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

  • Germany: Practitioners Appeal at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to Rescue Beijing Dafa Practitioner Ms Chen Jie

    On June the 11th, German practitioners appealed at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to urge the unconditional release of Beijing Dafa practitioner Chen Jie, who was a staff member of Beijing Youan Hospital’s Laboratory Centre. On June the 2nd 2004, she was illegally arrested at home again by Shijingshan District’s police, and sent to a brainwashing centre.
  • France: Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong in Marseilles and Commemorating Fellow Practitioners who have been Persecuted to Death

    On June 5th, 2004, at the invitation of the French Marseilles International Amnesty Organisation, French practitioners joined a signature collection and other activities. After viewing the display boards and the photos of those who have been killed during the persecution, a lot of passersby came to ask us about the truth, sent their sympathy and support, and said they would like to pass on the truth to more people.
  • Poland: Chinese Diplomats Use Illegal Actions in Attempts to Stop Falun Gong Appeal

    The beginning of June 2004 saw a visit from the Chinese President Hu Jintao to Poland, accompanied by Minister of Trade Bo Xilai, who has played a significant and extremely evil role in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Because of this, Bo Xilai has already been the subject of legal action in other countries that he has visited, including the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. Polish practitioners also employed legal action to file a lawsuit against this human rights criminal.
  • Germany: A Letter to the President of the EU and Members of the European Parliament

    "My mother was tormented with lots of physical problems before she started practising Falun Gong. By practising Falun Gong, she became very healthy. Cultivators like my mother and my sister who really benefited from Falun Gong, will not make false statements slandering Falun Gong according to the will of dictator Jiang Zemin. This is the basic principle of a human being."
  • Interview: A Western Practitioner's Appeal in China

    The decision to go to Beijing in January 2002 with the intention of appealing for Falun Gong was one which Falun Gong practitioner Earl made with little need for reflection. Talking with a Clearharmony reporter in his West London home, the forty year-old TV cameraman describes how he was inspired by a previous appeal of thirty-five western Falun Gong practitioners a few months earlier.
  • UK: The Second Anniversary of the Twenty-Four Hour Peaceful Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy in London

    UK practitioners have maintained a twenty-four hour peaceful appeal in front of Chinese Embassy in London for two years. Local residents and passing drivers have been moved by the peaceful and persistent action. A member of the UK parliament said, "If you want to know what a peaceful appeal is, you should go and have a look in front of the Chinese Embassy."
  • Letter to the Chairman of the National People's Congress from Falun Gong Practitioners in Norway

    "In your country there is a very good qigong method named Falun Gong. Its harmonious exercises and good values of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance have given us all great joy. We look at it as the most precious gift in our lives...We believe you know Falun Gong has benefited many people. After research in 1998 led by the former chairman of the National People's Congress, Mr. Qiao Shi, Falun Gong was characterised as "having hundreds of positive effects and no damage to the country and its people".
  • Norway: Bringing the Compassion of Falun Gong Practitioners to a Nursery School in Oslo

    On May the 26th, Jane Dai and her daughter Fadu, together with Norwegian practitioners, were invited to Elvebakken Nursery School in Oslo to introduce Falun Gong and the persecution to schoolchildren through the Petals for Peace project. The children learned how Fadu misses her father after he was taken away by Chinese policemen just because he practised Falun Gong.
  • Bulgaria: More People in Bulgaria Learn the Truth

    Last week, at a book exhibition held in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia, the Bulgarian Falun Dafa Association and Gutoranove & Son Publication Co. jointly issued Falun Gong in the Bulgarian language. People are awakening gradually. More and more Bulgarians see the magnificence of Falun Gong and understand the cruelty of the persecution. Righteous people are beginning to support Falun Gong and oppose the persecution one after another.
  • Norway: Dafa Practitioners' Appeal During Chinese Dignitary's Visit Receives Enthusiastic Support

    On June 3rd, the Chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC), Wu Bangguo, paid a visit to the Norwegian Parliament. Norwegian practitioners wanted to appeal to Mr Wu to help end the vicious persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners taking place in China. At the same time we also wanted to show him that, even in a small arctic country like Norway, people practise Falun Gong and value the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.
  • Sweden: Overwhelming Response at a Festival in Malmo

    On a beautiful day in May, Swedish and Danish Dafa practitioners participated in a Cultural Festival in Malmo, Sweden. Practitioners performed the Fan Dance and Lotus Dance, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and talked with people about Dafa and the brutal persecution in China.
  • Germany: Dafa Practitioners Study the Fa Together During the Holy Spirit Advent Festival

    German Falun Gong practitioners took advantage of the religious festival of the Holy Spirit Advent to engage in group Fa study, practise the exercises, clarify the truth and send forth righteous thoughts together. All of us cherish these rare occasions when we can study the Fa and exchange experiences face to face.
  • Ukraine: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in an Appeal to China to End Human Rights Violations

    On June the 6th 2004, Amnesty International took part in activities at the Ukrainian Chinese Embassy, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the 'June 4th Incident' and appealing to China to stop abusing human rights. People from various human rights groups participated in the campaign and the Kiev Falun Gong Association of Ukraine were also invited to take part.
  • Germany: Chen Gang Appeals to Rescue his Sister Illegally Detained in China

    German Falun Gong practitioner Chen Gang wrote to the European Commission, the German Government at all levels, international human rights organisations, the United Nations and various media organisations to appeal for the rescue of his elder sister Chen Jie, who is a Falun Gong practitioner and was illegally arrested on June the 2nd. He also urged the international community to pay attention to China’s on-going trampling of human rights and freedom of belief.
  • United Kingdom: Final Day of the 2004 Scotland Car Tour

    On the final day of the 2004 Scotland Car Tour, the four Falun Dafa practitioners taking part in the tour visited one of Scotland’s best-known cities: Glasgow. The practitioners handed out leaflets in the city centre. Many people were interested in finding out more about Falun Gong and were keen to learn the exercises. One old Chinese man told the practitioners that he had the Falun Gong books at home and that he already knew about the lawsuits against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin.