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  • Russia: District Secretary for Culture in Moscow – "Truth, Compassion and Forbearance Can Be Seen in Each Painting"

    Recently, the Truth-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition began a month-long tour in the Russian capital of Moscow. At the National Gallery, the exhibition has attracted people from all walks of life. MP Waquar Beauvoir, who attended the opening ceremony in the Moscow District said, "The International Art Exhibition is bright, and makes you feel good."
  • France: Quit the CCP Activity in Paris

    On June 22, 2009, the French "Quit the CCP" Service Centre sponsored an assembly in Bellville, Paris, to support the 56 million people that have quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations. They also provided the Chinese living in Paris with services and consultation to help them quit.
  • Belgium: Activities Held to Protest the Persecution

    In July 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Brussels at La Bourse Plaza, in front of the Chinese Embassy, and in Chinatown, and in Antwerp in Chinatown to protest the 10-year-long persecution. On July 11, practitioners held activities in Chinatown in Antwerp, the second largest city in Belgium, to protest the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution

    On July 19 and 21, Falun Gong practitioners from Italy held activities in front of the Chinese Embassy and the Italian Parliament, calling for an end to the 10-year-long persecution of Falun Gong. They also called upon the Italian government to recognise the evil nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and help end the persecution.
  • United Kingdom: Rally Held on Parliament Square to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Persecution

    On July 20 2009, UK Falun Gong practitioners rallied in the square adjacent to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. Their activities attracted the attention of UK politicians and the general public.
  • Netherlands: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in Gouda

    Falun Gong practitioners held an activity in Gouda, a small town in West Netherlands, on July 4, 2009. Many people learned about Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They couldn't see why the Chinese Communist Party would persecute innocent Falun Gong practitioners. They asked about how they could help to stop it.
  • Italy: Rally Held in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Milan to Mark Ten Years of Persecution

    On the 20th of July 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Italy held a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Milan to protest the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which has lasted ten years.
  • Austria: Practitioners Expose the CCP's Ten-year Persecution of Falun Gong

    It has been 10 years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started the persecution of Falun Gong. On July 16, 2009, Austrian Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in Vienna to expose the brutal persecution still taking place in China. The head of the Austrian Falun Dafa Association called on all media outlets to focus on the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Denmark: Copenhagen Rally Marks Ten Years of Resisting the Persecution

    Ten years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a systematic and unprecedented persecution of Falun Dafa. Dafa practitioners in northern European countries have been holding a series of activitiesto call for an end to the persecution in China. On the afternoon of July 11, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a parade in Copenhagen.
  • Watford Observer (UK): Streatham Daughter Demands Action on Falun Gong Torture Anniversary

    A Streatham Common woman whose parents fled China after they were tortured for their religious beliefs is fighting to raise the profile of their struggle and that of millions of others. Youyan Li and her parents practise Falun Gong – a Buddhist practice acclaimed for its healing powers – followed by an estimated 70 million people in China and millions others across the globe.
  • Croatia: Practitioners Hold Activities Calling for an End to the Persecution

    On the morning of July 19th, Falun Gong practitioners from Croatia gathered in Jarun, Zagreb's biggest park, to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and hand out flyers. They let people know bout the Falun Gong practice and the 10 years of persecution waged against practitioners in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
  • Germany: Candlelight Vigil held in Hamburg to Mark Decade of Persecution

    On the evening of July 20 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil in front the Chinese Consulate in Hamburg, the largest port city in Germany, to protest the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which has lasted ten years.
  • Ukraine: Practitioners Spread the Facts on the Tenth Anniversary of Resisting the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On July 20, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Ukraine held events in different places to commemorate their fellow practitioners who were tortured to death and to call attention to the need to end the CCP's ten-year persecution. They also held banners detailing the CCP's use of torture and its harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Turkey: Falun Dafa Is a Profound Practice

    On the afternoon of July 18, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey held activities in downtown Ankara to introduce the public to Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the practice, which has included harvesting organs from living practitioners. People that saw the peaceful and elegant exercise demonstration stopped and watched.
  • Spain: Madrid Rally Calls For an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On July 18, 2009, Falun Going practitioners gathered at the Plaza Puerta del Sol in front of the Madrid City Hall. They held a rally to protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong. At night, they held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy.