Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Event Notice: A Race for Human Rights, Sponsored by the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)
2004-07-10The award of the Olympic events was seen by the Chinese leadership in Beijing, and clearly evidenced in their propaganda, that the international community recognised the existing social stability and progress on that front. China therefore believed itself to be justified in their hard line actions against dissidents. Therefore, the former Chinese Vice President Li Lanqing, after being awarded the Peking Olympic events, announced, “We have achieved an important victory over Falun Gong. We were awarded the honour to host the 2008 Olympic Games (The Australian, July 23, 2001). -
Holland: "Petal of Peace" Activity Held in a Primary School
2004-07-09A primary school in Southern Holland invited Falun Gong practitioners to introduce Falun Gong and involve the children in the “Petal of Peace” activity. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises, explained how to make peace petals and told the teachers and thirty-six students about the persecution of Falun Gong, which is taking place in China. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Gong at Chamer City Citizen Festival
2004-07-09Chamer, a small city in German Bavaria, hosted a large-scale Citizen Festival on June 26th and 27th. Local Falun Gong practitioners participated with exercise demonstrations and a display stand introducing Falun Gong, as well as performances of traditional singing and dancing. Falun Gong's participation brought peace and harmony to the Citizen Festival, which bustled with noise and excitement. -
France: Practitioners Expose the Jiang Group’s Acts of Terrorism
2004-07-09To expose the Jiang group's employment of hired gunmen to kill Falun Gong practitioners, French practitioners immediately visited the South African Embassy and the Australian Embassy in Paris, giving them materials about Falun Gong and the persecution, and calling on the governments of South Africa and Australia to thoroughly investigate the shooting incident. -
Holland: People Learn the Facts About Falun Gong at The Hague on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2004-07-08On June the 26th, United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Dutch Falun Dafa practitioners held a peaceful appeal at the Hague International Court to ask the public to pay attention to the brutal and illegal 5-year persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang Zemin’s political group in Mainland China. -
Czech Republic: Falun Gong Press Conference in Prague on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2004-07-08On Saturday the 26th of June 2004, the United Nations International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, Czech and British Falun Gong practitioners gathered on Prague’s Krizovnicke Square by the famous Charles Bridge to honour the memory of those whose lives have been taken in Jiang Zemin’s 5-year campaign of genocide waged against Falun Gong in China. -
Germany: The Olympic Torch Arrives in Munich, Organisations Appeal For Attention to Human Rights Violations in China
2004-07-08The Olympic Torch arrived in Munich on the 29th of June and around 20,000 spectators on Marling Square enthusiastically applauded when the baton was brought to the Square. Many civilian groups and human rights organisations held activities. The brutal persecution of Falun Gong taking place in China and the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin’s crime of genocide launched in many countries including Germany were specifically mentioned in the materials distributed by the IGMF. -
Austria: The European ”Coming for You” Choir Touched People’s Hearts at a Performance in Vienna
2004-07-08Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Vienna on the 19th of June 2004 to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Earlier in the day, many politicians, human rights organisations and victims of the persecution demanded an immediate end to the human rights violations in China. Later in the afternoon in Stephansplatz, dance, drama and music were performed to communicate the beauty of Falun Dafa. -
Holland: Supporting “Petals of Peace” by Visiting a Local School
2004-07-08Dutch Falun Gong practitioners started a project to let children know more about Falun Gong. After the practitioners sent information to schools in the Netherlands, a school near Rotterdam took the initiative and invited the practitioners to tell them more about Falun Gong, the exercises and the persecution in China. -
Denmark: Danish and Swedish Falun Gong Practitioners Strongly Condemn the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-08In China, the Jiang group has already issued an order to shoot Falun Gong practitioners who persist in explaining the facts and a number of crimes involving shooting have been committed. Now, out of fear of being sued in international courts by Falun Gong practitioners, Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai have exported these acts of terrorism overseas. -
Germany: Practitioners from Germany and Austria Hold a Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Consulate in Munich
2004-07-08To condemn Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai for their act of terrorising Falun Gong practitioners trying to make a peaceful appeal, practitioners from Bavaria and Austria came to the Chinese Consulate in Munich to present a petition. Their purpose was to remind the Chinese people and the international community of the genocide that practitioners are facing. -
Japan: Practitioners Rally in front of the Chinese Embassy to Condemn Jiang Group's State-Terrorism
2004-07-08The South Africa shooting incident was the first malicious case in which Falun Gong practitioners were shot outside of China. It was an obvious act of international terrorism. We call upon all people who have a sense of justice as well as governments and media to pay attention to this incident, and work together with us to investigate and expose this crime. -
UK: UK Falun Dafa Association Holds a Press Conference Condemning the Jiang Group's Terrorist Act of Hiring Assassins to Shoot Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-07-07On June 30th, the UK Falun Dafa Association held press conferences at the South African Embassy and the Chinese Embassy in London, strongly condemning the Jiang regime’s hiring of assassins to shoot Falun Gong practitioners overseas and also calling on the South African authorities to investigate the incident, so that the victims can receive justice. -
Germany: Practitioners Appeal for a Thorough Investigation of the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-07At midday on July 2nd 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin gathered at the South African Embassy to expose the hiring of thugs by the Jiang regime in South Africa to kill practitioners and to appeal to the South African government to carry out a thorough investigation to find those behind the shooting, which took place on the 28th of June in Johannesburg. -
Sweden: Appealing Against the Jiang Regime's Terrorism in South Africa
2004-07-07On July 1st, practitioners from Goteborg and nearby cities gathered at the Chinese Embassy in heavy rain to protest the shooting incident that took place recently in South Africa. The Swedish Falun Dafa Association strongly condemned the Jiang gang’s terrorist behaviour against Falun Gong practitioners in the announcement, an appeal was made to the South African government to apprehend the thugs and hoped more good people in the world would stand out to condemn the persecution.