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  • Belgium: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in World Day Activities in Brugge

    On June 27, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to attend the World Day activities in Brugge, Belgium to introduce Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) to the public. Falun Gong practitioners first attended this activity three years ago and since then the activity host has actively contacted and invited practitioners to attend annually.
  • Germany: Promoting Falun Gong at Titisee

    On Saturday June 27, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners once again travelled to Titisee, the famous tourist destination in the Black Forest scenic area, to hold an information day. They introduced Falun Gong to tourists from all over the world, and also exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China.
  • France: Exposing the Persecution at the Largest European Mineral & Gem Show

    At the end of June, in the charming region of Alsace, France, thousands of people from all walks of life and from all over Europe visit the largest European Mineral & Gem show. A large number of visitors accepted the leaflets that were tirelessly distributed by Falun Gong practitioners exposing the human rights abuses waged against Falun Gong in China by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Austria: Eighth Experience Sharing Conference Successfully Held in Linz

    On June 28, 2009, the eighth Falun Dafa cultivation practice experience sharing conference was successfully held at Linz, a city in central Austria. By means of this Fa conference, many practitioners found their own shortcomings and inadequacies in cultivation practice, and were motivated to be more diligent and catch up.
  • Italy: During G8 Summit, Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the CCP's Torture Methods

    On July 8, 2009, practitioners held an event in L'Aquila, Italy to bring the grace of Falun Dafa to more people. They also called on political leaders at the G8 summit to pay attention to the CCP's ten-year-long brutal persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Denmark: "Everybody Who Knows the Facts Will Be Against This Inhuman Persecution."

    On June 28, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners set up poster boards on City Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark, to introduce Falun Gong and expose the persecution of the practice in China. This activity was not new to the local people. Every weekend this group of peaceful individuals practise the Falun Gong exercises in beautiful King's Park.
  • Germany: "I Must Study This, It's Such a Good Practice!"

    A young German man was drawn in by the practitioners' demonstration of the meditation movements. After learning about Falun Gong, he asked to learn the exercises right away. In a short five minutes, he was able to sit in the proper double lotus position and learned the fifth exercise. After finishing, he said, "Since it is such a good practice, I must continue to learn it."
  • Slovakia: CCP's Organ Harvesting Against Falun Gong Exposed during Chinese Leader Visit

    On 18th June 2009, Chinese leader Hu Jintao went to Bratislava and there were protests about human rights abuses in China. Several NGOs took part in the protests and many media reported on it. People stopped to watch a re-enactment of the organ harvesting the CCP is perpetrating against Falun Gong practitioners.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in Cornwall

    On Saturday June 27, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in the UK came again to the town of Penzance in the Southwest England to participate the annual Golowan Festival. In the festival, Falun Gong practitioners performed group exercises, set up an information table and participated in the parade. Several media outlets interviewed the Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Switzerland: Condemning the Persecution to Oppose Tyranny and for Love of China

    On June 20 2009, many people who passed by the middle bridge in Basel, Switzerland noticed the poster exhibition at the foot of the bridge. The posters included photos of Falun Gong group exercises around the world and of practitioners tortured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Having seen the exhibits, many passersby talked to the practitioners to find out more.
  • France: Dafa Practitioners Perform at Paris Musical Festival

    On June 21 2009, when a Musical Festival was held in Paris, a band composed of Falun Gong practitioners played beautiful music at the Fountain of the Innocents in Paris' city centre, which attracted many Parisians and tourists from all over the world.
  • Liechtenstein Falun Dafa Association is Established

    The European Falun Dafa Association is pleased to announce the establishment of the Liechtenstein Falun Dafa Association.
  • Finland: Practitioners Protest During CCP Vice Premier's Visit

    On the morning of June 26 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held banners opposite the President's Office, protesting the CCP's persecution against Falun Gong. Many practitioners participating in the event had suffered persecution when they were in China, some were personally detained, some practitioners' relatives died as a result of the persecution.
  • Ukraine: Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Dnipropetrovsk

    On June 20 2009, the Ukraine Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Dnipropetrovsk. It was the first such conference held in this city. Ten practitioners shared their cultivation experiences on stage. On June 21, the practitioners held a march in Dnipropetrovsk.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong at the Glasgow Art Festival

    On Sunday June 14 2009, the annual art festival was held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. It was a beautiful day with bright sunshine. Falun Gong practitioners from Scotland and northern England attended the festival and demonstrated the beauty of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa).