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Young Dafa Practitioners from Minghui Schools in Germany and Austria Gathered in Chiemsee During the Easter Holidays
2004-05-22
A number of practitioners set up a counselling group to help their children practice cultivation. After successful experiences, several western practitioners working in the field of child education held the first official Minghui School activity in Chiemsee, Southern Germany, between April 10th and April 12th. -
Northern Europe: The 'Chinese Voices on Human Rights in China' Symposium Held in the Danish Parliament Building
2004-05-21
On May the 10th, a forum entitled 'Chinese Voices on Human Rights in China' was jointly held by the Danish branch of the International Pen Pal Association and the Danish Falun Gong Association in the Danish parliament building. The speakers were part of the North European Human Rights Speech Tour. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Clarifying the Truth at the "Earth Day" in Barcelona
2004-05-19
On the 24th and 25th of April, 2004, the ninth “Earth Day” was held at Porque de la Ciutadella in Barcelona. The festival draws approximately half a million people from all over the world. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and explained Falun Dafa and the facts of its persecution in China to visitors. After learning the truth, people came to sign our petition -
Sweden: Falun Gong Appreciated by Many Gothenburg Residents
2004-05-19
On May 15th, 2004, the regular Falun Gong practice session in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg, coincided with the yearly Gothenburg Half-Marathon. Some thirty-six thousand runners participated and just as many people came out to watch and cheer them. After the usual practice, Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises again for the unusually large amount of spectators. -
Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Expel Bo Xilai During Wen Jiabao's Visit
2004-05-18
During Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao’s visit to Belgium, Falun Gong practitioners submitted a criminal list of certain people who are persecuting Falun Gong in China to the Belgian government. The officials thanked Falun Gong practitioners for the material and the information they offered. They expressed that they would carry out a thorough investigation, showing the Belgian government’s unremitting efforts in improving China’s human rights. -
Sweden: Seminar on “Human Rights in China” Attracts the Attention of an Ancient University
2004-05-17
On May the 11th 2004, a seminar entitled “Human Rights in China” was held in Uppsala University. Mr. Clive Ansley from Canada, Erping Zhang and Harry Wu from USA and Jane Dai from Australia gave lectures on the Chinese legal system, the laogai (slave labour camp) system, the media, and the peace project for children in China. -
Holland: Dafa Practitioners Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Falun Dafa Day
2004-05-17
May 13th is World Falun Dafa Day. On this important day, practitioners in Holland showed their sincere appreciation for Master’s mercy and compassion. They wished Master a Happy Birthday, and declared that, "Falun Dafa is Good!" In the afternoon, they assembled in the Hague to spread the Fa, demonstrate the exercises and clarify the truth. -
Ireland: Wen Jiabao Visits Ireland, Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Peaceful Appeal
2004-05-16
On the evening of May 11th, outside Dublin Castle, where EU Chairman Bertie Ahearn and Wen Jiabao held talks, Falun Gong practitioners peacefully appealed, asking, “Bring Jiang Zemin and Bo Xilai to Justice”, and asking for the release of Mr Liu Feng and Ms Yang Fang, students in Ireland who are under house arrest by the Chinese Government. -
Ireland: Human Rights Issues of Falun Gong and Tibet Discussed by the Chinese and Irish Premiers
2004-05-16Zhao Ming, a Falun Gong practitioner who was illegally detained in a re-education labour camp for twenty two months and is in Ireland right now, said, “Wen Jiabao doesn’t add fuel to the flames against Falun Gong, but Jiang Zemin is holding on tightly to military power, it seems that Wen has no power to alter the situation. The persecution against Falun Gong is still going on, so it’s difficult to expect Wen to have any practical commitments to human rights." -
Sweden: Speech Forum on China’s Human Rights Held in Lund City
2004-05-15
"If China’s fundamental problems are not resolved, even those with a PhD degree in law from Oxford University can do nothing significant in China. CCP control penetrates the entire judicial system, and Jiang Zemin even instructs the Chinese Supreme Court how to sentence some cases over the telephone. In China courts make judgments based on politics, not justice." -
UK: Practitioners Appeal Outside Parliament and Buckingham Palace During Wen Jiabao’s Visit
2004-05-15
Wen Jiabao, China’s Premier, visited Parliament in London on the morning of May the 11th 2004, and then went on to Buckingham Palace immediately afterwards. Falun Gong practitioners were there to greet him at both venues with banners reading, “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”, “Falun Dafa”, and “Welcome Wen Jiabao”. -
Switzerland: "Chinese Week" Activities in a Middle School in Brugg City Have Come to an End
2004-05-15
Seeing that the teachers and students benefited a lot from Falun Dafa, the mayor expressed his appreciation for Falun Dafa, and for Ms Zhang's paintings, which demonstrated to the Swiss people the essence of Chinese culture. The Swiss newspapers General Zeitung and Agauer positively reported the Falun Gong activities with eye-catching photos. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong at Valencia International Culture Exchange Expo
2004-05-14
From the 7th to the 9th of May, an annual cultural exchange expo was held in Valencia, a beautiful seaside town in Spain. People were immediately attracted by Falun Dafa’s posters and practitioners’ exercise demonstrations. Many people stopped at our stand and listened to practitioners introducing Falun Dafa. -
Ireland: Calling for an End to the Persecution and Welcoming Wen Jiabao
2004-05-13
During his visit, practitioners peacefully appealed to welcome Wen Jiabao, call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong and demand that the chief persecutors be brought to justice. The practitioners displayed banners reading "Welcome Wen Jiabao", "Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice" and "Falun Dafa is Good" -
UK: Wen Jiabao Arrives in the UK and Bo Xilai is Sued
2004-05-13
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the UK on May 9th. Aside from high-level political and trade talks, the issue of Hong Kong will be a focal point. Bo Xilai, the visiting Chinese Minister of Commerce, has been sued by UK Falun Gong practitioners.
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