Local Events
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Moldova: Another Lawsuit is filed against 610 Office Head Luo Gan before he leaves Europe
2003-09-23On September the 16th, during Luo Gans visit to Armenia, Falun Gong practitioners, with the help of international human rights organisations, submitted a lawsuit to a court in the capital Yerevan, against Luo Gan for his crimes of torture and genocide. Immediately after legal action in Iceland and Finland, Luo Gan was again placed in another embarrassing situation. This was the third lawsuit that Luo Gan faced during his visit to Europe. -
France: Photo Report Promoting Falun Dafa in a Lively Area of Paris
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Finland: Media Attention Turns to Dafa Practitioners Peaceful Appeals against the Human Rights Abuser
2003-09-22The TV news stated that Luo Gan was unwilling to see the reporters and that during his visit to Europe he had seen Falun Gong demonstrations from various parts of the world. The Finnish Minister of Justice, Mr. Johannes Koskinen, stated in the report that the peaceful demonstrations by Falun Gong practitioners enabled the Chinese officials to know the thoughts of Finnish and European people. -
Greece: Spreading the Fa and Telling People the Facts
2003-09-21Practitioners visited Athens and held an exercise demonstration on the street while passing out flyers to introduce the practice to passersby. Many locals and tourists all stopped to ask questions and were shocked and sympathetic upon hearing about the persecution in China. Luckily practitioners had flyers in many different languages to give to the passersby. -
UK: Telling Chinese People the Facts at a Moon Festival Party in Leeds
2003-09-20A man from Mainland China met with practitioners and happily said, When is your next exercise class? Please phone me and take me there. I want to learn the exercises as well. A large amount of materials were distributed and looking around, practitioners found that everyone was carefully reading them. In a single evening, nearly everyone received some Falun Gong materials. Someone said jokingly, I think tonight isnt a Moon Festival party but a Falun Gong material reading meeting! -
France: Practitioners Spread the Fa in l'Ile d'Oleron on the West Coast
2003-09-20In the intense heat of summer, Dafa practitioners went to l'Ile d'Oleron on the west coast of France. There were many tourists there and practitioners told them the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, as well as demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises. Many people stopped to listen to the practitioners. The following pictures contain images of Faluns. -
Many People in Finland learn the Truth about Falun Gong
2003-09-19The next day, many people took leaflets. They told us that they had read the report in newspapers and would like to learn more about Falun Gong. Over one thousand leaflets were handed out in only two hours. One passer-by said, I watched the report on TV. It condemned the persecution of Falun Gong. We support you. One boy shouted while pressing his bike bell, You did a very good job. An old man took one copy of leaflet and read it. After reading it, he came toward the practitioners and said, The truth will win. God bless you. -
UK: Practitioners Spread the Fa at the Birmingham International Arts Festival
2003-09-19Tens of thousands of people from all over Britain attend the Birmingham Arts Fest every year and this is the second time that UK Falun Gong practitioners have taken part. Practitioners who gave out leaflets were rushed off their feet for the whole day due to the enormous amount of people. Many people came to know the truth about Dafa through this arts festival. -
Norway: A Weekend of Fa Study and Promoting Falun Gong in two Cities in Southern Norway
2003-09-19The practitioners divided into two groups: one group stayed in Sandnes and the other travelled to the city of Stavanger, to conduct similar activities. Passers-by learnt how peaceful practitioners are tortured to death, just because they want to live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. -
Spain: Touring the Country to let People know about Falun Dafa (part 2)
2003-09-18Many people were anxious to know more about Falun Dafa and asked for flyers. When accepting the flyers and looking at them, some people already knew about Dafa and uttered: Its Falun Gong, very good! Some of them also enquired about information on the free classes where they can learn the Dafa exercises. -
France: Telling People the Facts and Appealing for Justice
2003-09-18Many television reporters came to interview Ms. Dais and some other practitioners. The interviews lasted about two hours. All of the reporters were shocked by the persecution in China, and assured us that they would do whatever they could to let the French public know about the persecution and the slander that Falun Gong practitioners have suffered. -
Macedonia: Public, Media and Government of Macedonia are Supportive of Falun Gong (pictures)
2003-09-17Government officials at the Foreign Ministry and other offices were all very kind and supportive and offered their help. Practitioners told them they would help us a lot if they spread the truth about Falun Gong to other government officials, and they promised to do this. A representative of the Ministry of Justice was very interested in the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. He asked to receive regular information from practitioners and agreed that it was about time something was done to stop this persecution. -
Dafa Practitioner tells Chief Persecutor Luo Gan: Falun Dafa is Good!
2003-09-17The Dafa practitioner said: I have something very important to tell you. At this point, everyone accompanying Luo focused their attention and listened carefully. The Dafa practitioner said peacefully: I practise Falun Dafa. Once Luo had heard the words Falun Dafa, his face immediately turned pale grey and he turned his head away. One of his entourage was so angry that he tried to push the Dafa practitioner away. The Dafa practitioner continued to say peacefully: Falun Dafa is good. -
Luo Gan Faced a Criminal Lawsuit in Finland
2003-09-16Following the Icelandic criminal lawsuit against Luo Gan, head of China's "610 Office", on charges of persecuting Falun Gong, the Finnish human right lawyer Mr. Erkki Kannsto filed a criminal lawsuit against Luo Gan with the National Criminal Prosecutor Office and the Police Department in Helsinki on the charges of cruel torture and genocide. -
The UK Minghui School is Officially Established
2003-09-16On the 7th of September 2003, the UK Minghui School was formally set up. The school is based on Falun Dafa, teaching the students about Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. The main emphasis is on moral education, as well as improving their Xinxing [moral character] and learning the five sets of exercises.