Local Events
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Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Hand an Open Letter to the Thai Embassy to Protest against the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioners by Thai Police
2005-12-30In the letter to the secretary to the Ambassador and the first secretary of the Embassy, practitioners detailed the recent incidents of harassment of Falun Gong practitioners by Thai police, which took place between December 9th and 15th in Bangkok and Pattaya. Under the direction and instigation of the Chinese Embassy, the Thai police unreasonably interfered with the peaceful protest activity held by Falun Gong practitioners in front of the Chinese Embassy. -
Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest the Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioners by Thai Police
2005-12-29On December 19th, 2005, Finnish Falun Gong practitioners went to the Thai Consulate to hand in a letter to the Thai Consulate to protest the recent violation of Falun Gong practitioners' human rights by Thai police. On December 15th, the Thai police, under the direction of the Chinese Embassy, arrested eight Falun Gong practitioners who were protesting against the CCP policeman who raped two female Falun Gong practitioners. -
Austria: On International Human Rights Day, Practitioners from Salzburg Inform the Public about the Persecution of Falun Gong.
2005-12-28On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, practitioners from Salzburg and Bavaria raised public awareness in the city of Salzburg about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. The pictures displayed, exposing the brutal nature of the persecution by the CCP, were in stark contrast with the peaceful atmosphere of the city. -
Spain: Canary Islands Supporting the Six Million Withdrawals from the CCP
2005-12-28Just before Christmas 2005, a petition activity was organised in the Spanish Canary Islands to expose the brutal abuse of human rights by the Chinese Communist regime and to support over six million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party. People were shocked by the posters exposing the Chinese Communist regime’s brutal abuse of human rights. -
Holland: Exposing the Persecution with a Picture Exhibition in Delft City
2005-12-27Dutch Falun Gong practitioners held a picture exhibition to expose the truth of the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong to the public. Some people told practitioners that, in such adverse weather conditions, it is really admirable for them to be out on the streets talking to people and helping to stop the persecution happening in China. -
Finland: Telling the Finnish People about the CCP's Abuse of Human Rights on International Human Rights Day
2005-12-23On the 10th of December 2005, International Human Rights Day, volunteers for the Epoch Times newspaper in Finland held activities next to Helsinki Train Station to support six million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to expose the evil CCP’s criminal history of trampling human rights with torture. Many people took material or asked questions. -
Sweden: Delivering Letters to the Embassies of Thailand and Argentina in Stockholm
2005-12-21On the 19th of December, two practitioners in Stockholm visited the Embassies of Thailand and Argentina. They handed over letters from the Swedish Falun Gong Association and information about the Chinese Communist Party forcing the authorities of Thailand and Argentina to persecute Falun Gong. Demonstrations in front of both Embassies will be held this week. The secretary in the Argentinean Embassy had already learned about what happened on 14th December. She expressed her regret that the evil Chinese Communist Party could ever persecute Falun Gong practitioners in Buenos Aires. -
Germany: Chinese Tourist Proclaims, "You are The Hope of China"
2005-12-21On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, practitioners in Germany held a Falun Gong Information Day in Nuremberg, the Human Rights City, to expose the ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. As Christmas is approaching, tourists from all over the world swarmed into the famous Nuremberg Christmas Market. Practitioners prepared many bookmarks and postcards which had "Falun Dafa is Good" written on them. The unique gifts attracted a lot of people's interest, and many took the initiative to request one. -
Slovak Republic: Falun Gong Warmly Welcomed by People of Rimavska Sobota
2005-12-20On Saturday December 17th, practitioners held an activity in the main square of Rimavska Sobota (a small town in south-mid Slovakia) to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, as well as the violations of basic human rights and freedom, which the Chinese communist government inflicts upon its own people. -
Sweden: Letting More People Know about the Persecution of Falun Gong and Recognise the CCP's Evil Nature
2005-12-20December 10th is the annual Nobel Peace Prize promulgation day, also International Human Rights Day. The “Epoch Times” newspaper held a rally to support six million Chinese people’s withdrawal from the CCP at the Mynttorget square in Stockholm city centre. Falun Gong practitioners were also invited to participate in this activity. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Protest at the Thai Consulate and Deliver an Open Letter
2005-12-19On December 15th, several practitioners went to the Thai general consulate in Turin, delivered an open letter and also held a protest activity outside the consulate. The open letter expressed concern about mistreatment by Thai police of Falun Gong practitioners who were holding a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok. -
Germany: On International Human Rights Day German Falun Gong Practitioners Condemn the CCP's Brutal Persecution
2005-12-18On December 9th 2005, the day before International Human Rights Day, Falun Gong practitioners in Munich, Germany held protests at the Chinese Consulate to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) six years of brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Under condemnation from the whole world the CCP has further escalated the persecution. -
Portugal: Falun Gong Practitioners Join a Rally Opposing the CCP's Human Rights Abuses on the Eve of International Human Rights Day
2005-12-18On the eve of International Human Rights Day, Falun Gong practitioners in Portugal joined a rally held in Lisbon. The rally was held to expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) violence and to support 6 million people quitting the CCP. After reading the information on the display boards, people signed the petition in support of the Chinese people quitting the CCP. -
Austria: Practitioners in Vienna Protest Against the Persecution on International Human Rights Day
2005-12-17On December 10th, International Human Rights Day, practitioners in Vienna held an event to raise awareness of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China and call for action to end this atrocity. The event attracted the public’s attention, and Chinese tourists also stopped to read the posters and view the photos to learn about the truth. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Condemn the Rape of Female Falun Gong Practitioners by Chinese Police
2005-12-17On December 10th, Ukrainian Falun Gong practitioners held a protest opposite the Chinese Embassy to demonstrate against the six year long bloody persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and to strongly condemn the wicked rape of female Falun Gong practitioners by police in China and demand that the evil police be brought to justice.