Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Switzerland: Dignitaries Attend Geneva Screening and Reception of “Letter from Masanjia”
2022-05-20Falun Dafa practitioners in French-speaking Switzerland held a film reception in Geneva to screen “Letter from Masanjia” on April 26, 2022. The documentary reveals the truth about the brutal persecution of practitioners in China. The film has won numerous awards and was screened at the Geneva Film Festival and the International Forum for Human Rights (FIFDH) in 2019. -
Over 900 Lawmakers in 35 Countries and Regions Sign a Joint Statement Urging to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong
2020-12-29The lawmakers praised Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful efforts to resist the persecution that has been going on for 21 years. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Submit List of Human Rights Perpetrators to 29 Nations, Calling for Sanctions
2020-12-11Days before Human Rights Day on December 10, Falun Gong practitioners in 29 countries submitted a list of human rights perpetrators to their respective governments, requesting these nations to sanction the listed perpetrators and their family members with visa restrictions and to freeze their assets because of their involvement in the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Finland: Parliament Members and Citizens Support Falun Gong and an End to the Persecution in China
2020-10-03Falun Gong practitioners staged peaceful rallies in front of the Finnish Parliament House in Helsinki to raise awareness amongst members of Parliament. -
Liechtenstein: An Appeal of Historical Significance to the Princely Head of the Government
2020-07-28As part of a commemoration of the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong in China on July 20, 1999, many Falun Gong practitioners from neighbouring countries gathered in the square in front of the government building and supported the appeal to the head of government. -
France: Elected Officials Support Falun Gong Practitioners’ Efforts To Expose the 21-Year-Long Persecution
2020-07-26Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Paris on July 20, 2020, to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Partys’ (CCP) 21-year-long persecution of their faith. -
Sweden: Member of Parliament Joins Practitioners in the Dafa Exercises
2020-03-27Practitioners set up a banner with the words “Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong,” as well as display boards with information about the practice and the persecution. -
Sweden: Members of Parliament Support Falun Gong at Almedalen Week
2017-07-16Falun Gong practitioners took the opportunity to talk to politicians, government officials and the many other attendees to raise awareness about their peaceful spiritual practice and the persecution it faces in China. -
Latvia: Nobel Peace Prize Nominees David Kilgour and David Matas Meet with Elected Officials, Discuss Ways to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2017-02-05Former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific David Kilgour and human rights attorney David Matas hosted a series of events on January 11-15, 2017 in Latvia’s capital, Riga. -
Germany: Lawmakers Talk with Human Rights Activists about Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2016-10-23Two members of the Bundestag of Germany, Michael Brand and Martin Patzelt, invited the Falun Dafa Association and other human rights organizations for a dialogue on Monday, October 17, 2016. -
Belgium: Six MEPs Lend Support at Falun Gong Rally Outside European Parliament
2016-09-04Falun Gong practitioners in Europe held a rally in front of the European Parliament as part of three days of activities to expose the persecution and organ harvesting atrocities perpetrated against the practice in China. -
Attendees of European Parliament Session Support Falun Gong
2016-07-19Falun Gong practitioners in Europe exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution during the European Parliament's last plenary session before summer break in Strasbourg, France, on July 4-8. -
Belgium: Broad Support at European Parliament Building in Brussels
2016-07-10Throughout June, Falun Gong practitioners held events in front of the European Parliament Building to raise awareness of the severe suppression of Falun Gong in China. -
Czech Republic: Atrocities in China Exposed During International Festival Celebrating Freedom from Totalitarianism
2015-03-07David Kilgour, a former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, and Ethan Gutmann, an investigative journalist, spoke at a press conference focused on the issue of forced organ harvesting in China, and throughout their visit in Prague they were interviewed by various local media, including Czech Radio and Czech Television. -
Greece: Falun Gong Practitioners Present Letters to Greek and Chinese Officials, Demonstrate the Exercises and Inform the Public about the Persecution
2014-07-10Falun Gong practitioners held an “information day” event in Constitution Square (Syntagma Square) in the centre of Athens, Greece, on June 18. The tranquil exercises attracted the attention of locals and tourists alike, and many of whom then learned about the persecution of Falun Gong in China.