Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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France: Paris Gala Makes People Proud to be Chinese
2006-03-04This Gala awakened Chinese peoples’ memories of traditional culture and made them feel proud to see such a magnificent performance by their fellow countrymen. This type of display of traditional culture has been banished from its home in China since the Communist Party snatched power there over half a century ago. -
Germany: Foreign Minister Encouraged to Pay Attention to Persecution of Falun Gong before China Visit
2006-03-03On February 17th, Falun Gong practitioners rallied with several other international human rights organisations in Berlin, hoping to draw Foreign Minister Steimeier's attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and the recent assault on Li Yuan before the minister visits Asia. -
United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Dafa to the People of Bradford and Exposing the Persecution in China
2006-03-02On February 25th, 2006, several practitioners gathered in Bradford in the north of England to let people there know about Falun Gong and tell them about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners taking place in China. Inquisitive passers-by continually approached to chat with practioners and sign the petition in support of Falun Gong. -
Falun Dafa in Europe: Falun Gong Takes Root and Flowers in Slovakia
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Russia: Falun Gong Welcomed at an International Health Expo in St. Petersburg
2006-03-01A three-day International Health Exposition was held at the Saint Petersburg International Exhibition Centre. Falun Gong practitioners in St. Petersburg were invited to participate in the Expo. They held two seminars to introduce Falun Gong, along with a demonstration of the five Falun Gong exercises, which was highly acclaimed by the organisers and the public. -
Germany: Support from a Small Town in Bavaria
2006-02-28On February 18th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners held a Falun Gong information day in Ansbach, a beautiful small town in Bavaria, Germany. Although it is a small town with a population of only a few thousand, local people came in streams to sign their names in support of Falun Gong and often stopped to find out more. -
Germany: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
2006-02-26On Saturday February 3rd, 2006, in Ludwigshafen, a town on the banks of the River Rhine, Falun Gong practitioners gathered to tell local people about Falun Gong and the inhumane persecution that Falun Gong practitioners are suffering in China. Falun Gong practitioners set up their information desk and a poster display on the pedestrian street. -
Italy: Activities Marking Eight Million Chinese People Quitting the CCP
2006-02-26On February 18th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Rome participated in activities marking eight million Chinese people quitting the Chinese Communist Party. During the activity, some ill-minded Chinese intended to create interruptions, but to no avail due to the presence of police. -
Open letter to the German Secretary of State Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
2006-02-25"There are more than a billion people in China who have not been granted the most fundamental human rights. Since the CCP’s founding, about fifty seven years ago, it is responsible for the death of more than 80 million people. The bloody clampdown of the June 4th 1989 student movement, as well as the six-year old unabated persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has shocked the citizens of the world deeply ... Because of economic interests, the Western countries can influence China. Therefore, they should take advantage of the opportunity and condemn the inhuman human rights violations." -
Falun Gong in Europe: Falun Gong Practitioners Can be Seen Everywhere in Russia
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Italy: Grand Parade Held in Torino Before the Winter Olympics
2006-02-24Before the 12th Winter Olympics was held in Torino in northern Italy, many European organisations and individuals made it to this beautiful mountainside city to participate in a grand parade organised by the Italian Centre for quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on February 4th, 2006, to mark the figure of some eight million withdrawals from the CCP. -
Falun Dafa in Europe: A 'Pure Land' Re-Appears in the World. Falun Gong is Popular in Switzerland
2006-02-24Over the past six years or so, Falun Gong practitioners have held activities all over Switzerland, from tourist attractions to the United Nations buildings, calling for attention from the Swiss people to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the CCP in China. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Expose the Persecution of Falun Gong While Taking Part in Annual Tough Guy Competition
2006-02-23On Sunday January 29th, 2006, two Falun Gong practitioners from the South East of England took part in the annual Tough Guy competition. The two runners used the competition to spread the word about the persecution of Falun Gong. A third practitioner filmed a three hour video of the race, as well as interviews and other footage. -
A Letter to the German Foreign Minister Calling for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2006-02-23"To date, there have been some eight million people, mostly Chinese people in China, declaring their withdrawal from the CCP on an overseas Chinese website since the publication of the Nine Commentaries on the CCP ... Renowned Chinese attorney Gao Zhisheng sent three open letters to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, urging them to put an end to the persecution against those who believe in freedom and improve the relations between the Chinese people and the Communist regime, as well as upholding justice for Falun Gong." -
United Kingdom: Support for Relay Hunger Strike Condemning an Attack on Dr Li Yuan by Suspected CCP Agents
2006-02-22On February 18th, 2006, some British Falun Gong practitioners participated in a global hunger strike relay against violent repression in St. Martin Square in the centre of London. They collected signatures condemning an attack on Dr. Li Yuan by suspected agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Tourists and passers-by signed their names on a petition to show support.