Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Turkey: Our people need Truthfulness, Benevolence and Forbearance.
2008-09-30On August 20th and 21st, Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey held activities in a square in a busy commercial area of Istanbul, raising awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution taking place in China. Many people were attracted by the exercise demonstration and came over to find out more. -
Poland: Raising Awareness about Falun Dafa During Poland's Multi-Cultural Day
2008-09-29On the afternoon of August 13th, 2008, on the main road to Swietokrzyska in the middle of Warsaw a colourful procession drew the attention of countless pedestrians. This parade was the centerpiece of Poland’s 2008 Multicultural Day. In the parade, a float displaying the words “Falun Gong is good” was especially eye catching. -
Austria: Raising Awareness of the Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution of Falun Gong at the Salzburg Festival.
2008-09-28On August 30th, Falun Gong practitioners held 'information day' activities in Salzburg Castle to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s atrocities of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Many tourists lined up to sign the petition against the persecution to show their support for Falun Gong practitioners. -
Sweden: Swedish Artist Praises Gala Spectacular
2008-09-26“The Gala seemingly brought me on a tour of the heavenly world. I felt like I had drank a cup of pure water in the desert. Listening to the Chinese music, watching the classic Chinese dancing and being greatly excited by the majestic drumming of the Tang Dynasty, it is like an experience in another dimension. I will never forget this.” -
Germany: Practitioners Raise Awareness about Falun Gong and Expose the CCP’s Persecution before China Week
2008-09-25On September 6th, before China Week was held in Hamburg, Falun Gong practitioners held an 'information day' in Spitalestrasse to introduce Falun Gong and expose the CCP’s nine year long persecution of Falun Gong in China. Re-enactments of the CCP’s organ harvesting from live Falun Gong practitioners were set up beside practitioners' booth. -
Finland: Supporting Millions of Withdrawals from the Evil Chinese Communist Party
2008-09-24On September 13th, 2008, the Northern European Service Centre for Quitting the CCP and Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held an activity near Helsinki train station to support the 42 million people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well as to further expose the evil CCP’s atrocious crimes. -
Switzerland: More and More People Have Come to Understand the Truth
2008-09-23“In recent years China has certainly constructed many temples and churches and there are indeed many people in them. But in history of China, temples were a place where monks practice cultivation and where everyday people paid respect to Buddhas and were not places for group sight seeing and profit making". -
Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Protest During the Hamburg Summit
2008-09-22Falun Gong practitioners in Hamburg protested against the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce during the opening of the Hamburg Summit on September 10th. It was reported that the Chinese Vice-Prime Premier Zhang Dejiang attended the opening reception of the summit. -
Spain: New Tang Dynasty Television Press Conference Related to Eutelsat Situation
2008-09-21On September 9th, New Tang Dynasty Division in Barcelona Spain held a press conference. Several agencies attended and spoke in support of the NTDTV, the only Chinese media independent of CCP control. -
Sweden: Quitting the CCP at the Service Centre in Stockholm
2008-09-20At Mynttorg Square in Stockholm, Swedish practitioners set up a Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Service Centre and they come here every weekend to help Chinese tourists quit the evil party. On August 30th as the practitioners had just finished setting up, a Chinese woman came and looked at the posters. -
Germany: Collecting Signatures to End the Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-09-19"But for this matter (removing organs from live people), nothing has been done and no countries have mentioned it. I think this kind of incompetency is the worst. So I think that I should do something about it. Even if we have ten, a hundred or a thousand people, we should try our best to let people start to pay attention to this matter.” -
Sweden: "Quitting the Chinese Communist Party" Campaign in Mynttorg, Stockholm
2008-09-18On August 30th, in Stockholm's financial district, Swedish Falun Gong practitioners placed banners reading "Northern European Quitting the CCP Centre", as well as display boards exposing the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong. A middle-aged woman from China on a business trip stood in front of the display boards watching for a long time. -
Russia: Introduce Falun Gong at the Moscow City Festival
2008-09-15Local Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Moscow City Festival to raise awareness about Falun Gong and their participation was well received. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises, performed traditional-style Chinese dances and played waist-drums. -
France: Petition at Eutelsat’s Offices in Paris
2008-09-14On the 6th of August 2008, representatives of New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) and supporters held a press conference in front of the headquarters of Eutelsat’s Offices in the 15th district of Paris. Eutelsat was called upon to immediately restore NTDTV’s broadcasting signals to China and Asia. -
Member of the European Parliament Requests Action from the EU over the Eutelsat Incident
2008-09-13The first Plenary Session of the European Parliament was convened in Brussels from the 1st to the 4th of September after its summer recess. Continuous concerns were expressed by the European Parliament Members over the incident of shutting down NTDTV television broadcast signals into Asia by Eutelsat. Mr. Bart Staes, MEP from the Green Party of Belgium, accepted an interview.