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

  • Radio Free Asia: Falun Gong Practitioners and a Human Rights Organisation hold a Joint Anti-Torture Exhibition in Southern Germany

    “We are now on Marienplatz in Munich city centre. As everyone may know, there are almost one hundred million people practising Falun Gong in China, but they have been brutally persecuted. We are here to expose to everyone that in over a thousand labour reformation centres established to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in China, eight and a half million people are being persecuted to different extents; many people suffer agonising torture or beatings, and over a thousand people have been persecuted to death."
  • Germany: After Hearing the Truth, the People in Bad Salszuflen are Supportive

    The practitioners found sympathetic ears and hearts. That Saturday, lots of people had come into town, many more than usual. The Mayor of Bad Salzuflen visited the practitioners to get a first hand impression of Falun Gong. Before leaving he told the local practitioners to come and see him if they ever need any help or have any questions.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners in Munich Expose the Persecution in Chinese Labour Camps

    On the 6th of November 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from Passau, Regensburg and Munich gathered at Marienplatz in Munich and held a series of activities, including exercise demonstrations, leaflet distribution, a poster display and an anti-torture exhibition. Mr.Thierack from the International Human Rights Society and Berlin practitioner Xiong Wei.
  • Germany: Activities in Ansbach to Expose Jiang's Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On the 6th November we held an activity in the southern German town of Ansbach to expose the human rights abuses against people who practise Falun Gong in China. We displayed sketches portraying the violent abuses waged against practitioners in China's labour camps and detention centres, so that the people of Ansbach could find out more about the evil nature of this persecution.
  • Italy: Promoting Falun Gong at a Medical Forum in Turin

    Italian Falun Gong practitioners presented a short history of Falun Gong and how the practice has spread to 100 million people in 60 countries. They also talked about the terrible human rights abuses that are being committed in China to force practitioners to renounce their belief in Falun Gong. The participants listened attentively and enthusiastically asked questions.
  • Switzerland: Promoting Falun Gong in Remote Areas of Switzerland

    There were 840 people who signed the petition to support Falun Gong in St. Gallen and more than 1000 flyers were distributed. As we finished and prepared to go home, many people still rushed to ask for information from us. Some even said that they wish us success and know that the persecutors will never win.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in Southampton

    On the 6th November, a group of Dafa practitioners from England and Wales arrived in the town centre of Southampton in the south of England to promote Falun Gong and tell people about the campaign of genocide being waged against the practice by a few criminals in the Chinese Government who bring shame to the Chinese people. Lots of people asked for details of the free classes where they can go to learn the exercises.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Information Day in Dortmund

    Dafa practitioners from Dortmund in Germany have held different forms of Falun Gong activities during the past five years that the practice has been persecuted. Every Saturday sees practitioners in downtown Dortmund talking to people about Falun Gong and telling them that over 1,000 people have lost their lives because they refused to renounce their beliefs.
  • Germany: Exposing the Torture and Persecution at an Information Day in Erlangen

    At the end of October 2004, Germany welcomed another Falun Dafa Information Day. Practitioners from Erlangen and neighboring cities demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and held an anti-torture exhibition, where they re-enacted how China’s prison guards torture people who believe in living by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.
  • Swedish Newspaper highlights the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners and Human Rights Abuses in China

    Örebro in Sweden and Yantai in Shandong, China are sister cities. The article stated that Member of Swedish Parliament Mr. Sten Tolgfor demanded that the local government of Örebro County clarify how the human rights issues are being handled during their meetings with representatives from their sister city, Yantai. Mr. Tolgfor stressed that it is inexcusable to just honour the economic prospects of China and neglect the human rights abuses.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in England’s Biggest Town

    When being informed that over 1000 Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death in China, passers-by signed the petition without hesitation. During the petition-signing, practitioners met two local residents to whom we had introduced the truth of Falun Gong. Eager to learn the exercises, they had already attempted to contact local Falun Gong practitioners to find out about the local practice site. During today’s activities, they met us again and were informed of the location of the local practice site.
  • United Kingdom: Candlelit Vigil to Call for the Chief Persecutors to be brought to Justice

    On 6th of November 2044, Dafa practitioners from London and other areas held a candlelit vigil to appeal to bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Zhou Yongkong and Liu Jing to justice. These are the four main criminals responsible for the five years of persecution against Falun Gong in China.
  • United Kingdom: Seven Days of Successful Activities during Cambridge Falun Dafa Week

    During the Falun Dafa week, practitioners gave out more than fifteen thousand leaflets explaining Falun Gong in detail and exposing the persecution. Over a thousand petition signatures were collected calling for the instigator of the persecution against Falun Gong, Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice. Many others found out about Falun Gong from reading the posters or talking with practitioners.
  • France: People of All Ages Support Falun Gong during the Haute Savoie Autumn Fair

    Members of the public were immediately drawn by the photos of the methods of torture used by the Jiang Regime to attempt to force Falun Gong practitioners in China to betray their beliefs. Many came to look for a long time, listened attentively to the practitioners’ explanations and were truly very touched. They asked what they could do to help as they signed the petition.
  • Russia: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution to Young People in Community Activities

    Dafa practitioners from Pyatigorsk city were invited to take part in a community activity where the participants were mainly young people. Practitioners took this opportunity to demonstrate the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and tell people about the campaign of genocide that is being waged against people who practise Falun Gong in China.