Local Events
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United Kingdom: Connecting with Falun Gong in London's Chinatown
2014-09-06Chinese people in the U.K. who are curious about Falun Gong can count on meeting practitioners in London's Chinatown, where practitioners maintain a regular presence to raise awareness of the practice and the persecution in China. There, they can also obtain help to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. -
Switzerland: Sharing Important Information by Lake Lucerne
2014-08-11Lake Lucerne, located in central Switzerland near the Alps, is a favourite tourist destination known for its serenity and charm. Over the past weekend, local residents and tourists noticed Falun Dafa practitioners from nearby cities peacefully meditating by the lake. -
Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Distribute Informational Flyers to Governmental Agencies
2014-07-19Falun Gong practitioners in Athens, Greece distributed flyers and explained the facts about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of the practice to government officials and staff in several ministries on June 26 to July 3, 2014. The ministries included the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization, Ministry of Development, and the Ministry of Culture. -
Netherlands: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in front of Amsterdam's Royal Palace
2014-07-11On June 8, 2014, Falun Gong practitioners in Amsterdam, Netherlands, held a poster display at Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace. Tourists from around the world stopped at the information display to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution. -
Turkey: Bogazici University Graduation an Opportunity to Learn about Falun Gong
2014-07-11Bogazici University, which is well known in Turkey, held its graduation ceremony on June 8, 2014. Falun Gong practitioners who participated in the event saw it as a great opportunity to inform their teachers, other students, and their family members about Falun Gong. -
France: Collecting Signatures In Front of the Eiffel Tower
2014-07-11Falun Gong practitioners in Paris held an activity on June 15, 2014, at Trocadero Square, in front of the Eiffel Tower, exposing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, and collecting petition signatures calling for an end to the persecution. -
Italy: Visitors Encounter Falun Dafa at Oriental Cultural Festival in Rome
2014-07-11Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Oriental Cultural Festival (Festival dell'Oriente) at the Rome Exhibition Centre from May 30 to June 2, 2014. Many visitors were very interested in the exercises. They were also shocked to learn about the 15-year-long persecution in China. -
Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Present Letters to Greek and Chinese Officials, Demonstrate the Exercises and Inform the Public about the Persecution
2014-07-10Falun Gong practitioners held an “information day” event in Constitution Square (Syntagma Square) in the centre of Athens, Greece, on June 18. The tranquil exercises attracted the attention of locals and tourists alike, and many of whom then learned about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Serbia: Events Held in Four Major Cities to Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-07-09During the month of June, Serbian Falun Gong practitioners held outdoor events to raise awareness in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Čačak, and Novi Sad. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in International Cultural Week in Dortmund
2014-07-01Practitioners set up a booth, passed out flyers and exposed the brutal persecution of Falun Gong to the public. Many people signed the petition, expressing their support for the practitioners' peaceful resistance. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong at Glasgow West End Festival
2014-07-01Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the annual West End Festival on June 1, 2014. It is a large cultural event in Glasgow, which is the largest city in Scotland. -
Netherlands: Signature Drive in Chinatown Draws Support for Falun Gong
2014-07-01Practitioners in the Netherlands went to Amsterdam's Chinatown on June 1, 2014, to demonstrate the exercises and collect signatures calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Austria: Local People in Graz Learn to Practise Falun Gong at City Festival
2014-05-28Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual Graz City Festival (Grazer Stadtfest) in Graz, Austria's second largest city, on May 24, 2014 to introduce the locals to Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) and raise awareness about the 15-year persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Finland: Two Sisters Hold Signature Drive to Free Their Mother the Day Before Mother's Day
2014-05-28Practitioners Ms. Jin Zhaoyu and Ms. Jin Zhaohuan, two sisters, went to Rovaniemi in northern Finland on May 10, 2014, with other practitioners to hold a signature drive to secure the release of their mother, Ms. Chen Zhenping, who is being held in Xinxiang City Women's Prison for practising Falun Gong. -
United Kingdom: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day on London's Trafalgar Square
2014-05-21Falun Dafa practitioners in the United Kingdom gathered on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at London's Trafalgar Square and celebrated the 15th World Falun Dafa Day with group exercises and activities to tell the public more about Falun Dafa.