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  • Germany: Wen Jiabao Visits Hanover, Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution

    Practitioners held a series of activities to protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, and demanded that Jiang Zemin and his gang, the chief culprits in the persecution, be brought to justice. The practitioners hope that the Chinese people will see the wicked nature of the CCP, and abandon it from their hearts.
  • Italy: Exposing the CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong in Parliament

    On April 17, 2012, Falun Gong practitioners in Italy were invited to attend a Human Rights hearing hosted by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Parliament. Based on their personal experience of illegal imprisonment, torture, and forced labour, they testified to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners that is taking place in China today.
  • Ukraine: Practitioners Raise Awareness about Falun Gong in Donetsk City

    On April 29, 2012, practitioners in Ukraine held activities in Central Park in Donetsk City. They gave out information about the practice of Falun Gong as well as the 13 years of brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Switzerland: Commemorating April 25 in Berne

    On April 28, Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland held an activity at the Rose Garden, a famous tourist spot in Berne, to let people know about Falun Gong and expose the 13-year-long persecution to the public. Many tourists were shocked by the brutality of the persecution. Some of them were interested in learning the exercises.
  • Ireland: Practitioners Commemorate the 13th Anniversary of the April 25th Appeal and Expose the Persecution

    April 25, 2012 was the 13th anniversary of the April 25th appeal in Beijing. Falun Gong practitioners in Ireland held rallies in the capital, Dublin, commemorating this event. They also exposed the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Many people expressed their support of Falun Gong and signed a petition opposing the persecution.
  • Sweden: Practitioners Call for Jiang and His Followers to be Brought to Justice during Wen Jiabao's Visit

    On April 24, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Stockholm to attend an international conference on sustainable living and innovative solutions, as part of a state visit to Northern European countries. During the Premier's visit, Falun Gong practitioners held an event to introduce Falun Gong and expose the nearly 13-year persecution.
  • Ukraine: International “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” Art Exhibition Makes Major Impact

    The International Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition was held on January 10-20, 2012 at a gallery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This was the seventh time that the art exhibition has been held in Ukraine.
  • The Irish Times: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution

    According to The Irish Times on February 20, about 50 Falun Gong practitioners on February 19 called for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong, saying that “practitioners have been tortured, been imprisoned, and had their organs harvested since 1999.”
  • Austria: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at Life Expo

    A Life Expo was held January 22 and 23, in Graz, Austria. Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the event. They introduced the cultivation practice of Falun Dafa to visitors and demonstrated the five sets of exercises in the broad space beside their booth. Their shimmering golden exercise outfits and graceful exercise movements drew visitors to watch for a long time.
  • The Epoch Times: Chinese Embassy Interfering with Performance at London Theatre

    Shen Yun Performing Arts has graced many of the world’s most prestigious stages over the last several years, captivating audiences and earning a reputation as the world’s pre-eminent Chinese performing arts company. But Shen Yun’s mission to revive the 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture of China has brought with it pressure and interference from the regime in China with diplomats using various methods to try to derail performances. London is the latest place for this interference, where the local promoters say that the Chinese Embassy has been putting pressure on the upper management of the theatre.
  • Russia: Falun Dafa Group Invited to Perform and Raise Awareness at a Community Event

    On December 23 and 24, local Falun Gong practitioners were invited to perform at an event held by a police training center in Moscow. Practitioners performed a traditional Chinese lion dance and dragon dance outside, and a “celestial maiden” dance inside, which were warmly welcomed by the audience.
  • Finland: Introducing Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in Helsinki

    Practitioners in Helsinki, Finland gathered at the central railway station on December 31, 2011, to expose the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and to call for people to work together to bring an end to the persecution in China.
  • Sweden: Practitioners Expose the Persecution at a Conference Held by “Support Human Rights in China” Organization

    On December 11, 2011, one day after International Human Rights Day, Sweden's Support Human Rights in China (SHRIC) organization held a conference on Fair Trade at the Stockholm Convention Centre. At the same time, it set up a booth at the Fair Trade Christmas Market to expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crimes of suppressing human rights and to remind people that many hand-made products exported from China to Europe and the U.S. were manufactured by prisoners of conscience held in forced labour camps.
  • Russia: The Art of Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance Exhibition Held in Kotlas

    The Art of Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance International Exhibition was held in Kotlas on December 6-18, 2011. The art exhibition moved many visitors to tears and many promised to return with their relatives and friends as they were leaving. Almost every visitor wrote comments in the guestbook expressing support and appreciation for the exhibition.
  • Ukraine: Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Odessa

    On December 10 and 11, Falun Gong practitioners from Ukraine held a large scale Fa study and experience sharing conference in Odessa. Practitioners from Moldova also attended the conference. Practitioners held group exercises and other activities to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution in China.