Local Events
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Sweden: Introducing Falun Gong to a Spiritual Association in Eslöv
2005-01-28One practitioner began by sharing his own experience of practising Falun Gong and how he eventually started to understand what cultivation was about. We went on to tell them about the ongoing persecution in China and how millions of innocent people have been subjected to torture, violence, beatings, imprisonment and violations of their human rights. The audience listened attentively. Finally, we demonstrated the five sets of exercises and at the same time explained some of the core principles of the practice. -
Poland: Delivering the Book Falun Gong to All Warsaw Libraries
2005-01-27At the beginning of January 2005, a Warsaw Falun Gong practitioner completed the large task of delivering the introductory text to Faln Dafa cultivation practice, Falun Gong, to all libraries in Warsaw. Using local public transport, she delivered the book to over 120 libraries in order to help Warsaw residents have the chance to learn Falun Gong. -
Falun Dafa is Welcomed and Supported in Eastern Europe
2005-01-26In the five years that Falun Gong has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime, people living in former communist countries could understand more easily why a peaceful practice would be persecuted so brutally, as they had personally experienced the horror conducted by Communist governments. -
Finnish Practitioners Take Part in the Large scale Events in London to Raise Awareness about the Persecution
2005-01-23We participated in the waist drum practice ready for the parade. Some media reporters came to interview us during the practice; they took a lot of notes and some pictures of us for about an hour and a half. At the end of the large-scale parade through central London on January 15th, we sincerely gave our thanks to the policemen who directed the traffic. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to hold a Seminar at Southampton University
2005-01-22In the afternoon of the 12th of January 2005, after receiving an invitation from Amnesty International of Southampton University (AISU), Falun Gong practitioners in the UK held a seminar dedicated to the subject of Falun Gong for members of AISU. Using videos as an introduction, practitioners explained to the audience what exactly Falun Gong is. -
France: Teaching a Disabled Young Man the Falun Gong Exercises
2005-01-22We communicated very well. He fully learned and remembered the first exercise. At the end, I realised that his movements had improved a lot under the effect of good energy and compassion. Then I showed him the second exercise. He could hold every position for a good few minutes. When the exercises were about to finish, the sky was already fully light. We shook hands together. The atmosphere was very happy and peaceful. -
European Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution in London’s Chinatown
2005-01-21On January 15th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from various places in Europe came to Chinatown to expose the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong to overseas Chinese and tourists from all over the world. -
Turkey: Photos from the Morning Exercise Site in Ankara
2005-01-21In the wake of several campaigns to promote Falun Gong, more and more Turks have developed a better understanding of the practice. They know that Falun Gong is a cultivation method for body and spirit, and they know about the persecution of Falun Gong carried out by the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin out of jealousy and fear. -
European Falun Gong Practitioners form a Great Wall of Courage at Leicester Square
2005-01-20On Saturday 15th January, several hundred Falun Gong practitioners from about 20 european countries held a parade in central London to show how Falun Gong is practised in over 60 countries worldwide and to expose the human rights abuses against Chinese practitioners carried out by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and his wicked regime. -
Germany: Practitioners Share Cultivation Experiences during the Holiday Season
2005-01-15After Christmas Day of 2004, around two hundred Dafa practitioners from Switzerland, Austria and Germany gathered in the scenic forest region of Erbach in the midlands of Germany, to hold the annual holiday season activity of group experience sharing and studying the teachings of Falun Gong together. The activity lasted four days. -
Turkey: Regularly Promoting Falun Gong in a Local Shopping Centre
2005-01-15The manageress of a local shopping centre told Turkish Falun Gong practitioners, “You can come to spread Falun Gong here every week over a long period of time if you would like to. This place is for Falun Dafa.” Practitioners were very happy and thanked her, and now they regularly hold activities in the centre. -
Spain: Short Stories of People Learning the Truth about the Persecution
2005-01-13Once, during a peaceful appeal to call for an end to the persecution at the Chinese Consulate, a middle-aged Chinese lady passed by and told a practitioner, “In fact, we do not believe what the Communist Party says in its propaganda. Falun Gong is practised by so many people in the world; this practice must be very good for the health. I want to learn it too!” -
Czech Republic: Appeals to Expose the Human Rights Abuses and Bring the Persecutors to Justice Receive Positive Media Coverage
2005-01-12Several thousand people got to know about the inhumane suppression against Falun Gong and the cruel methods of torture that the Chinese regime uses to make practitioners give up their belief. The reporter from Czech Radio went on to interview people in the crowd who were looking at the display boards. -
Finland: At the Beginning of the New Year, Dafa Practitioners Strive to Do the Three Things Well
2005-01-12Practitioners from Helsinki and other cities in Finland held a retreat from the 6th to the 8th of January 2005. They studied the Falun Gong teachings, shared experiences and insights, and practised the exercises together. A peaceful appeal was held at the Chinese Embassy calling for an immediate end to the campaign of genocide against Falun Gong practitioners. -
Ukraine: Film Portraying Persecution Against Falun Gong Practitioners at the Human Rights International Cinema Festival
2005-01-11The movie “Sandstorm” was shown at the Human Rights International Cinema Festival. On the 15th of December, a national Ukraine TV channel screened a brief report about “Sandstorm”. Scenes from the film depicting the torture used against Falun Gong practitioners were also shown.