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  • France: Press Conference to Expose Organ Harvesting

    On September 13th, Canada’s former member of Parliament, Mr. David Kilgour, held a press conference in Paris to introduce to the media an investigation into allegations of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners in China, which was conducted by an independent investigation group consisting of himself and human rights lawyer David Matas.
  • Austria: Lotus Car Tour Exposes the Persecution of Falun Gong

    On September 17th, 2006, the 'lotus car tour' initiated by four Falun Gong practitioners began. The theme of the tour was to rescue Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China. Many local people signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution. The car tour is going to tour Austria and introduce Falun Gong to more kind hearted people.
  • Switzerland: Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party Exhibition at The United Nations

    On September 18th, the second meeting of the United Nations Commission for Human Rights was held in Geneva. Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland held an exhibition in front of the United Nations, which exposed the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. The show attracted the attention of the meeting's participants and passers-by.
  • Mainstream German Media Report on the Persecution of Falun Gong During Wen Jiabao’s Visit

    On September 14th, 2006, German state run TV station ZDF, in its 5 p.m. newscast, reported on Falun Gong activities during Wen Jiabao’s visit to Hamburg. Falun Gong practitioners held activities in downtown Hamburg to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. Scenes were broadcast on TV of the practitioners' anti-torture exhibition.
  • David Kilgour Testifies about Organ Harvesting Atrocities at UN Human Rights Commission

    "Regarding whether or not the Chinese Communist regime has been harvesting the organs from Falun Gong practitioners and then cremating the remains to destroy the evidence, human rights attorney David Matas and I jointly released an investigation report in July. In our report, we have come to the regrettable conclusion that the allegations are true."
  • Germany: Touching Moments at the Hamburg Town Hall Square

    “We are welcoming Wen Jiabao in Hamburg with one of our banners", said a Falun Gong practitioner over a microphone. “We encourage him to bring an end to the persecution of Falun Gong with these words. Wen Jiabao has as to date not participated in the persecution, but he also has done nothing to bring it to an end.” But, they are not welcoming the Minister of Trade Bo Xilai. Bo Xilai is facing lawsuits in many countries because of his participation in the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Germany: Practitioners in Hamburg Expose the Atrocities of the CCP

    Wen Jiabao visited Germany and attended the Chinese Festival held in Hamburg, along with many high ranking CCP officials, including the Minister of Commerce of the PRC Bo Xilai, who directly participated in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. German Falun Gong practitioners appealed for attention to the persecution of Falun Gong
  • An Open Letter to the Federal Chancellor Merkel from the German Falun Gong Association

    "It has been seven years since thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have died a violent death, as decreed by state sanctions. The investigative report on Falun Gong practitioners by the former Canadian Secretary of State, Parliamentary and State Attorney David Kilgour and the Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas shows clearly that living practitioners serve as organ donors that are held in an organ bank. This report shows clearly that Falun Gong practitioners are systematically murdered in China by unscrupulous Chinese officials."
  • Foreign Ambassadors in London Express Concern about Organ Harvesting

    Ambassadors of various countries based in London wrote to the European Friends of Falun Gong to express their concern about organ harvesting from living people in China. The Ambassador of the Swiss Embassy wrote, “Thank you for your letter of 22nd of August 2006 concerning Falun Gong practitioners in China and the allegations of organ harvesting in that country. Switzerland has been conducting a human rights dialogue with China for several years now. Our priority topics include the right to freedom of religion and conscience and freedom from physical harm".
  • Germany: Local Media Reports on the Persecution

    On August 26th, a Chinese lady Luyi Schwab held a Falun Gong information day in Herrenberg to raise public awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in her homeland. Local newspaper Gäubote published an article on her event beforehand. The article said that the information day will touch upon the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Luyi Schwab stated that these practitioners' organs were removed by the Chinese Communist regime for sale.
  • Austria: Practitioners Gather at the Singapore Consulate and Request the Withdrawal of an Unjust Indictment

    On August 23rd, 2006, practitioners in Austria held an activity in front of the Singapore Consulate to protest the Singapore police's indictment of Falun Gong practitioners under the charge of "illegal assembly." The Falun Dafa Association of Austria handed over an open letter to the Singapore Consulate.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcome Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Hamburg and Expose the Persecution of Falun Gong

    During the state visit by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, German Falun Gong practitioners arranged several activities to expose the persecution of Falun Gong by the Communist regime in China. Among Wen's entourage was Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai, who is heavily involved in the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Finland: Exposing the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong during the EU-China Summit

    Falun Gong practitioners came to the Helsinki train station to set up an exhibition. Finnish Member of Parliament and Chairwoman of the Green Party Tarja Cronberg came to the site. She warmly talked to practitioners and said that she has seen the peaceful efforts of Falun Gong practitioners and supports practitioners’ actions in stopping the persecution.
  • Germany: China Time 2006 in Hamburg

    “Yes, I have already heard that people in China and in other places sell organs,” said a middle aged woman, who just finished reading with her girl friend the information about the organised organ removal and organ trade by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “No,” responded a Falun Gong practitioner. “You must have understood it wrongly. These Falun Gong practitioners do not sell their organs out of their free will. They are being kept in special camps until their organs are taken from their living bodies and sold in the market. This absolutely is done involuntarily.”
  • Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest against Bo Xilai in the Royal Plaza

    Regarding Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai’s visit to Sweden, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in a park on September 14th to inform the media, government and Royal Family that Bo Xilai committed crimes of murder and torture as part of the persecution of Falun Gong when he was the mayor of Dalian and governor of Liaoning Province.