Local Events
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Spain: World Falun Dafa Day Touches the Hearts of People in Victoria
2006-05-19Practitioners from Madrid went to the ancient city of Victoria, A local told them: “This day is the most significant day in my life, because I found out about Falun Gong. When I knew that Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance are the principles of Falun Gong, I was so excited. I knew this was the truth I have been looking for all my life.” -
Holland: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Heerlen City
2006-05-1913th May 2006 was the seventh World Falun Dafa Day and the fourteenth year since the practice was introduced to the public. A set of photo display boards detailed the remarkable history of Falun Dafa and the mercy and compassion of Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa. People who saw these photos could feel the beauty of Falun Gong. -
Russia: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in St. Petersburg
2006-05-19Practitioners set up picture exhibition boards and banners that attracted many tourists. People listened to practitioners tell them about the persecution and signed their names on the petition to support the campaign calling for an end to the persecution . Two young men who were not Falun Gong practitioners also helped to hold the banners. -
France: People Condemn the CCP Crimes of Organ Harvesting from Live Persons
2006-05-19On seeing the pictures of the CCP's campaign of torture and repression against Falun Gong, a lady expressed that it was too cruel for her to accept. She said: “I really don’t understand why the Chinese Government persecutes these practitioners. They just believe in Buddha without doing anything wrong. I can’t accept the fact that good people are being persecuted.” -
Germany: People of Stuttgart Visibly Shocked by Live Organ Harvesting from Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2006-05-18On April 29th, in collaboration with the International Society for Human Rights, Falun Gong practitioners organised activities to inform the citizens of Stuttgart about the harvesting of organs from live Falun Gong practitioners in China. Large banners and poster boards depicted the repulsive crimes that are committed in secret concentration camps in China. -
Holland: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2006-05-17On May 13th, Dutch practitioners gathered in Amsterdam's Chinatown to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and hold an exhibition photographs of depicting the spread of Falun Gong around the world. Passersby felt the goodness of Falun Gong and understood the truth about the brutal persecution of the Chinese Communist Party. -
Germany: Information Day in Berlin Raises Support and Awareness
2006-05-16The information day was a success with many flyers distributed and petition signatures collected, which will be presented to the German government. One German woman said about Germany's business relationship with the Chinese Communist Party: “These are all criminals. It is hard to believe that we have business relationships with such criminals.” -
France: Falun Gong Practitioners Mark Ten Million People Quitting the CCP
2006-05-13April 25th, 2006 was the seventh anniversary of the incident in which over ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners peacefully appealed at the Chinese central government compound. Falun Gong practitioners in Paris rallied in the La Bourse Square to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s cruel persecution against Falun Gong. -
Austria: Falun Gong Practitioners Explain the Facts about the Persecution During an Informal Meeting of E.U. Health Ministers.
2006-05-13On April 26th, 2006, an Informal Meeting of E.U. Health Ministers was held in Vienna, and the Chinese Health Minister and some other officials were invited to attend the meeting. Practitioners call for an end to harvesting practitioners’ organs. -
Germany: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong to the Public
2006-05-13Since the CCP's trade in organs harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners was exposed, Falun Gong practitioners from all around Germany have been holding urgent rescue activities, including letting more people know about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and appealing for an investigation by the international community. -
Denmark: Exposing the Truth on “May Day"
2006-05-13May 1st is “International Labour Day”. Usually many Danish labourers will take half day off and gather in the Folkets Park in Copenhagen city centre. At this time, many people will gather there to enjoy the leisure time of a holiday. The Falun Gong practitioners of Copenhagen came to the park to let people know about the persecution. -
Germany: Urgently Calling for an End to the CCP’s Massacre of Falun Gong Practitioners
2006-05-12After the Chinese Communist regime’s crimes of harvesting and selling living Falun Gong practitioners’ organs for profit was exposed to the outside world, the Chinese regime has stepped up efforts to eliminate witnesses and destroy evidence. German practitioners launched a series of protests and an urgent rescue campaign in various cities. -
France: People of Paris Sign a Petition to Condemn the Persecution
2006-05-12Practitioners in Paris used loud speakers and poster boards to tell people passing by Montparnasse train station about the human rights atrocities being committed against Falun Gong practitioners in China. They exposed how the CCP harvests organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in the forced labour and concentration camps. After selling the organs, they cremate the bodies to destroy the evidence. -
Germany: “A person should have freedom of belief; this is the dignity of humanity”
2006-05-11Julia, a student whose subject was Education of Society, expressed: “I simply can’t believe that such things still exists among human beings. The reason why I have signed the petition is that I should try to stop the action at least.” Another lady told the reporter that her reason for signing the petition was because the incident was clearly wrong and she hoped her signature could help. Many Chinese tourists carefully looked at the exhibition boards and banners. Some of them accepted leaflets. A Chinese man said: “Falun Gong is the first group to resist the CCP for many years and you are really terrific. It is really difficult for Falun Gong practitioners and you are working too hard.” -
Spain: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s Atrocities on World Earth Day in Barcelona
2006-05-10Supported by the organiser, practitioners displayed banners and posters at the entrance to the event, strongly condemning the Chinese Communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong. This helped everyone coming to the festival to have the opportunity to learn more about the unspeakable brutal persecution happening in China.