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Estonia: Activities to Promote Falun Gong Add a Touch of Spring to the Capital City of Tallinn
2005-04-26
From the 16th to the 17th of April, practitioners from Estonia, Latvia, and Finland attended a health expo in the Estonian city of Tallinn. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and told people about Falun Gong and the human rights abuses that practitioners in China are suffering. They also held a photo exhibition in a nearby park. -
The Spanish Falun Dafa Association Congratulates the Establishment of the Turkish Falun Dafa Association
2005-04-26
We are happy to learn about the establishment of the Turkish Falun Dafa Association. Spanish Dafa practitioners extend their warm congratulations to Turkish Dafa practitioners. Let us continue to follow Master's teachings and move forward together with Dafa practitioners around the world in assisting Master in rectifying the Fa. Let us try to do the best of the three things with righteous thoughts and deeds and complete our great vows made long ago. -
Geneva: Exposing the Chinese Regime's Crimes Against Conscience During UN Human Rights Meeting
2005-04-25
During the 61st session of the UNHRC, the Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group, the United Nations Association of the United States of America San Diego Chapter and the International Educational Development - Humanitarian Law Project jointly held a forum entitled, "Crimes Against Conscience - The Chinese Government's Persecution of Falun Gong." -
Slovakia: Promoting Falun Gong at the "Health Days" Expo in Bratislava
2005-04-25Practitioners of Falun Gong took part in the "Health Days" expo in Bratislava. Many people came to the Falun Gong stall, on which there were information leaflets, books and also a petition against the persecution in China. Many had already heard about the practice and the terrible human rights abuses happening under the tyranny of the Chinese Communist Party. -
Speech from the Vice-Chairman of “European Friends of Falun Gong” at a Press Conference to Commemmorate April 25th
2005-04-25Six years ago, on the 25th April 1999, 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners appealed to the Chinese government against the curbing of their basic human rights by gathering in a peaceful protest in Beijing. As a result the Chinese government, under the leadership of then President Jiang Zemin, began its brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. We know that so far at least 1,880 practitioners have died as a result of torture of one form or another at the hands of the authorities since then, while many thousands more still languish in prisons and labour camps throughout the country, unsure of their eventual fate. -
The Epoch Times: April 25th - Falun Gong Practitioners Begin to Appeal
2005-04-25
The Beijing police had never seen a crowd like this. They remained quiet, orderly and in good humour the whole day. They kept the sidewalks clear so that pedestrians could move along. At the end of the day they cleaned up all litter, including the cigarette butts of the policemen. -
EFGIC: Largest Nationwide Arrest Campaign Since July 1999 Taking Place throughout China
2005-04-24LONDON (EFGIC) — The Chinese Communist Party has been carrying out massive secret arrests across the country, spanning several provinces and many cities, according to numerous sources in China. The arrests are targeting anyone believed to have an affiliation with Falun Gong, and witnesses say that some cities are being controlled under martial law conditions. These mass arrests constitute the largest campaign since July 1999 when the Chinese authorities rounded up tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners in makeshift detention centres and stadiums. Many were taken from their homes in the middle of the night. -
UK Members of Parliament Support Falun Gong Motion
2005-04-24UK Member of Parliament Patsy Calton tabled Early Day Motion (EDM) 389 to support Falun Gong in the UK House of Commons. The tabling of an EDM is a device to draw attention to an issue, and to elicit support for it by inviting other Members of Parliament to add their signatures to the motion. 97 MPs signed this Motion to show their support and it has one of the highest numbers of signatures among the 1012 open Motions. Many MPs also sent letters to Falun Gong practitioners to show their support. They also directly questioned the UK Government for further action. -
Germany: Raising Awareness of the Genocide Against Falun Gong in Einstein's birthplace
2005-04-24
People were deeply shocked by the photos of practitioners being tortured. One person took several newspapers and wanted to help distribute them. They agreed that the Chinese Communist Party must end its human rights abuses immediately. They signed their names to support the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. -
Russia: Photo Report - Appealing for an End to the Persecution in Moscow’s Smolensk Square
2005-04-24
On Saturday the 16th of April, Falun Gong practitioners in Moscow called for an end to the persecution happening to their fellow practitioners in China opposite the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Smolensk Square. People came to find out more about Falun Gong and the six years of persecution against the practice in China. -
Finnish Practitioners Congratulate the Establishment of the Turkish Falun Dafa Association
2005-04-24We are pleased to congratulate the establishment of Turkish Dafa Association. We believe that its establishment is a blessing for the people of Turkey and is a big step towards a bright future. We encourage Dafa practitioners all over the world to be brave and diligent at this great moment of rectifying the Fa under Master's grand mercy. -
The Falun Dafa Association and Practitioners in Russia extend congratulations on the founding of the Falun Dafa Association in Turkey
2005-04-24To the Falun Dafa Association and fellow practitioners in Turkey. The Falun Dafa Association in Russia sincerely congratulates the founding of the Falun Dafa Association in Turkey! Let us encourage each other, do well with the three things required of Dafa practitioners and help Teacher rectify the Fa. -
United Nations Association Condemns Chinese Government's Human Rights Violations against Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-04-23Representatives of the United Nations Association of the USA, San Diego Chapter delivered speeches on April 8th and 12th, respectively, during the 61st Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva to condemn the Chinese Government's severe human rights violations. The speeches particularly focused on human rights violations against Falun Gong practitioners and pointed out, "The violent persecution against tens of millions of Falun Gong practitioners has gone on for five years...The PRC's outrageous treatment of children of Falun Gong practitioners is a particularly shocking example." -
Spain: Many People Sign a Petition Calling for an End to the Persecution after Viewing an Anti-torture Exhibition (2)
2005-04-23
Spanish practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in La Rambla, downtown Barcelona. Many kind-hearted people signed a petition to support Falun Gong practitioners. Some asked for more flyers to give to their teachers, classmates, family members or colleagues, while others bought books and wanted to learn the exercises on the spot. -
A Song of Gratitude - Celebrating Ten Years of Falun Dafa in Sweden
2005-04-23Sweden was one of the first countries where Falun Gong was established. Sweden is in fact the first country outside China where Master Li personally taught the exercises and gave lectures in a seven-day seminar. This happened in April 1995, ten years ago.This happened in April 1995, ten years ago. A practice group was started after the course in a quiet park on a hill in Eastern Gothenburg, where practitioners have gathered every Sunday since then to do the Falun Gong exercises together. Today Falun Gong has spread to sixty countries. To celebrate this, I want to give this song to you today - a song of gratitude, encouragement and joy.
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