On March 5, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to an evening charity event held in the southern Moravia town of Mikulcice to tell people the truth about the ongoing brutal persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China. Dozens of people expressed their gratitude to us for coming to the event and helping them learn about the persecution.

British newspaper The Belfast Telegraph published an article entitled “Show to focus on torture in China” on March 4th 2005. Marie Foy reported that Falun Gong practitioners held anti-torture exhibitions in fifteen cities in the UK to expose the brutal torture that the regime in China has conducted against them because they refuse to abandon their belief.

The student chapter of Amnesty International held a Falun Gong seminar after the anti-torture exhibition. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and talked about the practice; they told the students about Falun Gong’s popularity in 60 countries, former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin using the Chinese Communist Party’s long history of persecution in his personal vendetta against Falun Gong and the many atrocities and human rights abuses that practitioners have endured over the past six years. They explained that Falun Gong’s guiding principles are Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance and there has never been a single case of practitioners retaliating against their persecutors, even under severe torture.

People were astonished as they read the poster boards and learned about the torture methods used on Falun Gong practitioners in China in cruel attempts to force them to give up their beliefs. They expressed their indignation at the persecution, instigated by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and carried out by the Communist Party.

During the European Union meeting in France, practitioners held activities and collected petition signatures at the European Parliament building. Even though the weather was extraordinarily cold, practitioners staged an anti-torture exhibition to call on the EU and the world to pay attention to the brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China.

A poster exhibition about Falun Gong has been set up at the public library in the city of Bergen, Norway. The exhibition includes around 30 posters that are well placed along the wall of the library’s main staircase and many people pass by them every day. Brochures containing information on Falun Gong are available to accompany the exhibition.

On January 20th 2005, Austrian Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition and information day in Vienna’s Stephansplatz. The re-enactments of the methods of torture used to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs helped many people see the terrible crimes committed under orders from the former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin.

Passers-by carefully read the poster displays introducing Falun Gong and exposing the persecution of the practice by the Chinese communist regime. People queued to sign a petitions calling for an end to the persecution and for the perpetrators behind these human rights atrocities to be brought to justice.

When people received flyers and asked for more detailed information, practitioners elaborated on the details about Falun Gong and the five-year campaign of genocide against the practice. Many people signed a petition calling for the instigator of the persecution, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice in a court of law for his crimes against humanity.

Ukrainian Falun Gong practitioners held a very successful painting exhibition entitled “Journey of Compassion”. People who learned the truth about Falun Gong through attending this painting exhibition signed their names and left messages of support in the guest book. This guest book will carry best wishes from the Ukrainian people and travel with the painting exhibition throughout the entire country.

A kind elderly lady explained how she overcame difficulties and her poor health to come to attend the art exhibition held by Falun Gong practitioners. The lady carefully viewed each painting and did not want to leave. She was so happy that she looked as if she were a child again. The kind old lady felt extremely thankful for being able to view the paintings.

The exhibition outlines the history of Falun Dafa and explains in detail about the practice, as well as the benefits people who practise it have received such as increased mental and physical wellbeing. It shows the peaceful resistance and worldwide appeals for ending this serious human rights tragedy in China.

Ukrainian Falun Gong practitioners held a painting exhibition entitled “The Journey of Compassion”. They gave out lots of invitations and also held a “Petals of Peace” activity, a nine-day lecture seminar for people to watch Master Li’s lecture series and a petition signature collection calling for an end to the persecution.

The documentary “Plum Blossom in Snow” is about how Falun Gong practitioners are treated in contemporary China. A man’s tragic fate is narrated by his wife and daughter after he was killed for his belief in Falun Gong. The movie will be shown in Hagatheater, the city museum, during the Gothenburg movie festival between the 28th of January and the 5th of February 2005.

After receiving an invitation from Amnesty International of Southampton University (AISU), practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition on the campus. This exhibition exposed the Chinese Communist Party and the Jiang regime’s brutal five plus years of persecution against Falun Gong and called on the public to pay attention to this matter.

In the Christmas and new year season, Swiss practitioners braved the icy cold weather to hold anti-torture exhibitions. Practitioners talked to people about the persecution against Falun Gong in China and many were deeply shocked that such atrocities are happening in today’s world. Here are some touching stories that happened during the activities.

On the 8th of January, Spanish practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Sun Square in Madrid city centre to show what is happening to practitioners in China. People were astonished that such draconian methods of torture are still being used. Many kind-hearted Spanish people lined up to sign a petition calling for Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice.

The picture exhibition revealed that many torture methods are being used to force Falun Gong practitioners to betray their conscience and go against the practice. People came to get leaflets and signed their names on a petition to show their support for Falun Gong practitioners. Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance are touching the hearts of the world’s people and they strongly called for an end to these human rights abuses.

Large tourist groups, entire school classes and numerous passersby heard about the cruel persecution that Falun Gong practitioners are suffering in China. Shocked by the scenes of torture being re-enacted, many people wanted to find out more. They read the flyers being distributed by the practitioners and stopped at the information table to find out more.

The 10th of December was World Human Right Day. To efficiently and deeply expose the brutal torture, harassment and persecution against Falun Gong, which has been carried out by Jiang and his communist group for the last five years, Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the famous tourist resort of Cologne Cathedral on the 10th and 11th of December.

On the 11th and 12th of December 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from England went to Leicester city centre to hold an anti-torture exhibition and introduce people to the practice of Falun Gong. A practitioner demonstrated the small cage torture; passers by were concerned when they found out that this is happening in China right now.

Many people signed a petition to support bringing to justice both Jiang Zemin, the main instigator of this persecution, and the “6-10 Office”, an organisation established by Jiang with the sole purpose of eradicating Falun Gong. At the end of the activity, there were thirteen pages of petition signatures. Sometimes, people queued up to sign the petition and show their support.

The exhibition was in the library's admission hall and can be seen by students, teachers and visitors. The audience can see photos and read the information boards, study a summary of the United Nation’s reports concerning the persecution of Falun Gong in China and read a report that lists the women who have died during the persecution from of torture.

On the 27th of November, Swiss practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Heri Sau and Appenrell on the borders of Switzerland, Germany and Austria. Local people from the mountain areas all took leaflets and enthusiastically signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution, although they had never heard about Falun Gong before. Some of them even helped the practitioners to give out leaflets.

Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Clermont Ferrand. They exposed the heinous crimes committed by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and members of his regime and helped more people learn about the malicious nature of the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. Many people supported the practitioners in calling for an end to these human rights abuses.

Posters were displayed to expose the torture methods used in Chinese labour camps and prisons to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their belief. Practitioners collected petition signatures calling for an immediate end to the persecution and for bringing the prime instigator of the persecution to justice.

On November the 20th 2004, Swiss Falun Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in front of Glares city hall in the mountainous area of southeastern Switzerland. They exposed the brutal persecution launched by the Jiang group in China and re-enacted the brutal methods used n attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs.

Many people stopped at the information booth, looked at the torture scenes and showed their sympathy. Lots of people signed a petition to “Bring Jiang Zemin to justice.” Jiang is the former head of China’s Government and is responsible for instigating and forcing others to take part in these crimes against Falun Gong.

Re-enactments of the torture methods and a poster display helped many people learn about the persecution against Falun Gong. Some people wanted to know how they can help the persecuted practitioners in China. They not only signed the petition enthusiastically but also came to take some blank petitions so that they could go and collect signatures themselves.

People raised many thoughtful questions and were able to understand Dafa very well. Many people learned the truth about Falun Dafa and the ongoing brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. A few hundred signatures were collected for our petition calling for the immediate end to the persecution and to bring the prime culprits to justice.

On the 6th November we held an activity in the southern German town of Ansbach to expose the human rights abuses against people who practise Falun Gong in China. We displayed sketches portraying the violent abuses waged against practitioners in China's labour camps and detention centres, so that the people of Ansbach could find out more about the evil nature of this persecution.

When the exhibition started, the crimes of the Jiang regime were exposed to local residents and tourists as practitioners re-enacted the vicious methods of torture used to attempt to force people to give up their belief in Falun Gong in China. After hearing the truth, people signed a petition to call for Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice in a court of law.

On Saturday the 13th of October 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from Baie-Mahault city in Guadeloupe organised an anti-torture poster exhibition to expose the serious and violent human rights violations against Falun Gong in China and to show people the barbarity of the various torture methods used to try and force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs.

People found it hard to believe that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin would order China’s policemen to carry out such barbaric crimes against people who just want to practise their qigong exercises in peace and live by the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. They signed the petition calling for an end to the suppression of Falun Gong.

On the 23rd of October, Swiss Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition while displaying pictures of Falun Gong’s history and photo evidence of the Jiang Regime’s crimes in persecuting Falun Gong. This attracted lots of people. Many tourists took leaflets and signed their names on a petition to give support, saying, “You are doing a good job and you will definitely succeed.”

Norwegian Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition to introduce Falun Gong and demonstrate the exercises, as well as to collect petition signatures to rescue the eighteen-year-old Liu Xiaotian. People queued up one after another to sign and show their wish to bring an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China and rescue Xiaotian.

On the 9th of October 2004, Dafa practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Passau city centre aiming to raise awareness about the persecution and a sense of justice and conscience from German citizens. We printed postcards addressed to the Mayor and called on them to pay attention to the suffering of Falun Gong practitioners in Liuzhou.

An anti-torture exhibition was held in Solothurn city, the capital of Solothurn State, to tell people about the genocide happening against Falun Gong practitioners under the direct orders of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Passers-by signed their names on a petition calling for an immediate end to the cruel persecution, which has already claimed at least 1076 innocent lives.

Danish practitioners held a press conference outlining the tragic story of Liu Xiaotian, who spent eighteen months on the run from persecution by Jiang and his regime and whose parents were killed because they practised Falun Gong. Practitioners called on the Danish people, to urgently rescue the orphans of the murdered Chinese Falun Gong practitioners and to help stop the persecution in China.

On the 9th of October, Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition at the tourist resort of Luzern. As well as several brutal methods of torture used to force practitioners to give up their beliefs, posters were displayed and practitioners talked to people to answer any questions they had about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses in China.

The anti-torture exhibition returned to Scotland for three days on the weekend of the 26th of September. Petitions to “Bring Jiang to Justice" and "Rescue Practitioners’ Illegally Imprisoned Family Members" were constantly being signed while practitioners talked to many people in depth about the nature of this persecution and how it aims at destroying practitioners' belief and faith.

Since the first time we held an anti-torture exhibition on the 20th July this year, Dafa practitioners in Ireland have realised more and more clearly how it can help people to understand the brutal abuses of human rights happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China because they refuse to renounce their beliefs in following the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance.

Schaffhausen City, located in the north-eastern area of Switzerland, borders Germany. During the holidays, many Germans visit the city. Swiss Dafa practitioners were granted permission by the Police Station in Schaffhausen city to hold an anti-torture exhibition to promote Falun Gong and demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises there.

One gentleman looked at the poster boards for a while and then refused a leaflet saying, "I already know what is taking place there. I do not buy anything from China because there is a chance it could come from a forced labour camp." Another lady was horrified and after she listened to the history of the persecution and said, "I have to tell more people. How could something like this take place today?"

On the 2nd of October, French Falun Gong practitioners held an exhibition re-enacting the torture happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China at Belleville, an important Chinese district of Paris. They displayed three of over 100 methods of torture that Jiang Zemin and his regime use to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their beliefs.

Austrian Falun Gong practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in Stevens Square in Vienna city centre on Saturday the 2nd of October to expose the Jiang regime’s cruel persecution. People were shocked upon seeing the cruel methods of torture that are being used in attempts to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs in China.

Witnessing the brutality of the torture methods used in the labour camps was a moving experience for many passers by. Upon learning of nature of Falun Dafa and that practitioners are being persecuted for their belief in Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance, the most frequent response from the kind-hearted Cork people was, “How can I help?”

After viewing the posters and the anti-torture exhibition, many people asked how they can help the practitioners suffering in Mainland China. Some said that they will take home leaflets for their relatives and friends; some signed a petition to “Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice.” Since too many people wanted to sign the petition, the practitioners ran out of signature books.

The Jiang Regime’s inhumane persecution of Falun Gong and practitioners’ dignified perseverance in the face of adversity deeply touched a professional French photographer. He took a large number of photos and expressed hope that practitioners will carry on raising awareness about the persecution through peaceful appeals.

From the 24th to the 27th of September 2004, UK Falun Gong practitioners organised an Anti-Torture exhibition tour in three major cities in Scotland: Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. The exhibitions attracted many local people. Streams of people came to sign our “Bring Jiang to Justice” petition.