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Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid (2)
2004-10-17Ten minutes before Jia Qinglin arrived, a few overseas Chinese people came out of the back garden. Under the command of an official-looking man, they held flags to welcome Jia and stood in front of Falun Gong practitioners. While the policemen realised that the Chinese officials had organised a “Welcome” party as an excuse to cover practitioners’ banners, they ordered those people to stand beside the practitioners. -
Switzerland: Short Stories of Exposing the Persecution in the City of Bern
2004-10-17As the Swiss Federal Parliament is meeting in Bern, all the parliament members gather in the city for meetings. Practitioners made the most of this precious opportunity to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against people who practise Falun Gong in China. More than 2000 German and French leaflets were given out and several hundred petition signatures were collected. -
Letter from a Spanish Lawyer to the Chinese Judiciary and Forced Labour Camps Appealing to Stop the Jiang Regime's Genocide
2004-10-16"Out of respect and love for the Chinese people, plus to protect human rights, I cannot remain silent when confronting this brutal and illegal persecution. Human rights is the basic value of human kind, the human rights of everyone should be protected no matter where it is. As a human being, I should offer my help to people who have been persecuted for five years. Therefore, as a lawyer, I have filed lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan and Jia Qinglin in Spain. They are accused of committing genocide and torture." -
Ireland: Laying the Foundations for a Nationwide Anti-Torture Exhibition Tour to Let More People Know about the Genocide Against Falun Gong in China
2004-10-16Since the first time we held an anti-torture exhibition on the 20th July this year, Dafa practitioners in Ireland have realised more and more clearly how it can help people to understand the brutal abuses of human rights happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China because they refuse to renounce their beliefs in following the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. -
Germany: Informing People about the Persecution of Falun Gong at the Annual Meeting of the Baltic Development Forum at Hamburg University
2004-10-16For the first time since the citizens and senate of Hamburg joined the Baltic Development Forum in 2003, the city hosted its annual meeting from Sunday September the 2nd to Tuesday September the 4th 2004. The practitioners stayed at the main entrance of the university until the end of the summit. They talked to students, lecturers, university staff and people from economic circles about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Everybody was very receptive and many people were glad to get more information. -
Austria: Activities in Linz to Tell People the Facts about Falun Gong and the Persecution in China
2004-10-16Many people took the opportunity to enquire about the persecution and to ask for details about local practice sites where they can learn the Falun Gong exercises for free. Many people came over and signed the petitions of their own accord or had a chat with practitioners about the human rights abuses that are happening to people who practise Falun Gong in China. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the World Book Exhibition in Moscow
2004-10-16Russian Falun Gong practitioners took part in this book exhibition. Their stall was on the second floor with a really eye-catching sign. At the stall, they showed Falun Dafa’s books in several languages and also honours that Falun Gong has been awarded from around the world. The main media and publishers in Russia also attended and they interviewed Falun Gong practitioners who participated in the exhibition. -
Switzerland: Anti-Torture Exhibition Moved the Hearts of the People on the Swiss and German Border
2004-10-15Schaffhausen City, located in the north-eastern area of Switzerland, borders Germany. During the holidays, many Germans visit the city. Swiss Dafa practitioners were granted permission by the Police Station in Schaffhausen city to hold an anti-torture exhibition to promote Falun Gong and demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises there. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong in the Ancient City of Toledo
2004-10-15Toledo is an ancient city of Spain which attracts a great deal of tourists from all over the world. Practitioners placed poster displays in a square in the city centre, demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and talked to people to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Germany: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in Northern Germany
2004-10-15Large crowds of interested people gathered around the display boards. Many people also came to sign their names on a petition calling for the instigator of the persecution against Falun gong, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, to be brought to justice in a court of law for his crimes of genocide, torture and crimes against humanity. -
Spain: Promoting Falun Gong and Raising Awareness of the Persecution during a Persecutor’s Visit to Madrid
2004-10-14On the eve of Jia Qinglin’s visit to Spain, the Spanish Falun Gong Association filed a lawsuit against Jia for the crimes of genocide and torture he committed in persecuting Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners went to the hotel where Jia Qinglin stayed. They displayed banners and exhibited photos of the persecution in front of the hotel. -
United Kingdom: Practitioners held Anti-Torture Exhibition at All Three Major Political Party Conferences
2004-10-14There have been many great offers of support and help from delegates of all three parties and in total about 1400 delegates signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong and for the human rights abuser and instigator of the persecution Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice. Delegates were appalled by the torture that Falun Gong practitioners have been subjected to and were shocked that some of the practitioners at the event suffered personally in the persecution. They showed great support to a practitioner who is trying to rescue his sister from a forced labour camp in China. -
Italy: Government Officials in Sardinia Show Concern for the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-10-13From August the 23rd to September the 13th, a Swiss Falun Gong practitioner went to Olbia city on the island of Sardinia in southern Italy. Every morning he practised Falun Gong exercises in a park and set up a series of display boards so that passers-by were able to read about Falun Gong and the persecution that practitioners in China are suffering. -
Belgium: Promoting Falun Gong at the Hasselt Health Fare
2004-10-13On the second weekend in October, Belgian Falun gong practitioners took part in the Hasselt Health Fare. Many people attended the health fare and it was a big success. Almost every visitor to the health fare came to the Falun Gong stall or received a flyer. Children all over the exhibition hall were carrying “Falun Dafa is Good” balloons and paper lotus flowers made by practitioners. -
Czech Republic: Displaying the Suffering of Falun Gong Practitioners in China on the Streets of Prague
2004-10-12One gentleman looked at the poster boards for a while and then refused a leaflet saying, "I already know what is taking place there. I do not buy anything from China because there is a chance it could come from a forced labour camp." Another lady was horrified and after she listened to the history of the persecution and said, "I have to tell more people. How could something like this take place today?"