Local Events
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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. -
Spain: Chinese Tourists Take Advantage of Uncensored Access to Information about Falun Gong in Madrid
2014-10-13After talking to practitioners at the event, many tourists discovered that they had been misled by the Chinese regime's propaganda while in their home country, where Falun Gong is brutally persecuted. -
Germany: “Information Days” Draw Support for Ending Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2014-09-11Locals and tourists in the German cities of Kassel, Ulm and Hanover had the opportunity to encounter Falun Gong practitioners over several August weekends and learn about the persecution in China – in particular, the forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience, mainly Falun Gong practitioners. -
Ukraine: The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition Depicts the Facts and Inspires Viewers in Kiev
2014-09-11“I like these paintings very much. The painters are great artists. I have visited China, and I thought China was developed. But I did not know about the persecution of Falun Gong or the live organ harvesting taking place there,” said a gentleman from Egypt after viewing the Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren International Exhibition held in Kiev, Ukraine, from August 1 to 20, 2014. -
Netherlands: Signature Drive in Historic City Calls for End to Persecution
2014-09-11Falun Gong practitioners in the Netherlands held a signature drive on August 9, 2014, in the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, the historic fortified town which has kept its medieval character. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Highlighted at Popular Arts Festival in Gothenburg
2014-09-11Over 1,300,000 people attended Kulturkalaset, the largest arts festival in Gothenburg from August 12-17, 2014. Among them, many people were excited to learn about the peaceful meditation practice of Falun Gong. -
Russia: Falun Dafa Welcomed at “Physical Culturist” Day Celebrations in Crimea
2014-09-11Impressed by Falun Dafa practitioners’ performance during Olympic Day on June 23, 2014, the Russia Olympic Committee recommended them to the Crimea Sports Committee for celebrations of the 75th Day of the Physical Culturist on August 9, 2014. -
Denmark: "You Are Doing Things from Your Heart”
2014-09-07Falun Dafa practitioners in Denmark participated in the 10-day Aarhus Festival which started on August 29, 2014. This year's festival theme is “Same but Different,” to commemorate the cultural festival’s 50th anniversary. -
Germany: “This Is What We Really Need”
2014-09-06Falun Gong practitioners introduced the peaceful meditation practice on July 4-6, 2014, at the Altona Cultural Festival in Hamburg, Germany, the biggest community fair in northern Germany. This is the twelfth year that practitioners have participated in the event. -
Finland: Supporters Line Up to Sign a Petition Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2014-09-06Falun Gong practitioners held a three-day event in Helsinki, Finland to commemorate 15 years of peaceful resistance to the persecution in China. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Help Celebrate Olympic Day in Crimea
2014-09-06Russia held its 25th Olympic Day in Crimea on June 28, 2014, celebrating the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and the 120th anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Falun Gong practitioners were invited to attend and demonstrate the exercises. -
Slovakia: Signature Collection Tour in Six Cities Raises Awareness
2014-09-06Falun Gong practitioners in Slovakia held a tour through six cities to raise awareness of the persecution in China and to collect signatures against the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) forced organ harvesting of persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. -
United Kingdom: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
2014-09-06Local Falun Gong practitioners took this opportunity to talk to the throngs of sports fans from around the world about Falun Gong and expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China.