Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials

  • Germany: Promoting Falun Gong in the University Town of Tuebingen

    Falun Gong practitioners in the German town of Tuebingen exposed human rights violations in China by demonstrating the exercises to peaceful music, displaying poster boards and distributing flyers. A number of people expressed that the persecution in China is hard to believe, especially in the face of the serene and peaceful Falun Gong exercises.
  • The Heartfelt Voice of German Citizens: “What You Are Doing is Wonderful!”

    On November 3rd 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Leipzig and the surrounding areas jointly held an information day. They exposed eight years of bloody persecution against Falun Gong in mainland China by displaying poster boards, distributing leaflets and talking to passers by.
  • Germany: People in Hamburg Support Falun Gong

    In the tent there was a long table with books, newspapers, magazines, Video-CDs in Chinese and German, and two petitions. One petition called for the architect of the persecution against Falun gong - former CCP head Jiang Zemin - to be brought to justice in a court of law, whilst the other called for an end to the harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • United Kingdom: Cambridge Students Enjoy Falun Gong Exhibition

    Cambridge University students organised activities to ease the tension brought about by studying and allow students to have a broader understanding of the community. Falun Gong practitioners received heartfelt support when taking part in the event last year, so the organisers invited them again.
  • Denmark: Exposing the CCP's Brutal Persecution at a Seminar on Freedom of Speech in China

    When asked by a journalist the reason for holding the seminar, Chairman Lars Hedegaard Jensen responded, "The Beijing Olympics are approaching and we need to understand the human rights situation in this country, with its fast-developing economy. We need to understand whether they are improving their human rights situation, or whether on the contrary, at the same time as rapid economic development, freedom is being suppressed."
  • Ireland: Citizens of Cork Call for an End to the Persecution

    Cork citizens lined up to sign the petition in support of stopping the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party. Many people read the posters on display and asked practitioners questions as to how such a brutal persecution could be happening. Others were shocked by the revelation of the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China.
  • Germany: Photo Montage - Exposing the Persecution in Darmstadt

    On Saturday November 3rd 2007, Falun Gong practitioners organized an information day in Darmstadt City, central Germany. The activity was designed to introduce Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) to the German people and expose the eight-year-long persecution against Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Turkey: Sowing the Seeds of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" in the Hearts of Children

    From October 4th to 11th, Turkish Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to a playschool within the Palmiye School in the city of Mersin, to teach the five sets of Falun Gong exercises to the children. The practitioners introduced the exercises along with the fundamental principles of the Falun Gong practice, which are "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance."
  • Germany: The People of Düsseldorf Condemn the Crime of Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners

    On October 27th, 2007, a large scale activity marking the “World Human Rights Torch Week” was held in Düsseldorf, as similar activities were held concurrently in other major cities in Germany. These activities were to get the message across to German people that “the crimes of genocide cannot coexist with the Olympic Games in China.” The objective of the activity was to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s human rights abuses.
  • Slovakia: Touring Eastern Slovakia with a Petition Against the Persecution of Falun Gong

    From the 25th until the 29th October a petition tour took place through the cities of Presov, Vranov nad Toplou, Kosice and Svidnik in eastern Slovakia. The goal of the tour was to support the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted in China since 1999. People of all ages came to sign the petition, from young children to elderly people.
  • Ukraine: People in the Small City of Dymytrov Learn about Falun Gong

    Many residents in this city are mineworkers who have lived through suppression by the communists. When they were told that the activity was to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution against Falun Gong practitioners who are cultivating Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, all of them condemned the crimes of the CCP.
  • Germany: Helping Chinese People at the Kassel Festival Learn about Falun Gong and Quit the CCP

    Most of the Chinese people were happy to accept the leaflets. A lady said that they don't have any channels by which to learn the truth in China, so she was happy to accept the materials. Practitioners told her about the 27 million plus people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party, and she didn't hesitate to resign on the spot.
  • Norway: Falun Gong Practitioners Perform during International Culture Week

    The organizers of the event and audience warmly welcomed their performance. Through their singing, practitioners Wang Yajun and Dai Ying spread the message that Falun Dafa is spreading throughout the world and that the Chinese Communist Party, which has persecuted Falun Gong practitioners for over eight years, will soon collapse.
  • Sweden: Seminar at the Swedish Parliament

    On October 11th, 2007 a seminar entitled "Can the Beijing Olympics improve human rights in China?" was held at the Swedish parliament. More than fifty senators, human rights organisations and China specialists attended the seminar to discuss the implications of China hosting the Olympic Games next year.
  • Bulgaria: “Falun Gong is good! Welcome again to Kazanlak!”

    Many people had the chance to meet practitioners and to give their support for stopping the persecution against the practice. Some of the practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises; others gave out leaflets and invited people to sign the petition. Everybody was happy to support this noble cause and to condemn the atrocities done by the regime in China.