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

  • Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in School Open Day

    The students and the teachers were all very keen on Falun Gong. Several of the children asked the practitioners to teach them the exercises. The students made comments like, "This is one of the best things I’ve seen" and "I feel very comfortable doing the exercises." Practitioners felt that teaching the exercises to the children was a great way to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day.
  • France: European Practitioners in Strasbourg Call on the Council of Europe for Help to Stop the Persecution

    A few days earlier, some practitioners had visited representatives from 15 European countries in Strasbourg. They delivered a copy of some documents on the genocide lawsuit filed against Jiang Zemin. They also requested help in rescuing Ms. Xiong Wei, a student from Berlin Technical University, who is currently illegally imprisoned in China.
  • UK: Weekly Report from a University Radio Broadcast

    Falun Dafa practitioners run a weekly radio show in a UK university. The show allows many people to find out about Falun Gong and the positive changes that the practice has brought to countless people. The radio show is also a good chance for people to learn more about the Jiang regime’s persecution of Falun Dafa and of the basic values, morality and justice of Chinese society. This week’s broadcast looked at the potential capabilities of the Human body.
  • UK: Photo Exhibition Held in Cambridge Library To Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    After attending the exhibition, some people contacted the local practice site to learn the exercises. Practitioners have been invited to clubs and schools to deliver speeches. People from all walks of life have learnt more about the benefits of practising Falun Dafa and the evil nature of the Jiang regime’s persecution of millions of practitioners who only want to be good people.
  • Sweden: Collecting Signatures and Clarifying the Facts in Gothenburg

    The local government of Biskopsgården declared May 16th 2003 as Biskopsgården Falun Dafa Day. To let more people know the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong and the illegal arrest and detention of Swedish Falun Gong practitioner Mrs. Pirjo Svensson, practitioners in Gothenburg held activities in Biskopsgarden.
  • Austria: Photo Report - Practitioners Continue Clarifying the Truth in Vienna

  • Letter from Swedish Practitioners to the King of Thailand Regarding the Detention of Pirjo Svensson

    "Our kind-hearted friend Pirjo spends some of her spare time exposing the crimes commited during this persecution, hoping that kindhearted people will help Falun Gong practitioners in China. She is not against the Chinese government or anything related to China...We are hopeful that His Majesty, who once pledged to rule with righteousness, will help Mrs Pirjo Svensson be released and permitted to return to her anxious husband, family and friends."
  • Sweden: Bringing the Wonder of Dafa to Every School in the Country (Part II)

    On May 5 2003, “The Story of Lotus” opened in Sweden’s third largest city, Malmo. The performance received a warm welcome from the schools in that area. “The Story of Lotus” is a drama performance that combines dance, music and poetry. The dance is also intended to expose the facts of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by Jiang’s regime in China.
  • Swedish Practitioners Write a Letter of Appeal to the Chinese Ambassador

    "Currently, with the help of human rights lawyers and legal experts, Falun Gong practitioners in USA and Europe have sued Jiang Zemin and several top Chinese officials for crimes ranging from torture to genocide. In China Falun Gong practitioners have been met with illegal arrest and imprisonment – often resulting in them being tortured to death, abused in mental hospitals, and receiving long jail and labour camp sentences without trial."
  • Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Produce a Programme for Local TV

    The program outlined how 36 western practitioners appealed against the persecution of Falun Gong on Tiananmen Square. Practitioners hoped that this program could show Chinese people that Falun Gong is practised in many countries, contrary to the claims of Jiang’s state-controlled media mouthpieces.
  • Sweden: Press Conference to Gather Support for the Trial of Jiang Zemin

    Practitioners listed the crimes committed by Jiang Zemin, including abuse of power and embezzling national funds to persecute Falun Gong. They also let the public understand the meaning and importance of bringing Jiang to justice on the grounds of morality, conscience and law. One Swedish journalist stated, “We should not wait while facing this kind of persecution. We should take action immediately and tell the world’s people.”
  • Germany: Clarifying the Facts at a Spiritual Health Fair in Hannover

    All the practitioners in northern Germany came to enthusiastically support us. We demonstrated the exercises and talked to people who visited our booth about Falun Dafa. Through these activities, many people came to understand more about the magnificence of Falun Gong, and also about the Jiang regime’s persecution of 100 million innocent practitioners in China.
  • Scotland: Zhang Cuiying’s Exhibition in Glasgow is a Huge Success

    The organiser congratulated the practitioners on how well they had arranged the event. She enjoyed the Falun Gong exercises very much and commented “I need this. It is so relaxed!” The organiser told us that we could leave Falun Gong materials and a petition on a table in the exhibition room. “You can come whenever you want to sit at the table and tell visitors about Falun Gong.”
  • Sweden: The “Lotus Flower” Performance Visits Lerum

    This performance was the first in a 21-day tour of Sweden. “Lotus Flower” is performed on a non-profit basis by two Swedish practitioners and was created to support an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Music, dance and dialogue arranged in a simple manner, create a very beautiful and touching true story about the suffering of practitioners in China.
  • Sweden: Supporting the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin

    Falun Gong practitioners from Stockholm gathered at the Chinese Embassy to send forth righteous thoughts and hand out flyers that revealed the facts about the persecution. This appeal was part of the worldwide effort by Dafa practitioners to further expose the crimes that Jiang’s regime has committed against Falun Gong practitioners.