Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials

  • Austria: The Falun Dafa Information Centre Held a Press Conference in Vienna

    The Austrian Falun Dafa Information Centre held a press conference in Vienna on June the 17th 2004. The press conference detailed a series of activities, the theme of which was to be “jointly putting to a stop to China’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners”. Two Falun Gong practitioners then recounted abuses suffered by themselves or their family members.
  • Sweden: Introducing Falun Dafa in the City of Sunne

    On June the 19th, an introduction to Falun Dafa was held in Sunne. The invitation had come from a woman who, after reading Falun Dafa’s introductory book, became fascinated by its profound principles and wanted to learn more. Afterwards, the attendees said that they had experienced a very nice feeling when performing the exercises.
  • Hungary: Promoting Falun Gong at a Sports Festival in Budapest

    Between June the 11th and June the 13th, Falun Gong practitioners from Hungary, Slovakia and Germany introduced Falun Dafa at a Sports Festival, which is held annually in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. The festival activities began at eleven in the morning and ended at six in the evening every day and over two hundred thousand people took part.
  • Rally in Vienna Calls for an Immediate End to the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On the afternoon of the 19th of June 2004, tourists and citizens of Vienna were deeply touched, and some moved to tears as they listened to speeches at a rally exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. The rally was part of a programme of large-scale events held by several hundred European practitioners to help more people understand the campaign of genocide initiated by Jiang Zemin.
  • United Kingdom: Clarifying the Facts Outside the Scottish Parliament

    On the 16th of June, a fellow practitioner and I went to the Scottish Parliament in the morning. We talked to the security personnel and were told that we were free to obtain petition signatures outside. We then began distributing materials about Falun Dafa and requesting signatures. Parliament workers were very supportive. Some said, “Because I work for the government I am not allowed to sign any petition. But I do support you.”
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong on Cambridge Children’s Day

    Dafa practitioners participated in Cambridge Children’s Day, which was organised by the local Council. They showed children how to practise the Falun Gong exercises as well as how to make paper lotus flowers. They also told them about “Petals of Peace” so that the seeds of Truthfulness, Benevolence and Forbearance could be planted in the children’s hearts, and hoped to motivate the children in the UK so that they could help the persecuted children in China.
  • Germany: "We Have Decided Not to Accept this Kind of Magazine Anymore"

    "The college I study at is a translation school. Since many foreign students come to study Chinese here, this college maintains a close relationship with China and the cultural exchange between the two is quite frequent..."
  • Practitioners from Europe and the Asia Pacific Region Appeal for an End to the Persecution in front of Austria’s Chinese Embassy

    Many Falun Dafa practitioners from Europe and the Asia Pacific region gathered in front of Austria’s Chinese Embassy to commemorate the hundreds of innocent people killed because they practise Falun Gong, a peaceful exercise and meditation practice based on three guiding principles: Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in a Foreign Culture Festival in Heidelberg

    Falun Gong practitioners were invited by a German-Chinese cultural exchange association to take part in the annual Foreign Culture Festival held in Heidelberg University Square on June 5th. A dance troupe made up of Falun Gong practitioners performed two ribbon dances. In a booth below the stage, people could have their names written in calligraphy.
  • Norway: The Seed of Compassion Takes Root in Norwegian Pupils’ Hearts

    May the 26th 2004 was a special date for the teachers and pupils of a primary school in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Four year old Dafa practitioner Fadu and her mother Dai Zhizhen, also a practitioner, had been invited. They came to tell everyone Fadu's story and also teach the children how to make lotus flowers with coloured paper.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in the Culture Festival Parade in Bielefeld

    On June the 5th 2004, the German city of Bielefeld held its annual Culture Festival Parade. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to take part. Nearly all the people of Bielefeld came to watch the performances by different organisations. They continuously applauded the practitioners and asked for flyers. Before the parade finished, ten thousand flyers had been handed out.
  • Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners' Participation Enriched the Annual Helsinki Day Event

    The annual Helsinki Day was held on the 12th of June, during which the whole city was filled with different events like dancing, music, and performances. Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the event, demonstrating the exercises and letting people know more about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China in the Central Park of Helsinki.
  • Sweden: Exhibition Outside the Library of the University of Stockholm Lets People Know the Truth about Falun Gong

    On June the 1st and 2nd, an exhibition outside the library of the University of Stockholm was held to allow people to learn the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. Many people came to take a look at the exhibition and many asked questions. Some were interested in learning the exercises for free at our practice sites.
  • Hungary: Letting People Know More about Dafa during Hu Jintao's Visit to Budapest

    During Hu Jintao's visit to Hungary, Dafa practitioners visited local newspapers and a radio station to talk about the abuse that practitioners of Falun Gong suffer in China. They also stressed that the Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai, who is also on official visit in Budapest, has been the subject of lawsuits in countries around the world for his crimes against humanity. They also gave a gift of beautiful lotus flowers made from coloured paper to media personnel they talked to.
  • United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Dafa and Revealing the Facts of the Persecution During the Glasgow Festival

    On Saturday June 12th and Sunday June 13th, Falun Dafa practitioners from all over the UK took part in the Glasgow Festival. On Saturday, practitioners displayed the tranquil Falun Gong exercises, explained the benefits of the practice to an audience in a local Library. On Sunday the practitioners performed traditional Chinese dancing and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises.