Press Conferences
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Sweden: MPs Condemn the CCP and Call to Boycott 'An Unbelievably Evil Regime' During Rally Held in Stockholm
2020-11-15Eight Swedish Members of Parliament came to a human rights rally on October 21, 2020, to show their support. -
Seminars at Oxford and Cambridge Universities Explore the Chinese Regime's Crime of Live Organ Harvesting
2013-05-09On April 25 and 26, 2013, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) sponsored two seminars entitled, "Unveiling Organ Transplant in China" at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The seminars served as the first comprehensive exposure of the CCP's forced organ harvesting crimes to be held at these major universities. -
Hearing Held in UK Parliament: Taking Action to Stop Live Organ Harvesting
2013-05-09On April 29, 2013, a special hearing on live organ harvesting was held in the UK parliament. It was organized by Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) and was held to expose live organ harvesting crimes occurring in China and to discuss the international society’s efforts to develop legal procedures to prevent this crime. -
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. -
Ireland: Press Conference Held in Dublin to Support Illegally Detained Falun Gong Practitioner in China
2012-07-17The Ireland Falun Dafa Association held a press conference on June 20, 2012 outside the Chinese Embassy in Ireland, strongly urging the authorities in Weihai, Shandong Province, and the Weihai Jing District Public Security Bureau, to immediately release illegally-detained Falun Gong practitioner, Gu Qing’ai. The daughter of Gu Qing’ai, Cui Tianzeng, currently lives in Dublin. -
Italy: A Falun Gong Activity and Press Conference in Rome
2011-06-09On June 1, 2011, the Twelfth District government in Rome and Falun Gong practitioners jointly held an activity entitled "Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong" at the District Government Conference Hall. As a district government representative, Mr. Peter Roan Angelo Massaro, Chairman of the Sports and Culture Committee, attended the event. -
Poland: Human Rights Forum Held 21 Years after the Fall of Communism in Poland
2010-06-10In a human rights forum held 21 years after the fall of communism in Poland, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to talk about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. At the forum held on June 4, 2010, the practitioners also told the attendees about the movement to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in China. -
Special Press Conference Held in front of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Moldova
2010-05-30An open press conference was held by Shen Yun's local presenter in front of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova on the evening of May 25, 2010. They protested the Chinese Communist regime's interference with another country's affairs and pressuring the Moldovan government into cancelling the Shen Yun Performing Arts performance. -
Switzerland: Report on Psychiatric Torture of Falun Gong Practitioners Formally Released at Press Conference in front of the United Nations
2010-03-26Dr. Chen said in his opening remarks that the violent persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has entered its 11th year. But at the same time, the very fact the Chinese government is continuing this persecution tells us that Falun Gong practitioners in China are persevering and still going strong. They have not given up despite the many years of persecution. -
United Kingdom: Seminar Focusing on Organ Harvesting in China Held in British Parliament on World Human Rights Day
2009-12-30December 10, 2009 was World Human Rights Day, and a seminar on human rights in China was held in the UK Houses of Parliament. The Chinese Communist regime's harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners – a crime against humanity – was the focal point of this seminar. House of Lords members Lord Hylton, Lord Cobbold and other political figures, attended the seminar. -
Sweden: Persecution of Falun Gong Highlighted at Human Rights Forum
2009-11-03On October 22, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) organised a human rights forum at the Swedish Parliament. The forum was hosted by Eva Selin Lindgren, Swedish Parliament member and vice chair of WILPF. Parliament representatives, China Experts, NGOs, and representatives from other persecuted groups attended the forum. -
Austria: Practitioners Expose the CCP's Ten-year Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-08-22The head of the Austrian Falun Dafa Association called on all media outlets to focus on the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. It has been 10 years since the CCP started suppressing Falun Gong. The representative stated, "It has been verified that at least 3,200 Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death in China by the CCP." -
France: Practitioners Hold Press Conference in the National Assembly
2009-08-19To expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong, the French Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in the National Assembly on the date marking the tenth year of the CCP's persecution of the practice. -
Vice President of European Parliament: "It is Time to Put the Chinese Communist Regime on Trial for Genocide"
2009-05-09The Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mr Edward McMillan-Scott, organised a press conference at London's Foreign Press Association recently. He invited experts on China, scholars and Falun Gong practitioners who suffered persecution, to expose the genocidal crimes of the Chinese Communist regime's organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
European Parliament Holds Hearing to Condemn Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-05-04One reason for holding the hearing was that ten years ago in April, Falun Gong, a popular qigong practised by tens of millions of people in China caught the attention of the authorities. The brutal persecution of Falun Gong later started. At least three thousand practitioners have died from torture and abuse and tens of thousands have been imprisoned.