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  • Holland: Successful Start for National City Tour to Raise Awareness of the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On September 30th, Dutch Falun Gong practitioners began a city tour through all major cities in the southern provinces of Holland to raise awareness of the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China. The first location was in a square in Maastricht called ‘Square 1992’, coincidentally named after the same year Falun Gong was introduced to the public. The item was broadcast the same day in the local news and the event was reported in several local newspapers.
  • UK: Anti-Torture Exhibition Tour Successfully held in Scotland

    From the 24th to the 27th of September 2004, UK Falun Gong practitioners organised an Anti-Torture exhibition tour in three major cities in Scotland: Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. The exhibitions attracted many local people. Streams of people came to sign our “Bring Jiang to Justice” petition.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in a Cultural Festival and Demonstrate the Exercises on Stage

    To make the Munich Beer Festival extra special, the Munich City Government’s Cultural Office, Social Affairs Office and Foreign Affairs Committee jointly held a Cultural Festival celebration on September the 25th. Several dozen groups were invited to participate in the celebration, including Falun Gong practitioners who were invited to perform on stage.
  • Germany: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Donauschingen

    Falun Gong practitioners from as far away as Brussels and Geneva gathered in downtown Hanselbrunnen to introduce Falun Gong and explain China’s ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This was the first time that such activities were held in this area. We found almost all of the people here had never heard of Falun Gong. The passersby were all sympathetic about the suffering of practitioners in China.
  • Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Basel Exposes the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong in China

    To expose the Jiang regime’s crime of persecuting Dafa practitioners and to let more people know what's happening in China, Swiss practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in a square in the centre of the famous industrial city of Basel on September the 18th. They distributed leaflets and Video-CDs, and answered people’s questions.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Xiong Wei Successfully Rescued and Returned to Germany

    Xiong Wei, a Falun Gong practitioner who studied in Germany but has spent the last 2 year illegally imprisoned in a forced labour camp in China, was successfully rescued and arrived back in Germany. Xiong Wei and German Falun Gong practitioners thanked the German Government, human rights groups and the German public for their help and support.
  • Germany: Despite Bad Weather, Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution in Munich.

    On September 25th, despite the weather, Munich was filled with visitors to the Beer Festival. Falun Gong practitioners from Munich and neighbouring areas were also there. In front of the Frauenkirche, they set up an anti-torture exhibition, an information desk and had organised exercise demonstrations, singing, dancing and drumming.
  • Ireland: Introducing Falun Dafa and the Persecution to Chinese People on Mid-Autumn Day

    On the Saturday before Mid-Autumn day, we went to O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre. We made a banner suitable for the Mid-Autumn festival, which read, "Falun Gong Practitioners Wish Chinese people a Happy Mid-Autumn Day." After setting up the posters, practitioners began performing a traditional Chinese fan dance and demonstrating the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. The exercise demonstration music we used was a shorter version with English explanations, so that people could watch the whole five sets of exercises and learn their special features.
  • Germany: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution Outside Cologne Cathedral

    In order to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, German Falun Gong practitioners have carried out a peaceful appeal at Cologne Cathedral, a famous tourist site, for nearly three years. On each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, practitioners cooperate to ensure the appeal activities in front of the cathedral during the three days go smoothly, whatever the weather.
  • Germany: The Munich Beer Festival Attracts Tourists to an Anti-Torture Exhibition

    The 18th of September was the opening day of the 171st Munich Beer Festival, which lasts for sixteen days. Tourists from all over Germany and the world travelled to Munich to take part. Falun Gong practitioners held an information day and anti-torture exhibition to show people how Jiang Zemin uses his regime to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in China.
  • A Letter from A Swedish Student to the Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi Who is Visiting Sweden

    "In Sweden and in more than 60 other countries there are many people from all walks of life practising Falun Gong and benefiting from it. Falun Gong has received many proclamations and awards because it benefits people’s health and improves their moral standards. I think that many Chinese Government officials also know very well what Falun Gong is and think this persecution is wrong."
  • Holland: An Anti-Torture Exhibition is Held in Rotterdam

    On the afternoon of the 25th of September, Falun Gong practitioners from Belgium and Holland gathered together in Rotterdam, a city with the largest Chinese population in Holland. An anti-torture exhibition acted out by practitioners was held in Schouwburgplein city centre, not far from China Town.
  • Germany: Introducing Falun Gong in Henningsdorf

    In connection with other information activities, a small group of practitioners from Berlin decided to organise a weekly information day in one of Berlin’s districts or suburbs. Many passerby showed great interest and most of all, they had a lot of time to spend with us. We were able to tell them about the persecution.
  • Sweden: Anti-Torture Exhibition at the Parliament Building

    On September the 21st, Swedish Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition at the Swedish Parliament Building, calling on the government and people to be concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and give support to the lawsuit which will be brought against Jiang Zemin and others for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Czech Republic: The First Anti-Torture Exhibition in the Czech Republic Deeply Touched the Hearts of Brno Citizens

    On the 8th of September, practitioners from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the UK met in the city of Brno to let people know about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. An anti-torture exhibition demonstrated the contrast between Falun Dafa’s peaceful exercises and the appalling methods used to torture practitioners in China.