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Switzerland: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in the city of Thun
2005-08-21
On August 7th, 2005, Swiss Falun Gong practitioners held an activity to promote Falun Gong in the famous tourist city of Thun. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and people stopped to watch. However, when people saw the display boards showing the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners they were shocked. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners Demonstrate the Falun Gong Exercises and Raise Awareness of the Persecution at the Start of the Edinburgh Art Festival
2005-08-21
On August 6th, at the start of the Edinburgh Festival, Falun Gong practitioners introduced the practice and informed the public of the persecution in China. They demonstrated to people the five sets of the Falun Gong exercises. Their peaceful and serene performance was in stark contrast to their display of the photos of brutal persecution. -
Article from Vecernji List: Events: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest
2005-08-21
A peaceful protest by Falun Gong practitioners took place on Zagreb’s business square. The theme was: “End the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China.” During this event, Croatian practitioners of this ancient Eastern cultivation way, which purifies the body and mind, distributed flyers that depicted the brutal torture, which is suffered by like-minded people in China. The Croatian Falun Gong practitioners invited all citizens to join in the group exercises and meditation. -
San Francisco Chronicle Reports on Art Show Sponsor Bowing to Pressure from Chinese Officials
2005-08-21At the press conference, Supervisor Chris Daly said he, too, had been heavily lobbied by the Chinese government when he sponsored an unsuccessful resolution admonishing the Chinese government for its repression of Falun Gong. "It is difficult to stand solid when you have such pressure against you," Daly said. "Fiona Ma, in my opinion, has been unfairly lobbied against welcoming a significant cultural exhibit." -
United Kingdom: The Song "Missing My Child" Moves People to Tears
2005-08-20
In order to draw attention to the plight of orphans of Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death by the Communist regime, UK practitioners held a non-profit open-air concert in Edinburgh on August 7th, 2005, the first day of the Edinburgh International Arts Festival. The concert was entitled “Rescue Orphans of Murder and Torture Victims in China." -
Finland: Letting People Know the Truth about Falun Gong at the World Track and Field Games in Helsinki.
2005-08-20The games returned to Helsinki, Finland, where they were originally held in 1983. There were 1,900 athletes from two hundred countries participating in the various contests and more than one hundred and ninety countries and regions participated in the live broadcasts. It is estimated that four billion people will watch the broadcast worldwide. After learning about this, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland and other North European countries arranged the activity to tell as many people as possible learn about the persecution. -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in the Hannover Festival
2005-08-20
The Ferryman’s Festival is a popular open-air festival that takes place close to a small river. The organiser invited us to participate when we met at one of our Falun Gong events because he noticed that our demonstrations of paper Lotus Flower folding and Chinese calligraphy were extremely popular. On both days of the festival, our yellow booth was a great attraction. -
Italian Newspaper "Unità" Publishes an Article on the Persecution of Falun Gong
2005-08-20"I was taking a walk in New York City. On the corner of Fifth Avenue near Central Station, many Chinese were giving out fliers to passers-by and telling their stories. They seemed very concerned and needed help. The fliers they gave out described the gross human rights abuses currently happening in China. I spoke to them to find out more. These Chinese people then started recounting to me the tragedies that happened. They said the government in Beijing persecuted a spiritual practice called Falun Gong." -
The Capital Times (Wisconsin): What Are You Reading?
2005-08-20
Hong Jiang, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, said that at the moment he was reading Zhuan Falun by Li Hongzhi. Falun means law wheel, and law here refers to the three principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance. An understanding of the book helps me to conduct myself in a more truthful way and to be compassionate and tolerant of other people. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Touches People’s Hearts at the Edinburgh Parade for a Fourth Consecutive Year
2005-08-19
On August 7th, over eighty teams from around the world came to participate in the Edinburgh International Art Festival Parade in the capital of Scotland. This year was the fourth time Falun Gong practitioners have participated in the parade and also the fourth time that they have won the community category award for their parade performance. -
France: President of the French Falun Gong Association Spoke at the Prayer Meeting of Asian Democracy and Peace
2005-08-19
So we will continue to expose and condemn the crimes committed by Jiang and the CCP. We have to be aware that all the CCP is capable of is lies and violence. When people who are deceived by it know its evil history, they will no longer be cheated. More and more people stand out to expose its crimes, and more and more people yearn for peace. -
Slovakia: Falun Gong Activities in Middle and East of the Country
2005-08-18
Recently reports about the persecution of Falun Gong began to appear in the Slovakian media but few people realise how inhuman and cruel this persecution is. To help more people understand this, Falun Gong practitioners tour a few Slovak cities every year where they inform the public about the genocide against Falun Gong and ask for support. -
Finland: Promoting Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution at the World Track and Field Games in Helsinki
2005-08-18The public passed by in streams. They were attracted by the elegant and quiet exercises. A lot of tourists took picture of the practitioners doing the exercises. After seeing the posters of some practitioners who were persecuted to death, some people wanted to resolve a question: why were these men and women, old and young with kind and gentle faces, persecuted to death? They went to read the display boards or talk with practitioners. After they understood the truth, they signed their names on a petition to show support. -
Hong Kong: Widespread Concern Over the Arrest of Journalist's Family Members in China
2005-08-18
Liang Zhen's mother Yuan Yuju and brother Liang Jinhui are practitioners of Falun Gong. They were arrested on July 19 on false criminal charges. Situ Hua expressed that Liang Zhen's revealing the facts would at least prevent her family members from quietly disappearing from the world. He hoped that those Chinese Communist Party members who had not quit the party would not assist the evildoers in the persecution of Falun Gong or other groups. -
France: Report on Paris Tour to Expose the Truth - Place Félix Eboué
2005-08-17
Erected in 1867, Fontaine aux Lions (Fountain of the Lions) is situated in the centre of the 12th District of southern Paris, where it is tranquil and peaceful with lots of shady greenery. This is also the usual place for citizens of the 12th District to take a walk. French practitioners held an activity here to introduce Falun Dafa on July 30th.
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