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  • Hungary: Divine Land Marching Band Participates in Saint Stephen's Day Parade in Debrecen

    August 20, 2010 is Saint Stephen's Day, recognizing the founding of the Hungarian state over 1,000 years ago. The holiday coincides with the 41st Flower Festival of Debrecen, Hungary's second largest city. The European chapter of the Divine Land Marching Band was invited to perform at the flower festival.
  • Bulgaria: National TV Channel Invites Practitioners on Morning Show

    A Bulgarian national TV channel reported on the persecution against Falun Gong and invited two practitioners onto its morning show to discuss the practice and the human rights abuses in China. The show took place on July 20, 2010, which marked eleven years since the persecution was launched by Chinese Communist Party head Jiang Zemin.
  • United Kingdom: 2010 UK Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in London

    On August 29, the 2010 UK Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in London. Eighteen Chinese and Western practitioners gave speeches. Emiko, a new practitioner, said that she had looked for all kinds of qigong before, which messed up her health. Falun Dafa saved her. After practising for three months, her body was purified and she is full of energy now.
  • Germany: Practitioners Hold Activities to Rescue a Practitioner's Mother from Prison in China

    On Saturday August 14, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners held a petition drive and information display in Offenbach, a city in central Germany, to rescue 62-year-old practitioner Ms. Li Guizhen from Suzhou who was unjustly arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. Ms. Li Guizhen's daughter lives in this city, and is calling for the release of her mother.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners "Add a Vibrant Touch" to the Edinburgh Arts Festival Parade

    "Chinese light up Calvalcade". This, along with a large photo of Falun Dafa practitioners performing a fan dance was on the cover of Scotland's biggest newspaper The Scotsman on August 9, 2010. The lead story described the Falun Gong contingent in the Edinburgh arts festival parade.
  • Bulgaria: Exposing the 11 Years of Persecution Against Falun Gong in China

    It has been 11 years since the beginning of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The persecution began at the orders of one man: Jiang Zemin, the head of the Chinese Communist Party in 1999. Jealous of Falun Gong's popularity amongst the people, he ordered the practice to be destroyed and so began the systematic torture, killing and abuses.
  • Hungary: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Parade in Budapest

    Falun Gong practitioners from Eastern Europe, Austria and Germany, and the European Divine Land Marching Band held a parade on August 21, 2010 in Budapest's city centre. They displayed the beauty of Falun Dafa, exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution, and called for an end to the persecution.
  • Germany: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong During the Wagner Opera Festival

    During the 99th Wagner Opera Festival, also known as the Bayreuth Festival, German Falun Gong practitioners held activities to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners set up display boards in Bayreuth's city centre in front of the government building, with banners reading, "These Crimes are Currently Taking Place in China..." Many tourists and locals stopped to learn more.
  • Bulgaria: Gathering Signatures to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong

    Falun Gong practitioners from Bulgaria and Russia organized an activity in Varna, Bulgaria. They gathered signatures for the petition for human rights of the Falun Gong practitioners persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The event was held on June 20, 2010, Sunday, near the entrance of the Sea Garden.
  • Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Regensburg

    On August 14, 2010, Falun Dafa practitioners in Germany initiated a weekly "information day" for two months in Regensburg, Germany, a beautiful historical city on the banks of the Danube. Many passersby stopped to read the display boards about Falun Dafa and the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) violations of human rights.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Return to the International Arts Festival at Edinburgh

    In early August 2010, the capital of Scotland once again welcomed the famous Edinburgh International Arts Fair, and many tourists from all over the world. On this special day, Falun Gong practitioners from different parts of the UK came to this beautiful city to promote Falun Gong to the large number of visitors, and expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution.
  • Poland: People in the Tri-City Area of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia are Eager to Learn Falun Gong

    Poland's three harbour cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia are close enough to each other that they are often referred to as the tri-city area. Important harbour cities, they are also popular tourist destinations. On August 7, 2010, Falun Dafa practitioners from all over the country joined local practitioners for two days of activities.
  • Belgium:Promoting Falun Dafa at the International Fair in Middelkerke

    On Saturday July 31, 2010, an International Fair was held at Epernay Plaza in the city of Middelkerke, Belgium. Booths were set up to sell arts and crafts, display the activities of non-profit organizations, and present different styles of dancing. The Falun Dafa Association of Belgium also debuted at the fair to introduce the practice. Thousands of visitors attended the fair.
  • Switzerland: "Falun Dafa Information Day" Activity Draws Support

    On August 7, Falun Gong practitioners from Berne, Switzerland, held a "Falun Dafa Information Day" activity in front of the congress building, raising awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution. Many people accepted literature and signed the petition to support Falun Gong. A couple of Chinese tourists talked to practitioners and quit the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Poland: Exposing the CCP's Eleven-Year-Long Persecution in Warsaw

    On Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Warsaw Poland, practitioners held a one-day event to expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s eleven-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Practitioners set up an information stand and displayed posters and banners, which attracted crowds of people.