Local Events

  • Bulgaria: Support for Practitioners from the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

    The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) supported Falun Gong practitioners in Bulgaria. This happened during a press conference organised on July 20th, 2006, marking seven years of the persecution of Falun Gong in China by the Communist regime. During the event Mrs. Juliana Metdieva, Editor-in-Chief of the BHC magazine “Objective”, gave a speech. She said that the persecution of Falun Gong is the cruelest crime. She added that Falun Gong is a unique way for people to live a harmonious, adequate and natural life.
  • Germany: Falun Gong at Dresden’s “Zwinger”

    July 2nd, 2006, was a scorching day. Many visitors that came to enjoy Dresden’s 800th birthday preferred shady areas. The temporary stage and the spectator area in the eastern section of the Zwinger were smack in the middle of the blazing sun. A small area that was lucky to get some shade from the baroque buildings was filled with people, while barely anyone stood in the sun drenched spectator area. Our European Falun Gong choir first stayed in the sun, but then also retreated to under the arches of the stairs in front of the Eastern exit.
  • Scotland: Practitioners Held a Parade in Edinburgh to Protest against Organ Harvesting

    On August 5th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners held a parade in Edinburgh to protest against organ harvesting and called for an end to the persecution of the practice in China. Falun Gong practitioners also collected signatures for the petition against the persecution on several street corners. Many people signed the petition and wished the practitioners good luck.
  • Spain: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Truth about Falun Gong to the Chinese Community

    ...Nevertheless, the elderly man did not stop his accusation but argued for the CCP’s narrow theory of nationalism. Two people in the crowd stood by his side and said some bad words. They even went up to snatch practitioners’ leaflets, tore them up and threw them on the ground. The police on duty took the two Chinese people aside, asked them questions, and recorded their names. The Falun Gong practitioners said after the event that these people had been poisoned too deeply by the CCP’s evil and extreme theory of so-called nationalism...
  • Ireland: Rally in Dublin to Protest against the CCP Harvestiing Organs from Living Falun Gong Practitioners

    On August 6th, 2006, Irish Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in the centre of Dublin, condemning the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The activity captured the attention and support of many Irish people. Spectators carefully read the information about the persecution and organ harvesting on display boards.
  • Sweden : Exposing the CCP’s Organ Harvesting Crimes during the European Athletics Championship - Part 1

    Between the 6th and the 13th of August, the European Atheletics Championship is taking place in Gothenburg. The culture and entertainment event EC Party is happening at the same time and 200,000 people are expected to visit the city. These events have given Swedish practitioners an opportunity to inform many people about the persecution.
  • Belgium: Exposing the CCP’s Crimes in Brussels Chinatown

    Belgian Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Chinatown, Brussels to support over a eleven million people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to expose the CCP’s crimes of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. In addition, a large-scale photo exhibition was displayed. The exhibited photos depicted Chinese Falun Gong practitioners being subjected to persecution.
  • Switzerland: It's Time to End this Seven-Year-Long Persecution

    The scene on July 22nd, 2006, was not an unusual one for the many passersby on Zurich's Parade Square. In this year alone, similar activities have been held seven times. Each time, many passersby had the opportunity to learn the facts of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The strong contrast between the graceful exercises and the brutal persecution initially confused some people.
  • Czech Republic: Falun Gong Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at the 'Colours of Ostrava' Music Festival

    In between July 20th and July 23rd, 2006, another annual Colours of Ostrava music festival took place. This cultural event is attended by thousands of people every year and Falun Gong practitioners have used this opportunity before to inform the festival‘s visitors about cruel crimes against humanity carried out by the Chinese Communist Party in its own country.
  • Finland: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th in Helsinki

    Practitioners exposed the 7-year persecution of Falun Gong beside the central train station in Helsinki on July 22nd. They re-enacted organ harvesting atrocities and displayed poster boards which depicted the situation in China. While some practitioners distributed leaflets, others chatted with passers-by and collected signatures.
  • Ireland: SOS Car Tour - Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the CCP's Organ Harvesting from Living Persons

    Between June 26th and July 9th, 2006, a team of Irish Falun Gong practitioners launched a two week SOS car tour to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) atrocities of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. In the two weeks, practitioners visited fifteen counties across Ireland and met many kindhearted people.
  • Scotland: Support for Falun Gong in Scotland's Remote Western Isles

    A practitioner from Glasgow was asked by her husband to visit Scotland’s Western Isles with him as a holiday. At first this practitioner was reluctant to go as she was very busy, but after thinking about it, she realised that this was a rare opportunity. The practitioner thought that the people on these islands should know about the organ harvesting situation in China.
  • Germany: Informing Football Fans About Falun Gong and the Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioners in Frankfurt organised an activity to inform the public about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, in particular the forced removal of organs and torture. While some practitioners reenacted forced organ removal and torture in front of the grand old opera building in Frankfurt, others collected signatures from passersby.
  • Czech Republic: Support for Falun Gong in Five Cities

    Between July 10th and 14th, several Falun Gong practitioners traveled around the towns and cities of Kroměříž, Zlín, Přerov, Olomouc and Vsetín. Their goal was to inform local communities of the discriminatory practices of the Chinese communist government, which at present illegaly detains two million Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese prisons.
  • Germany: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution at the Bielefeld Culture Carnival

    Falun Gong practitioners held an exhibition exposing the human rights condition in China.One after another people signed the petition calling for ending the persecution. Some talked with practitioners for a long time to get detailed information. In this bustling city, the truth about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of practitioners, in particular the trade in organs harvested from living victims, woke people up like a gust of chill wind.