Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Germany: Practitioners Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang and the Rescue Efforts for Xiong Wei and Other Practitioners in China (Part I)
2003-06-11After reading the information boards and talking with practitioners, many people immediately offered their support. Some said, We will definitely help you! One school teacher said that she will discuss the Jiang regimes persecution of Falun Gong in China more often with her students. -
Netherlands: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Hunger Strike in front of Chinese Embassy to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice and Rescuing Charles Li
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Norway: Practitioners Attend Festival of Peace in Drammen
2003-06-11Practitioners introduced people to the Falun Gong exercises and many learned eagerly. The atmosphere was very serene for the entire day and outside, there was warm and sunny weather. Practitioners also talked with many people. Some expressed an interest in learning the exercises and asked about the nearest Falun Gong class. -
Ukraine: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in the Folklorama Festival in Kiev
2003-06-11Practitioners took part in a concert, performing the Fan Dance and the Lotus Dance, while the five Falun Gong exercises were being demonstrated in the background. As well as an exercise demonstration and the dance performances, all of the practitioners who were present sang a song that they had composed entitled Way Home. -
Denmark: Practitioners Support the Global Lawsuit Against Jiang and Rescue Efforts for Charles Li
2003-06-10Falun Gong practitioners from Denmark and Sweden gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Copenhagen to support the global lawsuit against dictator Jiang Zemin for his crime of genocide in his brutal persecution of Falun Gong, and to support US practitioner Dr. Charles Li, who is illegally imprisoned in China. -
France : Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activity in Front of Chinese Embassy to Support Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-06-10The sounds of the practitioners reading aloud Jiang's crimes during the persecution of Falun Gong were loud and clear, drawing some consular officials' attention. A member of Amnesty International happened to pass by. After he listened to the introduction of the global lawsuit against Jiang, he was very interested. -
Video: Swedish Practitioners Hold a Press Conference at Gothenburg Airport
2003-06-10The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Swedish Ambassador in Thailand delivered an official note, requesting an immediate explanation from the Thai authorities. As of May 30th, the Thai government still had not provided an explanation as to why Mrs. Svensson had been detained. -
Sweden: To Support the Lawsuit against Jiang, Practitioners Send Righteous Thoughts at the Chinese Embassy
2003-06-09Since the 7th of June, some Swedish Falun Gong practitioners in Stockholm have sent forth righteous thoughts every hour in front of the Chinese embassy in Stockholm. The appeal is to coincide with Fa-rectification activities happening around the world to support the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. -
Netherlands: Dutch and German Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Asian Festival in Mondo Verde Park
2003-06-08On the day before the Mondo Verde Asian Festival, the organizer received a fax from the Chinese Consulate asking him to cancel the Falun Gong demonstration. He rejected this irrational request and this incident was extensively reported by Dutch media; it became a talking point throughout the whole of the southern part of the Netherlands. -
Germany: Practitioners Appeal in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Munich for the Release of Dr. Charles Li
2003-06-08Practitioners felt that they could not merely sit by and watch with Charles Li on his 7th day of a hunger strike. He is currently in a critical condition and so practitioners understood that they must exert great efforts to do their best to tell people about this matter. -
UK: Dafa Practitioners Hold a Press Conference in Front of the London Chinese Embassy
2003-06-08This day was the 1st anniversary of the permanent 24-hour peaceful vigil in front of the Embassy. The reasons for the press conference were to celebrate this historical day, to support the lawsuit against Jiang that has been filed in Chicago, and to call for the release of Dr. Charles Li, an American who is on hunger strike in a Chinese prison. -
Germany: Clarifying the Facts on World Religion Day in Berlin
2003-06-08More than two hundred thousand people from Germany and the neighbouring countries participated in the activities. Dafa practitioners from Berlin utilised the opportunity to clarify the facts, and collect signatures to rescue Ms. Xiong Wei, a Dafa practitioner who lived in Germany and is currently being detained in a Chinese labour camp for distributing Falun Gong flyers. -
UK: Dafa Practitioners Hold Hunger Strike in Front of the Chinese Embassy to Appeal for the Immediate Release of Charles Li
2003-06-07According to sources in the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, Charles Li has experienced beatings and force-feedings while in custody. UK Falun Gong practitioners are seriously concerned about the safety of his life, as more than 10% of the Falun Gong practitioners who have died in Chinese custody have died from force-feeding. -
Sweden: How Students and Teachers at my School Learnt about Falun Gong
2003-06-07I had to teach a cultural studies class on society. I told them about Chinas history and culture and how freedom of expression and belief differs greatly between different countries. The students stayed after class to ask more questions. One assistant teacher, who was accompanying me, told me that it was the most interesting class she had ever attended. -
Germany: Local TV Stations Broadcast Falun Gong Videos
2003-06-07In recent months, various local TV stations in Germany have broadcast truth clarification videos about Falun Gong one after another, enabling the general public to realise the facts about the persecution happening in China. The broadcasting of the video generated very good results as people can quickly realise the truth of a situation. Some of the TV stations agreed to repeat the broadcast at practitioners and many other viewers requests.