Local Events
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Sweden: Explaining the Facts to the People of Uddevalla
2003-09-29
Falun Gong practitioners were invited to demonstrate the exercises and introduce the facts about the brutal persecution in China at an adult education college open day. A lot of people at the open day were very interested in Falun Gong. When hearing what was happening, local newspapers and TV stations arrived and interviewed practitioners. -
Journalist from Local Finnish Paper reports on Falun Gong
2003-09-29
Falun Gong practitioners participated in an expo in the small city of Raahe to tell local people about Falun Gong. A few weeks later, practitioners came back to hold a Falun Gong exercise class for people. One of the participants in the class was a reporter from the local newspaper and she came to write an article about Falun Gong. She felt that the exercises were peaceful and relaxing. -
Report from Lapland: "Now we understand you!"
2003-09-28
After Luo Gan’s plane left Finland in heavy fog, a Finnish official walked out of the airport. Two practitioners approached him and handed him Dafa materials. He introduced himself saying: “I am the secretary general of the Lapland Provincial government, I have understood your concerns, and I will forward your materials to the governor." -
Belgium: Practitioners in Brussels Collect Signatures to Support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin
2003-09-27
Many people who heard about the lawsuit were shocked about the cruel persecution that is happening in China and eager to sign their names on the petition. One couple from Italy, despite being visually impaired, were very happy to sign the petition after being told the facts of the persecution. They later wished practitioners good luck in their legal action. -
The Danish Police Make a Righteous Decision
2003-09-27
This trial of strength between the evil and the righteous was instigated by the Chinese Embassy, but because of Dafa practitioners’ unshakable righteousness, and the strong democratic sense of justice, conscience and human rights of the Danish people and local police, the correct result was decided upon. The Chinese Embassy’s intention to deliberately make things difficult for practitioners by using false accusations ended in complete failure. -
Spain: Beautiful Scenes In the City of Tarragona
2003-09-25
Practitioners sat down to send forth righteous thoughts, before they hung up Dafa banners, displayed pictures and demonstrated the exercises. People stopped to watch and said: “Look! How beautiful it is!” “How wonderful the music is!” Many people took photos with the exercise demonstration as a background. Others asked practitioners for information. -
Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Recklinghausen
2003-09-25Passers-by stopped to watch the exercise demonstration and talk with practitioners. They wanted to know more about Falun Gong. Some people already knew about Falun Gong since they have seen other Falun Dafa Information Day events. One of them learned about Falun Gong in Australia. We received many heart-felt messages of encouragement and support. -
Moldova: Luo Gan Faced a 4th Lawsuit on the Last Stop of his European Tour
2003-09-24On the morning of September the 18th, the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong, The Committee for Global Action in Rescuing Family Members, the European Falun Dafa Association and the St. Petersburg Falun Dafa Association in Russia jointly filed a lawsuit against Luo Gan for his crimes of torture and genocide. Luo Gan, head of the Gestapo-like "610 Office"* in China, was visiting the Republic of Moldova. -
Moldova: Another Lawsuit is filed against “610 Office” Head Luo Gan before he leaves Europe
2003-09-23On September the 16th, during Luo Gan’s visit to Armenia, Falun Gong practitioners, with the help of international human rights organisations, submitted a lawsuit to a court in the capital Yerevan, against Luo Gan for his crimes of torture and genocide. Immediately after legal action in Iceland and Finland, Luo Gan was again placed in another embarrassing situation. This was the third lawsuit that Luo Gan faced during his visit to Europe. -
France: Photo Report – Promoting Falun Dafa in a Lively Area of Paris
2003-09-23
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Finland: Media Attention Turns to Dafa Practitioners’ Peaceful Appeals against the Human Rights Abuser
2003-09-22
The TV news stated that Luo Gan was unwilling to see the reporters and that during his visit to Europe he had seen Falun Gong demonstrations from various parts of the world. The Finnish Minister of Justice, Mr. Johannes Koskinen, stated in the report that the peaceful demonstrations by Falun Gong practitioners enabled the Chinese officials to know the thoughts of Finnish and European people. -
Greece: Spreading the Fa and Telling People the Facts
2003-09-21
Practitioners visited Athens and held an exercise demonstration on the street while passing out flyers to introduce the practice to passersby. Many locals and tourists all stopped to ask questions and were shocked and sympathetic upon hearing about the persecution in China. Luckily practitioners had flyers in many different languages to give to the passersby. -
UK: Telling Chinese People the Facts at a Moon Festival Party in Leeds
2003-09-20A man from Mainland China met with practitioners and happily said, “When is your next exercise class? Please phone me and take me there. I want to learn the exercises as well.” A large amount of materials were distributed and looking around, practitioners found that everyone was carefully reading them. In a single evening, nearly everyone received some Falun Gong materials. Someone said jokingly, “I think tonight isn’t a Moon Festival party but a Falun Gong material reading meeting!” -
France: Practitioners Spread the Fa in l'Ile d'Oleron on the West Coast
2003-09-20
In the intense heat of summer, Dafa practitioners went to l'Ile d'Oleron on the west coast of France. There were many tourists there and practitioners told them the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, as well as demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises. Many people stopped to listen to the practitioners. The following pictures contain images of Faluns. -
Many People in Finland learn the Truth about Falun Gong
2003-09-19The next day, many people took leaflets. They told us that they had read the report in newspapers and would like to learn more about Falun Gong. Over one thousand leaflets were handed out in only two hours. One passer-by said, “I watched the report on TV. It condemned the persecution of Falun Gong. We support you.” One boy shouted while pressing his bike bell, “You did a very good job.” An old man took one copy of leaflet and read it. After reading it, he came toward the practitioners and said, “The truth will win. God bless you.”
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