Local Events
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Dafa Practitioners from Around the World Tell People the Facts in Geneva before the United Nations Human Rights Commission
2004-03-16After activities in Geneva on Saturday the 13th of March to let people know the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution in China, practitioners continued to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and distribute leaflets by the lakeside in Geneva on Sunday the 14th of March. -
Photo Report: Before the Opening of UN Human Rights Commission, Practitioners from Around the World Promote Dafa and Tell People the Facts All Over the City of Geneva
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Photo Report: On the Day before the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Falun Dafa Practitioners from Around the World Join Activities in Geneva
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UK: Some Interesting Stories of Promoting Falun Gong during the Weekends
2004-03-15On February the 28th 2004, several Falun Gong practitioners arrived in Swansea, a city located on the south-western shore of the United Kingdom, to demonstrate Falun Gong exercises on the busy streets. Many people came over to the exhibition booth to sign their names on a petition calling for an immediate end to the ongoing persecution against Falun Gong in China. -
Germany: Letting People know about the Lawsuit against Jiang Outside the Procuratorate
2004-03-14On the 6th of March from 10 am until 10 pm, over 50 practitioners from the German city Karlsruhe and the surrounding cities held an activity on the Karlsruhe City Square, to collect petition signatures in support of the persecuted practitioners in China and to inform the public about the latest development in the lawsuit against former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his regime...' -
Spain: Falun Gong practitioners participated in the “Nature & Health Expo”
2004-03-14Falun Gong practitioners from Barcelona and Madrid participated in the “Nature and Health Expo” held in Lleida city. With the help of enthusiastic organizers, besides holding two workshops introducing Falun Dafa, practitioners also put up a Falun Dafa exhibition booth on a piece of open space outside the exhibition hall where visitors must pass by. -
Media Article from Germany: Activity Held for Human Rights - Collecting Signatures in Downtown Uelzen
2004-03-12'B.G. and other supporters hope to raise the public’s attention to the human rights violations occurring in China. The facts of the persecution in China are unimaginable; people are persecuted because of their beliefs. Petition signatures were collected in this activity, which will be passed onto the Human Rights Committee of the German Parliament.' -
Germany: “Where Can I Sign My Name?” - Support from the People of Frankfurt
2004-03-11“Where can I sign my name?” was the most frequent question that Dafa practitioners had to answer on the Falun Gong Information Day in Frankfurt. Dafa practitioners called upon the general public to help stop the persecution. Many passers-by added their names to a petition to support an appeal to bring the criminals who persecute Falun Gong to justice. -
Germany: Dafa Practitioners in Berlin Held Activities on the Eve of International Women’s Day
2004-03-11Dafa practitioners held an activity at the square next to Memorial Church in downtown Berlin. The purpose of this event was to let people know about the persecution against Falun Dafa in China and call upon them to pay attention to the ongoing brutal torture, sexual violence and rape against female Falun Gong practitioners. -
UK: Promoting Falun Gong in Leeds City Centre
2004-03-10In Leeds city centre, on the 29th of February, a few Falun Gong practitioners organized an activity to promote Falun Gong. The weather was warm and there were a lot of passer-bys. Many watched the exercise demonstrations and asked for information. Lots of Chinese people took materials and young children joined in with the exercise demonstrations. -
Germany: Falun Gong Information Day Held in Witten City
2004-03-10About 5 million live in the Ruhr Valley and the cities are densely populated. In the past, Falun Gong Information Days have been held in Recklinghausen, Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg. It was decided to hold an Information Day in Witten on February the 28th to explain the facts about Dafa to the public there. -
Spain: Letting People Know about Dafa and the Persecution at the "Women and World Peace" Seminar
2004-03-09The "Women and World Peace" seminar, sponsored by the Spanish branch of the Women and World Peace Association, was held in Madrid on March the 4th 2004. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to attend this seminar. After the seminar, a couple of the organisers came to find out more about the persecution. One of them said that she needs more information and that she will definitely expose this evil violation of human rights. -
Germany: Explaining the Facts about Falun Dafa to the Crowds at the China versus Germany Female Football Match
2004-03-09Female football teams from China and Germany played a challenge match in the Fürth City Sports Stadium in the state of Bavaria. German practitioners performed the Falun Gong exercises for the crowds at the entrance to the stadium, handed out leaflets about the truth of Falun Gong and displayed banners reading “Falun Dafa is good”. -
Sweden: Teaching the Exercises to People who have been Waiting for Dafa for a Long Time
2004-03-06During the last weekend of February 2004, practitioners in Gothenburg, Sweden, held a two-day Falun Gong exercise class. During these two days, many people who wanted to learn the exercises attended the course on both days. When they got to know Falun Gong further many people exclaimed, “Falun Gong is what I have been waiting for.” -
Falun Gong asks for the Persecution of Practitioners in China to be Discussed in the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue
2004-03-05Bilateral talks on human rights between the European Union and China were recently held in Ireland’s capital, Dublin. Human rights organisations asked the Irish government to pay attention to China’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, along with China’s Internet censorship and information blockade. Falun Gong practitioners also took further steps in filing a lawsuit against the Chinese officials who persecute Falun Gong.