Peaceful Protests
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Sweden: Appealing to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong at the Chinese Consulate
2005-10-10
Falun Gong practitioners unfurled two very large banners outside the Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg. One banner read “Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners” while the other consisted of photos of Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted to death in China. Practitioners also demonstrated the exercises. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners’ Merciful Call to Staff in the Chinese Embassy on the 1st October, the National Day of Mourning
2005-10-05
"We are Falun Gong practitioners who often petition in front of the Chinese Embassy...It has been almost three and a half years since UK Falun Gong practitioners started the silent vigil on the 5th of June 2002. We see one another across the road 24 hours a day. Regretfully we have not been able to communicate verbally face to face." -
United Kingdom: Former Senior Diplomat Expresses Support for the Appeal Case Outside the Singaporean Embassy
2005-09-24
"I am very unhappy about this case. The two ladies only gave out information to people who wanted to learn the truth about Falun Gong at a location where they have practised for many years...under pressure from the Chinese Communist regime, the Singaporean Government is facing the shame of ignoring its citizen’s rights to freedom." -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners submit a petition and signatures to the British Prime Minister's Office
2005-09-08
In order to urgently seek the rescue of Falun Gong practitioners taken into custody and persecuted illegally in China, several British practitioners went to London to the British Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street on September 1st. They submitted a petition of more than eight thousand signatures to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. -
Finland: Parliament’s Human Rights Commission Appeals to the People to Pay Attention to Human Rights in China
2005-08-31
A parade supporting 3.6 million people who withdrew their membership from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was held in Helsinki. Some local Falun Gong practitioners chose to take part in and support these activities due to the controlling role that the Chinese Communist Party has taken in the six-year genocide against Falun Gong practitioners. -
German Practitioners Appeal to Rescue Jiang Renzheng: Little Benny Wants His Dad Back
2005-08-28In March this year, Benny and his brother left Germany with their parents for his father’s hometown, Benxi City in Liaoning Province. Their bad luck followed hard at heel ever since. On April 8th when Benny and his brother were playing at their grandparents’ house in Shenyang, seven people suddenly came to take his father away. When Benny saw his Dad taken away, he ran after them to the front door. He was frightened and cried out. -
Finland: Candlelight Vigil for Murdered Falun Gong Practitioners During the World Track and Field Championships in Helsinki
2005-08-23
On August 13th, 2005, the World Track and Field Championships held in Helsinki were coming to an end. Falun Gong practitioners lit candles and sat silently in the glow of the candle light. We sat near each other and gave expression to our grief for the deaths of so many practitioners and called for justice. Let’s end the persecution together. -
Croatia: On July 20th, a Memorial Service in Zagreb Generated Great Media Interest
2005-08-15
Many months ago we decided that on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the persecution we would hold a memorial day in Zagreb. Practitioners from all over the world offered their help. Two excellent articles about our event were published in two of Croatia’s largest newspapers the next day. -
Czech Republic: Appeal to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong at the Chinese Consulate in Prague
2005-08-05
These human rights abuses will never change Falun Gong practitioners’ belief in “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance”. On the contrary, with the continuous efforts of the Falun Gong practitioners, more people have understood Falun Gong’s goodness and the Chinese Communist Party’s brutality during the last six years. -
Latvia: Practitioners Hold a Peaceful Protest at the Chinese Consulate on July the 20th
2005-08-03
Throughout the activities, some practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and sent forth righteous thoughts, whilst others handed out flyers to passers-by. People wanted to find out more and some stopped to chat with practitioners about the nature of Falun Gong cultivation practice and the human rights abuses against practitioners. -
Estonia: Peaceful Appeal on the Sixth Anniversary of the Persecution at the Chinese Embassy Caught the Media's Attention
2005-07-30
On July 25th 2005, just after commemorative activities marking six years of the persecution against Falun Gong in China, Falun Gong practitioners from Estonia, Latvia and Finland hold a peaceful appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Several representatives from the media came to report on the activity. -
Spain: Mourning for Practitioners Who Lost Their Lives and Calling for an End to the Persecution at the Chinese Embassy on July 20th
2005-07-30
On July the 20th six years ago, former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began a campaign of genocide against Falun Gong practitioners. To mourn the practitioners who were murdered by the CCP and call for an end to this persecution, Spanish practitioners once again peacefully appealed outside the Chinese Embassy. -
France: Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Consulate in Marseilles on the Sixth Anniversary of July 20th
2005-07-30
On July the 23rd and 24th, a group of French Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese Consulate in Marseilles to hold a peaceful petition and candlelight vigil. They commemorated the six years of illegal persecution against Falun Gong and over 2,600 dead Falun Gong practitioners who lost their lives in the persecution. -
Finland: Calling for an End to Persecution Against Falun Gong on July 20th
2005-07-29
On July 20th, Finnish practitioners peacefully protested at the Chinese Embassy, calling for an end to the six years of brutal persecution against people who live by the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance”. On July 20th six years ago, former Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin launched a campaign of persecution against Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: The 20th of July — A Day We Will Never Forget
2005-07-29
On the 20th of July six years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), headed by Jiang Zemin, launched a systematic and widespread persecution against Falun Gong. Many practitioners were illegally arrested and imprisoned, put into re-education through labour camps and subjected to cruel forms of torture. Over 2,600 have lost their lives.
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