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  • Oslo Manager Appreciates the "Depth" of Shen Yun

    Giving the show a long standing ovation and drawing five curtain calls, the audience at the Sunday, April 10 afternoon Shen Yun show thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Mr. Espen Lyngra, a consultant manager at Oracle, said, "I like the mix of, I like all the colours, the really strong colours, ... giving a very good impression."
  • Swedish Art Purveyors Awestruck by Shen Yun

    On April 5, 2010, a full house gathered to witness Shen Yun perform in Stockholm. Swedish Opera singer Mira Pyne, a young and celebrated soprano, attended Shen Yun's sold-out performance. "It was fantastically good!" said Ms. Pyne. "The choreography and performance are genius, which must be the result of very hard work," added her husband.
  • Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Children's Sport Kingdom Fair

    Falun Gong practitioners participated at the 22nd Children's Sport Kingdom Fair in Moscow on March 27-30, 2010. They demonstrated the exercises, passed out flyers, and taught children how to make paper lotus flowers. The organizers issued two certificates to practitioners for their contributions to the fair.
  • Danish Dance Choreographer: Shen Yun is "A High, High Quality Performance!"

    Peter Stokkebroe, a prize winning Danish professional ballroom dancer and choreographer, was thrilled and delighted with the Shen Yun show. He really appreciated the opportunity to learn more about Chinese culture through watching the show. "It has been amazing to have a better insight into Chinese culture through this wonderful show," he said.
  • Speech Given by Argentina's Judge Octavio Aráoz de Lamadrid at Geneva UN Forum on Human Rights in China, Part 3

    Since the onset of the lawsuit, the Chinese government has been coercing the Argentina government to block the case. On the 21st of December 2009, the judge resigned due to internal political pressure from the Argentina government. He said in an interview that he preferred to step down than to give in and do things which he will regret later. In March 2010, Judge de Lamadrid attended the 13th Session of the UN Human Rights Council to bring the case to the international community.
  • Swedish Audience Applauds Shen Yun

    Judging from the reactions of the audience, the performance succeeded in bringing different heights of enjoyment to an expectant audience. The show generated gasps of amazement from the audience that marvelled at the advanced dance movements of classical Chinese dance, in between numerous rounds of applause.
  • Speech Given by Argentina's Judge Octavio Aráoz de Lamadrid at Geneva UN Forum on Human Rights in China, Part 2

    'With regard to jurisdiction immunity, following the practice before the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, it was established that a diplomatic official cannot be detained except in the case of a serious crime, and always by judicial decision. Genocide seems to be a crime sufficiently serious enough so that this immunity, resulting in these cases, lacks virtuality.'
  • Speech Given by Argentina's Judge Octavio Aráoz de Lamadrid at Geneva UN Forum on Human Rights in China, Part 1

    On Dec. 12th 2005, during the visit of Luo Gan, former Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, Coordinator of the Office for the Control of Falun Gong (6/10 Office), to Argentina, the Association of Falun Dafa in Argentina filed a lawsuit against Luo Gan for torture and genocide of Falun Gong practitioners in China.
  • Ireland: Protest at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin

    On Saturday 27th March, Falun Gong practitioners from Ireland were joined by practitioners from UK to peacefully protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Dublin. A poster board informed passers by about the human rights abuses that are inflicted on Falun Gong practitioners in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
  • Former Danish MP: "Fine, old, traditional Chinese culture has such riches to give to the world"

    Former Danish MP Mr. Ole Gerström went to see Shen Yun in Aarhus on April 2, 2010, and took some time to discuss his impressions about the show and share some thoughts about traditional Chinese culture. Mr. Gerström said he was happy to see so many Danes present to witness what he called "a message" from traditional Chinese culture.
  • France: Rally to Support Seventy Million People Quitting the Chinese Communist Party

    On March 28, 2010, the French Global Service Centre for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a rally at Human Rights Square (Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme) at Palais de Chaillot in Paris. The rally called on people from around the world to support the seventy million brave Chinese people who have chosen to quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations.
  • Denmark Audience Welcomes the Return of Shen Yun Performing Arts to Aarhus

    Shen Yun Performing Arts delighted the Danish audience in Aarhus, on their premiere 2010 show in Scandinavia, on Friday evening, April 2, 2010, at The Concert Hall Aarhus. The audience enthusiastically welcomed the return of the highly acclaimed New York-based company with a standing ovation.
  • Shen Yun Moves Ireland with Its Cultural Depth

    Senator Norris said he found a positive message in the show, in particular, "about spiritual values and against the sort of complete materialism that affects not just communist China and atheist regimes like that, but fully materialistic regimes like we have here in Europe. All we think about is money... maybe we will find a few spiritual values again."
  • Mayor of South Dublin: "I recommend this show universally"

    The Mayor of South Dublin, District Councillor Mick Duff was amazed with what he saw the evening of March 28 at Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre. "I have never had the privilege of seeing Chinese traditional music and dance as we have seen tonight. It was beyond words, really incredible." Mr Duff was hopeful that Shen Yun will return to Ireland next year.
  • Turkey: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition Evokes Compassion and Conscience

    From the 19th to the 24th of February 2010, the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition was held at the renowned Yunus Emre Culture Centre in Istanbul. The art exhibition not only greatly impressed local people from various walks of life, it also evoked compassion and conscience for many of the attendees.