Peaceful Protests
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Netherlands: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2010-12-31On December 10, 2010, International Human Rights Day, Falun Dafa practitioners held a series of activities in front of the Second Chamber of Parliament in the Hague. Their presence raised awareness of practitioners' peaceful protests in China. -
Russia: Practitioners Protest Persecution Outside Chinese Consulate in Irkutsk
2010-12-29On December 8, practitioners in Irkutsk held a protest outside the local Chinese Consulate to raise public awareness and call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, distributed materials and talked to passersby. -
Portugal: Falun Gong Practitioners Make Their Voice Heard During Chinese Government Officials' Visit
2010-11-14On November 6 and 7, Hu Jintao, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited Portugal. Due to pressure from the CCP, the local government didn't approve the Falun Gong practitioners' application to peacefully protest. But practitioners still found opportunities to make their voice heard by the Chinese officials. -
Poland: Practitioners Condemn Jia Qinglin for His Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2010-11-13On November 2, 2010, Jia Qinglin, one of the active participants in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s persecution of Falun Gong, visited Poland. That morning, several Poland Falun Gong practitioners held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy. They held banners and set up posters to protest the entry of this criminal into Poland. -
United Kingdom: Events During the 2010 European Organ Donation Congress
2010-10-18The European Organ Donation Congress took place in, Cardiff, the capital of Wales, from the 24th to the 26th of September, 2010. Falun Gong practitioners came to the Cardiff City Centre to hold a series of events demonstrating Dafa's goodness and exposing the atrocities of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. -
Falun Gong Supporters Rally Against the CCP's Persecution During the EU-China Summit
2010-10-10Falun Gong practitioners held a rally to protest against the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Gong in front of the European Council during the EU-China Summit in Brussels, Belgium on October 6, 2010. Vice President of the European Parliament Edward McMillan-Scott sent a representative to show his support. -
Rally in Sweden Commemorates Victims of Communism
2010-09-07On August 23, the Swedish NGO "Upplysning of Kommunismen" hosted their annual rally in downtown Stockholm to commemorate the victims of communism, Nazism and other dictatorships. The Falun Dafa Association of Sweden was invited to the rally, and practitioners passed out fliers exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: Exposing the Persecution in front of the Parliament Building in Scotland
2010-09-05On August 8, Falun Gong practitioners from Scotland held activities in front of the Scottish parliament building to let people know about Falun Gong and expose the brutal persecution in China. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises, passed out informational materials and talked to tourists. Many people signed the petition against the persecution. -
Bulgaria: Exposing the 11 Years of Persecution Against Falun Gong in China
2010-08-29It has been 11 years since the beginning of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The persecution began at the orders of one man: Jiang Zemin, the head of the Chinese Communist Party in 1999. Jealous of Falun Gong's popularity amongst the people, he ordered the practice to be destroyed and so began the systematic torture, killing and abuses. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Gather in London to Protest the Persecution
2010-08-07On July 20, 2010, a group of people were seen across from London's Houses of Parliament practising meditation exercises. They were UK Falun Gong practitioners who, by means of doing the exercises and distributing leaflets, were calling upon the British government and society to help stop the persecution of Falun Gong. -
France: Exposing the Persecution at Human Rights Square
2010-08-06On July 25, practitioners in France gathered at Human Rights Square in Paris to hold a series of activities to call for an end to the eleven-year persecution of Falun Gong. Over the past eleven years, practitioners have gone to Human Rights Square every Sunday to display photo boards, demonstrate the exercises and distribute information. -
France: The Eiffel Tower Witnesses the History of Falun Gong
2010-07-31Paris is a world-class destination, and the Eiffel Tower has witnessed many stories and legends. Since July 20, 1999, the Tower has been witness to a new story that will go down in history. Falun Gong practitioners go to the Trocadéro Human Rights Plaza next to the Eiffel Tower every Sunday to raise awareness about the persecution and promote Falun Dafa. -
Germany: CCP Persecution of Falun Gong Condemned
2010-07-31On July 20, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners in Dortmund, Germany and the surrounding areas held activities to expose the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the eleventh anniversary of the persecution. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Mark the Eleventh Anniversary of Efforts to End the Persecution
2010-07-30On July 19th and the 21st 2010, Falun Gong practitioners in Italy held demonstrations in front of the Chinese Consulate in Milan, calling for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) eleven years of brutal persecution of Falun Gong. -
Belgium: Practitioners Gather in Brussels to Protest Eleven Years of Persecution
2010-07-30European Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities on July 17, 2010, in Brussels, to protest the brutal persecution in China. Since July 20, 1999, the CCP has brutally persecuted Falun Gong practitioners who believe in Truth-Compassion-Forbearance.