Local Events
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Slovak Republic: Introducing Falun Gong to the People of Skalica
2007-06-20Falun Gong practitioners visited Skalica, a small town in western Slovakia. In the main square, practitioners set up a petition table and stands with banners about Falun Gong and about the persecution of the practice in China. Many people expressed interest in the Falun Gong exercises and their effect on health and some wanted to learn. -
Press Release: Falun Gong Continues to Seek Just Resolution with Icelandic Government
2007-06-19In June 2002, during the Chinese state visit to Iceland, Falun Gong practitioners silently appealed to stop the persecution in front of the very person who ordered brainwash, ill-treatment and torture of practitioners, even to death, in China. The brutality is widely documented and details of more that 66 000 thousand cases of torture have been sent to the UN. Since then the persecution has only become worse, and it is still on-going today. Last year it was revealed that the Communist Party already at that time used Falun Gong practitioners as raw material for organ transplants, a profitable and blooming business in China’s public hospitals today. -
Germany: Activities During the G8 Summit
2007-06-18During the G8 Summit, Falun Gong practitioners from the Ruhr, Nuremberg and Berlin gathered in Paris Square in front of the Brandenburg Gate, a famous tourist attraction in central Berlin. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and raised awareness about the cruel persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Sweden: The People of Sweden Condemn the CCP's Disregard for Human Rights
2007-06-18On June 7th, organisations such as the Swedish Service Centre for Quitting the CCP held a rally in Stockholm. They called for attention to the present human rights situation in China and demanded that the Swedish government openly raise the problem of human rights in China when the leader of China comes for a visit. -
Hu Jintao Visits Sweden, Falun Gong Practitioners Call for Attention to the Persecution
2007-06-17On the evening of June 8th, 2007, the CCP leader visited Sweden. Some Falun Gong practitioners from Gothenburg participated in the rally held by the Swedish Service Centre for Quitting the CCP near King Square, calling on the Swedish Government and people to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP. -
Germany: “It is such a wonderful cultivation method, where can I learn it?”
2007-06-17Falun Gong practitioners not only have an information stall as before, they also have permission to have large performances on the stage and outdoor “truthfulness, compassion and forbearance” art exhibition. They hoped that the Mayor and all the visitors would be able to personally witness and feel the beauty and peacefulness of Falun Gong. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Dafa to Visitors at the Helsinki Mits River Festival
2007-06-15On June 3rd, 2007, Helsinki's Mits River Festival took place on the banks of the river Mits. Helsinki's Falun Gong practitioners wore yellow T-shirts with the words "Falun Gong is good" and "truthfulness, compassion, forbearance" to introduce Falun Gong to the Finnish people. They rented a stall, prepared materials and folded beautiful paper lotus flowers. -
Turkey: Telling the Deputy Secretary General and Coordinator of The Executive Board of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey about the Persecution of Falun Gong
2007-06-13Practitioners submitted materials they had prepared in advance. After carefully listening to what they told him, Mr. Aziz said that he was shocked at the atrocities taking place in China and felt very sad at the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are suffering from. He said, "Anyone who has a conscience cannot remain indifferent in such a situation". -
Sweden: The People of Gothenburg Learn about the Great Tide of Withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party in China
2007-06-12On June 2nd, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in Gothenburg returned to Kongspaortsplatsen Square in the city centre to raise awareness about the Chinese Communist regime’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to support the great tide of withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party which is taking place in China. -
Czech Republic: Re-enactment of Organ Harvesting at a Rally in Prague
2007-06-12The Confederation of political prisoners and a “T-shirt against Communism” initiative held a rally against Communism on May 1st. The event took place in the Letna Park in Czech capital Prague and attracted thousands of visitors, many of whom signed the petition against organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Norway: Demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in Oslo
2007-06-11Despite pouring rain, practitioners in Norway held a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Oslo on June 1st. They demonstrated against organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners and at the same time showed their support for the 22 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party. -
Sweden: "Everybody Should Try to Stop this Evil Atrocity"
2007-06-09In Stockholm, practitioners let people know about the practice and the eight year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the CCP. Athough it was hard work, practitioners were happy to see so many people understand that Falun Gong being is persecuted and recognise the evil nature of the CCP. -
Switzerland: Introducing Falun Gong in the City of Neuchatel
2007-06-09On June 2nd, over twenty Swiss practitioners from other cities came to Neuchatel again and set up a stall in the city centre to inform people about the benefits of practising Falun Gong and to reveal the Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. They distributed leaflets, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, answered people’s questions and collected signatures. -
Finland: Expressing Support for the Twenty-Two Million Chinese People Withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party
2007-06-07The Finnish Service Centre for Quitting the CCP held an activity to express support for the 22 million withdrawals from the CCP. Many people passing on that day accepted the Epoch Times newspaper's editorial "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" and a special issue regarding the 20 million withdrawals from the CCP. -
Germany: People of Munich Condemn the CCP's Tyranny
2007-06-06On May 20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Munich to support the twenty-two million people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The event attracted a great number of spectators, including quite a few tourists and visitors from China. Some expressed a desire to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations on the spot.