Peaceful Protests
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Holland: Practitioners Hold Anti-Torture Picture Exhibition On the Eve of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue
2004-12-10On the 6th and 7th December, Dutch Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture poster exhibition on the square outside the Parliament building. Passersby and the parliament staff felt astonished and disgraced when they learned about the brutal torture and persecution that Falun Gong practitioners are suffering in China. -
Spain: Police Protect Falun Gong Practitioners during Hu Jintao’s State Visit
2004-12-06The police officers were extremely worried about practitioners’ safety after a group of Falun Gong practitioners were attacked and harassed during Hu Jintao’s visit to Argentina. Upon seeing practitioners, the Spanish police officers immediately asked, “Do you know about the violent incident that occurred in Argentina? We will not allow that kind of thing happen here!” -
Ireland: Appealing to Stop the Persecution and Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-11-27On Friday November the 12th 2004, Irish Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy to appeal to the Chinese Government to immediately stop persecuting Falun Gong. They also asked for the ringleaders who instigated the persecution to be brought to justice. These human rights criminals are Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang. -
Ireland: Widespread Media Coverage as Irish Practitioners File a Criminal Complaint Against Huang Ju for Crimes of Torture
2004-11-21During Vice Premier of China Huang Ju’s visit to Ireland, Irish Falun Gong practitioners filed a criminal complaint against him for conspiring to commit torture. Over two days, news of the complaint was carried by all the major media organisations and the persecution of Falun Gong in China became the focus of the Irish news. While the legal case was developing, the main group of Falun Gong practitioners peacefully appealed outside venues where Huang Ju met Irish officials. -
Belgium: Appealing to Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-11-21Practitioners from Belgium went to the Chinese Embassy and appealed to bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice. This appeal was also to express support for the lawsuit in Zambia against Su Rong, who is wanted by Zambian authorities for failing to appear in court after being charged with the murder of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Denmark: Dafa Practitioners from Denmark and Sweden Appeal to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-11-20On the afternoon of the 14th of November 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden and Denmark gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in Denmark to appeal to stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and bring the head criminal Jiang Zemin and his main followers Luo Gan, Liu Jing and Zhou Yongkang to justice. -
United Kingdom: Candlelit Vigil to Call for the Chief Persecutors to be brought to Justice
2004-11-09On 6th of November 2044, Dafa practitioners from London and other areas held a candlelit vigil to appeal to bring Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Zhou Yongkong and Liu Jing to justice. These are the four main criminals responsible for the five years of persecution against Falun Gong in China. -
Finland: Sending Righteous Thoughts at the Chinese Embassy and Appealing to bring Jiang, Luo, Liu and Zhou to Justice
2004-10-30In the early morning of the 26th of October 2004, a few Finnish Falun Gong practitioners gathered together at the Chinese Embassy and unfurled two banners reading ‘Bring Jiang, Luo, Liu, Zhou to Justice’ and ‘Falun Dafa is Great’. We firmly believe that the criminals who are directly responsible for the persecution of Falun Gong in Mainland China will be brought to justice soon. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid (2)
2004-10-17Ten minutes before Jia Qinglin arrived, a few overseas Chinese people came out of the back garden. Under the command of an official-looking man, they held flags to welcome Jia and stood in front of Falun Gong practitioners. While the policemen realised that the Chinese officials had organised a “Welcome” party as an excuse to cover practitioners’ banners, they ordered those people to stand beside the practitioners. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid
2004-10-14On the eve of Jia Qinglin’s visit to Spain, the Spanish Falun Gong Association filed a lawsuit against Jia for the crimes of genocide and torture he committed in persecuting Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners went to the hotel where Jia Qinglin stayed. They displayed banners and exhibited photos of the persecution in front of the hotel. -
United Kingdom: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Dafa at a Political Party Conference in Brighton
2004-10-08A small anti-torture exhibition was held by a few Falun Gong practitioners just outside the entrance to the conference hall. The purpose of this activity was to use the opportunity to inform the delegates, public and media about the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China, which has already claimed at least 1059 innocent lives. -
Germany: Munich Falun Dafa Practitioners Gather in Front of the Chinese Consulate, Appealing for Jiang Zemin to be Brought to Justice
2004-09-29On September 19th, Falun Gong practitioners from Munich and Bavaria gathered in front of the Chinese consulate to protest against China’s persecution of Falun Gong and to appeal for Jiang Zemin to be brought to Justice. Jiang’s group started the brutal persecution and suppression of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999. -
Spain: Series of Activities During Jia Qinglin's Visit to Spain (1)
2004-09-16Barcelona was the first stop for Jia Qinglin during his visit to Spain. At 3 o’clock, Jia Qinglin, together with his delegation, arrived at Barcelona airport. The Falun Gong practitioners, who had been waiting for hours, opened banners reading “Falun Dafa” and “Stop immediately the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners”. -
Spain: Peaceful Appeal at La Sagrada Familia Church in Support of Suing Jia Qinglin
2004-09-15On Saturday the 4th of September, Jia Qinglin visited the famous tourist site La Sagrada Familia Church. The church was very crowded. Streams of tourists from around the world came to visit the site. Practitioners from Barcelona also came here to hold a peaceful appeal and expose to local residents and tourists the ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Sweden: The New Location of the Chinese Consulate Provides Great Opportunities for Telling More People about Falun Dafa
2004-09-11The Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg will soon move from a remote area to a busy downtown location. Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden who used to appeal for an end to the persecution at the consulate welcomed the change because it will provide greater opportunities for them to expose the atrocities committed by Jiang Zemin in China to more people.