Local Events
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Czech Republic: Signature Collection in Three Cities Calling for an End to the Persecution
2012-09-25On August 6, 8 and 9, practitioners held a signature collection campaign in three cities in the Czech Republic: Plzen, Beroun and Pribram. Many Czechs signed the petition and condemned the CCP's atrocities after learning about the persecution. According to the Beroun Daily, more than 70,000 people in the Czech Republic have signed a petition against the persecution. -
Germany: Exposing the Persecution to the People of Mainz
2012-09-20German Falun Gong practitioners held an “Information Day” event in Mainz on August 4 where they told people about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. The peaceful music, the beautiful exercise movements, and the display boards attracted many tourists. Many people talked with practitioners, and accepted the flyers. -
Finland: Falun Gong Activities Held at Helsinki Seaside Park
2012-09-20Helsinki Seaside Park is a must-see scenic spot for visitors. It is also a lovely recreation place for locals in the summer. Usually there are activities held on the weekends by practitioners in the park, which has allowed numerous visitors to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution. Many of them stop to watch the peaceful exercises. -
Norway: Month of Activities Starts with Event at Parliament
2012-09-11On July 2 outside the Parliament Building in Oslo, Falun Dafa practitioners began a month of activities to expose the persecution happening in China. People took fliers, signed petitions condemning the persecution, and some Chinese tourists announced their withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. -
Bulgaria: Events in Sofia Mark 13 Years of Resistance to Persecution
2012-09-11The events in Sofia began with a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy. Practitioners displayed posters calling for an end to the persecution in China and distributed informational materials to passers by. After the protest, practitioners organized an event near one of the busiest subway stations in the city to inform citizens and tourists about the practice. -
Germany: Tourists in Regensburg Learn About Falun Dafa
2012-09-11Falun Gong practitioners held activities at Neupfarrplatz in downtown Regensburg, Germany on July 28. They set up an information booth to introduce the benefits of Falun Dafa and expose the brutal persecution in China. Many tourists were attracted to the soothing Falun Gong exercise music in busy downtown, and learned the facts about Falun Gong. -
Italy: Practitioners Call for End to CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong
2012-09-07July 2012 marked the 13th anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful resistance to the persecution in China. In Italy, activities were held in Rome, Milan and other cities, spreading the facts about Falun Gong, condemning the violence towards and abuse of peaceful practitioners by the Chinese Communist regime, and calling for an end to the persecution. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners and Supporters Call for an End to the Persecution
2012-09-07Practitioners displayed posters and banners exposing the CCP's persecution and slander. They told the public that the CCP regime has been cruelly persecuting Falun Gong practitioners for 13 years and harvested bodily organs from imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners for profit. The practitioners called for an immediate end to the atrocities. -
Germany: People of Bruchsal Show Support for Falun Gong
2012-09-07Bruchsal is a small city near Karlsruhe. Falun Gong practitioners living in the surrounding area held another Information Day Activity downtown on July 21, 2012. They continued to raise public awareness about the 13-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
Turkey: Protesting the CCP's Persecution in front of Chinese Embassy
2012-08-31On July 20, 2012, Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy to protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) thirteen-year-long inhuman persecution of Falun Gong, calling for an end to the atrocities. hey displayed banners in both Chinese and Turkish, with such message as "Falun Dafa is good". -
Finland: Practitioners Expose the Persecution on July 20th in Helsinki
2012-08-31Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held a series of activities on July 20, 2012 to raise public awareness of the 13-year persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They put up display boards calling for support to end the persecution, and held a candlelight vigil to honour the practitioners who have lost their lives. -
Poland: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa to the Public on 13th Anniversary of Persecution
2012-08-31On July 20, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the brutal persecution of Falun Gong. To mark this date, practitioners in Poland clarified the facts about Falun Gong in three Polish cities for four consecutive days, calling for justice, and protesting the CCP's atrocities. -
Greece: Practitioners Raise Awareness of the Persecution and Help People Learn the Facts
2012-08-28Practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy Visa Office in Athens on July 20, 2012, to call for the end of the persecution and mourn the deaths of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners killed at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for their belief. -
Netherlands: Exposing the Persecution on Dam Square in Amsterdam
2012-08-28Falun Gong practitioners held an event in well-known Dam Square in Amsterdam on July 21, 2012, to protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s persecution of Falun Gong. They set up poster boards and demonstrated the exercises. Many tourists from Italy, Russia, Israel, and South Korea were drawn to the exercise demonstration. -
Germany: Protesting the CCP’s Persecution in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Munich
2012-08-28After reading about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong, a woman passing by came back to pick up more informational materials and said that she would help to distribute them. A policeman on duty said that it felt good to see the practitioners' peaceful exercise demonstration. He said he planned to get some more information about the practice.