Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials

  • Germany: "You must keep going"

    On July 25 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from Germany and Switzerland held an 'information day' in the famous tourist city of Freiburg im Breisgau, which is located in the scenic Black Forest of southern Germany. The event was to introduce local residents to the practice of Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of the practice.
  • Finland: Tourists and Locals Inspired by Practitioners' Peaceful Resistance to the Communist Regime's Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held activities in a riverside park near downtown Helsinki to introduce Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ten-year persecution. The practitioners hung banners that read "Falun Dafa is good" and "Stop the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong", set up poster boards and handed out flyers and newspapers.
  • Russia: Practitioners Protest Persecution by the CCP in Front of Chinese Embassy

    From 6 to 9 p.m. on July 21, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Moscow against the CCP's ten-year persecution of Falun Gong. They also held a candlelight vigil to commemorate fellow practitioners who were tortured to death in China.
  • Sweden: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution on Gotland Island

    Many people signed their names protesting the persecution and calling for an end to the CCP's harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. After some people received materials, they inquired about how to learn the exercises, and some imitated the practitioners who were demonstrating the exercises. After some people received materials, they inquired about how to learn the exercises.
  • Germany: "Great, Keep it Up! I'll Always Support You"

    On August 1, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany held an Information Day activity in Augsburg, a city in southern Germany. The theme of the event was "Stop the persecution of Falun Gong, bring an end to the CCP's atrocities."
  • Finland: Practitioners Win Public Support for their Peaceful Resistance

    On July 18-19, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held a series of activities in downtown Helsinki, capital of Finland. They called upon people from all walks of life to pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), see clearly the CCP's wicked nature, and stop the persecution.
  • Germany: Spectators of a Torture Re-enactment Sign a Petition to Condemn the Brutal Persecution

    Practitioners held an activity to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong on July 25, 2009. They told passersby about the ten-year brutal persecution against Falun Gong and collected signatures on a petition calling on the German government to use all possible channels to end the harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners' organs in China.
  • Turkey: Activities to Raise Awareness of the Persecution

    On the afternoon of July 18, 2009, Turkish practitioners held a series of activities at Aykut Barka Park in Istanbul to expose the Chinese Communist Party's atrocities against Falun Gong practitioners and to commemorate fellow practitioners who died during the persecution. The practitioners then demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises.
  • Finland: Practitioners Support Quitting the CCP and Protest the Persecution

    On July 10 and 11 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held an anti-torture photo exhibition in a well-known church and park to expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong and to support the 57 million Chinese people that have already quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations.
  • United Kingdom: "I Support You and Stand on Your Side!"

    On July 11 2009, a group of Falun Gong practitioners went to St. Martin's Square in London to hold an activity for the second time that month. They have been holding such activities whenever possible to reach more people with the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. Many passersby stopped to take a closer look and sign the petition.
  • Spain: Falun Gong Welcomed at Arenys de Munt Fair

    From June 6 to 7, 2009, Arenys de Munt in Spain welcomed its first "Nature and Spiritual Healing" Fair with the theme "Discover Yourself". A few dozen groups participated. Especially eye-catching was Falun Gong's stand with exercise photos from around the world and exhibits exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • Sweden: A Series of Activities to Mark Ten Years of Resisting the Persecution

    In order to call for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) decade-long persecution of Falun Gong, practitioners in Sweden held a car tour, stopping in a number of cities to hold activities. The tour started from Copenhagen on July 11th 2009 before moving into Sweden and stopping in various cities where people signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution.
  • Iceland: Protesting Ten Years of Persecution at the Chinese Embassy

    On 20th July 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Iceland protested in front of the Chinese Embassy. They called for an end to the ten years of persecution that the Chinese communist Party (CCP) has waged against Falun Gong practitioners. The practitioners talked to passersby about the Falun Gong practice and the CCP's horrendous human rights abuses.
  • Germany: "Falun Gong is the Chinese People's Pride"

    July 20, 2009, marked the tenth year of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. To stop the CCP's atrocities, Falun Gong practitioners in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany held a Falun Dafa Information Day on July 20 to call for an end of the inhumane persecution.
  • Belgium: Practitioners Gather at the Stock Exchange in Brussels and Call to End the Persecution

    On July 17 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held an event in front of the famous Stock Exchange in downtown Brussels, calling people from all walks of life to pay attention to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese communist Party (CCP), which has lasted ten years, and to stop the persecution.