Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Italy: Government Officials in Sardinia Show Concern for the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-10-13From August the 23rd to September the 13th, a Swiss Falun Gong practitioner went to Olbia city on the island of Sardinia in southern Italy. Every morning he practised Falun Gong exercises in a park and set up a series of display boards so that passers-by were able to read about Falun Gong and the persecution that practitioners in China are suffering. -
Belgium: Promoting Falun Gong at the Hasselt Health Fare
2004-10-13On the second weekend in October, Belgian Falun gong practitioners took part in the Hasselt Health Fare. Many people attended the health fare and it was a big success. Almost every visitor to the health fare came to the Falun Gong stall or received a flyer. Children all over the exhibition hall were carrying “Falun Dafa is Good” balloons and paper lotus flowers made by practitioners. -
Czech Republic: Displaying the Suffering of Falun Gong Practitioners in China on the Streets of Prague
2004-10-12One gentleman looked at the poster boards for a while and then refused a leaflet saying, "I already know what is taking place there. I do not buy anything from China because there is a chance it could come from a forced labour camp." Another lady was horrified and after she listened to the history of the persecution and said, "I have to tell more people. How could something like this take place today?" -
France: Touching People's Hearts with an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Belleville
2004-10-12On the 2nd of October, French Falun Gong practitioners held an exhibition re-enacting the torture happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China at Belleville, an important Chinese district of Paris. They displayed three of over 100 methods of torture that Jiang Zemin and his regime use to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs. -
Austria: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Vienna Touched People's Hearts
2004-10-11Austrian Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Stevens Square in Vienna city centre on Saturday the 2nd of October to expose the Jiang regime’s cruel persecution. People were shocked upon seeing the cruel methods of torture that are being used in attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs in China. -
France: Falun Gong Practitioners were Invited to the Third Athletics and Sports Festival in Guadeloupe
2004-10-11The citizens of Guadeloupe are very sensitive to suffering. In the past, they were victims of slavery. Therefore, most people are very open and listen to practitioners explaining the genocide that is happening in China today. People express their complete disapproval of this kind of cruel supppression and can’t understand how such a peaceful practice could be persecuted like this. -
Ireland: As Jiang's Dark Deeds are Exposed, the People of Cork Offer Support for Falun Gong
2004-10-10Witnessing the brutality of the torture methods used in the labour camps was a moving experience for many passers by. Upon learning of nature of Falun Dafa and that practitioners are being persecuted for their belief in Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance, the most frequent response from the kind-hearted Cork people was, “How can I help?” -
France: Promoting Falun Gong in Lyon City
2004-10-10On October the 2nd, French practitioners went to the city of Lyon to promote Falun Gong to local people at a leading Asian marketplace and Lyon City Hall. Practitioners also handed out petition postcards addressed to French President Chirac for them to sign and post as an appeal for the end of this inhuman persecution. -
Germany: Anti-Torture Exhibition on Marienplatz Square Expose the atrocities and Appeals for an End to the Persecution
2004-10-10After viewing the posters and the anti-torture exhibition, many people asked how they can help the practitioners suffering in Mainland China. Some said that they will take home leaflets for their relatives and friends; some signed a petition to “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice.” Since too many people wanted to sign the petition, the practitioners ran out of signature books. -
Sweden: Promoting Falun Gong during a Cultural Evening in Norrkping
2004-10-10On Saturday the 25th of September, in conjunction with a Cultural Evening in Norrkping, Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises and handed out leaflets about Falun Gong cultivation practice and the ongoing persecution in China in several locations around the city. People expressed their opinion that the persecution of Falun Gong is wrong. -
France: Introducing Falun Gong at the Montgeron Association Information Day
2004-10-09After receiving Falun Gong leaflets, people were asking where the practice sites are so that they can go and learn the exercises for free. They also signed their names on a petition form calling for the instigator of the persecution against Falun Gong, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice for his crime of genocide. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution by taking part in Leeds Chinese Cultural Week
2004-10-09Although dancing is not part of Falun Gong, practitioners all over the world have found that it’s a great way to attract people to come and find out more and this has had a good effect on efforts to raise awareness of the persecution. Many people who came shopping were attracted by the practitioners’ performance and stopped to have a closer look. -
United Kingdom: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Dafa at a Political Party Conference in Brighton
2004-10-08A small anti-torture exhibition was held by a few Falun Gong practitioners just outside the entrance to the conference hall. The purpose of this activity was to use the opportunity to inform the delegates, public and media about the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China, which has already claimed at least 1059 innocent lives. -
France: A Professional Photographer is Touched by an Anti-Torture Exhibition
2004-10-08The Jiang Regime’s inhumane persecution of Falun Gong and practitioners’ dignified perseverance in the face of adversity deeply touched a professional French photographer. He took a large number of photos and expressed hope that practitioners will carry on raising awareness about the persecution through peaceful appeals. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Xiong Wei in Germany Reveals the Inside Story of Life in a Chinese Labour Camp
2004-10-07To many Germans, “Xiong Wei” is not an unfamiliar name. She studied in Berlin from 1993 to 1999, returning to China in 2000 to work in the Beijing branch of a German company. Xiong Wei was arrested in Beijing on January 5th, 2002 for distributing information about Falun Gong. Later, she was sent to Beijing Women’s Forced Labour Camp and detained there for two years.