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Vice President of the European Parliament Meets Rescued Falun Gong Practitioners in US Capital
2013-03-18When Vice President of the European Parliament Edward McMillan-Scott attended a hearing on human rights in China in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2013, he met with Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Zhang Lianying and her family. Very active over the past few years in the effort to rescue this family, he was excited to see them in DC and made the comment that the persecution in China “would not last much longer.” -
Germany: Chinese Consulate Fails Again in Attempts to Interfere with Shen Yun Performances in Frankfurt
2013-03-18Such reprehensible behaviour by officials of China's communist regime is not uncommon. But happily for the hundreds of thousands of people delighted by Shen Yun performances around the world each year, these attempts to interfere rarely succeed. -
Chinese Tourists Eager to Quit the CCP at Scenic Spots in Europe on Chinese Lunar New Year
2013-03-18On February 27, 2013, Europe was a world of ice and snow. Even so, buses arrived at the scenic spots one after another, fully loaded with tourists from Mainland China. The Chinese Lunar New Year is a very popular time for Chinese from the Mainland to take their vacation, and many students also have their winter break, so there are many families who bring their children for some sightseeing. -
Austria: Music and Arts Professionals in Vienna Awed By Shen Yun's Breathtaking Artistry
2013-03-18The New York Touring Company of Shen Yun Performing Arts caused quite a sensation at the Wiener Stadthalle, in Vienna, Austria, on March 1-2, 2013. Audiences were treated to two high-spirited shows put on by the world's best Chinese dance and music group. -
Introducing Falun Dafa on a Radio Station in Croatia
2013-03-18On February 22, 2013, the “Sova” radio station in Croatia aired a 13-minute show about Falun Dafa during which a practitioner spoke about the practice, its benefits and the ongoing persecution in China. -
Spanish Radio Programme Focuses on Chinese Forced Labour Camps
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London Audiences Moved by Shen Yun's Inner Honesty and Light
2013-03-15Shen Yun Performing Arts' hallmark display of classical Chinese dance was well received during six packed shows in London’s West End Barbican Theatre, from March 5-9, 2013. Many of London's top singers, songwriters, film directors, and other professionals attended Shen Yun. -
Russia: Introducing Falun Gong and Chinese Culture in St. Petersburg
2013-02-15Practitioners in St. Petersburg held activities to introduce Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution in a seniors' activity centre and an orphanage. Many people learned the exercises on the spot. Falun Gong practitioners also gave traditional Chinese performances. -
Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for a Stop to the Persecution on World Human Rights Day
2013-02-15On December 10, 2012, World Human Rights Day, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held a candlelight vigil on Helsinki Railway Station Square. The vigil was both a solemn protest of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal 13-year persecution of Falun Gong and a memorial to the practitioners in mainland China who have lost their lives in the persecution. -
Promoting Falun Gong in Albania, Montenegro, and Macedonia
2013-02-04For the first two weeks of December, practitioners in Europe visited three countries on the Balkan Peninsula: Albania, Montenegro and Macedonia. They talked to people about Falun Gong and how the meditation practice is being persecuted in China. -
Germany: Introducing Falun Gong at a Health Expo in Mannheim
2013-02-04From January 18 to 20, 2013, Falun Gong practitioners from Germany participated in a health expo held at Rheingold Hall in Mannheim, and introduced Falun Gong to the local citizens. -
Human Rights On Show in Houses of Parliament
2013-01-11Andrew George, the MP for the West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly constituency of St Ives, sponsored the exhibition because he wanted UK lawmakers to “keep our eyes open.” He said he was “very keen to make sure we extend the breadth of our knowledge” and that the exhibition was extremely powerful. -
On World Human Rights Day, Finland Amnesty International Called for Release of Zhenping Chen
2013-01-11On December 10, 2012, Amnesty International in Helsinki, Finland, celebrated World Human Rights Day by calling for the immediate release of Ms. Zhenping Chen, a Falun Dafa practitioner currently imprisoned in Zhengzhou City, China. The human rights organization also launched a national online petition to help secure her release. -
Ireland: Practitioners Collect Signatures to Call for a Thorough Investigation into the Chinese Regime's Organ Harvesting Crimes
2013-01-04To inform the public of the Chinese regime's organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong prisoners of conscience, starting on October 11, 2012, Falun practitioners in Ireland have continuously collected signatures on streets such as Grafton and O'Connell, the busiest streets in Dublin's city centre. The petition calls for the United Nations to stop this crime against humanity. -
Germany: Practitioners Hold Two Events to Celebrate World Human Rights Day
2013-01-04On December 8 and 12, Falun Dafa practitioners held two events in Dortmund, Germany, to celebrate this year's World Human Rights Day. Their banners and informational brochures drew attention to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa in China and its crime of harvesting organs from living Dafa practitioners.