Local Events
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Spain: Madrid Locals Sign Petition and Support Falun Gong's Peaceful Resistance
2015-02-27Falun Gong practitioners from Madrid held a signature collection event at Plaza Callao, downtown Madrid, on February 21, exposing state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China and calling for an end to the persecution. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Introduced at Mind, Body, Spirit & Yoga Expo in Dublin
2015-01-10Local Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Mind, Body, Spirit & Yoga expo in Dublin. Practitioners introduced the ancient Chinese cultivation method, and exposed the brutal persecution of Falun Gong to the international community. -
Austria: Graz Signature Drive to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2015-01-10Falun Gong practitioners held a signature collecting event in Graz, Austria on October 25, 2014, to raise awareness about the Chinese regime's forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Gong at Helsinki Spirit and Knowledge Expo
2014-12-07Falun Gong practitioners once again participated in the annual Helsinki Spirit and Knowledge Expo in October 2014. They demonstrated the exercises and informed the public about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Raise Awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's Persecution at East Finchley Festival
2014-12-07The Falun Gong booth stood out from the others with its simple beauty and peacefulness. Several practitioners in yellow T-shirts demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, and the gentle music was a calm oasis amidst the noisy background. -
Denmark: Falun Gong Introduced at Annual “People's Meeting”
2014-11-21Those who learned about the Chinese Communist Party's state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners signed the 2014 DAFOH (Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting) petition and an open letter to the Danish Parliament. Within 2 days, 936 signatures were collected. -
Netherlands: People Sign Petition to Support Falun Gong in The Hague
2014-11-20Pedestrians milled about on this sunny summer day. Practitioners set up a table in front of a shopping centre, displayed posters, and demonstrated the peaceful exercises. They also handed out materials to passersby to raise awareness of the severe persecution in China. -
Austria: Tourists from Around the World Support Vienna Practitioners' Effort to Stop the Persecution
2014-11-20Practitioners informed tourists locally and from around the world about the practice of Falun Gong and about that fact that the Chinese Communist regime has persecuted those that practice it in China for the past 15 years. -
Spain: Practitioners Raise Awareness about Falun Gong in Madrid
2014-11-17Falun Gong practitioners from across Europe held a march and rally, demonstrated the Dafa exercises, and set up informational display boards to clarify the truth to passersby. Locals expressed their support for Falun Gong and openly condemned the Chinese regime for persecuting such a peaceful meditation group. -
Netherlands: Falun Gong Practitioners Observe UN International Day of Peace in The Hague
2014-11-17Dutch practitioners held a peaceful demonstration in front of Peace Palace, which is visited daily by tourists from around the world. -
Czech Republic: Practitioners Raise Awareness of the Persecution of Falun Gong at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2014-11-17The practitioners handed out information about Falun Gong to people who were participating in the grand event, and to passersby, and told them about Falun Gong's tremendous ability to improve physical and mental health. They also demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Well-Received at Leeds Health & Healing Festiva
2014-11-17Falun Gong practitioners were invited to demonstrate the exercises on the main stage twice. Many visitors from all over northern England showed great interest in the practice. They streamed to the Falun Gong booth to ask many questions, including ones about the benefits of the practice and the persecution in China. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Offers Tranquility and Inspiration at Culture Night in Norrköping
2014-10-19Falun Gong, an ancient Chinese meditation practice, has participated in Culture Night since 2011. This year practitioners again welcomed people from Norrköping and the surrounding area of the Östergötland region. Many visitors to Culture Night learned about the practice of Falun Gong, tried the five exercises, and took part in the origami lotus flower workshop. -
Spain: Series of Activities in Madrid Highlighted the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2014-10-14Falun Gong practitioners from all over Europe held a series of events in downtown Madrid to raise awareness of the suppression of Falun Gong in China. The events included a rally in the afternoon on October 3 and a march, rally and candlelight vigil on October 4. -
Spain: Ancient Chinese Practice Resonates with Europeans
2014-10-13“I hope that the march helps more people discover the beauty of the practice and learn about the brutal persecution in China,” said Mr. Zaccaro, an Italian who resides in Frankfurt, Germany. He has been a member of the European Divine Land Marching Band for two years and plays the trumpet.