Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Germany: Clarifying the Facts in the Town of Ansbach
2004-05-13On May 8th, German Falun Gong practitioners held Falun Gong activities in the small town of Ansbach in southern Germany. Practitioners demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises for passers-by and collected signatures calling for the release of unlawfully imprisoned practitioners in China. Many people stopped to take a look and asked questions about Falun Gong. -
UK: During Wen Jiabao's Visit, Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Bring the Prime Culprits to Justice
2004-05-12The UK is the fourth stop of Wen Jiabao’s European visit. Just before the visit, UK practitioners filed a lawsuit against Bo Xilai for his crimes of torture and genocide against Falun Gong practitioners and requested his arrest upon arrival in the UK. The Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard considered the formal allegations made against him. -
Belgium Appeal Activities During Wen Jiabao's Visit
2004-05-12When we arrived, many media organsiations were at the scene to cover this event. Falun Gong practitioners from Germany, France, Holland and Belgium unfurled banners and demonstrated the five sets of exercises. The embassy officials were all watching us, as were persons from local student associations and the media organisations dispatched by China. -
Switzerland: Zhang Cuiying’s Art Exhibition in Switzerland
2004-05-12After Zhang Cuiying’s art exhibition in Brugg, Switzerland, came to an end on May 3rd, another exhibition opened in Switzerland at Fribourg University. The Freiburger Nachrichten newspaper took the lead in reporting details of the art exhibition and the story of Ms Zhang, a Falun Gong practitioner who was persecuted in China by Jiang Zemin's political regime. -
UK: Appeal to Welcome Wen Jiabao and bring Bo Xilai to Justice
2004-05-11On Sunday the 9th of May 2004, UK Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy in London. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in England this weekend and Falun Gong practitioners held an appeal with banners displaying 3 important messages: "UK Falun Gong Practitioners Welcome Wen Jiabao", "Bring Jiang to Justice" and "Falun Gong is Good". -
Norway: "Human Rights in China" Seminar Tour began in the University of Oslo
2004-05-11On May 6th, 2004, the Chinese Human Rights Speech Tour began its journey at Auslu University. This speech tour has a group of lecturers including a famous Canadian lawyer and the chairpeople of Asia Research Association in America and the Labour Studies Fund Association, as well as Falun Gong practitioners that have been persecuted. -
Spain: Clarifying the Truth at the Contemporary Human Rights Forum at Comillas University
2004-05-11The Falun Gong practitioners’ statement shocked.the participants a great deal. A law school professor said, “Although I have heard about the human rights conditions in China, I did not realise that it was so bad.” Another participant added, “Such a major event has occurred in China, but we didn’t know. We hope that we can provide help." -
Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal and Request the Trial of Jiang Zemin and Bo Xilai
2004-05-10The practitioners pointed out to the EU officials, the Belgian Government, the media and the public, that Bo Xilai, one of the Chinese delegation taking part in this visit is presently being sued in Germany and the US for Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide and Crimes of Torture. While he was in office in Dalian and Liaoning province, he actively participated in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners, resulting in Liaoning being one of the provinces where the persecution of practitioners is the most severe. -
Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal Outside the Sheraton Hotel in Brussels
2004-05-08On the 5th of May, practitioners from Belgium, Holland, France and Germany came to the Sheraton Hotel in Brussels where Wen Jiabao and his entourage were staying. They carried out a peaceful appeal, calling for the “Prosecution of Jiang Zemin and Bo Xilai”. Practitioners displayed banners and practised the exercises. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Bring Peace and Harmony to a Conference of the International Federation of Professional Aroma-Therapists
2004-05-08On the afternoon of May the 1st, nearly forty pharmacists and alternative medicine experts, mainly from Germany, attentively watched Falun Gong practitioners demonstrating Falun Gong exercises at the front of the hall. They earnestly learned the slow-moving and gentle movements, while Falun Gong music gently resounded around the hall. -
Interview with German Fashion Designer, Gao Meirong
2004-05-08Gao Meirong, from Taiwan, came to study in Germany in 1995. In 2001, she obtained the Fa in Belgium, during a stay there with her German husband. Her husband also began to cultivate Falun Dafa in 2002. Meirong used to be a professional fashion designer in Taiwan. To better understand her, I interviewed her over the telephone as follows... -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners’ Banner Reading “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” Draws Attention during Wen Jiabao’s Visit
2004-05-07During Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Berlin, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners that read, “Welcome Wen Jiabao” and “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”. However the Chinese delegation requested to remove the banner reading “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”, saying that to “bring Jiang to justice” is to sentence him to death. German psychiatrists said this indicated that those who participated in the persecution and those who protected the participants are very clear about the consequence of their actions in terms of international law. -
Belgium: Photo Report - Wen Jiabao Arrives whilst Practitioners Appeal to Bring the Chief Persecutor against Falun Gong to Justice
2004-05-07The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Belgium on May 5th. Falun Gong practitioners from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France appealed in the capital, Brussels. The practitioners unfurled banners while the Associated Press (AP), The Epoch Times, and Belgian media interviewed practitioners and reported on the activities. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Continue to Appeal to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice Outside the Adlon Hotel
2004-05-06On the 2nd day of Wen Jiabao’s visit to Germany, practitioners appealed to bring Jiang Zemin to justice outside Wen's Hotel. Jiang also stayed here in April last year. Just days ago, the German Federal Criminal Bureau officially admitted that its actions against practitioners outside this Hotel during Jiang’s visit were against the law. -
UK: Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate "4.25" and Hold Symbolic Trial of Jiang at the Chinese Embassy in London
2004-05-06UK Falun Gong practitioners held a symbolic trial of Jiang in London on April the 24th and 25th in commemoration of the 5th anniversary of "4.25." In addition, a press conference was held at the Chinese embassy on April the 25th announcing that UK Falun Gong practitioners planned to sue Jiang for his crimes of genocide and torture. The UK choir also sang a chorus.