Exhibitions and Cultural Events

  • Italy: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Florence during the Christmas Holidays

    Many tourists from various countries accepted leaflets. After hearing the facts about Falun Gong, they came to sign the petition one after another to show their support for Falun Dafa and the persecuted practitioners. People were outraged by the fact that such a peaceful cultivation practice is oppressed by the Chinese dictatorial regime.
  • Italy: Torino Residents Condemn the Persecution

    Italian practitioners recently held an anti-torture exhibition at the Torino city centre to expose the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Torino is one of the largest and most famous Italian cities, and will host the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in February 2006. As soon as practitioners set up their anti-torture exhibition photos, they were surrounded by people who asked questions in succession. They all wanted to know why the peaceful Falun Dafa practitioners would be subjected to such an inhumane persecution.
  • Norway: Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition held in Oslo

    On the 2nd of November, the Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition opened in downtown Oslo. The exhibition had previously been shown in many cities all over the world. The exhibition was arranged by the Network for Human Rights in China and a representative welcomed the guests to the opening ceremony.
  • Ireland: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" International Art Exhibition in Dublin Warmly Welcomed

    The "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" International Art Exhibition was successfully held in the Tallaght Institute of Technology in south Dublin between the 5th and 9th of December 2005. The deputy mayor of South Dublin County Karen Warren attended the opening as did Councillor John Hannon, who made an excellent speech.
  • Switzerland: International Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance Art Exhibition Goes on Show in Dulliken

    Some of the artists in the exhibition were victims of the persecution. The pieces they produced depicted some of their experiences. Although some of the art work depicted torture and brutalities, every one of the paintings contains a sincere hope for an end to the persecution and a message that Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance will survive.
  • Germany: Travelling Exhibition “Fields of Shame” Shown in Hannover

    Two groups of Falun Gong practitioners collected petition signatures during the afternoon for two petitions: one petition demanded that the instigator of the persecution against Falun Gong, Jiang Zemin, be brought to justice in a court of law for his crimes; the other petition demanded the return to Germany of Jiang Renzheng and his family.
  • Germany: Exposing the Persecution Against Falun Gong to People in the Business World

    German practitioners held an anti-torture exhibition in front of Siemens headquarters before President Hu’s visit. The purpose was to show employees what Falun Gong is, the persecution Falun Gong practitioners have been suffering in China and why the Chinese Communist regime has committed the crime of genocide against Falun Gong. The practitioners tried to awaken people’s sense of justice and called upon them to help stop the persecution.
  • Germany: Anti-torture Exhibition Toured Government Buildings

    Before President Hu’s visit to Germany, practitioners toured government buildings with an anti-torture exhibition to let the staff know about the persecution. By November 2nd, the anti-torture exhibition had visited the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the German Ministry of Domestic Affairs, the Presidential Palace and the headquarters of political party CDU.
  • Germany: Human Rights Picture Exhibition ‘Field of Shame’ held in Germany

    From October the 26th to the 31st, international human rights organization IGFM held a human rights persecution picture exhibition entitled “Field of Shame” which was displayed in Nord-Rhein Westfalen, Dusseldorf and Gelsenkirchen. Pictures and articles about Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted in China were part of this exhibition, which was held on the eve of Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao’s visit to Germany.
  • Italy: Italian Media Pays Attention to “Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance” International Art Exhibition

    "Italian Falun Gong practitioners decided to hold an art exhibition in a hall in Andorno...The paintings are of great delicacy and beauty. Through their artistic creations the artists attempted to illustrate a spiritual world: goodness and beauty of a heavenly world can be pursued through meditation and upgrading one’s inner world. Artists used techniques of realism to depict the brutality of torture and the suffering inflicted on the persecuted by Jiang Zemin."
  • Sweden: "Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance" International Art Exhibition Brings Brilliance to the Night of Culture in Gothenburg

    On the evening of October 14th 2005, Gothenburg held its annual "Night of Culture". As part of the festivities, the “Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance” International Art Exhibition was held in Hauchia Church and drew the attention of a great number of people. The paintings in the exhibition were created by a group of artists that practise Falun Gong.
  • Holland: Anti-Torture Exhibition at the City Hall Square in The Hague

    The 1st of October was the 56th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tyrannical control over China. On that day, Falun Gong practitioners from Holland and Belgium held an anti-torture exhibition. They collected petition signatures from people who wanted to express support for bringing a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin.
  • Belgium: Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance International Art Exhibition Held in Riemst

    "This art exhibition should tour around the whole world. Let people be aware of all this which is still happening in China ... I found out that, nowadays, western society has developed many relationships with China in respect to the economy. They want to earn money. However, they do not see the human rights aspect and this is very dangerous."
  • Ireland: "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition" in Dublin’s Trinity College

    The exhibition displayed forty paintings created by artists who practise Falun Gong in different countries. People got to learn about Falun Gong from a different angle and see the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party. They asked many questions and wanted to know how to help Falun Gong practitioners who are being persecuted in China.
  • Belgium: Practitioners in Antwerp Expose the Brutality of the Persecution of Falun Gong with an Anti-Torture Exhibition

    Falun Gong Practitioners from Belgium and Holland held a live anti-torture exhibition in Antwerp to expose six long years of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against Falun Gong practitioners. Anti-torture exhibitions consist of practitioners acting out some of the brutal methods of torture used against their fellow practitioners in China.