Local Events
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Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to the 20th Child Expo in Moscow
2008-11-14The 20th Russian Child Expo was held at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre from November 1st until the 5th. With over 120 organisations participating, the Expo attracted a lot of visitors and concluded with great success. Russian Falun Gong practitioners were also invited to participate in the event. -
Sweden: The European Union Conference on Human Rights Urges China to Improve Human Rights
2008-11-13This year is the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, however according to a Reporters without Borders report, Eutelsat closed down New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV)’s broadcast to mainland China in June this year, using 'technical problems' as the excuse. -
France: Eutelsat Conference Raises Questions from Angry Shareholders
2008-11-11On the afternoon of November 6th, a Eutelsat shareholder conference was held in Neuilly France. As it was the last conference of 2008, near 200 shareholders from all over the world attended. At the same time, nearly a hundred supporters of the New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) protested outside the conference venue, requesting the satellite company to resume the channel’s broadcast to Asia. -
Switzerland: Story about a New Falun Gong Practitioner
2008-11-10The morning of October 21st was sunny and bright. We rode in a Falun Gong practitioner’s car all the way from Switzerland to Strasbourg to participate in a two-day petition in front of the European Parliament. About 50 practitioners from various countries in central Europe took part in the activity. -
Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to the Stockholm Harmony Health Expo
2008-11-09In response to an invitation from the host, Falun Gong practitioners attended the “Harmony Health Expo” in Stockholm. Practitioners raised awareness about the Chinese Communist Party's brutal nine year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This year, practitioners also promoted the Divine Performing Arts Spectacular. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate in Munich
2008-11-08Falun Gong practitioners organised activities at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners displayed banners, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and distributed leaflets. -
Sweden: Tourists Join a Falun Gong Rally in Stockholm
2008-11-07On August 16th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden joined a rally at Mynttorg Square in Stockholm. The rally was in support of 41 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and practitioners also exposed cases of forced organ harvesting. -
Ireland: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China During a Cultural Festival
2008-11-06On the 23rd and 24th of August, 2008, the Irish Dun Laoghaire global cultural art festival opened on the seashore, to the south of the capital Dublin. This year, eight hundred artists and thousands of performers from around the world participated. Performances spread over one hundred and fifty sites in the town. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to join the festival, making this the fourth time they had attended. -
Norway: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong Despite Wind and Snow
2008-11-05From September 26th, with the exception of Sunday, two Norwegian Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese Embassy in Oslo every day, where they performed the Falun Gong exercises and distributed leaflets to protest against China's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Some people come to look at the panels and some collect Falun Gong material, the car drivers deliberately slow down and some give the thumbs sign up out of the window to express their understanding and support and some specially come to send greetings. -
Sweden: Activity in Stockholm to Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Dafa
2008-11-04Falun Gong practitioners returned to Mynttorg in Stockholm to raise awareness about the CCP's savage persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to show support for the 44.4 million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party. Many people signed their names on a petition, condemning the CCP's persecution. -
Austria: Raising Awareness about the Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution of Falun Gong in China at the Salzburg Festival
2008-11-03On August 30th, Falun Gong practitioners held information day activities in Salzburg Castle to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s atrocities of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Many tourists lined up to sign the petition against the persecution to show their support for Falun Gong practitioners. -
Belgium: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong and the Persecution
2008-11-01The Falun Gong booth was filled with information. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and showed festival-goers how to fold paper lotus flowers. Others distributed information about the persecution, or promoted the Divine Performing Arts show in Antwerp. -
Germany: Activity in Munich to Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-10-31On the afternoon of October 25th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners were preparing for an event to raise awareness of how the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes Falun Gong. Practitioners also expressed support for the 44 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the CCP and its associated organisations. -
Germany: Falun Dafa 'Information Day' Held in Mannheim
2008-10-30On September 6th, Falun Gong practitioners held an 'information day' event in Mannheim, a southern German city, to introduce Falun Gong and raise awareness about the persecution in China. After learning about the persecution, a large number of local people signed the practitioners’ petition and expressed their support for Falun Gong. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal at the Frankfurt Book Fair for an End to the Persecution
2008-10-29Falun Gong practitioners held an 'information day' in front of the Exhibition Centre in Frankfurt, protesting against the Chinese Communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong and calling on the international community to help stop the persecution. Thousands of people who came to attend the renowned Frankfurt Book Fair saw practitioners' display.