Local Events
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Germany: The Sound of Singing in Front of Koln Church
2009-01-22The sincere sound of singing stimulated the audience’s conscience, and tears flowed from many of them. In particular, the tourist who had previously snarled the most slander towards Falun Gong cried long and hard, making his eyes red. In mainland China, where information is blocked, how many people have been cheated by the CCP’s lies, and even been an accomplice to evil by following the lies? -
Germany: A Falun Gong Practitioner Gives an Account of the Horrors of Masanjia Labour Camp in China
2009-01-15“As far back as two years ago, I signed my name here, demanding the CCP to stop persecuting Falun Gong, but the situation has not changed in the least.” Seeing scenes of Chinese Falun Gong practitioners suffering cruel torture and live organ harvesting, a passer-by expressed her discouragement. A Chinese person suddenly said to her, “No, the situation is changing; it is just difficult to see immediately from abroad, please follow me.” -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Divine Land Marching Participates in London New Year’s Day Parade 2009
2009-01-12Kicking off at midday on January 1st, 2009, at the famous Parliament Square, the 23rd London New Year’s Day Parade was made up of about 10.000 performers from 92 groups in 20 countries and watched by an estimated 400,000 people. -
United Kingdom: Parade Supporting 47 Million Withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party
2009-01-11On December 30th 2008, an assembly and parade was held in London “Supporting 47 million Chinese people who have quit the CCP”. Over a hundred people participated including a number of pro-democratic movement and democratic personages in the UK, as well as dozens of members from the European 'Divine Land Marching Band'. -
France: To Support NTDTV, Politicians and Organizations in Many Countries Sign an Appeal Letter to the French President
2009-01-08On December 29th, 2008, a representative of New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) France delivered a letter to the French president. The letter was launched by the NTDTV in France, together with many politicians, persons of importance and human rights organizations in different countries. It appealed to the French president Nicolas Sarkozy to use his important influence to intervene in the incident in which the Eutelsat satellite company ceased broadcasting NTDTV into China. -
German Amnesty International Branch Holds a Meeting Exposing the CCP’s Persecution
2009-01-02At the time of the 60th Anniversary of Human Rights Day, the Cham area branch of Amnesty international held a study meeting at the library in Kotzting. The study meeting was initiated by the Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group in Cham, and gained the approval of the Kotzting city mayor and the support of the director of the city library. -
Germany: Exposing the CCP’s Atrocities at Munich Christmas Market
2009-01-01On December 23rd 2008, when people were busy shopping at the Christmas Market in Munich, local Falun Gong practitioners made use of this opportunity to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. They also expressed their support for the 47 million Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party. -
Germany: Information Day Exposes Nine Years of Persecution
2008-12-31On December 13th, Falun Gong practitioners organised an information day activity in the centre of the Freiburg in southwest Germany. The information day aimed to let people know more about Falun Gong and raise awareness about the nine years of human rights abuses inflicted on China's Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
Finland: Seminar Entitled "Hu Jia and the Present Situation of China's Human Rights " Held in Helsinki
2008-12-30The European Parliament's Liaison Office in Finland sponsored a seminar entitled “Hu Jia and the Present Situation of China's Human Rights " in Helsinki. Those who attended the seminar included the Finnish Falun Dafa Association, Finnish members of parliament and more than 20 human rights organisations. -
Finland: “Justice always exists”
2008-12-29On December 14th, 2008, the annual Christmas festival exhibition was held at the town of Ylitornio in Northern Finland. Local Falun Gong practitioners saw an opportunity to raise awareness about Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist regime’s nine-year inhuman persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. -
Finland: Protesting in Helsinki Against the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-12-28The practitioners talked to local people about the human rights atrocities that the regime in China has committed against Falun Gong practitioners including torture, the harvesting of organs from living practitioners, and the deaths of over 3000 innocent practitioners. Although it was cold and raining on the day, many people stopped to listen, took flyers, and signed a petition to show their support. -
Finland: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong on International Human Rights Day
2008-12-21December 10th, 2008 was International Human Rights Day. In Rovaniemi, Falun Gong practitioner Xiao Jin and her husband Tommy, displayed posters explaining how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) brutally persecutes Falun Gong practitioners in mainland China. There were also posters calling on people to help rescue Xiao Jin's mother. -
Germany: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong at Essen Christmas Market
2008-12-20Regional Falun Gong practitioners took the opportunity during the pre-Christmas season, when the market is crowded with people, to organise an information booth and a rally to expose the persecution of Falun Gong in China for three consecutive Saturday's. Because of the Christmas market, several thousand people saw the display. -
Switzerland: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Atrocities of the Chinese Communist Party
2008-12-17December 10th was International Human Rights Day, as well as being cold and wintry. Despite the weather, Swiss and German Falun Gong practitioners still managed to hold a Falun Gong 'information day' in Basel city centre to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution on International Human Rights Day
2008-12-14December 10th was International Human Rights Day and the day of the Nobel Prize Awards. Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held activities to call for attention to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Candlelight and a bonfire lit up banners reading 'Falun Gong' and 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance'