Local Events
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Germany: Many People Have Started to Practise Falun Dafa Recently in Northern Rhineland
2004-12-03As soon as these new practitioners start to practise, they truly make great strides in their cultivation and cultivate very seriously. They catch up rapidly. Apart from joining the Falun Dafa exercise study session, they also take part in various activities of promoting Falun Dafa and letting people know about the persecution. -
Russia: Appealing Against the Persecution of Women in China on Women’s International Anti-Violence Day
2004-11-30It was snowing in St. Petersburg on that day. Not swayed by the foul weather, Dafa practitioners still peacefully demonstrated the exercises, sent forth righteous thoughts, handed out leaflets and told the people the facts about the persecution. People were shocked and enraged by the persecution happening in China. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Dafa in Southampton
2004-11-30Many passers-by were attracted by Dafa’s elegant exercises. Some asked for information about the local exercise practice sites, while others took the initiative to talk to practitioners about the human rights abuses happening to people who practise Falun Gong in China. By the time the event finished, over 1500 flyers had been distributed. -
France: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Clermont-Ferrand City and Support for China’s Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-11-29People who saw re-enactments of some of the torture methods used to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs in China were shocked and enraged by the atrocities happening there, saying, “We stand by you and we all support you!” One middle-aged woman said that she used to think that human rights in China were improving but has since realised that this is not the case. Human rights workers have documented over 38,000 specific cases of torture or severe abuse against Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Bristol
2004-11-26Many passers-by came to watch and learn the exercises. People were also interested in learning the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and his faction. Practitioners told them that this persecution has gone on for five years and over 1,100 people have already lost their lives. -
Switzerland: Promoting Falun Gong at Fribourg Health Expo
2004-11-24There were always many people at our stand. People asked questions, voiced their opposition to the persecution in China and expressed their interest in learning the exercises for free at the practice site in the centre of Fribourg. Many people with an interest in spirituality told us that they felt the effects of the positive energy field around our stand. -
Slovakia: Touring the Country to Raise Awareness about the Persecution Against Falun Gong
2004-11-23Practitioners in Slovakia visited several cities to tell the inhabitants about the practice of Falun Gong and raise awareness of the persecution. The lies that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin created using China's state-controlled media cannot fool people for ever. Many people are now realising the truth and want to help the suffering Falun Gong practitioners. -
Germany: Exposing the Persecution during Cham Falun Dafa Day
2004-11-22Visitors had a comprehensive understanding of what Falun Gong is and the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China from the picture exhibition. Nearly all visitors signed the petition and supported bringing the instigator of the persecution Jiang Zemin to justice. The reporters who came to report on this event also signed and expressed their support for Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: “You will win. The human spirit cannot be suppressed.”
2004-11-20On Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of November 20004, Falun Dafa practitioners from England and Scotland gathered in Newcastle and Sunderland to inform people about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China and to help them find out more about the practice. Over the two days nearly 800 signatures were collected. -
Italy: Raising Awareness of the Persecution Every Weekend in the Roman Arena
2004-11-20Italian Falun Gong practitioners go to the Roman Arena every Sunday to let people know more about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution taking place in China. Lots of tourists from Mainland China visit the arena every day. People all over the world are now calling for the main criminals in the genocide against Falun Gong to be held responsible for their crimes in a court of law. -
United Kingdom: Support for Bringing Jiang Zemin to Justice in Sheffield City Centre
2004-11-19After learning the truth of the persecution, people signed their names on a petition form to “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice”. The former leader of China is the main instigator of the persecution against Falun Gong, so people were keen to support bringing him to justice in a court of law and holding him responsible for his crimes against humanity. -
Germany: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in the Town of Cham
2004-11-19On October the 23rd and 24th, the 2004 “Earth Day” activities were organised in Cham Town Hall. Local practitioners took part in this activity by demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises and distributing information to people about the campaign of genocide being waged against Falun Gong in China. -
Finland: Promoting Falun Gong in Koli
2004-11-18People arrived in an endless flow for the whole two days. They asked what Falun Gong is, why Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted in China and where they can learn the Falun Gong exercises. The occupant of the stall opposite couldn’t wait to ask us what Falun Gong was even before we finished setting up our stall. He made time to learn the exercises. -
Germany: After Hearing the Truth, the People in Bad Salszuflen are Supportive
2004-11-17The practitioners found sympathetic ears and hearts. That Saturday, lots of people had come into town, many more than usual. The Mayor of Bad Salzuflen visited the practitioners to get a first hand impression of Falun Gong. Before leaving he told the local practitioners to come and see him if they ever need any help or have any questions. -
Italy: Promoting Falun Gong at a Medical Forum in Turin
2004-11-14Italian Falun Gong practitioners presented a short history of Falun Gong and how the practice has spread to 100 million people in 60 countries. They also talked about the terrible human rights abuses that are being committed in China to force practitioners to renounce their belief in Falun Gong. The participants listened attentively and enthusiastically asked questions.