Peaceful Protests

  • Sweden: Falun Dafa Practitioners Expose the Persecution and Commemorate the April 25 Appeal

    Mr. Li Zhihe is a witness of the peaceful appeal in 1999. He spoke to staff members in the Chinese Embassy through a loudspeaker. He talked about how the 610 Office persecuted him and his family because he went to the State Council Appeals Office to clarify the facts about Falun Dafa.
  • Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners Rally in Dublin to Display the True Picture of History

    On April 25, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in the city centre of Dublin, Ireland and afterwards had a candlelight vigil to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the "April 25" peaceful appeal, to mourn for their fellow practitioners who have lost their lives in the persecution by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Mainland China.
  • Germany: Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the April 25th Appeal

    On April 25 2009, North German Falun Gong practitioners assembled in front of the Hamburg Chinese Embassy and the city centre to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the April 25th Appeal and to protest the CCP's ten-year persecution of Falun Gong. They also called for a joint effort to stop the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Austria: Commemorating the April 25th Appeal

    On April 25 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Austria held activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the April 25th Appeal in Vienna and Linz. Many passers-by stopped to look at the display boards and read the leaflets. People signed a petition supporting putting a stop to the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • Belgium: Falun Dafa Practitioners in Brussels Call for an End to the Persecution at April 25 Activity

    On April 24 2009, Belgian Falun Gong practitioners held an activity in front of the Chinese Embassy in Brussels to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the large-scale peaceful appeal in Beijing. Meanwhile, they protested the ten-year-long persecution of Falun Gong and called for an end to the persecution.
  • Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate April 25th Appeal and Call for an End to Persecution

    On April 25 2009, Falun Dafa practitioners from all over Italy went to the Chinese embassy and various famous tourist sites and held commemorative activities related to the "April 25" Appeal. After people learned about the CCP's brutal persecution of Falun Gong, they were touched by the peacefulness and diligence of the practitioners.
  • Switzerland: Practitioners Expose the Persecution to Let More People Learn the Facts

    On April 25, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland once again went to Bahnhofstrasse, a bustling street in Zurich. They displayed photos depicting the persecution imposed on Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and exposed the CCP's crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate the April 25th Appeal

    On April 25, Falun Gong practitioners from Mannheim held an activity to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the April 25 Appeal at Blankenstrasse. The practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. People happily accepted leaflets and signed their names on a petition to support the practitioners.
  • Poland: Candlelight Vigil Held to Commemorate April 25th Appeal

    Practitioners formed Chinese characters with candles and set up nine wreathes in memory of more than 3,000 practitioners who were tortured to death during the persecution. Many people were shocked; they stopped and asked what had happened. Practitioners spoke with them and passed out leaflets and other information materials.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for End to the Persecution on Tenth Anniversary of April 25 Appeal

    On April 25, 1999, ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners appealed peacefully at the National Appeals Office in Beijing. On the tenth anniversary of the April 25 Appeal, Falun Gong practitioners in Great Britain held a peaceful protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in London, calling for an end to the persecution by the CCP, and to mourn their fellow practitioners in China who have died from the persecution.
  • Holland: Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate the April 25th Appeal

    On April 24, 2009, practitioners in Holland gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in The Hague to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the April 25th appeal and protest CCP's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. On the morning of April 24, practitioners performed the exercises in front of the Chinese Consulate to protest the CCP's violence.
  • Turkey: Candlelight Vigil Commemorating the April 25 Appeal

    On April 25, Falun Gong practitioners from Istanbul held a candlelight vigil to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the April 25 Appeal. Practitioners played a song called "Candlelight" and talked to passersby about Falun gong practice and the ten years of brutal persecution against practitioners in China.
  • United Kingdom: Wen Jiabao Makes a Speech at Cambridge University

    On February 2nd, 2009, according to schedule, the premier of China, Wen Jiabao made a speech at Cambridge university. Two hours before Wen Jiabao arrived, the Cambridge University Amnesty International group and those from Cambridge University who pay close attention to human rights in China had already arrived at the speech site, and they held a protest, demanding respect for human rights. Cambridge Falun Gong practitioners were also present.
  • Germany: Chinese Prime Minister Visits Germany

    When the Chinese Prime Minister motorcade passed by, he could see Falun Gong practitioners several meters away displaying banners. The banners called for the ringleaders of the persecution to be brought to justice and called on the Chinese regime to end the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Slovakia: Welcoming the New Year at the Chinese Embassy Protest in Bratislava

    For many people, the New Year carries a symbolic meaning. It brings a sign of something new, expectations, promises or resolutions. For a group of Falun Gong practitioners in Bratislava, the New Year signified a symbolic step for bringing an end to the human rights abuses being committed against Falun Gong practitioners in China.