Local Events
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Life and Faith Celebrated at Worldwide Falun Dafa Day Activities
2014-05-13May 13 marks the 15th anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day and the 22nd anniversary of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public. -
Poland: Locals Sign Petition Against Organ Harvesting
2014-03-28Falun Gong practitioners in Poland distributed materials in the Manufaktura, an arts centre, shopping mall and leisure complex, and Widzew District during February 14 and 16, 2014, to inform locals and tourists the facts of the persecution, especially forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners. -
Denmark: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the CCP's Organ Harvesting Crimes at the Odense Health Expo
2014-03-28Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Expo for the eighth consecutive year to introduce Falun Dafa and expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution, including the unprecedented crime of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Tourists Quit the Chinese Communist Party During Chinese New Year
2014-03-28An increasing number of Chinese tourists are quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations at tourist sites across Europe. From Nordic to central European countries, the rates of renouncing CCP membership have risen in recent years. In some locations, the number of people who choose to quit the Party exceeds 100 in just two hours. -
Sweden: Promoting Falun Gong in Umeå, the “2014 European Capital of Culture”
2014-02-22Umeå, a northern city in Sweden, was formally appointed as the “2014 European Capital of Culture” on February 1. About 80,000 to 100,000 people participated in the three-day celebration to mark the honourable distinction. Local Falun Gong practitioners took advantage of this opportunity to raise awareness about the practice. -
Finland: Candlelight Vigil Calls Attention to the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2014-02-22Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil at the square outside the Helsinki Train Station on January 27, 2014, 27, the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. As the phrase “never again” was born after the Holocaust, the practitioners hope their actions will serve as a reminder for the public not to keep silent and to help stop the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
United Kingdom: Locals and Tourists Connect with Falun Gong During Chinese New Year in London Chinatown
2014-02-22Visitors to Chinatown come across Falun Gong practitioners, who have maintained a regular presence there every weekend. Practitioners hold exercise demonstrations, expose the persecution in China including the forced organ harvesting from living practitioners, and hold signature drives calling for an end to the persecution. -
Germany: Chinese Businessmen Learn about Falun Gong at a Trade Fair in Munich
2014-02-22Falun Gong practitioners held activities at Marienplatz in the centre of Munich, Germany, on January 25, 2014, a day before the International Sports Trade Fair. -
Germany: Locals Learn About and Voice Support for Falun Gong over the New Year
2014-02-05Citizens in many areas of Germany's State of North Rhine-Westphalia learned about the persecution of Falun Gong as 2013 drew to a close and the new year was ushered in. -
Romania: People Voice Support for End to Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-01-27Many passersby came over after reading the large banner with the words: “S.O.S. Stop Persecuting Falun Gong!” Images of Falun Dafa practitioners who had been tortured in forced labour camps were also displayed. These were effective in exposing the brutality of the persecution. -
Chinese Tourists in Europe Quit the CCP During the Off Season
2014-01-27At the tourist sites, Falun Gong practitioners provide facts and ways to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. As more and more Chinese have learned the truth via different channels inside and outside of China, advocates within the tourist groups often echo the facts and urge their fellow travelling companions to keep an open mind. -
Germany: Memmingen Locals Show Support for Falun Gong
2014-01-16Memmingen is a small town near Baden, Germany. On November 9, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners there participated in the 14th Annual Health and Fitness Day to let more people know about the health benefits of Falun Gong meditation practice, and to expose the Chinese communist regime's ongoing persecution of practitioners in China. -
Sweden: “I Want My Colleagues to Sign this Petition, Too!”
2013-12-10On November 9, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held a signature drive on Mynttorget Square, in the capitol city, Stockholm. The petition, initiated by Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), calls on the United Nations to strongly condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Germany: Falun Gong Information Day Garners Public Support and Exposes the Persecution in China
2013-12-10On November 1, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Regensburg Cathedral of St. Peter in Bavaria, Germany, to hold a Falun Gong Information Day and collect signatures condemning the Chinese communist regime's crimes against humanity. -
Chinese Tourists in Europe: “We Have No Desire to Return to China!”
2013-12-10A group of tourists from Beijing complained about the ever-present haze hanging over Beijing. The more they talked about it, the angrier they got. In the end, they blamed the CCP for bringing this calamity to the country and its people.