Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Germany: Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin in Chicago
2004-05-29On May the 27th, the court debate regarding the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin took place at the U.S. Federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. To expose the Jiang group’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and to support the lawsuit, practitioners from Bayern and Salzburg gathered at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to hold petition activities. -
Austria: Practitioners Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang in Chicago by Appealing at the Chinese Embassy in Vienna
2004-05-29On May 27th, 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago is to proceed with oral arguments from the plaintiffs’ lawyer in the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin (Jiang is sued for the crimes of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity). In support of this lawsuit, on the evening of May 26th, Austrian Dafa practitioners held an appeal at the Chinese embassy in Vienna. -
Finland: Practitioners Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang by Appealing at the Chinese Embassy
2004-05-28On May the 27th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Helsinki appealed at the Chinese embassy to support the legal action taken in the USA against the former President of the People’s Republic of China, Jiang Zemin. Jiang is the main responsible person in the persecution of Falun Gong and he is charged with torture, genocide and crimes against humanity. -
Germany: Practitioners in Berlin Invited to Hold a Seminar Introducing Falun Gong at a Berlin Police Station
2004-05-28On May the 18th, practitioners in Berlin were invited by a Berlin Police Station to hold a seminar to introduce Falun Gong. Over ten high-ranking police officers attended the seminar and the discussion which followed. Practitioners introduced the cultivation method of Falun Gong, and the brutal persecution that is happening in China. -
Holland: Theme Park Defies Pressure from Jiang's Regime to Host Falun Gong Display
2004-05-28For two Sundays Falun Gong practitioners were able to demonstrate the exercises and inform people about Falun Gong's background in a special atmosphere. Many visitors to the park were interested and wished to learn more about the gentle exercises and profound principles. -
Spain: People are Looking Forward to Obtaining Dafa and Dafa is Gradually Entering People's Hearts
2004-05-27During the fifth World Falun Dafa day, the Spanish Falun Dafa association was invited by a Qigong organisation in Malaga city to give an introduction to and teach the exercises of Falun Dafa. All the books and exercise instruction tapes we brought were very quickly distributed. -
Holland: Launching a “Petals of Peace” Project to Help the Persecuted Children
2004-05-27Inspired by the Australian project “Petals of Peace”, Dutch practitioners took the initiative to write to elementary schools, asking the teachers to tell their pupils about the story of the children Fadu and Rongfa, who lost their fathers due to the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Sweden: Dafa Practitioners Created a Harmonious and Peaceful Environment in Gothenburg
2004-05-26A few months ago, Gothenburg’s Metro newspaper published an article about a reader who sent the "Dagen's Rose" [Rose of the day] to the Falun Gong practitioners who have been continuously doing exercises in Slottsskogen park every Saturday, no matter what the weather is. Falun Gong practitioners have created a harmonious and peaceful environment in Gothenburg City. -
Germany: First Falun Dafa Information Day is held in a Baltic City
2004-05-26It is the third city we have visited so far along the shores of the Baltic Sea. The people there were very interested in Falun Gong. They came to our display stand to sign our petition calling for an end to the persecution. Some people there have been interested in the practice for a long time and wanted to know what Falun Gong really is about. -
Germany: Clarifying the Truth to the Department of Chinese Literature at a German University
2004-05-25The organiser of the seminar, a female priest, said that there are common grounds between the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance promoted by Falun Gong and the teachings in Christianity: they both teach people to be kind. She thanked the two practitioners for a wonderful information-packed night, and invited them to come back again at the same time next week to teach the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. -
UK: Explaining the Facts at an Amnesty International Meeting in Huddersfield
2004-05-25On May the 20th, 2004, a Falun Gong practitioner attended a meeting held by the UK Amnesty International working group in Huddersfield. At the meeting, the practitioner explained the facts about Falun Gong to four Amnesty members and showed them a truth-clarification video. When talking about Jiang’s genocide policy against Falun Gong, one of the members appeared to be shocked deeply. The head of this Amnesty International working group expressed his support for Falun Gong, and his wish to do something to rescue Falun Gong practitioners. -
Finland: Falun Dafa Association held a Press Conference in Helsinki to Highlight the Violation of Human Rights in China
2004-05-23On the 13th of May 2004, a press conference was held in Helsinki about the human rights situation in China. The speakers included Jane Dai, whose innocent husband was killed because he practised Falun Gong, and Mr. Erping Zhang, Executive Director of the Association for Asian Research and widely recognised in the field of human rights. -
Estonia: Estonian People Support Falun Dafa and Want to Learn the Practice
2004-05-23Between the 14th and 16th of May, Falun Dafa practitioners from Latvia, Finland, Sweden and Australia introduced Falun Dafa in Tallinn, Estonia's capital. Practitioners were invited to participate in the Mother Earth Health Fair. Last year's participation was a big success and many people in Estonia were interested in Falun Dafa. During the fair, Falun Gong was also being introduced in the central park in Tallinn. -
Russia: Introducing Falun Gong at the Vlasikavkaz City Library
2004-05-22Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and introduced Falun Dafa to readers at the Vlasikavkaz City Library. Many people took the initiative to learn the exercises and wanted to buy Falun Dafa books after the activity was over. The library also asked us to place posters introducing Dafa in the public reading room. -
Germany: Clarifying the Truth in Rothenburg City
2004-05-22Rothenburg is a popular tourist site on the river Neckar in southern Germany. There are a great number of tourists visiting the city each day, including Chinese people. With help from practitioners from other cities, Dafa practitioners in Wuerzburg held a Falun Dafa information day on May 15th. Everyone was gratified because more people came to know the truth.