Local Events

  • Holland: Promoting Falun Dafa in Eschede on the Dutch-German Border

    Dutch Falun Gong practitioners met in Eschede on the Dutch-German border to promote Falun Gong and raise awareness about the human rights abuses against their fellow practitioners in China. Demonstrations of the relaxed Falun Gong exercises accompanied by the beautiful exercise music attracted many people to stop and watch.
  • Bulgaria: Presenting Zhuan Falun at the Biggest National Book Fair in Sofia

    Practitioners presented the book Zhuan Falun to the public at the biggest book forum in Bulgaria – Book Fair 2005. The main text of Falun Gong was published for the first time in Bulgarian language on the 13th of May, World Falun Dafa Day. During the presentation, the practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Information Day in Berlin

    In Alexander Square, which used to be the heart of the communist East Germany, yellow Falun Gong banners glowed like beacons. The passers-by quickly found out how the Chinese Communist Party uses its political power to commit unspeakable crimes against its own peaceful and kind citizens because they practise Falun Gong.
  • Spain: Promoting Falun Gong to the Participants of the International Nature Therapy Conference

    An International Nature Therapy Conference was held at the parliament mansion in Madrid. Nearly one thousand academics and supporters attended this conference. After being given permission by the conference organiser, Madrid practitioners promoted Falun Gong in the square outside the conference, demonstrating the exercises and distributing leaflets.
  • Germany: Magnificent Performances of Oriental Art and Falun Gong Exercises

    The German Gymnastic Festival activities were held from May 14th to 20th in Berlin, which attracted hundreds of thousands of athletics lovers from all over the world. At the invitation of the organisers, Falun Gong practitioners offered various programmes including demonstrations of the Falun Gong exercises, dance performances and a forum.
  • Sweden: Seminar about Falun Gong at Dalarna College

    Falun Gong practitioners were once again invited to hold a seminar at a college in Dalarna. The Falun Gong seminars are widely appreciated and have almost become like a tradition for students. This time even the students who study through long-distance education had the chance to get an introduction to Falun Gong via web television.
  • Norway: More and More Norwegian People are Coming to Learn Falun Gong

    At an Oslo health expo, practitioners displayed pictures about what Falun Gong is, Falun Gong’s introduction all over the world, benefits to the body and mind experienced by people who practise, the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party and the peaceful anti-persecution campaign conducted by practitioners all over the world.
  • Turkey: Photo Report - Turkish People of All Ages are Learning Falun Gong

    As Falun Gong continues to flourish throughout the world, more and more kind-hearted Turkish people, men or women and old or young, are coming to learn. They are diligently cultivating themselves through following the principles of truthfulness, compassion, tolerance, and they are benefiting a lot from practising Falun Gong.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners were Invited by the Magdeburg Police Head Office to Reveal the Facts at an Information Day

    For ten years running, Germany’s Magdeburg Police Head Office has always held activities on Ascension Day to promote cross-cultural communication between foreigners and local citizens. Falun Gong practitioners attended this activity by invitation on 5th May 2005. Bystanders were attracted to Falun Gong’s elegant exercises and stopped by to watch.
  • Germany: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Augsburg

    Falun Gong practitioners in Augsburg held an activity to promote Falun Gong and tell people about the persecution happening in China. Practitioners in nearby cities also came to support this activity. They demonstrated the beauty of Falun Gong through photos, exercises, handouts, petitions and revealed the brutal methods of persecution used on practitioners in China.
  • Bulgaria: People in Many Cities Learn About Falun Dafa and Express Support for Persecuted Practitioners in China

    Practitioners were warmly accepted by the public and met with great interest wherever they went. They distributed flyers with detailed information about the persecution in China, the confirmed number of deaths from torture and the lawsuits filed against Jiang Zemin and his communist regime in more than 20 countries around the world.
  • Germany: Seizing the Opportunity to Tell People about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

    We displayed the beauty of Falun Gong with photos of dancers in traditional Chinese costumes along with pictures from experience sharing conferences and large-scale group practices in China before the persecution began. We placed paper lotus flowers in many colours on our information table where we showed a video of Master Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong, demonstrating the exercises. The kind-hearted and harmonious atmosphere of Falun Gong could be felt everywhere. A stream of people constantly passed our information table. They gladly accepted our leaflets and often stopped to ask questions.
  • Russia: Falun Gong is Popular at the Health City Expo in Moscow

    Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises and performed traditional Chinese dancing. The organiser and audience gave the thumbs up sign to our performances. When the expo was closing, the Moscow City Administration awarded a proclamation to the Moscow Falun Gong Association, praising its active participation.
  • Germany: Despite Terrible Weather, People Support Practitioners

    Practitioners in Northern Germany organised an information day in downtown Hamburg to help local people understand the truth of Falun Gong and the persecution in China. Practitioners had painted and framed some pictures that were on display, depicting real torture scenes. Many passersby stopped at our stall, signed the petition and asked how they could help.
  • Czech Republic: Touring Six Cities in Northern Moravia

    From the 25th to the 30th of April, a group of practitioners from the Czech Republic toured six Moravian cities. They introduced Falun Gong and told the public about the vicious on-going persecution against the practice in China. Close to six hundred petition signatures were collected and around 30.000 leaflets were handed out.