Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials

• Sweden: Practitioners Appealed for an End to the Persecution during the Chinese Foreign Minister's Visit

  2004-04-18
  On April the 15th, when the Chinese Foreign Minister visited Sweden, practitioners gathered in front of the Swedish Parliament, appealed for an end of the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, told the truth about the persecution to the people passing by, and demanded that those responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners be brought to justice.
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• Special Forum Entitled 'Slavery Economy in China’s Labour Camps' is Held in Geneva

  2004-04-17
  The 60th UN Human Rights Commission is taking place in Geneva at the moment. A joint action organisation, consisting of international and Swiss NGOs, is seeking to carry China to a real democracy. The organisation's first special forum was held at “Family Society” in Geneva: "The Slave Economy in China's Labour Camps".
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• Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong in the Chinese Educational System During the Annual Meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission

  2004-04-16
  On April the 6th, during the annual meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), the World Women's Organisation (USA) staged a seminar on Human Rights in the Chinese educational system. World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) president John Jaw, Falun Gong practitioner Zhao Ming and Australian human rights lawyer Christopher Nyst were invited to this seminar.
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• Germany: Dafa Practitioners Clarify the Truth to People in Every District of Berlin

  2004-04-16
  Not so long ago, we heard that the Chinese prime minister would visit Germany. After sharing understandings between Berlin practitioners, we felt that we should try our best to let as many people as possible know that Falun Gong is good and how Falun Gong has been persecuted by Jiang Zemin in China.
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• The Future of the European Union Forum: Jiang’s Lies Exposed

  2004-04-16
  On the 7th of April 2004, the student union of the Free University in Amsterdam organised a public debate for candidates of the EU parliament presidency. The participants also included members of the EU parliament, important Dutch politicians from all parties, well-known professors, Dutch Falun Gong practitioners, the chancellor of the Free University Amsterdam, and representatives from many Dutch communities.
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• Czech Republic: Members of the Czech Parliament Appeal to President Vaclav Klaus to Express Support for Falun Gong Practitioners during his Visit to China

  2004-04-15
  Czech Falun Gong practitioners organised a Press Conference outside the seat of the President's Office. Several VIPs joined the appeal with a statement, “We join the appeal to stop the persecution of Falun Gong members and other prisoners of conscience in China and call on the President Mr Vaclav Klaus to unambiguously express support to these people.“
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• Yoko Kaneko (A Resident in Japan), Imprisoned in China for 1.5 Years for Practising Falun Gong, Gives Personal Testimony at U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva

  2004-04-15
  "My name is Yoko Kaneko. I was born in China. I am now residing in Japan. I am a practitioner of Falun Gong. I travelled back to China from Japan on May the 24th 2002. I was arrested and put in labour camp without trial only for handing out Falun Gong fliers on the streets in Beijing. I was released after one and a half years. Here I would like to share some of my sufferings while under detention."
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• Finland: Stories from the Railway Station in Helsinki

  2004-04-15
  Every Saturday, Falun Gong practitioners in Helsinki demonstrate Falun Gong exercises and distribute materials about the persecution around the railway station. The gentle exercises of Falun Gong, traditional Chinese music and the peaceful manner of the practitioners brings many people to ask for more details. Here are a few short stories from the railway station.
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• Denmark: Falun Gong is Introduced in a New Book of Theology

  2004-04-15
  Recently, the theology department of Aarhus University Denmark supervised the publication of a new book, which details the background to Falun Gong. The publishing launch was held on the 26th March 2004 at the theology department of Aarhus University. The mayor of Aarhus attended the launch and gave a congratulatory speech.
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• United Kingdom: Activities during the Edinburgh Easter Festival Celebrations

  2004-04-14
  On Sunday the 11th of April, Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh held a day of Easter celebrations. To accompany and complement the parade there were also several smaller performances on two outdoor stages, as well as a variety of stalls. Falun Gong practitioners staged several performances as part of the festival.
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• France: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited by a Nursing School in Southern France to Introduce the Practice

  2004-04-14
  In March 2004, practitioners were invited to a nursing school to introduce the practice. They started by introducing Falun Gong’s guiding principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance to the class, and went on to talk about the five sets of exercises. Practitioners also informed the class about the illegal and brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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• Female Falun Gong Practitioner Testifies to the UNHRC about Violence Conducted Against Women

  2004-04-13
  Ms. Yoko Kaneko, a Japanese Falun Gong practitioner who was imprisoned in a Chinese forced labour camp for one and half a years, gave an account at a forum of the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) of the brutal torture and brainwashing that she has experienced. She called for an immediate end to the persecution of Falun Gong.
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• United Kingdom: First Performance of the UK “Coming For You” Choir at the Edinburgh Easter Festival

  2004-04-13
  During the Edinburgh Easter Festival celebrations on Sunday the 11th of April 2004, the UK “Coming for You" Choir gave its first official public performance. The choir consists of almost 30 Falun Gong practitioners from across the UK, both Western and Chinese. They sang the song from which the choir gets its name: “Coming For You”.
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• Finland: Falun Gong received Widespread Support at the Fashion and Wellbeing Event in the City of Mikkeli

  2004-04-13
  The Fashion and Wellbeing Summer 2004 event was held in the city of Mikkeli at Mikkeli concert hall on April the 4th 2004. Falun Gong practitioners from central Finland participated in the event by introducing the facts of the persecution, demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and giving people a chance to learn them.
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• Photo Report: Recent Activities in Geneva

  2004-04-11
  
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