Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Germany: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in Hamburg’s Altonale Cultural Festival
2004-07-05Between June 19th and June 24th, Hamburg celebrated the Altonale cultural festival. Despite the unpredictable weather, more than 500 thousand people attended one of Northern Germany’s most popular cultural celebrations. Falun Gong took part in the Altonale again this year and was included in the festival’s activities, as it registered its booth on time. -
United Kingdom: Car Tour Joins Appeal Outside the Edinburgh Chinese Consulate to Expose the Jiang Regime’s Terrorism in South Africa
2004-07-04After hearing that an Australian Falun Gong practitioner had been shot in South Africa by thugs hired by Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong, the practitioners taking part in the 2nd 2004 Scotland Car Tour felt extremely concerned over the latest attempt by Jiang and his accomplices to export their brutal persecution outside of China. -
Belgium: Practitioners Condemn the Terrorist act of Hiring Gunmen Overseas to Shoot Falun Gong practitioners.
2004-07-04After hearing that gunmen in South Africa attempted to kill Falun Gong practitioners, Belgian practitioners went to the Chinese consulate in Brussels and strongly condemned Jiang’s act of terror. Shocked by news of the incident in South Africa, people at the consulate on business, especially the overwhelming majority of Chinese people, accepted the flyers distributed by the practitioners one after another. -
South African Embassy to Austria: "South Africa welcomes Falun Dafa!"
2004-07-04On June 30th 2004, upon hearing that thugs were hired to shoot Falun Gong practitioners, Austrian practitioners called the South African Embassy and told embassy officials about the incident and about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Shortly afterward, an embassy official called Austrian practitioners and said: South Africa welcomes Falun Dafa! -
Germany: Practitioners in Munich Expose the Jiang Group's Crimes on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
2004-07-04On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, practitioners from Munich held a picture exhibition in Karlsplatz Square, a renowned tourist area, to expose the horrific torture carried out by the Jiang group in its persecution of Falun Gong. Many passers-by were shocked by the brutality of the persecution and signed our petition to ‘Bring Jiang Zemin to justice.’ -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Appeal Peacefully at the Chinese Embassy on World Anti-Torture Day
2004-07-04UK practitioners held a peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in London on June the 26th, which was World Anti-Torture Day. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, sent righteous thoughts and called on society to pay attention to the brutal and illegal campaign of genocide being waged against Falun Gong in China. -
United Kingdom: Press Conference Outside South Africa House Regarding the Shooting of a Falun Gong Practitioner in Johannesburg
2004-07-03On Wednesday 1st July, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference outside South Africa House to tell people about the shooting of a fellow Falun Gong practitioner by Chinese criminals in South Africa on Monday. They handed in a letter to the South Africa High Commission asking for an investigation to be carried out into the shooting, which occurred as two senior Chinese Ministers, both with lawsuits against them for the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, visited Pretoria to meet with South African officials. -
Russia: Telling the Facts at the World Anti-Torture Day Activities in Pjatigorsk City
2004-07-03On June 25th and 26th, Russian Falun Gong practitioners from Pjatigorsk held an activity on World Anti-Torture Day in Korova Park to appeal to the general public to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Norway: Seeds of Compassion Take Root in Norwegian Pupils' Hearts (2)
2004-07-03When teaching the exercises, practitioners told the students that practising the exercises is just part of Falun Dafa, which also teaches the importance of being good people, to live by the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance", and to face challenges with bravery. -
Lord Thurlow, Former Senior Diplomat: "The Shooting Incident is Most Likely Related to the Chinese Officials' Visit"
2004-07-02"The shooting incident in South Africa will not make Falun Gong practitioners retreat. We will continue to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong to the whole world, to let people and governments from every country know the truth about Falun Gong and to support us to end this persecution as soon as possible." -
Czech Republic: Falun Gong Activities in Brno on International Day Against Torture
2004-07-02On International Day Against Torture, practitioners of Falun Gong from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Great Britain met in Brno, the capital of Moravia, to demonstrate the exercises in the main thoroughfare, Ceska Street, and to let the public know about the terrible persecution of Falun Gong practitioners currently taking place in China. -
Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Condemn the Terrorist Act of Shooting Falun Gong Practitioners in South Africa by Appealing at the Chinese Embassy
2004-07-01A spokesperson for the Finnish Falun Dafa Association said in the appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Helsinki, “We believe that Zeng Qinghong and Bo Xilai are most likely behind this shooting incident. They are following closely Jiang Zemin’s orders to persecute and suppress Falun Gong by all means. The persecutors have committed terrible crimes against innocent people, both inside and outside China, and they are afraid that their crimes will be exposed to the world. This is a gross form of terrorism and persecution targeted directly at Falun Gong.” -
Latvia: Peaceful Appeal at the Chinese Embassy in Riga on World Anti-Torture Day
2004-07-01June the 26th was World Anti-Torture Day. Latvian practitioners called for a focus on torture and the various abuses inflicted on Falun Gong by the Jiang regime in China. Additionally, they called for the end of the persecution by appealing at the embassy for five consecutive days. Passers-by supported our campaign, and showed compassion for practitioners' suffering in China. -
Dafa Practitioners from Many European Countries Alert Public Attention to the Persecution of Falun Gong on the International Day to Support Torture Victims
2004-06-30Mr. Theo van Boven, an expert on torture from the UN, passed an annual statement to the UN Human Right Committee in March this year. The statement included the 420 page edited short reports about torture and ill-treatment, gathering information on torture from 115 countries around the world. The report about China was the longest, recording over 130 ill-treatment cases, in which over 100 cases were related to Falun Gong practitioners. This statement was formally published on March 23rd, 2004. -
Russia: Dafa Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Make Public a Lawsuit Against the Prime Criminal of the Persecution
2004-06-30On June 25th, Moscow Falun Dafa Association, held a press conference at the Moscow Journalists Association, primarily to make public that Russian Falun Dafa practitioners are to file a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin in the Russian courts on charges of cruel torture, genocide and crimes against humanity.