back to sign a petition to help stop the persecution. -
United Kingdom: Revealing the Truth of the Persecution to the People of Middlesbrough
2004-12-04Despite the chilly weather, the practitioners determinedly told the people of Middlesbrough about Falun Gong and exposed the terrible crimes that have been committed against Falun Gong practitioners under the direct orders of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin.Many people signed a petition calling for Jiang to be brought to justice in a court of law. -
Turkey: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Jiang Faction’s Persecution (1)
2004-12-04After learning and practising the five sets of exercises, he felt Falun Dafa was very good. This young Turkish man who had just obtained the Fa started to tell people the facts about Falun Gong. A Chinese textile delegation with over thirty members visited Turkey and stayed in a hotel not far from his home. He was delighted to find out about this. With eagerness, he found the person in charge of the delegation. The enthusiastic young man told him how good Falun Gong is and that he practises Falun Gong. His statements dumbfounded the delegation leader. -
United Kingdom: People Show Support for China’s Persecuted Practitioners During an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Huddersfield
2004-12-03The practitioners set up a table for collecting petition signatures and some poster boards revealing how Falun Gong practitioners are being tortured in China. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. People could see that the exercises are very peaceful and starkly contrast with the abuses that people who practise these exercises in China are subject to. -
Germany: Many People Have Started to Practise Falun Dafa Recently in Northern Rhineland
2004-12-03As soon as these new practitioners start to practise, they truly make great strides in their cultivation and cultivate very seriously. They catch up rapidly. Apart from joining the Falun Dafa exercise study session, they also take part in various activities of promoting Falun Dafa and letting people know about the persecution. -
Informing a Royal, Political and Business Delegation from Belgium about the Persecution Against Falun Gong Prior to their Economic Mission to China
2004-12-02On November the 20th, a Belgian delegation consisting of Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde, the Federal, Wallonian and Flemish Minister of Economic Affairs, some other politicians and 470 business people, left Belgium for an economic mission to China. Before their departure, Belgian practitioners sent letters to and called the Prince and the Princess, the politicians and as many business people as possible in order to let them know the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: People from the Ancient City of York Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Anti-Persecution Campaign
2004-12-01Posters were displayed to expose the torture methods used in Chinese labour camps and prisons to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their belief. Practitioners collected petition signatures calling for an immediate end to the persecution and for bringing the prime instigator of the persecution to justice. -
Russia: Appealing Against the Persecution of Women in China on Women’s International Anti-Violence Day
2004-11-30It was snowing in St. Petersburg on that day. Not swayed by the foul weather, Dafa practitioners still peacefully demonstrated the exercises, sent forth righteous thoughts, handed out leaflets and told the people the facts about the persecution. People were shocked and enraged by the persecution happening in China. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Dafa in Southampton
2004-11-30Many 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
2004-11-29People 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
2004-11-28On 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
2004-11-28Many 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.