Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Slovenia: Zhang Cuiying Painting Exhibition is a Great Success
2003-05-06The exhibition attracted many people, including the Manager who was so touched by the paintings that he provided an extra area of the exhibition hall for free. He also invited a Professor of Philosophy to play classical music to add to the peaceful atmosphere, who expressed an interest in learning the exercises and asked about the books as though he had found a brand new field of thought. -
Czech Republic: Photo Report from Zhang Cuiyings Painting Exhibitions in Prague
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Latvia: Falun Dafa Practitioners Hold Peaceful Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy in Support of Bringing Jiang Zemin to Justice
2003-05-04From April 26 to 29 2003, Falun Dafa practitioners in Latvia held a peaceful appeal outside the Chinese Embassy, which enabled the media in the Baltic Sea area and local residents to the have chance to learn about the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and the "610" Office for their crimes against humanity. -
Czech Republic: Practitioners Meet with Members of Parliament
2003-05-03Dafa practitioner and artist Zhang Cuiying's visit to the Czech Republic to exhibit her paintings, gave her the chance to meet with many Members of Parliament and government ministers. They were all happy to meet Cuiying and to learn more about the persecution of Dafa practitioners in China. Many invited the artict to return to the Czech Republic to hold more exhibitions in the future. -
Hungary: Practitioner Reveals the Details about her Husbands Death to the Budapest-Helsinki Committee
2003-05-03Australian Dafa practitioner Jane Dai, together with Hungarian and Austrian practitioners, met with a member of the Budapest-Helsinki Committee. She gave the committee details about how her husband was tortured to death because he refused to stop practising Falun Gong in China. -
Switzerland: Practitioners Commemorate the Fourth Anniversary of April 25 Appeal in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Zürich
2003-05-03In front of the Chinese Consulate, practitioners in Switzerland performed Falun Gong exercises and with this peaceful form demanded that the Chinese government immediately stop this unreasonable persecution. Many passersby were willing to accept Dafa truth-clarifying newsletters. The current SARS epidemic has allowed people to more clearly see through the Jiang regime's lies. -
Netherlands: Commemorating the Fourth Anniversary of April 25th Appeal - Falun Gong Practitioners Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Outside the Chinese Embassy
2003-05-03They called for the Chinese government to immediately stop persecuting Falun Gong. They also condemned some of the Embassy staff members for spreading propaganda to slander Falun Gong and deceive the public. -
France: Falun Dafa Practitioners Continue to Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Outside the Chinese Embassy to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice
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Croatia: Wishing the Croatian People Lifelong Happiness Filled with Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance
2003-05-02During the two-day event, people came to a deeper understanding about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong through the painters works and her personal experiences of brutal suffering whilst wrongly imprisoned in China. At the press conference, practitioners introduced Falun Gong and demonstrated the exercises for the reporters. Some reporters requested information for their colleagues. -
Czech Republic: Zhang Cuiyings Exhibition for VIPs in Prague
2003-05-02One Senator was deeply moved by the experiences of Falun Gong practitioners in China, as well as their kindness, and he was touched by the beauty of Zhang Cuiyings paintings. He offered his help and said that he believes Dafa practitioners can find a lot of support among the Czech government officials. -
Croatia: Human Rights Official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Encourages Practitioners to Appeal for Human Rights
2003-05-01In April 2003, practitioner Zhang Cuiying exhibited her artwork in Zagreb. She also accompanied practitioners to visit the Chief of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who encouraged her to continue holding exhibitions to help people learn the true facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners presented detailed information about the genocide lawsuit against Jiang Zemin to the Foreign Ministry. -
Czech Republic: Opening Day of Painting Exhibition in Prague is a Great Success
2003-05-01A Czech TV station sent a camera crew to film the exhibition preparation and this footage was shown as part of an interview with the artist. During the interview, footage of the Jiang regimes state terrorism against Falun Gong practitioners was shown. This was broadcast nationwide on the Czech Republics main television channel. -
Hungary: Zhang Cuiyings Painting Exhibition Successfully held in Budapest
2003-04-30Many people were deeply touched by Cuiyings paintings and her personal story of suffering in Chinese jails for 8 months because of her practice of Falun Gong. Visitors to the exhibition sat down and keenly watched the Falun Dafa videos that exposed the facts of the persecution. A Hungarian television crew were at the exhibition. They were also deeply moved by Cuiyings artwork. -
Germany: Letter to the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on the 4th Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal
2003-04-30"Practitioners peacefully waited for more than 13 hours without banners or slogans, until the Prime Minister Zhu Rongji made clear the official stance on the matter...The ban and persecution of Falun Gong has endangered the lives of more than 70 million Chinese citizens and their relatives, as well as threatened their chances of education and work. We are here to urge you to please listen to the truth about the Zhongnanhai event, and witness the facts." -
Finland: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in the City of Oulu
2003-04-30Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on a pedestrian street in the centre of the city, and displayed materials as well as handing out flyers that exposed the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Many people were happy to take the flyers and stopped to talk to the practitioners to learn more.