Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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UK: Irish and UK Dafa Practitioners Work Together to Publicise the Family Rescue Campign in Northern Ireland
2003-08-15Over three days, the UK practitioner and some Irish practitioners went to three of the biggest cities in Ireland - the capital Dublin, Galway, and Limerick - and three important cities in Northern Ireland - the capital Belfast, Lisburn, and Newtown. We gave petition letters and details of the family rescue cases to local councillors and the media. -
UK: People Can Feel the Goodness of Falun Dafa During Activities in Solihull City Centre
2003-08-14Amazed at how peaceful the exercises looked, many people took information about free classes around the UK and learned more about the brutal persecution that has now been happening in China for over four years. Many people I spoke to were astonished that such a peaceful practice could be so viciously persecuted. -
UK: Touching Peoples Hearts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2003-08-13A Western man and a Hong Kong lady had heard some of Jiangs propaganda about Falun Gong. A Chinese practitioner talked with them and showed them photos of persecuted practitioners. They said they had suspected that the propaganda was lies and now it was confirmed. They left after wishing the practitioner good luck. -
Sweden: Falun Dafa Catches People's Attention at the Middle Ages Festival in Gotland
2003-08-13No matter whether practitioners practised exercises in the park or demonstrated them by the roadside, they caught the attention of passers-by, who came over to ask for flyers. Practitioners grasped every opportunity to let people know more about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution that is happening in China. -
First day of the Sub-Commission on Human Rights at the UN: Falun Gong Practitioners Reported on the Progress of the Lawsuits Against Jiang
2003-08-12"In Chicago, United States of America, a lawsuit was filed against Jiang Zemin in October 2002 by survivors of Chinas forced labour camps...More has been done, however: in Switzerland and worldwide, Falun Gong Associations around the world, together with the international Swiss-based NGO TRIAL have set up an international network of lawyers specializing in human rights with the aim of bringing Jiang Zemin and all those responsible for the persecution to justice." -
Sweden: Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Dafas Introduction to Kalmar City
2003-08-12August 9th 2003 was exactly five years since Kalmar Citys first Falun Gong practitioner began to practise. After August 9th 1998, people in the city have seen Falun Gong practitioners performing the exercises and promoting Dafa in the beautiful and peaceful Castle Park every Saturday morning. During the past five years, practitioners in Kalmar City have become more and more mature and steadfast in their cultivation. -
UK: Bringing the Peace and Harmony of Dafa to a West Midlands City
2003-08-11This lovely old lady began to pay more attention to the practitioners, slowly adjusting her mind to the new phenomenon in front of her, asking a few simple questions, and marvelling at the way they performed the exercises so harmoniously and elegantly together. It was clear that the serene energy field and the conduct of practitioners had left her with a warm impression of Dafa, and that she understood the kind of people we were. -
Jiang Regime's Ruthless Persecution of Female Falun Gong Practitioners Condemned at the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
2003-08-10After the speech, many representatives came up to the practitioner's seat and expressed their admiration and greetings for her speech. They also expressed their support for Falun Gong practitioners' four-year peaceful and rational actions. The several dozen copies of the speech that the practitioner brought with her, including her own copy, were instantly taken by the attendees. -
UK: Small Stories from Activities during the Edinburgh Arts Festival
2003-08-10One Chinese boy studying in London came to tell us, Im waiting to see whats going to happen to that evil guy (Jiang). The boy told us that he did not dare to take our leaflets when walking past the appeal at the Chinese embassy in London. Meeting Dafa practitioners in Edinburgh was a very good opportunity for him and he took leaflets for his friends. Before leaving, he told us, I wish you success! -
Czech Republic: Practitioners Tell the People of North Moravia about the Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-08-09After seeing the beautiful exercises, a reporter came to find out more about why practitioners were introducing Falun Gong to the public, and about the irrational persecution of innocent people, who live according to the principles of Truthfulness, Kindness and Tolerance. The media then published articles about the persecution, so many people got to find out about the situation in China. -
UK: Practitioners Perform a Piece of Street Drama in Edinburgh called Chinese Dictator Jiang Zemin's Worst Nightmare
2003-08-09After winning First Prize in the Edinburgh International Festival Parade, Falun Gong practitioners performed a piece of street drama, which also featured several actors and a puppet, to expose Chinese dictator Jiang Zemins crimes against humanity and morality. The show took place at one end of the busiest street in Edinburgh on 4th August. -
The Global Coalition for Bringing Jiang to Justice held a Conference in Paris
2003-08-09"Wu Jiang severely accused Jiang Zemin of using the cruellest, meanest, and dirtiest violence to persecute millions of Falun Gong practitioners. He also represented the China Democratic Party in paying the highest respects to all Falun Gong practitioners for surviving through the cold winter of 4 years of persecution and passing through this terror." -
The France-based China Democratic Party: Speech from the Global Coalition for Bringing Jiang to Justice Conference in Paris
2003-08-08"On behalf of the Chinese Democratic Party, I would like to express my sincere respect to all the Falun Gong practitioners. Over the last four years, Jiang Zemin and the 610 Office have employed the most cruel, base and despicable means to torture and persecute Falun Gong...He is guilty of the most heinous crimes which are beyond description." -
Germany: Falun Gong at the Multicultural Music Festival in Karlsruhe
2003-08-08Every year, there is a big multicultural music festival held for three days in Karlsruhes Goethe Square, which always attracts over 100,000 people. Dafa practitioners rented a stall over the weekend so that they could tell people about the brutal persecution against practitioners in China and the unprecedented lawsuit launched against the persecutions instigator, dictator Jiang Zemin. -
Ireland: Spreading the Fa during Waterfords Street Festival
2003-08-07There was a lively atmosphere in the city centre on Saturday as thousands of onlookers came for Dafa leaflets and to ask about the practice. On Sunday morning we held a free exercise teaching class in the local park. The class was very successful: many enthusiastic locals came to learn from the volunteer practitioners who taught them the peaceful exercises and introduced the practise.