Practitioners' Words, Peaceful Protests, Exhibitions and Cultural Events, Local Events, Press Conferences , Meeting VIPs & Officials
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Delegates Attending the Stockholm Conference on "Genocide in the New Era" Hold a Press Conference with Dafa Practitioners
2004-02-01On January the 28th, some delegates attending the international conference on ‘Genocide in the New Era’, together with practitioners from Europe, North America and Asia held a press conference at the Swedish Parliament, regarding the French Government’s treatment of Falun Gong and their kowtowing to Beijing. During the period of the Chinese New Year Parade and Hu Jintao’s visit to France, the Paris police unreasonably arrested several Falun Gong practitioners who did not do anything wrong. -
UK: Promoting Falun Gong in Manchester’s Chinatown on Chinese New Year
2004-02-01On January the 25th, Dafa practitioners went to Manchester’s Chinatown to hold celebration activities for the Spring Festival. While here, practitioners handed out flyers and clarified the facts about Falun Gong to Chinese people and westerners. The Chinese people's attitude had also changed a lot. When receiving information from practitioners, many of them sincerely said thank you. Some of them even asked for information about practice sites and said that they would like to learn the exercises. -
Lawyers From Different Countries Deliver Speeches at an International Conference on "Genocide in the New Era"
2004-01-31The International Workshop on “Modern Genocide", which was jointly held by the “International Advocates for Justice" and “Friends of Falun Gong", convened in Stockholm, Sweden, on January the 26th 2004. The conference was scheduled to last three days. On the second day of the conference, lawyers from various countries spoke at the workshop. -
UK: Chinese New Year Celebrations in London Provide a Great Opportunity for More People to Know the Facts
2004-01-30In Trafalgar Square, Chinese people who understood the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution expressed that they opposed the persecution of Falun Gong instigated by the Jiang regime. Many people asked for truth-clarifying materials. Some western people specially asked for Chinese materials and told those who were distributing the materials that they were for their Chinese teachers. Some people said that they wanted to download the information from the Internet many times but failed and they were really happy to get it from practitioners. -
France: "Coming for You Again and Again" - Heartfelt Wishes Resound Across Paris Sky
2004-01-30On the evening of January the 23rd, clear calls of "Happy New Year, Master!" and "Falun Dafa is good!" were heard in front of the glittering Eiffel Tower. Piercing through the cloudy, cold evening Paris sky, these calls seemed to echo across the colossal firmament, breaking through layers of cosmic barriers. They represented the heartfelt wishes of Dafa disciples from various European countries and Taiwan. -
International Forum on "Preventing Genocide: Threat and Responsibility" Held in Stockholm, Sweden
2004-01-30On January the 26th, the Stockholm International Forum held a workshop on “Preventing Genocide: Threat and Responsibility". The Prime Minister of Sweden invited representatives from sixty countries to attend and discuss the important issues related to genocide, including humanitarianism, various policies, and the question of morality. -
A UK Citizen's Testimony: "Such a blatant export of Chinese human rights abuses to the free country of France is both shocking and totally unacceptable."
2004-01-29"After coming back to the UK, I still feel shock and regret about what happened in Paris. I am a UK citizen and come from a democratic country, expecting France to be free and democratic as well. What I encountered was a nightmare that I think the French authority should apologise to me for their behaviour and prevent it from ever happening again." -
France: Photo Report - Sending Righteous Thoughts Outside the Paris Chinese Consulate
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Ireland: Dafa Practitioners Wish Our Respected Master a Happy Chinese New Year
2004-01-27Using words of the human worldNo language can describe Master’s boundless grace...Most respectfully yoursAll Dafa Practitioners in Ireland -
France: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Condemn the Chinese Embassy's Unreasonable Conduct
2004-01-27As a result of pressure from China, permission for Falun Gong to hold activities during the Chinese New Year was withdrawn despite practitioners obtaining permission through proper legal channels. This has caused an infringement upon the public rights of a legal group in France. French Dafa practitioners held a press conference to expose the Chinese Embassy's actions. -
UK: “Suing Jiang" in London's Trafalgar Square
2004-01-27On January the 11th 2004, London's Trafalgar Square saw UK Falun Gong practitioners gather to demonstrate the five Falun Gong exercises and perform a symbolic trial entitled “Bring Jiang to Justice”, which attracted many tourists. The Falun Gong practitioners who didn’t perform handed out materials to passersby. At times, people came to enquire about the activities and the persecution in China. Practitioners were happy to answer their questions. -
Denmark: Practitioners Promote Falun Gong on Chinese New Year's Eve
2004-01-27Danish practitioners held activities and a picture exhibition in front of the city hall in Copenhagen on Chinese New Year's Eve. They appealed to bring Jiang Zemin to justice in a public trial and to stop the persecution of Falun Gong. They also celebrated the New Year with local people and let them know more about Falun Dafa. -
France: Falun Gong Practitioners' Parade in Paris Draws Media Attention
2004-01-26According to a report on January the 23rd by Radio Free Asia, about five hundred Falun Gong practitioners from various countries in Europe participated in the parade through Paris to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which attracted a lot of tourists and French citizens.Dressed in traditional Chinese costumes, they performed a fan dance, drum dance, and danced wearing dragon masks, as the parade marched from Piazza di Repubblica to the Bastille. -
Norwegian Dafa Practitioners Sincerely Wish Master Li a Happy Chinese New Year
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Dafa Practitioners in Southern France Wish Our Respected Master a Happy Chinese New Year
2004-01-25Respected Master, Happy New Year!