Local Events

  • Russia: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution in Arhangersk

    Arhangersk is located in northern Russia. September 9th, 2006, was 'city day' in Arhangersk. It was raining in the early morning, but when Falun Gong practitioners began activities to introduce Falun Dafa to local people and expose the persecution taking place in China, the dark clouds dispersed and the bright sun came out.
  • Germany: Practitioners Gather During German Unification Day in Dusseldorf

    There are a number of small Falun Gong exercise groups in some of Nordhrhein Westfalen’s cities. We all met on German Unification Day 2006 to practice the exercises together as one large group. We chose a central location in the state capital Düsseldorf. Cornelius Square and the Königsallee Kings Avenue presented a beautiful green space. We also erected a small booth.
  • France: “These Paintings are Extraordinarily Powerful”

    “Everyone knows the Chinese communist regime is an autocratic one. What I understand from these paintings and the testimony of this lady makes me feel uneasy. We should not forgive the persecution inflicted upon any form of belief or cultivation which should respect one. We have no right to infringe on others. Regardless of men, women or children, their bodies should not be infringed on. As a mother and grandmother. I cannot help but think of my own children and other children after seeing this persecution. History always repeats itself. I just wonder whether one day people would truly understand that we need to think carefully about this persecution no matter whether it occurs today or in the future.”
  • Germany: "This is what I must do"

    In October 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from Nordrhein-Westfalen once again disclosed the CCP’s atrocities of persecuting Falun Gong to people on the busiest high streets in Cologne. When collecting signatures, people signed without hesitation upon hearing it is to protest against the CCP harvesting and trading Falun Gong practitioners’ organs.
  • The European Commission Answers a Question about Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

    "On July 6th, 2006, David Matas and David Kilgour, both Canadian lawyers, published their ‘Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China’ following an independent investigation they carried out into the very disturbing stories leaking out of China that allegedly state institutions in the People’s Republic of China have been harvesting human organs from innocent unconsenting live Falun Gong Practitioners and killing the practitioners in the process by extra-judicial executions during the organ removal process."
  • Finland: Introducing Falun Gong at a Health and Knowledge Expo

    On October 14th and 15th, 2006, Finnish Falun Gong practitioners returned to an annual Health and Knowledge Expo held in Helsinki, to introduce Falun Dafa and tell people about the persecution of practitioners in China. Many visitors signed a petition for collecting signatures to stop the persecution of Falun Gong and condemn the CCP's atrocities.
  • Germany: Informing the Public about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

    We were positioned in the major shopping district of Stuttgart and thousands of passersby were able to see our display. We got the impression that people lingered longer than usual to get more information. People came from all age groups and backgrounds came to ask questions, receive fliers and support us by signing our petition.
  • Turkey: Stories of Western Practitioners in Mersin

    In the last two years, many locals in Mersin City have begun to practise Falun Gong. They try to live their lives by the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance.” Many of the practitioners have undergone great physical and mental changes since beginning their cultivation.
  • Germany: The world’s people awaken

    On October 7th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from Leipzig, Berlin, and Dresden held an Information Day in Railway Square, the busiest place in Leipzig. It had the theme, “Stop the Persecution, Stop Organ Harvesting”. Many shoppers stopped in their tracks to read the information boards and the leaflets being handed out.
  • Finland: Supporting the Fourteen Million Withdrawals from the CCP

    Finnish Falun Gong practitioners and volunteers from the Service Centre for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well as The Epoch Times newspaper held activities in front of the Central Train Station in Helsinki to support the fourteen million withdrawals from the CCP and its affiliated organisations and to expose the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • Germany: The Path of Falun Dafa at the Carnival of the Cultures in Hamburg

  • Turkey: Introducing Falun Gong at the State Father Commemoration in Mersin

    Falun Gong practitioners were invited to introduce Falun Dafa before the opening of the State Father Commemoration. The city council officials said, "Falun Dafa is based on Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, this is just what we should spread and follow, so today we are inviting Falun Gong cultivators to introduce this beneficial practice.
  • Germany: People in Stuttgart Appalled by the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong in China

    Falun Gong practitioners in Germany went to Stuttgart’s main shopping street to hold an exhibition to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. Many people expressed their indignation when they learned about the brutal nature of the persecution and asked how they could help to change the situation. Many signed a petition condemning the persecution.
  • Turkey: Practitioners in Ankara Invited to Introduce Falun Gong

    Practitioners in Ankara were invited by the Artists Association to host a Falun Gong introductory forum on September 30th, 2006. The participants were from various backgrounds, including artists, writers, teachers, anchors of radio stations, businessmen, government officials, retirees and homemakers. Falun Gong exercise instruction was offered to the participants
  • Germany: Participating in a Studio Discussion and Exposing the Truth of the Persecution on TV

    In the middle of September, “BR-Untervegs” from the TV Station of Bavaria in Germany came to Cham city, face to face, listening to evaluation, suggestions and comments about the TV Station from their audience. Representatives of the Falun Gong Human Rights Work Group from Cham city were invited to express their thinking to the media people face to face.