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Germany: Telling People about the Persecution during a Popular Mardi Gras Parade in Offenburg
2005-02-02
There were several thousand spectators and the information stall was in the middle of a large crowd. There were also re-enactments of the torture methods used by the Chinese Government on Falun Gong practitioners to force them to renounce their beliefs. Many passers-by stopped and quietly viewed the displays. They appeared shocked by the brutal and inhuman violations of human rights against Falun Gong practitioners in China. Although the environment for the parade was cheerful and merry, many of the passersby were deeply touched and agreed that one should never forget that such terrible things are happening in the world. -
Slovakia: Introducing Falun Gong in the Small City of Seneca
2005-02-01
Falun Gong practitioners visited Seneca to introduce Falun Gong and draw public attention to the persecution of the practice. Passers-by stopped to look at the poster boards. They were shocked. Many of them asked how something like this could happen in today’s world and signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution. -
United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution in the Heart of London
2005-01-31
On January 29th, 2005, UK practitioners held an activity to introduce Falun Dafa and expose the persecution near St Martin-in-the-Fields church, just a short walk from London’s Trafalgar Square. Practitioners distributed leaflets, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and talked to passersby about the facts behind the brutal suppression taking place in Mainland China. -
Germany: Stories from the Falun Gong Information Site at Cologne Cathedral
2005-01-31To enable more people to understand Falun Gong and the persecution taking place against the practice in China, German Falun Gong practitioners set up an information site at Cologne Cathedral. Through practitioners’ efforts, more and more people have come to know the truth. Here I would like to write down some examples of the touching stories and experiences that happen every day at the cathedral. -
Czech Republic: Collecting Petition Signatures and Exposing the Persecution in the City of Znojmo
2005-01-30
Practitioners took time to thoroughly explain to people what Falun Gong is and why it is being so cruelly persecuted. Although this was the first time citizens of Znojmo had heard about Falun Gong, they knew a lot about the terror that the Chinese communist party has used to persecute its own people over the last fifty years. -
Germany: Practitioners in Frankfurt hold an Activity to Promote Falun Gong and Raise Awareness of the Persecution
2005-01-30
Many tourists pass through Frankfurt every day. Practitioners wanted to take advantage of this to tell the people in all of Europe and even the whole world, that, “Falun Dafa is good!” They exposed the Jiang regime’s brutal crimes against Falun Gong in Mainland China and called on people to help to stop these atrocities. -
United Kingdom: Continuing to Promote Falun Gong and Expose the Persecution in Central London
2005-01-29
On Saturday 22nd January, practitioners gathered around St. Martin’s Place in central London to promote Falun Gong and expose the persecution against the practice in China. These activities were a continuation of the European practitioners’ large-scale activities in London on the previous weekend, when several hundred practitioners from nearly 20 European countries came to join in the events. -
Sweden: Introducing Falun Gong to a Spiritual Association in Eslöv
2005-01-28One practitioner began by sharing his own experience of practising Falun Gong and how he eventually started to understand what cultivation was about. We went on to tell them about the ongoing persecution in China and how millions of innocent people have been subjected to torture, violence, beatings, imprisonment and violations of their human rights. The audience listened attentively. Finally, we demonstrated the five sets of exercises and at the same time explained some of the core principles of the practice. -
Poland: Delivering the Book Falun Gong to All Warsaw Libraries
2005-01-27
At the beginning of January 2005, a Warsaw Falun Gong practitioner completed the large task of delivering the introductory text to Faln Dafa cultivation practice, Falun Gong, to all libraries in Warsaw. Using local public transport, she delivered the book to over 120 libraries in order to help Warsaw residents have the chance to learn Falun Gong. -
Falun Dafa is Welcomed and Supported in Eastern Europe
2005-01-26
In the five years that Falun Gong has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime, people living in former communist countries could understand more easily why a peaceful practice would be persecuted so brutally, as they had personally experienced the horror conducted by Communist governments. -
Finnish Practitioners Take Part in the Large scale Events in London to Raise Awareness about the Persecution
2005-01-23
We participated in the waist drum practice ready for the parade. Some media reporters came to interview us during the practice; they took a lot of notes and some pictures of us for about an hour and a half. At the end of the large-scale parade through central London on January 15th, we sincerely gave our thanks to the policemen who directed the traffic. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to hold a Seminar at Southampton University
2005-01-22
In the afternoon of the 12th of January 2005, after receiving an invitation from Amnesty International of Southampton University (AISU), Falun Gong practitioners in the UK held a seminar dedicated to the subject of Falun Gong for members of AISU. Using videos as an introduction, practitioners explained to the audience what exactly Falun Gong is. -
France: Teaching a Disabled Young Man the Falun Gong Exercises
2005-01-22We communicated very well. He fully learned and remembered the first exercise. At the end, I realised that his movements had improved a lot under the effect of good energy and compassion. Then I showed him the second exercise. He could hold every position for a good few minutes. When the exercises were about to finish, the sky was already fully light. We shook hands together. The atmosphere was very happy and peaceful. -
European Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution in London’s Chinatown
2005-01-21
On January 15th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from various places in Europe came to Chinatown to expose the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong to overseas Chinese and tourists from all over the world. -
Turkey: Photos from the Morning Exercise Site in Ankara
2005-01-21
In the wake of several campaigns to promote Falun Gong, more and more Turks have developed a better understanding of the practice. They know that Falun Gong is a cultivation method for body and spirit, and they know about the persecution of Falun Gong carried out by the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin out of jealousy and fear.
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