Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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UK: Practitioner who was Tortured in China Visits Scotland to tell People his Experience
2004-03-03A Chinese Falun Gong practitioner, who was detained and tortured in China in attempts to force him to betray his conscience and renounce Falun Gong, recently spent several days in Scotland. This visit attracted significant media coverage, including a supportive and in-depth account of his experiences in The Herald, Scotland’s best selling quality daily newspaper. He also gave a number of presentations to Scottish human rights groups, who were very supportive. -
Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners from Barcelona Call to Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice outside the Chinese Consulate
2004-03-03Over the past few months, several dozen Falun Gong practitioners have been confirmed dead from the severe persecution in China. On February the 22nd 2004, Spanish Falun Dafa practitioners from Barcelona went to the Chinese Consulate in Barcelona to peacefully protest against the Jiang regime's unbridled persecution of innocent and kind Falun Gong practitioners. -
France: Promoting Falun Gong in Lyon, the Second Largest City in France
2004-03-02French Falun Dafa practitioners ran a stall in the Lyon “Spring Call” Exhibition last weekend, from February the 20th to the 22nd. Lyon is the second largest city in France. Practitioners had the opportunity to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and explain the ongoing persecution in China to approximately forty thousand people who visited the exhibition. -
Reader's Letter to a Swedish Newspaper Bohusl'ningen: “Falun Gong and Freedom in China”
2004-03-02France is a nation known for upholding freedom and justice. However, why were more than seventy Falun Gong practitioners, including two Swedes, detained during the Chinese leader’s visit to France? Only because they wore yellow clothing or scarves imprinted with the words “Falun Gong”. -
Germany: Letting More People Know the Facts at Karlsruhe University
2004-03-02During this period of time, what touched us most were the students’ attitudes. Many people looked at the display boards, signed a petition to support us, and even provided us with good advice on how to let more people know the truth. Some people returned the materials after lunch, told us that they’d read them already and these materials could be provided to others. Most Chinese people received the materials with a smile. Chinese people who had doubts and didn’t take the materials earlier on, now stood in front of our stall seeking to learn the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Peaceful Appeal Outside the Conference Hall for the European Union-China Human Rights Dialogue
2004-03-01The European Union Human Rights Dialogue with China drew attention from every major human rights organisation. Falun Gong practitioners in Ireland held a peaceful appeal outside the conference hall in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They appealed for Jiang's regime to free two practitioners, Liu Feng and Yang Fang, who are not allowed to leave China and return to their studies in Ireland. -
France: Celebrating Falun Dafa Day in the Metropolitan Region of Paris
2004-03-01February the 28th 2004 was the third Falun Dafa Day in Fontenay-sous-Bois, a historically prestigious city just outside Paris. Local Falun Gong practitioners and others from Paris itself gathered in front of the City Hall to celebrate and show people the beauty of Falun Dafa and traditional Chinese culture. -
Holland: Dutch Practitioners and Artist Zhang Cuiying Visited the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
2004-03-01On the afternoon of the 19th of February, Falun Gong practitioner and Australian artist Ms. Zhang Cuiying accompanied Dutch practitioners to visit Mr. Dehan, Chairman of the Dutch Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. Dehan’s secretary, two other members of the Foreign Affairs Committee and another person who was interested in Falun Gong were also present. -
Latvian Media Reported on Falun Gong Practitioners’ Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy in Riga
2004-03-01Recently, more than twenty more Falun Gong practitioners were persecuted to death by the Jiang regime within one month, bringing the total number of verified deaths to 896. On Saturday, practitioners from Riga, the capital of Latvia, gathered near the Chinese Embassy to expose the illegal actions of the Jiang regime and call for the culprits to be brought to justice. -
Norway: Dafa Practitioners Peacefully Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-02-29Upon hearing about the Chinese regime’s escalating oppression against Falun Gong, Norwegian practitioners appealed on February the 23rd outside the Chinese Embassy. They called on the world to bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice for their heinous crimes in persecuting Falun Gong. -
Germany: Appeal on the Streets of Munich to bring the Instigator of the persecution of Falun Gong to Justice
2004-02-29According to reports from the Falun Dafa Information centre there has been a recent escalation of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Around the country, many practitioners have recently been arrested and tortured. Overseas practitioners in different countries organised strong protests in response, appealing to bring those responsible to justice. -
WOIPFG Spokesperson Discusses How the Persecution of Falun Gong Is Related to Western Corporations at the International Conference on 'Genocide in the New Era'
2004-02-28"The persecution needs money, of course. Where does the money come from, how can it be generated? What might be the role of big companies, especially those which are investing from abroad? How is the Chinese regime abusing people in forced labor camps? A few weeks ago, we received information that about one dozen Falun Gong practitioners working in the Volkswagen Joint Venture in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province in China, have been dismissed from work because of their belief. Recently, another similar case has been confirmed." -
Spain: Practitioners Strongly Appeal at the Chinese Embassy to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-02-28Practitioners held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Spain, to highlight the escalating persecution against Falun Gong in China, which has seen a recent increase in arrests and killings. They strongly appealed to bring Jiang Zemin, the main culprit responsible for the genocide against Falun Gong, to justice together with his accomplices Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang. -
A European Practitioner: “Let everyone in Paris know the truth about Falun Gong!”
2004-02-27From the 24th to the 28th of January, several incidents of Falun Gong practitioners being arrested and detained for no reason by police on the streets occurred because of the French government’s economic interests and pressure from the Chinese regime. After the incident occurred, Falun Gong practitioners would like to let more French people know the truth about Falun Gong, Jiang Zemin’s ruthless oppression of Falun Gong practitioners, and the unreasonable conduct of the French police. -
Germany: Newspaper Verdener Aller Zeitung Reports on Appeal in Bremen and Exposes the Persecution in China
2004-02-27'Chilly and rainy weather did not prevent the Falun Gong group demonstrating their Falun Gong exercises in the pedestrian area of the city of Bremen. “We were trying to help more people become aware of the heinous persecution against millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, so as to bring it to an end soon,” Tina and Sebastian emphasised.'