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Finland: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Kouvola
2006-01-13On Saturday, January 7th, 2006, Finnish practitioners arrived in the pedestrian precinct in downtown Kouvola, a city located in eastern Finland, to introduce Falun Gong to local people. They hoped to let the people of Kouvola know about the benefits of practising Falun Gong and also tell them about the brutal persecution. -
Spain: The Spanish National Court Begins to Investigate the Crime of Genocide Committed by the CCP
2006-01-13On January 10th, Spain's National Court released information to the media that Spain will begin the investigation of the crime of genocide against the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from the 1980s to 1990s. The media in Europe and the world have reported the development. At present, the Spanish Constitutional Court is also handling the genocide charge filed by Falun Gong against the Chinese economic minister Bo Xilai last year. -
Slovakia: Welcoming the the New Year in Bratislava
2006-01-12Falun Gong practitioners in Slovakia celebrated New Year with a peaceful protest at the Chinese Embassy in Bratislava. Although the night was cold, the practitioners were not perturbed by this as their hearts were warm with the desire to let the world’s people know about the human rights abuses against their fellow practitioners in China. -
Russia: "This is what I want to do most"
2006-01-11One practitioner was a young man who worked in Moscow. Practising Falun Gong made him energetic. His face was always glowing with health. Using the money saved from his slender income, he had a printing factory print a set of exquisite greeting cards. On the cards was the sentence he wanted to say most. -
Sweden: Practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway hold a Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference during the New Year Holidays
2006-01-10On December 30th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway held a cultivation experience sharing conference in the second largest city in Sweden, Gothenburg, where Master Li introduced Falun Gong ten years ago. Seven practitioners delivered speeches at the conference, sharing their experiences. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners Warn the Argentinean Government to Truly Safeguard the Argentinean People's Interests
2006-01-10During the New Year holidays, Falun Gong practitioners in Rome practised exercises outside the Argentinean Embassy and distributed leaflets to pedestrians. The Falun Gong Association in Italy expressed its concern about an incident which took place in Argentina to the Argentinean Embassy, as well as talking with the Ambassador's assistant. -
Germany: "I gained a new life today"
2006-01-10Solingen is a city in West Germany, which was not well known at all fourteen years ago, but with a big fire taking place on November 23rd, 1992, it became a spotlight of the world. At that time, some right-wing extremists launched an anti-foreigner campaign, and threw beer bottles filled with gasoline at foreigners’ residences, leading to a big fire. Five Turkish women became victims, which caused quite a stir not only in Germany but also in other parts of the world. -
Germany: Experience Sharing Conference in Erbach
2006-01-09During the New Year holiday, German Falun Gong practitioners gathered together in Erbach. They had group study and exercises, and held the 2005 Experience Sharing Conference. After the conference, practitioners said they found their shortcomings from others’ speeches and felt clearer about problems they could not understand for a long time. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in New Year's Day Parade in London
2006-01-08The New Year's Day Parade London is held on January 1st every year and it has been going for twenty years now. Over ten thousand performers from around the world participated and among them was a Falun Gong group. It was estimated that about 450,000 people came to watch. -
Germany: Practitioners in Berlin Demonstrate Outside the Thai Embassy
2006-01-08Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin have demonstrated outside the Thai Embassy since December 28th 2005. They are calling for the immediate release of the illegally detained practitioners in Thailand and hope through their actions, to encourage Thailand not to cave in to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and allow the export of the persecution. -
Sweden: Practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway Gather in Gothenburg to Share Cultivation Experiences and Celebrate the New Year
2006-01-07Between December 29th 2005 and January 1st 2006, practitioners from Sweden, Finland and Norway gathered in Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, where Master Li spread Falun Gong in Sweden for the first time ten years ago, to study, share cultivation experiences and celebrate the New Year. -
Norway: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in a Health Fair in Bergen
2006-01-07Some people at the fair had heard about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, but many knew nothing about it. An important reason for us to attend the health fair was to expose the persecution in China. The more people that get to know the truth about the persecution, the sooner it will end. That is why practitioners are trying to expose the persecution. -
Italy: Falun Gong Practitioners call on the Thai Government to Resist the CCP's Export of the Persecution Overseas
2006-01-06On New Year’s Day 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Rome headed for the Thai Embassy to protest and submit an open letter to call on the Thai government to boycott the CCP’s exportation of the persecution and to insist on justice in the hope that a bright future would be chosen by the Thai government. -
Holland: People of Amsterdam Impressed by the International Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance Art Exhibition
2006-01-06The International Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance Art Exhibition, sponsored by the Dutch Falun Gong Association, was held in city hall Amsterdam from November 2nd to November 15th, 2005. The spirit of Falun Gong practitioners' perseverance in the face of inhuman persecution by the Chinese Communist regime made an unforgettable impression upon the government officials, city hall staff members and the general public who visited the exhibition. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Gong at a Fair in Jyväskylä
2006-01-06At Jyväskylä Country Fair on September 17th, practitioners demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises to traditional-style Chinese music, which attracted a great deal of attention. Some people knew already a little about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, but they wanted to learn more about how and why this is still continuing.