Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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United Kingdom: Practitioners Appeal Peacefully at the Chinese Embassy on World Anti-Torture Day
2004-07-04
UK practitioners held a peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in London on June the 26th, which was World Anti-Torture Day. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, sent righteous thoughts and called on society to pay attention to the brutal and illegal campaign of genocide being waged against Falun Gong in China. -
United Kingdom: Press Conference Outside South Africa House Regarding the Shooting of a Falun Gong Practitioner in Johannesburg
2004-07-03
On Wednesday 1st July, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference outside South Africa House to tell people about the shooting of a fellow Falun Gong practitioner by Chinese criminals in South Africa on Monday. They handed in a letter to the South Africa High Commission asking for an investigation to be carried out into the shooting, which occurred as two senior Chinese Ministers, both with lawsuits against them for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, visited Pretoria to meet with South African officials. -
Russia: Telling the Facts at the World Anti-Torture Day Activities in Pjatigorsk City
2004-07-03
On June 25th and 26th, Russian Falun Gong practitioners from Pjatigorsk held an activity on World Anti-Torture Day in Korova Park to appeal to the general public to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Norway: Seeds of Compassion Take Root in Norwegian Pupils' Hearts (2)
2004-07-03
When teaching the exercises, practitioners told the students that practising the exercises is just part of Falun Dafa, which also teaches the importance of being good people, to live by the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance", and to face challenges with bravery. -
Lord Thurlow, Former Senior Diplomat: "The Shooting Incident is Most Likely Related to the Chinese Officials' Visit"
2004-07-02
"The shooting incident in South Africa will not make Falun Gong practitioners retreat. We will continue to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to the whole world, to let people and governments from every country know the truth about Falun Gong and to support us to end this persecution as soon as possible." -
Czech Republic: Falun Gong Activities in Brno on International Day Against Torture
2004-07-02
On International Day Against Torture, practitioners of Falun Gong from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Great Britain met in Brno, the capital of Moravia, to demonstrate the exercises in the main thoroughfare, Ceska Street, and to let the public know about the terrible persecution of Falun Gong practitioners currently taking place in China. -
Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Condemn the Terrorist Act of Shooting Falun Gong Practitioners in South Africa by Appealing at the Chinese Embassy
2004-07-01A spokesperson for the Finnish Falun Dafa Association said in the appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Helsinki, “We believe that Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai are most likely behind this shooting incident. They are following closely Jiang Zemin’s orders to persecute and suppress Falun Gong by all means. The persecutors have committed terrible crimes against innocent people, both inside and outside China, and they are afraid that their crimes will be exposed to the world. This is a gross form of terrorism and persecution targeted directly at Falun Gong.” -
Latvia: Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Riga on World Anti-Torture Day
2004-07-01
June the 26th was World Anti-Torture Day. Latvian practitioners called for a focus on torture and the various abuses inflicted on Falun Gong by the Jiang regime in China. Additionally, they called for the end of the persecution by appealing at the embassy for five consecutive days. Passers-by supported our campaign, and showed compassion for practitioners' suffering in China. -
Dafa Practitioners from Many European Countries Alert Public Attention to the Persecution of Falun Gong on the International Day to Support Torture Victims
2004-06-30Mr. Theo van Boven, an expert on torture from the UN, passed an annual statement to the UN Human Right Committee in March this year. The statement included the 420 page edited short reports about torture and ill-treatment, gathering information on torture from 115 countries around the world. The report about China was the longest, recording over 130 ill-treatment cases, in which over 100 cases were related to Falun Gong practitioners. This statement was formally published on March 23rd, 2004. -
Russia: Dafa Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Make Public a Lawsuit Against the Prime Criminal of the Persecution
2004-06-30
On June 25th, Moscow Falun Dafa Association, held a press conference at the Moscow Journalists Association, primarily to make public that Russian Falun Dafa practitioners are to file a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in the Russian courts on charges of cruel torture, genocide and crimes against humanity. -
An Open Letter to all Who Participate in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-06-30"I am a thirty-one year old Falun Dafa practitioner from Sweden...Since I started practising Falun Dafa four years ago I have benefited tremendously. I used to suffer from various illnesses, severe headaches, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, etc. I used to do many bad things and lived very immorally. Now I am in perfect health, harmony, and enjoy living my life in accordance with the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance." -
Practitioners from Denmark and Sweden Hold an Anti-Torture Exhibition in Copenhagen on United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
2004-06-29
For the “Anti-Torture Exhibition”, Falun Gong practitioners used live demonstrations and posters to show different methods of torture suffered by fellow practitioners in China. At the same time, other practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. Practitioners introduced to the public, in English and Danish, the five-year long persecution of Falun Gong in China and the facts about Falun Dafa. -
Ukraine: Introducing Falun Dafa at the "Window of Folk-Custom" Festival in Kiev
2004-06-29
On June the 19th 2004, Ukrainian practitioners joined the “Window of Folk-Custom” festival celebrations in Kiev. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and performed a dance. We also hung a golden banner with the words “Falun Dafa” and “Zhen (Truthfulness), Shan (Compassion), Ren (Tolerance)”. -
UK: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to the “Festival of Peace” in Glasgow, Scotland
2004-06-28
Everyone knows that this persecution of good people is wrong and now more and more are willing to speak out to support what is right. One woman was heard to say to her young daughter while signing the petition condemning the brutal crackdown against the practise in mainland China, “Sometimes you just have to stand up for what you believe in!” -
Belgium: Introducing Falun Gong at a School in Brussels
2004-06-28
On the morning of Thursday June the 24th, we explained to the children how to be a good person according to the Falun Gong principles of Truthfulness,Compassion and Tolerance, and we demonstrated the exercises and exposed the evil persecution in mainland China by means of a slide show, which told the story of little Fadu.
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