Local Events
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Norway: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution to the People of Bodo
2006-02-19Bodo is a beautiful seaside city in the north of Norway with a population of nearly 50 thousand. On Saturday February 11th, 11 Falun Gong practitioners altogether, including 3 little practitioners, came to the busiest part of Bodo city centre to introduce Falun Dafa to local people and tell them about the persecution of practitioners taking place in China. -
Germany: Representatives from the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong Attend a Seminar on Human Rights in China
2006-02-19It has been a tradition of Germany’s Free Democratic Party’s (FDP) Upper Bavarian Division to hold monthly seminars to discuss issues such as foreign politics, economy, and human rights. On February 7th 2006, the seminar held in Munich had China’s Human Rights as its theme. Mr. Kritzler, representing the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG), and Mr. Thierack, representing the International Human Rights Organisation in Munich, were invited to give speeches. -
Germany: Protesting Against CCP Violence and Supporting the Global Hunger Strike Campaign for Human Rights
2006-02-18On February 11th in Munich city centre, Mr. Solomon and Mr. Yuan Zhang carried out a 24-hour hunger strike to strongly condemn the CCP’s gangster violence in attacking Falun Gong practitioners Dr. Yuan Li, and also to support the renowned Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s hunger strike to protest against CCP human rights abuses. -
Norway: A Practitioner's Painting Touches School Children's Hearts
2006-02-16In early 2006, a practitioner made a presentation to several classes at an elementary school to tell the children about the persecution and the torture of Falun Gong practitioners that is taking place in China. The pupils also got to know the story of a little Chinese girl through a painting entitled "Homeless" by Daci Shen, a Chinese artist who lives in New York. The children hoped that everything would turn out fine for the little girl in the end. -
Slovakia: “The things you're doing are very good. Please continue”
2006-02-15On the morning of Saturday 11th February, Slovakian Falun Gong practitioners visited Piestany in the middle of western Slovakia. They went there to let local residents know about Falun Gong and the cruel campaign of human rights abuses that has been waged against the practice by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for almost seven years. -
Falun Dafa in Europe: Falun Dafa is Practised All Over France
2006-02-15Tourists in France will often encounter practitioners handing out leaflets and demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. There is a weekly Falun Gong activity at the Human Rights Square under the Eiffel Tower where practitioners go to help people learn more about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses against the practice. -
Falun Dafa in Europe: Bring the Beauty of Falun Dafa to Spain
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Falun Dafa in Europe: Norwegian People on the Cultivation Path
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United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate Chinese New Year in Central London
2006-02-12On February 4th 2006, UK Falun Gong practitioners held a small concert to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Leicester Gardens, which is near Chinatown in London. The practitioners performed a Lion Dance, played instruments, danced and sang. They also distributed fliers to let people know about the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Falun Gong in Europe: Falun Dafa is Becoming Popular in Austria
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Falun Dafa in Europe: Falun Dafa has Spread all over the United Kingdom
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Falun Dafa in Europe: Falun Dafa is Deeply Rooted in Turkey
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Austria: The Story Behind Two Falun Gong Banners in Salzburg
2006-02-09To let tourists know about Falun Gong and the persecution happening in China, the practitioners give out leaflets and other materials at tourist hot-spots around the city. Many people who visit the historical part of Salzburg are often surprised to see a huge Falun Gong display board. Whenever we practise the Falun Gong exercises, there are always tourists passing by. We give out leaflets in Chinese, English, French and German. We also noticed that the Chinese tourists would often take photos of us. In order to show them our respect for the practice, we started to display the following sentences in Chinese: “The Pride of Chinese People” and “The Whole World Says Falun Gong is great!” -
France: Historical Decision by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
2006-02-07On January 25th 2006, the Council of Europe handed down a historical decision. For the first time, crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes were looked at from the European point of view and condemned. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated in support of the PACE-Resolution outside the Council of Europe headquarters. -
Finland: Practitioners in Helsinki Expose the Persecution of Falun Gong in China on the Eve of Chinese New Year
2006-02-06On the eve of Chinese New Year, practitioners in Helsinki introduced Falun Dafa and exposed the persecution of Falun Gong in China to passersby near the train station. One man said while looking at the pictures of the persecution, “It’s horrible. The Chinese people should have a change. The persecution cannot continue. They need the help of people in other countries.”