Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Spain: Peaceful Appeal at La Sagrada Familia Church in Support of Suing Jia Qinglin
2004-09-15On Saturday the 4th of September, Jia Qinglin visited the famous tourist site La Sagrada Familia Church. The church was very crowded. Streams of tourists from around the world came to visit the site. Practitioners from Barcelona also came here to hold a peaceful appeal and expose to local residents and tourists the ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Spain: Falun Dafa Practitioners' Just Actions Frighten the Evil Regime
2004-09-14On the 6th of September 2004, the head of the Spanish House of Representatives met with Jia Qinglin. Prior to Jia’s arrival, Falun Gong practitioners had been waiting with banners held up in front of the building. Suddenly a welcome group appeared which was led by a Chinese official and stood in front of the Falun Gong group... -
Russia: Introducing Falun Gong in the Far East (2) - Habarovsk City
2004-09-13The Chinese at the market asked how much we got paid to distribute the materials. We replied, “We saved the money from our tight budget to print the materials. We were not paid to do anything. We spent our own money buying train tickets to travel from far away for the purpose of telling people the truth about Falun Gong and the facts of the persecution in China”. -
Sweden: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Gothenburg Arouses the Public's Kindness
2004-09-13Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden and a well-known business centre in Europe. To clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, practitioners from Sweden, Denmark and Finland held a series of anti-torture exhibitions at Gustav Adolf Torg, the square in front of the city hall of Gothenburg on August 27th, 28th and September 3rd. -
Austria: Press Conference Regarding the Charges Filed against Jia Qinglin in Vienna
2004-09-12On Monday August the 30th 2004, charges were filed with the State Prosecutor’s Office in Vienna against Jia Qinglin, who was visiting Austria, because of his crimes related to the persecution of Falun Gong in the People’s Republic of China. -
Germany: People Support Falun Gong During the Wagner Opera Festival
2004-09-12Though the city government insisted that no groups would be allowed to hold any activities during the Wagner Festival this year, the relevant government agencies’ position was altered after Dafa practitioners’ told them the facts about the Genocide that is happening in China. -
Sweden: Introducing Falun Dafa in Lerum City
2004-09-12Last week, Lerum community, which is a community very close to Gothenburg and the second largest city in Sweden, had a week dedicated to a healthier and happier Lerum. Falun Gong practitioners were invited by Lerum community in cooperation with the Adult Educational Association in Lerum to display the exercises and inform the public about Falun Gong to people attending a lecture. -
Spain: Falun Dafa Association Holds Press Conference to Introduce the Lawsuit Against Jia Qinglin
2004-09-11At 12pm on September the 7th 2004, the Spanish Falun Dafa Association held a press conference to announce Dafa practitioners’ lawsuit against Jia Qinglin. Lawyer Carlos Iglesias filed the lawsuit on behalf of the practitioners, charging Jia for his grave crimes against humanity committed during the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China. -
Sweden: The New Location of the Chinese Consulate Provides Great Opportunities for Telling More People about Falun Dafa
2004-09-11The Chinese Consulate in Gothenburg will soon move from a remote area to a busy downtown location. Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden who used to appeal for an end to the persecution at the consulate welcomed the change because it will provide greater opportunities for them to expose the atrocities committed by Jiang Zemin in China to more people. -
Germany: Telling People in Trier City about Falun Gong and the Persecution
2004-09-11An old man who stood in front of a group of people asked, “What’s the matter? Why are there white people practising Chinese Falun Gong?” A practitioner explained, "The universal principle of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance has no boundary of race or nationality. This is practised by people all over the world." The old man nodded his head several times. -
Austria: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution During Jia Qinglin's Visit to Austria
2004-09-10On September 1st 2004, Jia Qinglin visited the Austrian Parliament. Outside, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners exposing the inhumane persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by Jiang Zemin and Jia Qinglin’s regime. At night, Falun gong practitioners held a candlelit vigil outside the Chinese Embassy. -
Sweden: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Gothenburg Exposes the Ruthless Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2004-09-10On September 3rd 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden held an anti-torture exhibition on Gustav Adolf Square in front of the Gothenburg City Government Buildings, exposing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and calling on the government of Gothenburg and its people to help end this persecution. -
Turkey: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities to Introduce Falun Gong and Let People Know About the Persecution
2004-09-09Falun Gong practitioners gathered together to study the Falun Gong teachings, practise the exercises and send forth righteous thoughts. At the same time, they visited media outlets and government offices as well as distributed leaflets and provide free exercise instruction at public parks to introduce Falun Gong and expose the facts about the persecution to the public. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in a Long-Distance Race for Human Rights
2004-09-09On August 28th, the day before the Olympic Flame was forwarded to Beijing from Athens, the International Human Rights Association, the headquarters of which is located in Frankfurt Germany, held a ten-kilometre race for human rights in the city of Karlsruhe. The title of the activity was “For an Immaculate Olympics in Beijing, 2008” -
Sweden: A Series of Anti-Torture Exhibitions in Gothenburg Exposes the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2004-09-08Swedish practitioners held the last in a series of three anti-torture exhibitions outside the administrative offices of the Gothenburg City government. Visitors attracted to the exhibitions were indignant when they saw the torture methods used to force Falun Gong practitioners to denounce their belief. Many signed a petition calling for the Swedish Government to condemn this persecution.