Local Events
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Russia: Week-long Event in St. Petersburg Calling for Attention to 13 Years of Persecution in China
2012-08-21On July 20, practitioners in St. Petersburg, Russia, completed a week-long event at the Finlandski Railway Station Plaza near the Chinese Consulate. It has been 13 years since practitioners started their endeavours to end the persecution. Just for this occasion, the practitioners had a new version of their fliers printed. -
Switzerland: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution
2012-08-21On July 21, practitioners from Switzerland held a rally in Berne, publicizing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and calling for it to end. Practitioners held banners that read, “Falun Dafa Is Good” & “Bring Those Responsible to Justice.” They also demonstrated the exercises and distributed leaflets. -
Germany: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s Atrocities of Live Organ Harvesting during the Bayreuth Festival
2012-08-21During the internationally acclaimed Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner's operas are showcased each year, local practitioners took the opportunity to hold activities to expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution. Many people were shocked at the unprecedented persecution in China and signed the petition to support Falun Gong. -
More and More Chinese People Quit the Chinese Communist Party at European Tourist Sites
2012-08-21At this writing, the number of Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations has reached more than 120 million. This summer, visitors from China have been very eager to quit the CCP at Quitting the CCP Service Centres set up at European tourist sites. Hearing people express strong dissatisfaction with the communist regime is now very common among visitors to the sites. -
United Kingdom: People Feel the Power of Truth after Practitioners' 13-Year Efforts to Raise Awareness about the Persecution
2012-08-17July 20, 2012, marked the start of Falun Gong practitioners' 13 years of peaceful resistance to the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Practitioners in the U.K. gathered at the north corner of Trafalgar Square in London on this special day to continue raising people's awareness and call for support to end the persecution. -
Austria: “Falun Dafa Is Good” Reverberates Throughout Michaelerplatz Square in Vienna
2012-08-17On July 20 thirteen years ago, the Chinese Communist Party started its brutal persecution of Falun Gong. This year Austrian practitioners held an event at a famous tourist attraction in Vienna to expose the CCP’s atrocities and to appeal to every part of society to work together to stop this human rights catastrophe. -
Sweden: Practitioners Call for End to Persecution, and Bringing Jiang and His Accomplices to Justice
2012-08-14Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm on July 21, to condemn the persecution of Falun Gong, appeal to all parties to stop the 13 years of cruel persecution, and bring the persecution culprits --Jiang Zemin and his gang -- to justice. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose 13 Years of Persecution
2012-08-14German Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on July 20, 2012, to expose the Chinese communist regime's brutal suppression of Falun Gong over the past 13 years. Many passersby, including locals from the German capital and tourists from mainland China, stopped to learn the facts about the ongoing persecution in China. -
Hungary: Two Information Days Held in Budapest to Mark 13 Years of Persecution
2012-08-14In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, Falun Dafa practitioners held two information days on July 20 and 21 to inform people about the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, and to commemorate the practitioners who were killed by the Chinese Communist regime. -
France: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong in Marseille
2012-08-10A seminar was held by Marseille Amnesty International, the Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture, and the Chinese Friends Association, to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s persecution of individuals, groups, and minorities, especially Falun Gong on June 30. -
Italy: Introducing Falun Gong Across the Country
2012-08-10Falun Gong practitioners across Italy recently hosted several events to introduce Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in various communities. The activities were like a cool breath of fresh air in Italy's summer heat and got coverage from one of Italy's national TV stations. -
Germany: Exposing the CCP's Crimes in Hamburg City Centre
2012-08-10After holding a gathering in front of the Chinese Consulate on the morning of July 20, 2012, the following day, practitioners in Hamburg, Germany held an event in the city centre to expose the CCP's crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners, and calling on the general public to help stop the persecution. -
Sweden: “You Are Doing a Great Thing—Keep It Up!”
2012-08-07On July 14 and 15, Falun Gong practitioners from Stockholm held an event on Mynttorget Square. They set up display boards to show how Falun Gong practitioners are persecuted in China and to let people know about Falun Gong (Falun Dafa). They asked passersby to help to end this persecution and bring Jiang Zemin and his accomplices to justice. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Gong in Regensburg
2012-08-07On June 30, 2012, Falun Gong practitioners held an Information Day in Regensburg, Germany to introduce Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of the practice in China. Despite it being the hottest day since the beginning of summer, many visitors came to the Falun Gong practitioners’ information site. -
Spain: Protesting the Persecution at the Chinese Embassy
2012-08-03Falun Gong practitioners in Spain held a peaceful protest in front of the Chinese Embassy on July 14, 2012, to focus on the persecution of Falun Gong in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the past 13 years. They called for collective efforts to stop the persecution and bring those responsible to justice.