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Sweden: Truth, Compassion, Tolerance International Art Exhibition Premiers at a Health Fair in Jönköping
2005-05-26All the visitors had the chance to see the exhibition since it was the only way in and out of the large exhibition hall. Many told us that they liked the paintings. One visitor stopped for almost an hour at the exhibition and talked with practitioners about Falun Gong and the persecution. Finally he said, “I don’t need to go into the fair, this is all I need.” -
Norway: More and More Norwegian People are Coming to Learn Falun Gong
2005-05-26At an Oslo health expo, practitioners displayed pictures about what Falun Gong is, Falun Gong’s introduction all over the world, benefits to the body and mind experienced by people who practise, the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party and the peaceful anti-persecution campaign conducted by practitioners all over the world. -
German Newspaper Report: Deported to China from Wurzburg then Sentenced to Forced Labour Camp for Practising Falun Gong
2005-05-26This article is based on an April 12th report by German newspaper The Main Post. Phone calls from China said that Jiang Renzheng, who was deported to China from Wurzburg, was sentenced to three years in a forced labour camp. The only reason for his detention is that he participated in Falun Gong activities in Germany, which are forbidden in China. -
Ukraine: Candlelight Vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kiev
2005-05-26During the Ukraine Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference, in order to commemorate more than 2300 practitioners who died in the Chinese Communist regime's persecution against Falun Gong, nearly 100 practitioners gathered at the Chinese Embassy in downtown Kiev to hold a candlelight vigil. -
Ukraine: Photo Report - Falun Gong Practitioners held a Grand Parade in the Capital City of Kiev
2005-05-25During the recent Falun Gong conference in Ukraine, practitioners from Ukraine, Russia and the Baltic states held a parade in Kiev. The parade marched through the centre of the capital and passed the Chinese Embassy, the Supreme Senate, the President's Office and the Ministerial Offices. -
Finnish Falun Gong Practitioner Appears in National TV Programme
2005-05-25The Finnish practitioner has been the target of the Chinese Communist Party’s threat campaign. He received several hundred harassing phone calls, where English tape recordings were played defaming Falun Gong. Like other Finish Falun Gong practitioners who received the same type of calls, he sent crime investigation reports about the case to the local police and also had an opportunity to report about the harassment on the TV programme. Many people who had watched the programme told practitioners that they condemned the dirty tricks used by the Chinese Government and expressed support for Falun Gong. -
Article from Islington Gazette (UK): Antique dealer's fears as Chinese 'daughter' jailed
2005-05-25An honest and kind businesswoman who stayed regularly in Islington has been jailed for two years in a Beijing labour camp for practising Falun Gong, a faith that is [banned and persecuted] in China. Friends are campaigning for the release of single mother Feng Yang (also known as Annie), 42, amid fears she may be suffering torture and ill treatment in the Tiantanghe labour camp. -
Turkey: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance International Art Exhibition" Successfully Held in Ankara
2005-05-24Between the 7th and 12th of May, Falun Gong practitioners in Ankara successfully held the “Falun Dafa Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance International Art Exhibition” at the Epoch Arts Centre, the biggest and most famous state-owned exhibition hall. Over the six days of the exhibition, more than a thousand people attended. -
Radio Free Asia: Support from Germany for the Appeal to Rescue Jiang Renzheng
2005-05-24Because he took part in Falun Gong activities in Germany, Mr. Jiang Renzheng, who was deported to China’s Liaoning Province in early March, was persecuted at once and was put in prison on the 8th of April. It is over a month since the incident occurred, which has been drawing the understanding and attention of more and more people in Germany. -
"European Friends of Falun Gong" Organisation Writes to Malaysian High Commissioner
2005-05-23As you are no doubt aware, over 2,300 Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured to death since China’s ban on Falun Gong in 1999, and many more thousands languish in prisons and labour camps across the country merely for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of speech and belief. For the Malaysian government to ignore the threat of further torture for Ms. Lin would be an act of extreme inhumanity and would show up Malaysia in a very negative way to the rest of the world. -
United Kingdom: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibition Held in Cambridge
2005-05-23On 20th May 2005, the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibition opened to the public in the Cambridge Union. Twenty four works of art by Falun Gong practitioners lined the corridors of this 200-year old building. Though students were bustling past, many also stopped in their tracks to take in the artistic pieces. -
Turkey: Photo Report - Turkish People of All Ages are Learning Falun Gong
2005-05-23As Falun Gong continues to flourish throughout the world, more and more kind-hearted Turkish people, men or women and old or young, are coming to learn. They are diligently cultivating themselves through following the principles of truthfulness, compassion, tolerance, and they are benefiting a lot from practising Falun Gong. -
Turkey: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" painting exhibition held in Ankara
2005-05-22From May the7th to the 12th, the Falun Gong Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance International Painting Exhibition was successfully held at the biggest and famous Turkish national Time Art Centre in Ankara. During the five days many people visited the exhibition and learned about Falun Gong. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners were Invited by the Magdeburg Police Head Office to Reveal the Facts at an Information Day
2005-05-20For ten years running, Germany’s Magdeburg Police Head Office has always held activities on Ascension Day to promote cross-cultural communication between foreigners and local citizens. Falun Gong practitioners attended this activity by invitation on 5th May 2005. Bystanders were attracted to Falun Gong’s elegant exercises and stopped by to watch. -
Bulgaria: The Main Book of Falun Dafa, Zhuan Falun, is Published in Bulgarian
2005-05-19Practitioners in Bulgaria marked World Falun Dafa Day with a press conference, announcing the official publication of the main text of Falun Dafa, Zhuan Falun, in Bulgarian language. The practitioners talked to the press conference attendees about what Falun Dafa is and the benefits it has brought to tens of millions of people.