Peaceful Protests
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Sweden: Practitioners from the Four Nordic Countries Gather in Stockholm to Expose Five Years of Persecution.
2004-07-25On July 19th 2004, practitioners from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland gathered in the city centre of Stockholm to hold a torture exhibition and Falun Dafa photo display between 10am and 4pm. Practitioners also demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises in the park between the two exhibitions. -
France: Practitioners Expose the Methods of Torture used by the Jiang Group to Persecute Falun Gong
2004-07-24On July 17th, French practitioners gathered at one of the biggest Chinese districts and used a live theatrical approach to expose the persecution of Falun Gong conducted by the Jiang criminal gang. The Jiang regime employs various inhuman torture methods to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their belief in Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Candle-Light Vigil at the Chinese Embassy in Milan
2004-07-24For the past two years, practitioners have come to the Chinese Embassy every day, and the local residents all now warmly say hello to us. They all expressed their support and blessings when they learnt that today marks five years since the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong and expressed their sorrow for the practitioners who have been tortured to death. -
Iceland: Activities during a Visit by the Chinese Vice-President
2004-07-23The Vice president of the Chinese Government came for a public visit to Iceland between the 9th and 12th of July. Icelandic Falun Gong practitioners, with the help of a veteran Swedish practitioner, held a peaceful appeal and a press conference outside the Chinese embassy in Reykjavik on the 9th of July. -
Slovakia: Practitioners Attract the Attention of the Media to their Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava
2004-07-23On the 20th of July, the 5th anniversary of the suppression of Falun Gong, Slovak practitioners personally visited most of the local media to tell them the truth about the situation of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Most of the media reacted positively and received information. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Hold Second Anti-Torture Exhibition Opposite House of Lords to Mark Five Years of Persecution in China
2004-07-21Tuesday July 20th marked exactly five years since the Chinese Government under Jiang Zemin instigated the illegal persecution of Falun Gong. UK practitioners held a second anti-torture exhibition opposite the House of Lords in London's Westminster to expose the brutal methods used in Chinese labour camps and prisons to force practitioners to give up their belief. -
Germany: Prior to the German Foreign Minister's Visit to China, Practitioners in Berlin Hold a Torture Exhibition
2004-07-21Prior to the German Foreign Minister’s visit to China, practitioners from Berlin and nearby cities held a torture exhibition in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 8th of July, calling for attention to the persecution against Falun Gong conducted by the Jiang group and to expose its attempt to intensify the persecution overseas. -
Sweden: Dafa Practitioners in Gothenburg Called on the Swedish People to Express Concern Over the Shooting of a Practitioner in South Africa
2004-07-12On Saturday July the 3rd 2004, several Dafa practitioners arrived at Kunsportsplatsen in Gothenburg. They called on Swedish people and tourists to express concern over the shooting incident in South Africa. In the past five years this is the most cold-blooded atrocity against overseas Falun Gong practitioners. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Shooting Incident in South Africa
2004-07-12Practitioners made some display boards regarding the shooting of Australian practitioners in South Africa. Despite the hot weather, practitioners still continued to explain the truth about the shooting incident to the Ukrainian people. Many people were very shocked at the brutality of Jiang’s regime in persecuting Falun Gong. -
Russia: Practitioners Rally in Irkutsk to Condemn the Jiang Regime’s Terrorist Act of Hiring Thugs to Shoot Practitioners
2004-07-12On July the 6th 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in the city of Irkutsk rallied at the State Government compound and held a press conference to expose the Jiang regime’s crime of hiring thugs to shoot practitioners. The practitioners urged the Russian government to condemn the Jiang regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. -
Russia: St Petersburg Dafa Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate Against the Jiang Group's State Terrorism
2004-07-11After the protest began, the Russian police were pressured by the Chinese consulate to force the practitioner to turn the back of the banner to the consulate. Then the Chinese consulate took a step further by asking the police to throw the banner on the ground. Fortunately, the police chief understood the truth and helped the practitioner turn banner round to face the consulate again. -
Holland: Practitioners Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Jiang Regime's Terrorism
2004-07-11After hearing that Australian Falun Gong practitioners had been shot in South Africa, Dutch practitioners held protest activities in front of the Chinese Embassy on July 3rd 2004, to expose the crimes of Jiang’s rogue political regime, who hired thugs to shoot Falun Gong practitioners during Zeng Qinghong‘s visit to South Africa. -
Finland: People of Helsinki Hope that the Shooting Incident in South Africa will be Resolved Soon and that the Real Culprits Will be Held Responsible for Their Crimes
2004-07-10After reading the information boards and learning the facts about Falun Gong, people signed the petition calling for an end of the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners without hesitation. People hope that the shooting case will be solved and that the real criminals will be brought to justice. Many expressed their sympathy and support. -
Spain: Dafa Practitioners Gather at the Chinese Embassy to Condemn the Jiang Group's Act of Terrorism
2004-07-10On July the 4th 2004, Spanish Falun Gong practitioners appealed at the Chinese Embassy in Spain to strongly condemn the Jiang group hiring gunmen to attack Falun Gong practitioners. Photos of the practitioners who were injured in the shooting incident in South Africa were displayed, as well as pictures of others who have been persecuted. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Strongly Condemn the Jiang Regime’s Terrorist Act of Hiring Thugs to Shoot Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-07-10On July 8th 2004, the Russian Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in the “Independence Press Centre” of Moscow. During the press conference, practitioners exposed how the Jiang regime’s major player Zeng Qinghong hired thugs to shoot practitioners in order to prevent practitioners’ legal action against him.