Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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United Kingdom: A Film about Falun Gong is Shown During the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
2004-09-28The annual International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival was held from the 17th to the 20th of September 2004, at the biggest cinema in Glasgow, Scotland. Seventy films about human rights problems from different countries and nations participated in this festival. Among them, a film revealing the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China by Jiang’s regime was also shown. It left a profound impression on the audience. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in Five Cities
2004-09-28On September 4th, practitioners in five German cities held Information Days. Some new practitioners who have not finished reading Zhuan Falun for the first time also came out to hand out leaflets and let people know the truth. On the day, there were also several passersby wanting to learn the practise. -
Falun Gong Practitioners in Sweden Prepare Legal Proceedings Against Jiang Zemin and his Cohorts
2004-09-27"Falun Gong practitioners in China have no way to make their voice heard. By bringing Jiang Zemin to court in Sweden, a democratic country with a legal system, we hope to make their voices heard...So many people have died, so many lives have been ruined, so much suffering and injustice has been suffered! The perpetrators can never repay what they have done, but we want them to at least know what they did was wrong." -
France: Introducing Falun Gong in Bourgogne Over Two Days
2004-09-27Lots of people wanted to sign our petition and nobody refused our leaflets. They did not know Falun Gong, but news on violations of human rights in China is nothing new to them. We felt deeply that it was very important to explain the facts about the brutal persecution initiated by Jiang and his regime against Falun Gong practitioners over the past few years. -
Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in a Health Expo in Antwerp
2004-09-27On the 18th and 19th of September, Belgian Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in a Health Expo held in the seaside town of Antwerp. About once every hour we demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on an exhibition platform and the beautiful exercise music echoed around the whole hall. During the two days of the Health Expo, lots of people with predestined relationships got to find out more about Falun Dafa. -
Germany: A Day Spent Introducing Falun Gong in Henningsdorf
2004-09-27A small group of practitioners from Berlin decided to organise a weekly information day in one of Berlin’s districts or suburbs to let the people there know more about Falun Gong and raise awareness of the brutal persecution against practitioners of the spiritual movement in China. Many passer-bys showed great interest and were happy to stand and chat with practitioners. -
United Kingdom: Anti-Torture Exhibition at a Political Party Conference in Bournemouth Exposes the Brutality of the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2004-09-25On the 21st and 22nd of September, Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition outside the Liberal Democrat Party Conference. Practitioners demonstrated the peaceful Falun Gong exercises, gathered signatures for our petition to 'Bring Jiang to Justice', and talked at length with conference delegates and members of the public. -
Norway: People Learn More About the Persecution of Falun Gong at the Oslo Autumn Festival
2004-09-25Saturday was the day of the annual Oslo Autumn Festival, so it was likely that there would be a lot of people in the city this weekend. The weekend was also the start of a Chinese cultural festival, a week-long celebration of Chinese culture and fifty years of relations between Norway and the Peoples Republic of China. -
Germany: The People of Ritterhude are Fortunate to Learn about Falun Gong During the 'Hammefestival'
2004-09-25The annual “Hammefestival", which took place this year between September 3rd and September 5th, provided an opportunity for Falun Gong practitioners to let the people of Ritterhude know about the cultivation practise Falun Gong and the true reasons for the persecution. For three days the Ritterhude locals got together for a lantern-walk, fireworks display, music, information booths and a flea market -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners and Human Rights Lawyer Announce Lawsuit Against Prime Culprits in the Persecution of Falun Gong at a Joint Press Conference
2004-09-24At 1:00pm on the 21st of September 2004, Swedish Falun Gong practitioners and Swedish human rights lawyer Peter Bergquist held a joint press conference at Mynttorget Square in Stockholm, announcing that a lawsuit is to be filed against Jiang Zemin and his accomplices for persecuting Falun Gong. -
France: Introducing Falun Dafa on Sainte-Lucie Island in the Caribbean
2004-09-24Sainte-Lucie is a small English-speaking island located to the south of Martinique Island on the Caribbean Sea. There are many Embassies and Consulates on the island, including the Chinese Embassy. A few practitioners from Guadeloupe decided to visit Sainte-Lucie to introduce Falun Dafa to people there and also to expose the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Norway: Norwegian People Hope that the Persecution of Falun Gong Ends Soon
2004-09-24On September the 18th 2004, Norwegian and Swedish Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition on Karl Johan Street in Oslo city centre. This activity provoked reactions from the Norwegian people. Although it was raining, people still stopped to watch one after another, enquiring, signing petitions and expressing their support for Falun Gong practitioners. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Awarded the Bronze Medal at Hamburg's Culture Festival
2004-09-23The Hamburg Culture Festival was held on the 11th of September. There were nearly two thousand people from eighty different countries displaying their own national culture. Falun Gong practitioners were invited again to join the annual festival and after the parade was over they were awarded the Bronze Medal, as well as a certificate of honour. -
Germany: People Ask Practitioners, "What Can We Do To Help You?" at Anti-Torture Exhibition in Nuremberg
2004-09-22On the 11th of September, practitioners from Bavaria obtained permission for an information day to introduce Falun Gong and expose to the general public the ongoing torture of practitioners in China. We also collected signatures in support of suing Jiang Zemin for genocide of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Belgium: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Brussels City Centre Moves People's Hearts
2004-09-21On the afternoon of September the 11th, practitioners from Holland, France and Belgium held an anti-torture exhibition in Brussels city centre, displaying to the public torture methods used on Falun Gong practitioners in China. People were all very eager to know more about the situation and listened carefully to practitioners' explanations.