Local Events

  • UK: Practitioners Celebrate the First UK Falun Dafa Day with the People of Birmingham

    'Pedestrians soon crowded around them to watch the performance. Whenever each performance was finished, they would applaud enthusiastically. They were very interested when the practitioners demonstrated the exercises. When they received leaflets, they would ask about the locations of local practice sites and express their intention to learn Falun Gong.'
  • Germany: Calling for the Rescue of Xiong Wei during Mainz Information Day

    Those who wanted to help Xiong Wei could sign a petition that will be submitted to the German Chancellor Her Schroder. Those who wanted to personally encourage Xiong Wei could write a postcard and send it to her in custody.
  • Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners in Brussels hold a “Big Trial” of Jiang Zemin

    The “Sue Jiang Trial” featured many Dafa practitioners who have suffered brutal persecution at the hands of Jiang’s regime, playing their real selves. Among them were Chinese practitioners who have been through cruel persecution in Chinese labour camps, and western practitioners who received ill-treatment just for peacefully calling for an end to the persecution and going to Tiananmen Square.
  • Holland: Dafa is Warmly Welcomed in Gorichem

    The people of Holland were amazed by our graceful exercises and watched carefully with great interest. They were shocked when they read in the leaflets about Jiang Zemin’s persecution against Falun Gong. In their hearts, they must have wondered, if Jiang Zemin persecuted people who believed in Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance then what did he believe in?
  • Sweden: Practitioner’s Speech Celebrating the 5th Year of Falun Dafa in Kalmar

    Five years ago in August 1998, more than thirty Kalmar citizens joined the city’s first Falun Gong class. We, Falun Gong practitioners in Kalmar, are very grateful to have the opportunity to practise the exercises freely in Kalmar City Park, unlike out fellow practitioners in China. On the 9th August, we celebrated the fifth anniversary.
  • Belgian Lawyer: “Jiang Zemin’s Acts of Terror Must Be Punished According to the Law”

    In China, hundreds of people have been tortured and murdered; thousands of people have been detained in labour camps and mental institutions; hundreds of thousands of people have been arrested. People in Belgium and other European countries have been harassed by the Chinese government. Former CPC leader Jiang Zemin should be held responsible for this persecution.
  • Sweden: "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" Light Up People's Hearts in Arvika

    The annual Harbour Festival was held in Arvika city.On the Saturday evening, the Arvikan government gave Dafa practitioners 150 large candles to frame three Chinese characters: “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance”. These words illuminated the Harbour Festival and people’s hearts.
  • Belgium: Media continues to Show Great Interest in the Lawsuit against Jiang

    Since the press conference held on 20th August, the Belgian media has continued to show great interest in the lawsuit against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin. A local practitioner was invited to join a national TV station’s live question programme, while another district TV station interviewed a practitioner at his home.
  • Latvia: National TV Channel 2 Screened a Truth-clarifying Video about Falun Gong

    On the 23rd August 2003, Latvia’s national TV Channel 2 screened the film “Falun Dafa – The Path of Returning to the True Origin for Humankind” at 12:50pm. This allowed many Latvian people to learn more about Falun Gong.
  • Belgium: Major International Media pay attention to the Lawsuit against Jiang

    On August 20th, six Falun Gong practitioners officially submitted a lawsuit to the Belgian federal court against Jiang Zemin for crimes against humanity and genocide. Major international media expressed their concern over the lawsuit including CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, AFP, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  • Sweden: People in Arvika City come to learn the Truth about Falun Gong

    Because Dafa practitioners have worked hard to allow local people, the local government and the organisers of the festival to know the truth about Falun Gong, they were personally invited to join this big festival. The Falun Gong practitioners’ exercise demonstration and free Falun Gong exercise classes were arranged on each of the two days as part of the festival's main schedule.
  • UK: Letting People know the Truth on the Streets of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales

    Many people slowed down to read the boards with interest. Some people read the display boards and said that they felt indignant at the injustice and did not realize that such violations of human rights are still taking place in China. They said that without this Dafa activity, it would be difficult for them to learn the real situation from the media.
  • UK: Telling people the facts and promoting the Fa in the famous City of Bath

    On August 16th, the sun shone brightly and the weather was fine. Practitioners from London, Birmingham, Oxford, Leicester, Nottingham, Cardiff, gathered in the King’s Parade in Bath to demonstrate the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, to display the information about Dafa, teach the Falun Gong exercises, collect signatures, and distribute various kinds of truth clarifying materials to passersby.
  • Sweden: The Four Years of Persecution are in Vain. Truthfulness, Kindness and Tolerance are deeply rooted in people's hearts

    People there were happy to talk with us. They were delighted to receive the flyers and listen to the truth about the on-going persecution in China. Many people signed their names in the signature book to support the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, who is the main instigator of the persecution. Some said: “Those who are responsible for this persecution must be brought to justice."
  • Sweden: Telling People the Facts during the Gothenburg Festival

    Passers-by expressed their sympathy with the persecution that Falun Gong practitioners are suffering in China. They showed great interest in the lawsuits filed in many countries against the former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, who is the prime culprit of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Many of them indicated their support for the legal actions taken by Dafa practitioners.