Letters from Dafa Associations, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Slovakia: Promoting Falun Gong in the Major Cities of the East
2002-10-07Between the 26th and 29th September 2002, Falun Gong was promoted in a few cities in Eastern Slovakia. To begin with, the practitioners from Slovakia and Czech republic gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Bratislava to peacefully appeal against the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Former French Minister of Education Meets with Falun Gong Practitioners and Suggests Letting More People Realize the True Value of Falun Gong (Photos)
2002-10-06At noon on October 1, 2002, French Congressman, former minister of culture and education Mr. Jack Lang met with Falun Gong practitioner Zhao Ming who had been illegally imprisoned and tortured for more than two years by the Jiang Zemin regime. -
Report from Falun Gong-Icelandic Dialogue Committee (Part II)
2002-10-06When Icelandic officials said, What weve done is in accordance with International Law., practitioners pointed out, First of all, the law is for defending justice, but not for silencing justice. Secondly, we cannot defend one law but violate other laws standards, such as the right of peoples freedom of belief. -
Report from Falun Gong-Icelandic Dialogue Committee (Part I)
2002-10-05The dialogue between Falun Gong representatives and the Icelandic Government drew attention of all Icelandic media. On the scene of the dialogue, the Icelandic TV station had on the spot coverage. After the meeting, the Icelandic TV station and media reporters also interviewed and made reports about the dialogue process. -
Denmark: Dafa Practitioners Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions during the Asian Cultural Festival
2002-10-03With rich and colourful banners as the background and accompanied by the song Falun Dafa is good, practitioners gracefully performed different dances. Their beautiful performance and pure and righteous energy field attracted more and more people. -
Sweden: Family Gathering in Biskopsgarden - Long Lasting Impressions of Dafa Practitioners' Peaceful Behaviour
2002-10-01Falun Gong practitioners were invited to take part in a health and family gathering in Biskopsgarden, a suburb of Gothenburg. -
Falun Gong Association (UK) Writes to Japanese Prime Minister
2002-10-01I understand that you will be visiting China soon and would like to take this opportunity to respectfully request your help in securing the release of Falun Gong practitioner Mrs. Yoko Kaneko, who has been incarcerated in a labour re-education camp in China for exercising her basic rights of freedom of speech and belief. -
Swedish Falun Dafa Association Writes to the Japanese Prime Minister
2002-10-01In May 24 2002, the Beijing police arrested Yoko, together with two other Japanese Falun Gong practitioners, when they were distributing leaflets appealing for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong...Their actions were actually noble and harmless to everybody. Out of compassion, they left the comfort of their homes attempting to help the thousands of innocent men, women and children who are unjustly persecuted in China. -
France: Practitioners Reveal the Facts about Dafa in the Streets of Paris
2002-09-30Practitioners in Paris came to the centre of the city to demonstrate exercises and clarify the truth about Dafa. They set up exhibition boards and used a projector to show videos which attracted the passing pedestrians. -
Ukraine: Falun Dafa Practitioners Are Invited to Attend a Local Newspapers Celebration Parade
2002-09-29The celebration began with a parade across the entire city ending at the central park. Although the Chinese Embassy put pressure on all of the Ukrainian media, after one year of of learning about Dafa and meeting the practitioners, the reporters were very supportive. -
Introducing Falun Dafa in a Ukraine School
2002-09-28Recently, practitioners held a Falun Dafa introductory class at a school in Ukraine, which attracted great interest from both students and teachers. All of the attending students wanted to learn the Falun Gong exercises. -
European Falun Dafa Association urges Japanese Prime Minister to Secure Release of Mrs. Yoko Kaneko from Chinese Labour Camp
2002-09-28"We call on you to raise the case of Mrs. Yoko Kaneko with the Beijing authority during your visit to China. Your help would be invaluable to the campaign for her personal freedom and adds to the international standing of Japan as a liberal and democratic society." -
Presenting the True Facts of the Persecution of Falun Gong to the Business Community
2002-09-27During the Europe Asia Business Forum in Denmark, practitioners distributed "business packages", which contained facts about how the persecution of Falun Gong affected business in China. -
UK: Falun Gong Student Society Takes Part in University Freshers Fair
2002-09-26I spoke to a girl from China who was very surprised to hear that I (a westerner) practise Falun Gong. She said you would be arrested in China, arent you frightened? I told her that we are free to practice in peace in the UK and the rest of the world. I did my best to kindly explain to her that the media reports about Falun Gong in China are not true. -
Germany: Clarifying The Facts During Shanghai Week in Hamburg
2002-09-26Most people who went there were the Germans who were interested in China, or who often went to China through their work. Many of them are noted people in religious and academic circles.