Local Events
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UK: Famous Musician Raises Awareness of the Persecution of Falun Gong in Birmingham
2003-11-23On Thursday the 20th of November, visiting Birmingham in the UK as part of David Bowie's tour of Europe, Sterling Campbell, the drummer for the band, took the opportunity to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong. -
UK: Several Stories from Activities in the City of Newcastle
2003-11-22On November the 15th and 16th, Dafa practitioners from Scotland and England held a weekend activity to spread Falun Gong and clarify the facts of the persecution in Middlesborough and Newcastle. During the activity, as well as letting more people know the truth about Falun Gong, practitioners made good use of the opportunity to study the Fa and send forth righteous thoughts together. -
Ireland: Practitioners Hold a Public Hearing in Dublin to Expose Jiang Zemin's Crime of Genocide
2003-11-21“In the labour camp, all tortures and cruel punishments carried out by the police are simply attempting to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their cultivation practice. My personal experience showed that the persecution towards Falun Gong is not due to any political reason or any illegal conduct of Falun Gong practitioners. It is purely a persecution of belief and human rights." -
Germany: The People of Frankfurt Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang
2003-11-20Recently, practitioners from Frankfurt organised a photo exhibition to let people know the facts about the persecution and expose Jiang Zemin’s crimes of torture and genocide against Falun Gong. During the activity, pedestrians, tourists and Chinese citizens all carefully looked at the pictures and expressed their surprise at what is happening in China. Many passersby signed the petition to support the lawsuit. -
Sweden: Lerum City High School Students Learn Falun Gong
2003-11-20Two Swedish Falun Gong practitioners were invited by a high school in Lerum City to introduce Falun Gong. After the class, the students went to practitioners and asked for some truth clarifying materials. Many of them wanted to know about the free local classes where they could learn to practise Falun Gong. They left happily when practitioners promised to arrange a class for them. -
Sweden: Portraying the Evil Nature of the Persecution and Appealing for the Rescue of Charles Li and Other Practitioners
2003-11-19Recently, Swedish practitioners used their free time to peacefully appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Practitioners also expressed their support for the hundred Falun Gong practitioners who are on hunger strike in Jilin prison. -
Sweden: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Lerum
2003-11-19Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, distributed information about the practice and the persecution, and collected petition signatures calling for the rescue of American citizen Charles Li, who is currently being illegally detained and brainwashed in China. Many passers-by showed an interest in the activities. -
Germany: Activities in Munich Highlight Efforts to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice
2003-11-17On November the 8th, 2003, practitioners from Munich, Stuttgart and other areas held a series of activities entitled the “Trial to Bring Jiang to Justice ” on Marienplatz square in Munich. Despite the cold weather, there were still a lot of passers-by, who were attracted by practitioners exercise demonstrations and photos of the worldwide spread of Falun Gong. -
France: Guadeloupe Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Introduce Falun Gong in Several Cities
2003-11-17On the morning of August the 16th, 2003, Guadeloupe Falun Gong practitioners introduced Falun Gong to the resident’s of “Pointe-Noire”. Practitioners held the activity on the local government’s square and used the time to clarify the facts to people about the persecution of Falun Gong as well as letting people know about the crimes that Jiang Zemin has committed. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong at the Southport Body, Mind and Spirit Exhibition
2003-11-16On Sunday the 9th of November, practitioners from Manchester took part in a Body Mind and Spirit Exhibition was held at the Floral Hall in Southport. The stand attracted people throughout the day and practitioners handed out leaflets, collected signatures. Many people were astonished to hear of the persecution, particularly after watching the exercise demonstrations. -
Germany: Falun Gong receives the Attention of the Media and People of Cham City
2003-11-15On November the 8th 2003, Falun Gong practitioners held a “Falun Gong Night” activities in Cham City, Germany. This received much attention from the local media. Reporters from two local newspapers secretly mingled amongst the audience. After viewing the performances, the reporters individually wrote a detailed report covering half a page of their respective newspapers about their understanding of Falun Gong. -
Germany:Tourists Sign Petition and Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang on the Streets of Munich
2003-11-12From the 3rd to the 5th of November, practitioners held a photo exhibition at Maria square in the heart of Munich city to expose Jiang Zemin’s crimes of genocide and torture during his persecution of Falun Gong. Jiang controls the entire state machine and social resources and has used them to implement a policy of terror and “genocide” against Falun Gong. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate the Anniversary of “Falun Dafa Day” in the Bergsjön Region
2003-11-11Due to improvement in people’s health and the benefits Falun Gong has brought to society, on the 10th of October last year, the head of the Life and Health Department of that region announced that October 10th would be known as “Falun Dafa Day” in the Bergsjön Region. -
Ireland: Zhao Ming's Speech from the Public Hearing of the Criminal Jiang
2003-11-11"The major torturing methods they used included deprivation of sleep, beating, squatting for a long time and electric shocks with multiple electric batons. I experienced all of these kinds of tortures. Ten inmates, instigated by the police, beat me up and made me unable to walk for two weeks. On another occasion, five police guards shocked all over my body with six electric batons." -
Ireland: A Speech from the Public Hearing of Criminal Jiang Zemin in Dublin City Centre
2003-11-10"From my personal experience I can tell you there is currently a campaign of genocide being implemented in China to destroy the will and the body of Falun Dafa practitioners. There is no denying that this campaign to eradicate Falun Dafa practitioners is the notion of former chairman of China Jiang Zemin, because he has publicly pushed forward this campaign inside and outside of China. By any moral standard this is wrong and Jiang Zemin should not escape trial for his crimes."