Publications
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French and Swedish News Media Reports on Persecution of Falun Gong
2017-08-10Marking the 18th year since the suppression of Falun Gong began in China, several French and Swedish newspapers have recently published articles about the persecution.
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Deutsche Welle Website Features a Falun Gong Practitioner
2017-03-05The German language learning section of the Deutsche Welle (DW) website recently featured a Falun Gong practitioner from China who has learned German and spoke about what his life was like before relocating to Germany.
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Austria: Website of Largest Newspaper in the Country Exposes China Organ Harvesting Atrocities
2016-10-23Titled “China Killed up to 1.5 Million People for Organs”, the report said more than 80 million Falun Gong practitioners had been persecuted since July 20, 1999. More than 3,900 deaths had been confirmed.
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Scottish Media Report on Falun Gong Practitioners' Lawsuits against Jiang
2015-09-09Falun Gong practitioners living in Scotland who initiated lawsuits against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin were the subject of a media report published in The Ferret, an online investigative journal, on September 4, 2015.
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German Labour Bureau Publishes Practitioner's Inspirational Story
2014-10-19Falun Gong practitioner Guo Jufeng was recently thrust into the limelight in Dortmund, Germany, following the publication of his inspirational story of how he went from being an inmate in a Chinese labour camp, to a certified electrical engineer in a German company. He has been applauded for his never-give-up attitude.
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Ukraine News Media Exposes Chinese Diplomats’ Interference with Falun Gong
2014-08-09Dumskaya is an online news media based in Odessa, the third largest city in Ukraine. It recently reported on a Chinese diplomat’s interference with Falun Gong activities.
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Finland: Media and Human Rights Organizations Expose Visiting CCP Official's Crimes in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2014-07-19Etelä-Saimaa, the largest newspaper in Northern Finland, was one of the Finnish media that reported Liu Yunshan's role in the persecution of Falun Gong in China: instigating lies and hatred as Minister of Propaganda. Liu, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was visiting the country June 12 – 14, as part of his four-state visit in Europe.
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Germany: Berlin Media Exposes Chinese Communist Interference of Shen Yun Performances
2014-04-20“I'm from the former East Germany. Among the Chinese, it was the same as our [East German] rulers. They are afraid.” said Mr. Jörg Seefeld, director of the event department at the Stage Theatre at Potsdamer Plaza, where Shen Yun gave four performances from March 23 to 26, 2014.
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Italy: Media in Prato Reports on Falun Dafa's Spread in the Country's “Chinatown”
2014-02-05The city of Prato has the largest Chinese community in Italy. It is commonly known as Italy's “Chinatown.” A group of practitioners can be seen doing the Falun Dafa exercises on a park lawn every Saturday morning there.
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German Newspaper Reports a Practitioner's Story and His Efforts to Rescue a Friend in China
2014-01-27The story, titled “Very Worried about His Friend,” started with Mr. Guo Jefeng's new life in Germany, where, unlike in China, he can enjoy great freedom. But he was very worried about his friend back in China, who shares his belief and is still subject to the torture and suppression he once experienced.
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Free Falun Gong Class Makes Front-Page News in a Small Town in Germany
2014-01-16Falun Gong practitioners in Cham, a small town in southern Germany, once again held a free class at the end of November to teach the local people the Falun Gong exercises. The exercises introduced many Cham residents to Falun Gong, an ancient mind and body practice based on the universal principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance.
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China's Organ Harvesting Atrocities Under the Spotlight in Italy
2014-01-07The issue of forced live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners has garnered a fair amount of attention in Italy recently, both in the media and in the Senate. Evidence and expert testimonies were presented at a Senate hearing organized by the Human Rights Committee in the Italian Parliament on December 19.
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Italian Media: Free China Film “A Human Rights 'Bomb'”
2013-07-03On June 8, 2013, the Italian newspaper, La Stampa , published an article titled, “A Human Rights 'Bomb' at US China Summit,” written by reporter Paolo Mastrolilli. The article is about the documentary, Free China , which highlights the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and the issue of organ harvesting from live Falun Gong practitioners.
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The Irish Times: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution
2012-03-05According 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.”
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The Epoch Times: Chinese Embassy Interfering with Performance at London Theatre
2012-03-03Shen 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.