Peaceful Protests
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Netherlands: Hague Event Marks 15 Years of Persecution
2014-08-09Tourists from around the world had an opportunity to learn about the persecution of Falun Gong in The Hague on July 20 during Falun Gong practitioners' activities marking the 15-year brutal persecution. They signed a petition to show their support for practitioners' efforts to bring the persecution to an end. -
France: Rally in Front of Marseille Chinese Consulate Calls for Ending the Persecution
2014-08-09Falun Dafa practitioners from southern France held a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Marseille on July 20, 2014, calling for an end to the 15-year persecution in China. -
Ukraine: Persevering to End the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2014-08-09Ukraine practitioners held signature drives on that day in three cities in Ukraine: Kiev (capital), Kharkov (former capital), and Dnipropetrovsk (industrial centre and fourth largest city). Many signed the petitions in support of their efforts to end the persecution. -
Romania: Peaceful Protest at Chinese Embassy in Bucharest
2014-08-09Practitioners in Romania held a peaceful protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bucharest on July 20 and collected signatures calling for an end to the Chinese regime's state-sanctioned crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Czech Republic: Re-enacting Persecution Scenes and Candlelight Vigil Expose Persecution in China
2014-08-09Czech practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises at Old City Square in Prague, Czech on July 19 and talked to passersby about Falun Gong and the persecution against the practice in China. -
Germany: Information Day in Baden-Baden
2014-08-09Practitioners in Baden-Baden, a city in southern Germany, held an Information Day on July 19 to expose the CCP's crime of forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, and to call for an end to the persecution. Tourists and locals signed the petition to express their support. -
Finland: Petition Signature Drive in Rovaniemi
2014-08-09Practitioners in northern Finland held a signature collection drive in downtown Rovaniemi to raise awareness about the CCP's heinous crime of forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners and to call for its end. -
Denmark: Raising Awareness in Copenhagen
2014-08-09Practitioners in Denmark held activities on the eve of July 20 in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark to raise awareness of the CCP's brutality in the 15-year persecution of Falun Gong. -
Austria: Vienna Rally Calls for an End to CCP's Human Rights Abuses
2014-08-09Practitioners held a march on July 19, 2014 in Vienna, the capital of Austria to call for an end to the persecution by the CCP. -
Italy: Commemorating the Persecution in Downtown Milan
2014-08-09Practitioners held activities on July 19-20, 2014 in downtown Milan to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP and call for its end. -
France: Paris Marks 15-Year Peaceful Resistance to Persecution
2014-08-09Falun Gong practitioners held a rally on July 20 in front of the Eiffel Tower to honour their fellow practitioners who lost their lives under persecution in China. Tourists watched practitioners demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises, read the informational display boards and signed a petition calling for an end to the CCP's state-sanctioned crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Netherlands: Amsterdam Signature Drive Strives to End the Persecution
2014-08-09Falun Gong practitioners gathered at Dam Square in Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, on July 20, 2014, to inform people about the practice and to raise awareness of the 15-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong. -
Russia: Events in Moscow and St. Petersburg Call for an End to Human Rights Violations in China
2014-08-09July 20, 2014, marked the 15th of anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Practitioners in Russia held events in St. Petersburg and Moscow that day to tell the public what has been happening and how they can help to end the atrocities. -
Poland: Chinese Tourists Learn the Truth about Falun Gong
2014-08-09Starting in late June, practitioners in Poland set up booths in Warsaw and Krakow every weekend to display photos of the persecution and collect signatures. They also held a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy on the morning of July 20, 2014. -
Signature Collection Touches People's Hearts in Crimea
2014-08-09In Sevastopol, a famous tourist destination on the Black Sea, practitioners collected signatures on a petition protesting the persecution. Tourists from all over Europe and local residents were surprised that such an atrocity was still going on.