A candlelight vigil for the victims of the persecution of Falun Gong in China was held in the evening hours on Thursday, December 10, 2015, Human Rights Day, in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava.

Although Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted for their belief in China for 16 years, some people in the West are still unaware. And like so many people in China, even those who have heard about Falun Gong are often confused about the nature and rationale behind the persecution.

Many tourists stopped to watch the exercise demonstration, read posters, and listen to facts about the brutal persecution and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) live organ harvesting from practitioners, for profit.

As a Nordic country, Sweden is often very cold. However, many residents showed warm support for Falun Dafa during outdoor events in downtown Stockholm that exposed the severe human rights violations against the peaceful spiritual practice in China.

“I want to sign!” These words were heard repeatedly from people from around the world visiting Weil am Rhein. From the end of May through November 2015, more than 196,000 Falun Gong practitioners and their families have filed criminal complaints against Jiang.

For over 10 years, Falun Gong practitioners have been coming to the Buen Retiro Park, one of the largest parks in Madrid, to do the exercises every Sunday. The peaceful, slow-moving exercises and meditation have been quick to draw newcomers to the group

Out of curiosity, Olga learned the Falun Gong exercises. The pain she had been experiencing in her feet was gone. She got a book titled Falun Gong. Reading it, she learned answers to questions that had long perplexed her.

As the Chinese presidential delegation arrived, Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family saw Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful appeal in London at the Buckingham Palace.

Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest outside Manchester Town Hall while China's President Xi Jinping had lunch inside. Manchester Councillor Kevin Peel joined the Falun Gong protest to express his support.

Falun Gong practitioners took the opportunity to protest the persecution in China by holding banners, distributing flyers, collecting signatures and explaining the facts of the persecution to passers-by.

Large banners reading “Stop the persecution of Falun Gong” and “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice” were prominently displayed. Some of the protesters talked to passers-by about Falun Gong and the persecution, and collected petition signatures in support of their cause.

On October 21, 2015, the second day of Chinese president Xi Jinping's state visit to the United Kingdom, Falun Gong practitioners gathered at Number 10 Downing Street to call attention to the persecution in China and the recent lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator.

Falun Dafa practitioners from more than 30 European countries attended the 2015 European Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference on September 20 at the Austria Trend Eventhotel Pyramide in Vienna.

Falun Gong practitioners from more than 30 countries in Europe held a rally and candlelight vigil on Stephansplatz in Vienna, Austria, on September 18, 2015.

Falun Gong practitioners raised awareness of the persecution in front of the Vienna International Centre in Austria on September 18, 2015. They held banners and set up posters to deliver their messages.