Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Sweden: Collecting Signatures and Clarifying the Facts in Gothenburg
2003-05-20The 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
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Letter from Swedish Practitioners to the King of Thailand Regarding the Detention of Pirjo Svensson
2003-05-20"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)
2003-05-19On May 5 2003, The Story of Lotus opened in Swedens 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 Jiangs regime in China. -
Swedish Practitioners Write a Letter of Appeal to the Chinese Ambassador
2003-05-19"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
2003-05-18The 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 Jiangs state-controlled media mouthpieces. -
Sweden: Press Conference to Gather Support for the Trial of Jiang Zemin
2003-05-17Practitioners 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 worlds people. -
Germany: Clarifying the Facts at a Spiritual Health Fair in Hannover
2003-05-17All 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 regimes persecution of 100 million innocent practitioners in China. -
Scotland: Zhang Cuiyings Exhibition in Glasgow is a Huge Success
2003-05-16The 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
2003-05-16This 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
2003-05-13Falun 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 Jiangs regime has committed against Falun Gong practitioners. -
Sweden: Practitioners Tell People about the Lawsuits Against Jiang and the Lies Behind the Spreading of SARS in China
2003-05-12A new flyer was given out, detailing the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for genocide and crimes against humanity and the Jiang regimes risking of countless lives in an attempt to cover up the SARS epidemic. As usual, practitioners combined clarifying the facts of the persecution with exercise demonstrations in public. -
Sweden: Practitioners Perform the Lotus Flower Dance at a School
2003-05-12Lotus Flower is a performance, which uses dance, music and poetry to reveal the truth about Falun Gong and the Jiang regimes brutal persecution of over 70 million practitioners. After three performances, Swedish practitioners were invited into each class to tell the students more about Falun Gong and the situation in China. -
UK: Promoting Falun Dafa at a Junior School
2003-05-11Through talking about artist and Dafa practitioner Zhang Cuiying, who suffered eight months of torture in Chinese forced labour camps because she peacefully appealed for the human rights of persecuted practitioners, she let the students learn about Falun Gong and the appalling human rights situation for millions of women in China who want to improve their health through this peaceful practice. -
A Family of Swedish Practitioners Writes to the President of the USA
2003-05-10"Bringing Jiang to justice is to defend the freedom of humanity and the fundamental values of society. We cannot allow injustice to take over the world. We urge you, Mr. President and Mr. Vice President, to support the lawsuit against Jiang in USA and bring Jiang to justice for his crimes against humanity. You lead the worlds most powerful nation, and you stand for freedom and justice. Countless millions of Chinese have no voice to ask you for themselves. Please help rid them of the tyranny and oppression that threatens their very lives."