Local Events

  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Support Quitting the CCP on the Eve of Human Rights Day

    “Maybe you are a good person. You have not done anything wrong. But since you are a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the CCP would use your name to do evil. You, therefore, have a share in all of the bad things it did. You’d better hurry up and quit. Don’t be a scapegoat of the CCP anymore. You can use any alias to quit.”
  • Denmark: Protest against the Illegal Detention of Falun Gong Practitioners by the Singapore Government

    On December 8th, Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark went to the Singapore Embassy to protest against the illegal detention of their fellow practitioners in Singapore. The Danish practitioners held a peaceful protest outside the Embassy and strongly urged the Singapore government to immediately drop all fabricated charges and release the detained practitioners.
  • France: French National Human Rights Advisory Committee Expresses Concern about CCP Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners

    At a routine public hearing held at the French Premier Office Building, the French National Human Rights Advisory Committee invited the two Canadian independent investigators, Mr. David Kilgour and Mr. David Matas, to testify about the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Germany: Two Day Protest against the Crimes Taking Place in Chinese Labour Camps

    For two consecutive days,German and Chinese Falun Gong practitioners let the people of Bremen know about the shocking practice that was made public six months ago: The Chinese Communist Regime's trade in organs harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Scotland: Raising Awareness of Organ Harvesting at Edinburgh's Ethics of Transplantation Film Festival

    The festival was organised by bioethical and medical scientists with the aim of stimulating public debate and was attended by a wide range of people including doctors and interested members of the public. The organisers were happy to accommodate Friends of Falun Gong by permitting them to have an allocated slot in the post-screening panel discussions.
  • Austria: Parliamentary MPs are Concerned about Organ Harvesting from Falun Gong Practitioners

    On November 21st, 2006, the former Canadian Secretary of State (Asia Pacific) David Kilgour was invited by the Austrian branch of the International Human Rights Association (IGFM), to hold a press conference in Austria. Afterwards, he and several Austrian politicians discussed the CCP's trade in organs harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Holland: "The Chinese Communist Regime has moved Auschwitz Concentration Camp to China"

    On November 25th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from Holland and Belgium held a poster exhibition at the Waterdam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, exposing the Chinese Communist regime’s torture and relentless persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. They also exposed the regime’s trade in organs harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Germany: Hamburg Practitioners Expose the Crimes Committed by the CCP

    Hamburg Falun Gong practitioners organised an information day on Saturday, November 2nd, 2006, in downtown Hamburg. They wanted the public to hear about the persecution of Falun Gong. Some of the practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises while others distributed flyers to passersby.
  • Belgian Senator Investigates the CCP's Trade in Harvested Organs and Calls for Legislation to Punish these Crimes

    On the evening of November 27th, Prof. Vincent Donckier, the president of the Belgian Transplant Association, chaired a seminar on the “Ethical Issues of Organ Transplantation” held in Brussels’ Hospital Erasme. The Association explicitly stated its firm opposition to this kind of organ trade which violates basic ethical and moral principles.
  • Germany: Promoting the 'Nine Commentaries' at Cologne Cathedral

    For more than six years, there have been Falun Gong practitioners distributing information about Falun Gong and the persecution outside Cologne Cathedral. During the past year practitioners have focussed on promoting the “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party” (an editorial published by The Epoch Times newspaper) to tourists from Mainland China visiting the cathedral and encouraging them to withdraw from the CCP and its associated organisations.
  • Ireland: All Sections of Irish Society are Concerned about the CCP Organ Harvesting

    In response to Irish Senator Joe O’Toole’s invitation, Mr. David Kilgour, the Canadian Ex-Secretary of State (Asia -Pacific) visited Ireland on November 23rd, 2006. During his visit, Mr. Kilgour delivered a speech to the Foreign Affairs Joint Committee of the Irish Parliament and met the Irish Secretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Moylan. The two sides had a useful conversation.
  • Czech Republic: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution to the People of Zlin

    At the end of October, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners visited Zlin in the Czech Republic to raise awareness of the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. Many citizens of Zlin came by and showed compassion for the present situation in China where it is illegal to live according to the principles of truthfulness, compassion, tolerance. Falun Dafa has been banned and persecuted for seven years in China. Falun Gong practitioners are horrifically persecuted and tortured for their beliefs. Lately it has been shown that they are also victims of organ harvesting for profit.
  • Ireland: Car Tour Through Northern Ireland to Expose the Persecution

    From November 13th, several Falun Gong practitioners from Ireland, England and Scotland set out on a week-long car tour. The tour through the six counties of Northern Ireland was to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The tour also exposed the Chinese Communist Party's trade in organs harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Germany: Introducing Falun Gong to the People of Leipzig

    The most important annual western festival, Christmas, is around the corner, people in Leipzig City have become busy preparing for the festival. Since November the 25th happened to fall on a Saturday, the gloomy weather didn’t affect people’s passion for shopping. In particular, the busy shopping area in the city centre was crowded with busy people. At this busy business centre, Falun Dafa practitioners once again set up an information booth to present residents in Leipzig City with something valuable as their Christmas gift.
  • United Kingdom: Cambridge Parade to Promote Freedom in China

    A parade was coordinated by local Chinese residents to celebrate the fifteen million people who have renounced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The “Quit the CCP” movement was sparked when The Epoch Times newspaper published its award-winning series: “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party”, an expose of the Communist Party’s brutal history.