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  • Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for Action to End Persecution at China-EU Summit

    Leaders from Europe attended the annual China-EU summit whilst practitioners held activities nearby. A Chinese delegation led by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao also attended this one-day conference. The practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, displayed posters and banners, and discussed the issues with passersby.
  • Turkey: Calling for an End to the Persecution in Ankara

    Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey held an activity on September 21 in the famous Kugulu Park in Ankara. They introduced local people to Falun Gong and raised awareness about the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They called upon the Turkish people to work together to help end the CCP's atrocities.
  • Germany: Eckernförde Information Event Exposes the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On August 9, practitioners introduced Eckernfoerde citizens to Falun Dafa, a qigong practice of the Buddha school. They also informed people about the inhuman persecution against practitioners perpetrated by the Chinese Communist regime. Many passersby were drawn to the practitioners' exercise demonstration.
  • Czech Practitioner Awarded Top Philanthropic Prize

    Ondrej started practising Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) in 2006. "Falun Dafa has completely changed my perspective on life. I try to be a better person in family, at work, as well as in society. The principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance help me wherever I am and give me spiritual guidance throughout my life."
  • Denmark: Raising Awareness at the Aarhus Festival

    The Aarhus Festival is a week-long cultural event. At the event, Falun Dafa practitioners introduced the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and displayed the eastern tradition of cultivating the mind and body. Many visitors asked why the Chinese regime persecutes a group of peaceful people.
  • Sweden: Introducing Falun Dafa at “Culture Night” in Uppsala

    On September 8, practitioners participated in the Culture Night festival in Uppsala. Many people stopped to watch the exercise demonstration and were moved when they learned about the persecution. People signed the petition to support Falun Gong and some learned the exercises.
  • Germany: People Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Efforts to End the Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioners in several German cities held Information Day activities over the weekends in early September 2012. Their purpose was to raise public awareness about the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in its more than 13-year persecution of Falun Gong. People who learned the truth expressed their support for the practitioners' efforts to end the persecution.
  • United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Gong at Kingston Carnival

    The annual Kingston Carnival was held on September 2. The theme of this year's carnival was “Bringing the World to Kingston.” Falun Gong practitioners in the U.K. participated for the 4th time in this popular summer festival celebration, and once again brought information about Falun Gong to the carnival-goers.
  • Poland: People in Warsaw Support Falun Gong at Multicultural Festival

    On August 26, the annual Multicultural Festival in Warsaw once again opened with the Flower Street Parade. Falun Gong practitioners have been invited to participate in the event for six consecutive years. A beautiful float, peaceful music and Falun Gong practitioners’ slow and curved exercise movements attracted the attention of many Polish people.
  • Germany: Citizens and Tourists in Freiburg Concerned about Chinese Communist Party’s Live Organ Harvesting

    On September 8, Falun Gong practitioners from Freiburg held an Information Day activity. Although such “Information Days” have been held several times, a large number of tourists heard about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China for the first time. Many people were very surprised and indignant to hear about the human rights abuses.
  • Austria: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s Persecution in Wiener Neustad

    On the two weekends at the end of August and the beginning of September, melodious exercise music was heard on the square in downtown Wiener Neustadt. The event was Falun Gong Information Day, where practitioners introduced Falun Gong to the public and exposed the Chinese Communist Party's thirteen-year persecution.
  • Denmark: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong at Multicultural Festival

    A multicultural festival in Copenhagen attracted over 5 million people on September 1-2. Danish practitioners participated in the event to introduce Falun Gong to the public. Practitioners carried banners with words "Falun Dafa is good!" and "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance” in Danish. They also handed out information flyers to the spectators.
  • Netherlands: Eelde Flower Festival Parade Welcomes Falun Dafa

    On September 1, the annual Flower Festival Parade was held in Eelde, a small city in the Northern Netherlands. There were a total of 15 floats in the festival parade this year, all of them beautifully decorated. The Falun Gong procession, comprised mostly of Chinese practitioners, caught the attention of spectators.
  • Russia: Promoting Falun Gong in the Summer

    During the pleasant Russian summer, Falun Gong practitioners participated in and organized a number of community activities to introduce Falun Gong, a practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and to raise people's awareness about the persecution that has been going on for 13 years in China.
  • Albania: Introducing Falun Gong in Tirana

    From September 19 to 21, Falun Gong practitioners went to Tirana, the capital of Albania, and held events to introduce Falun Dafa to local people and help Tirana's overseas Chinese quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. Local residents said that this was the first time they’d ever heard of Falun Dafa.