Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Interview: A Western Practitioner's Appeal in China
2004-06-12The decision to go to Beijing in January 2002 with the intention of appealing for Falun Gong was one which Falun Gong practitioner Earl made with little need for reflection. Talking with a Clearharmony reporter in his West London home, the forty year-old TV cameraman describes how he was inspired by a previous appeal of thirty-five western Falun Gong practitioners a few months earlier. -
UK: The Second Anniversary of the Twenty-Four Hour Peaceful Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy in London
2004-06-11UK practitioners have maintained a twenty-four hour peaceful appeal in front of Chinese Embassy in London for two years. Local residents and passing drivers have been moved by the peaceful and persistent action. A member of the UK parliament said, "If you want to know what a peaceful appeal is, you should go and have a look in front of the Chinese Embassy." -
Letter to the Chairman of the National People's Congress from Falun Gong Practitioners in Norway
2004-06-10"In your country there is a very good qigong method named Falun Gong. Its harmonious exercises and good values of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance have given us all great joy. We look at it as the most precious gift in our lives...We believe you know Falun Gong has benefited many people. After research in 1998 led by the former chairman of the National People's Congress, Mr. Qiao Shi, Falun Gong was characterised as "having hundreds of positive effects and no damage to the country and its people". -
Norway: Bringing the Compassion of Falun Gong Practitioners to a Nursery School in Oslo
2004-06-10On May the 26th, Jane Dai and her daughter Fadu, together with Norwegian practitioners, were invited to Elvebakken Nursery School in Oslo to introduce Falun Gong and the persecution to schoolchildren through the Petals for Peace project. The children learned how Fadu misses her father after he was taken away by Chinese policemen just because he practised Falun Gong. -
Bulgaria: More People in Bulgaria Learn the Truth
2004-06-10Last week, at a book exhibition held in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia, the Bulgarian Falun Dafa Association and Gutoranove & Son Publication Co. jointly issued Falun Gong in the Bulgarian language. People are awakening gradually. More and more Bulgarians see the magnificence of Falun Gong and understand the cruelty of the persecution. Righteous people are beginning to support Falun Gong and oppose the persecution one after another. -
Norway: Dafa Practitioners' Appeal During Chinese Dignitary's Visit Receives Enthusiastic Support
2004-06-09On June 3rd, the Chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC), Wu Bangguo, paid a visit to the Norwegian Parliament. Norwegian practitioners wanted to appeal to Mr Wu to help end the vicious persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners taking place in China. At the same time we also wanted to show him that, even in a small arctic country like Norway, people practise Falun Gong and value the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. -
Sweden: Overwhelming Response at a Festival in Malmo
2004-06-09On a beautiful day in May, Swedish and Danish Dafa practitioners participated in a Cultural Festival in Malmo, Sweden. Practitioners performed the Fan Dance and Lotus Dance, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and talked with people about Dafa and the brutal persecution in China. -
Germany: Dafa Practitioners Study the Fa Together During the Holy Spirit Advent Festival
2004-06-09German Falun Gong practitioners took advantage of the religious festival of the Holy Spirit Advent to engage in group Fa study, practise the exercises, clarify the truth and send forth righteous thoughts together. All of us cherish these rare occasions when we can study the Fa and exchange experiences face to face. -
Ukraine: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in an Appeal to China to End Human Rights Violations
2004-06-08On June the 6th 2004, Amnesty International took part in activities at the Ukrainian Chinese Embassy, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the 'June 4th Incident' and appealing to China to stop abusing human rights. People from various human rights groups participated in the campaign and the Kiev Falun Gong Association of Ukraine were also invited to take part. -
Germany: Chen Gang Appeals to Rescue his Sister Illegally Detained in China
2004-06-07German Falun Gong practitioner Chen Gang wrote to the European Commission, the German Government at all levels, international human rights organisations, the United Nations and various media organisations to appeal for the rescue of his elder sister Chen Jie, who is a Falun Gong practitioner and was illegally arrested on June the 2nd. He also urged the international community to pay attention to China’s on-going trampling of human rights and freedom of belief. -
United Kingdom: Final Day of the 2004 Scotland Car Tour
2004-06-05On the final day of the 2004 Scotland Car Tour, the four Falun Dafa practitioners taking part in the tour visited one of Scotland’s best-known cities: Glasgow. The practitioners handed out leaflets in the city centre. Many people were interested in finding out more about Falun Gong and were keen to learn the exercises. One old Chinese man told the practitioners that he had the Falun Gong books at home and that he already knew about the lawsuits against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin. -
United Kingdom: 2004 Scotland Car Tour continues to Meet Many Supportive People
2004-06-04Four UK Falun Gong practitioners have been on a week long car tour of Scottish cities since Sunday to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong. On Wednesday the 2nd of June, the car tour reached the city of Dundee. People were very supportive of practitioners who are suffering in China. Dundee’s local newspaper published a supportive article. -
UK: Promoting Falun Gong and Clarifying the Truth in Swansea
2004-06-03A student from China asked some questions which practitioners answered one by one. She was curious that there were Western people practicing Falun Gong too and was also astonished to learn that Falun Gong practitioners do not receive any monetary reward for promoting Dafa outside. It is done voluntarily and free of charge. -
Sweden: Practitioners Celebrate the 9th Anniversary of the Introduction of Falun Dafa to Sweden
2004-06-03On April 22nd,1995, Master Li Hongzhi came to Sweden in person and taught the Fa to Swedish practitioners. Since then, Falun Dafa has spread widely in Sweden. Swedish Dafa disciples gathered at the Stockholm Wasa Museum to celebrate the introduction of Falun Dafa to Sweden nine years ago and they showed many tourists the beauty of Falun Dafa. -
Scotland: Promoting Falun Gong and Revealing the Truth about the Persecution in Aberdeen
2004-06-03A number of Falun Gong practitioners from all over the UK, travelled to Aberdeen in Scotland to let people know about the persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners were demonstrating Falun Gong exercises, handing out leaflets and collecting petition signatures from the public.