Local Events

  • Belgium:Promoting Falun Dafa at the International Fair in Middelkerke

    On Saturday July 31, 2010, an International Fair was held at Epernay Plaza in the city of Middelkerke, Belgium. Booths were set up to sell arts and crafts, display the activities of non-profit organizations, and present different styles of dancing. The Falun Dafa Association of Belgium also debuted at the fair to introduce the practice. Thousands of visitors attended the fair.
  • Switzerland: "Falun Dafa Information Day" Activity Draws Support

    On August 7, Falun Gong practitioners from Berne, Switzerland, held a "Falun Dafa Information Day" activity in front of the congress building, raising awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution. Many people accepted literature and signed the petition to support Falun Gong. A couple of Chinese tourists talked to practitioners and quit the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Poland: Exposing the CCP's Eleven-Year-Long Persecution in Warsaw

    On Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Warsaw Poland, practitioners held a one-day event to expose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s eleven-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Practitioners set up an information stand and displayed posters and banners, which attracted crowds of people.
  • Netherlands: Bringing Falun Dafa to Delft City

    Falun Gong practitioners promoted Falun Dafa in the city of Delft in southern Netherlands on July 31, 2010. They also raised awareness about the persecution in China. The event caught the attention of passersby and many people stopped to ask questions and read the display boards.
  • Russia: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

    The persecution of Falun Gong in China has lasted for over 11 years now. Russian Falun Dafa practitioners organised a series of activities in different cities around the country to let Russian people know more about the persecution, expose Chinese Communist Party's human rights atrocities, and call for help to end the persecution.
  • Germany: Raising Awareness at Das Fest

    On July 24 and 25, Das Fest, an annual festival, was celebrated in Karlsruhe, southern Germany. Falun Gong practitioners participated in the celebration and raised awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution. Many people showed their support after learning how Falun Gong practitioners are being unjustly persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Hungary: Falun Gong Practitioners Condemn the CCP's Persecution and Raise Awareness within the Community

    On July 18, 2010, some Hungary Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese Consulate in Budapest to protest the persecution of Falun Gong. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution on July 20, 1999, practitioners have maintained a steady presence in front of the consulate.
  • Poland: Falun Gong Practitioners in Warsaw Explain the Facts about the Persecution

    On July 24, Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Warsaw to promote Falun Gong and expose the brutal persecution in China. Two Chinese tourists tried to avoid practitioners at first, but the practitioners patiently talked to them. In front of the solid evidence, they realized that what the practitioners were telling them was true.
  • Italy: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Florence

    Falun Gong practitioners in Italy, held a large scale activity in Florence on July 20. The day-long activity was held on the busy streets and exposed the brutal persecution that Falun Gong practitioners in China have suffered during the past 11 years. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and distributed brochures to tourists. Many people signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution.
  • Austria: Introducing Falun Dafa in Salzburg and Graz

    Falun Gong practitioners held information days in Salzburg on July 3 and Graz on July 10, two stops on their nationwide tour to introduce Falun Gong. Many tourists and local residents visited the Falun Gong information booth. They were shocked to hear about the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution.
  • Switzerland: The Protests Will Continue until the Persecution Ends

    On July 17, 2010, in the business centre of the small town of Amriswil, Switzerland, shoppers saw for the first time an information table set up by Falun Gong practitioners. On one side of the poster were photos showing peaceful meditators, and on the other side were photos exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
  • United Kingdom: Introducing Falun Gong at a Sports Festival in Brighton

    On 19th June 2010, English Falun Gong practitioners came to Preston Park in England's famous seaside city of Brighton, and took part in the activities of "TAKEPART Brighton and Hove International Festival of Sport in Preston Park." They demonstrated the beauty of Falun Dafa to the local people and exposed the persecution taking place in China.
  • Germany: Raising Awareness Every Day for Ten Years in front of the Cologne Cathedral

    I wrote my first report about practitioners explaining the facts of Falun Gong in front of the Cologne Cathedral in 2002. Several years have now passed, during which Falun Gong practitioners in Cologne have continued to raise awareness and call for an end to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s persecution every day in front of the Cathedral.
  • Hungary: Falun Gong at the Kecskmet Health Expo

    On June 26, 2010, the Falun Dafa Association of Hungary was invited to the Kecskmet Health Expo by the Humanity Group to introduce the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. Practitioners introduced Falun Gong, and let the public know about the Chinese Communist Party's 11-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Introduce Dafa at the Exeter Respect Festival

    From the 5th to 6th June 2010, the annual Exeter Respect Festival was held in England's southwestern city of Exeter. Falun Gong practitioners received an invitation to take part in the event last year, and this year they were once again invited by the host to take part in this multi-cultural arts event.