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European Parliament Passes Resolution Condemning Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2013-12-13Global condemnation of forced organ harvesting in China is on the rise, and the international community has paid considerable attention to the state-sanctioned organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. Lawmakers around the world have been pushing forward the effort to stop this heinous practice. -
Full Resolution: European Parliament Condemn Organ Harvesting in China
2013-12-13European parliament passed with absolute majority the resolution condemning state sanctioned organ harvesting on Falun Gong practitioners in China. The resolution was initiated by 56 MEPs from 4 parties, EPP, the liberals, the conservatives ECR and the Greens. -
Press Release: European Parliament Challenges Chinese Regime over Organ Harvesting Atrocities
2013-12-13The European Parliament passed a resolution yesterday condemning "systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from...prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners." The resolution calls upon member states to publicly condemn the gruesome practice, and ensure that all of those involved are prosecuted. -
1.5 Million Signatures Delivered to the UN Call for Action Against Organ Harvesting in China
2013-12-13International Human Rights Day falls on the 10th of December each year, and a significant event set the stage for the occasion at the United Nations. A petition bearing a remarkable 1.5 million signatures was delivered to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). -
Sweden: “I Want My Colleagues to Sign this Petition, Too!”
2013-12-10On November 9, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held a signature drive on Mynttorget Square, in the capitol city, Stockholm. The petition, initiated by Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), calls on the United Nations to strongly condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Germany: Falun Gong Information Day Garners Public Support and Exposes the Persecution in China
2013-12-10On November 1, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Regensburg Cathedral of St. Peter in Bavaria, Germany, to hold a Falun Gong Information Day and collect signatures condemning the Chinese communist regime's crimes against humanity. -
Chinese Tourists in Europe: “We Have No Desire to Return to China!”
2013-12-10A group of tourists from Beijing complained about the ever-present haze hanging over Beijing. The more they talked about it, the angrier they got. In the end, they blamed the CCP for bringing this calamity to the country and its people. -
Belgium: Protest in Front of EU Parliament Appeals to Lawmakers to Pass Organ Harvesting Resolution
2013-12-06Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest in front of the European Union (EU) Parliament in Brussels for a period of two weeks. But it was the actions of the China's communist regime that were being protested, not the actions of the European Parliament. The event began in late November and concluded on December 5, 2013. -
Switzerland: Falun Gong Practitioners in Zurich Hold Petition Campaign Targeting CCP's Live Organ Harvesting
2013-11-29Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland gathered on October 27, 2013 in Zurich's Limmatquai and Hirshenplatz Squares, to collect signatures supporting the global petition initiated by Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH). -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Are a Beacon of Light and Truth for Passersby in London's Chinatown
2013-11-29Every day Falun Gong practitioners can be seen talking to people about the persecution at tourist destinations and Chinatowns throughout the world. They are beacons of light and truth for millions of people who don't know about Falun Gong or how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been persecuting this peaceful practice for 14 years. -
Ukraine: TV Station Reports on Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren Exhibition and the Persecution of Falun Gong
2013-11-29On October 15-21, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners in Ukraine held the Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition in the city of Odessa. A local TV station, KRUG TV, aired a special report on the art exhibition titled, “China's path to truth.” -
Germany: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong at the World's Largest Book Fair
2013-11-29On October 9-13, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany participated in the 65 th annual "Frankfurter Buchmesse" (Frankfurt Book Fair), the largest book and media fair in the world. Around 7,500 exhibitors from over 110 countries took part in the event, which was held at the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre and was attended by over 275,000 visitors. -
Turkey: Practitioners Hold Falun Dafa Photo Exhibition in Hatay
2013-11-29In order to help more people learn the facts about Falun Gong and to further expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crimes against humanity, Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey organized a Falun Gong photo exhibition on October 18-20, 2013, in the Mediterranean coastal city of Hatay. -
Ukraine TV Station Covers the Film Free China: The Courage to Believe
2013-11-20On October 10, 2013, the VIKKA TV station in Cherkasy, Ukraine, ran a special 6 o'clock news segment on the award-winning documentary, Free China: The Courage to Believe . Viewers were invited to attend a free local screening of the popular film. -
France: Paris Rally and Parade Held to Encourage Chinese People to Quit the Chinese Communist Party
2013-11-20Falun Dafa practitioners held a rally and parade in Paris on October 5, 2013, to draw attention to the crime of illegal organ harvesting in China and to support the 150 million Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.