Local Events

  • UK: Letting Local Chinese People Know the Truth about Dafa in the Town of Hove

    On Sunday the 18th of January 2004, Falun Gong practitioners held a display of the 5 sets of Falun Gong exercises outside Hove Town Hall in East Sussex. The local Chinese Association was hosting an Educational and Cultural event at Hove Town Hall. This was part of the celebrations for the Chinese New Year and many Chinese people were there to help set up the event for many local Chinese people and businesses who were invited. All received flyers, Video-CDs and newsletters and some students sat by the practitioners who were meditating to have their pictures taken by their friends.
  • UK: Symbolic Play Brings Jiang To Justice in London’s Trafalgar Square

    UK Falun Gong practitioners performed a play with the theme of bringing Jiang Zemin, the instigator of the persecution against Falun Gong that has claimed over 860 lives, to justice. Held in London's Trafalgar Square, the play, written by practitioners, symbolically tried Jiang Zemin for his crimes against humanity in this persecution.
  • Germany: Some Stories From The First Minghui Winter Camp in Erbach

    The children in the intermediate class learned how to make paper lotus flowers and other art skills from the art teacher. They also read Hong Yin. When the children were doing the exercises, they were very careful and always helped each other to ensure that everyone’s exercises were correct. The children’s purity, eagerness and attentiveness moved everyone.
  • Latvia: Peaceful Appeal and Mourning For Liu Chengjun At The Chinese Embassy in Riga

    To mourn Liu Chengchun’s death and to protest against Jiang’s persecution of Falun Gong, Dafa practitioners from several cities in Latvia gathered at the Chinese Embassy in Riga city to peacefully appeal. Practitioners called for the wicked people that are responsible for the persecution to be severely punished.
  • France: Clarifying The Facts To The Precious Chinese People

    “We are all government officials. We feel angry but don’t dare to speak out. If we take Falun Gong materials, we will be influenced. Please do not resent us. We have to follow the government. Don’t be misled or bothered by our cold facial expressions. We know the situation in China is very cruel. It is not hard to imagine. Thank you very much, and we wish you happiness and peacefulness.”
  • Italy: In Mourning For Dafa Practitioner Liu Chengjun

    From January 2nd to the 9th, 2004, Italian Falun Gong practitioners appealed outside the Chinese Consulate in Milan and mourned the death of Changchun Falun Gong practitioner Liu Chengjun. Liu died on December the 26th 2003 after being viciously tortured and abused by police officers following orders from the Jiang regime.
  • Switzerland: Dafa Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong at a Political Party Meeting

    Several weeks ago, Swiss Dafa practitioners started contacting the newly-elected Parliament members via telephone or through personal meetings to talk to them about the brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China. They then got the opportunity to distribute materials and deliver a letter of appeal at an event held by the political parties.
  • Austria: In Mourning for Fellow Practitioner Liu Chengjun

    Dafa practitioners in Austria gathered at the Chinese Embassy on January 6th to mourn the death of fellow practitioner Liu Chengjun. They appealed for the arrest and severe punishment of his murderers. The brutal killing of Liu Chengjun indicates the vicious and callous nature of the persecution in China and shows that the evildoers are scared that their crimes will be exposed.
  • Latvia: Peaceful Appeal at The Chinese Embassy in Riga

    On Christmas evening 2003, Liu Chengjun, a Falun Gong practitioner who was brutally tortured in a labour camp, died at the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital in the Chinese city of Changchun. Liu’s name was on Amnesty International's Urgent Rescue list. Dafa practitioners from several cities in Latvia gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Riga to peacefully appeal and call upon society to severely punish the wicked people who persecute Falun Gong practitioners.
  • UK: Practitioners Study the Fa and Practise Exercises Together during the New Year Holidays

    During the Christmas and New Year holidays, UK practitioners held a retreat in London. After Fa study, practitioners shared their experiences and understandings about cultivation during Fa-rectification. Some practitioners gave specific accounts of their situation and understanding about cultivating themselves, sending forth righteous thoughts and validating the Fa.
  • Switzerland: Clarifying the Facts at the Chinese Consulate in Zürich After the Death of Liu Chengjun

    After hearing that Changchun practitioner Mr. Liu Chengjun was persecuted to death by Jiang’s evil regime, Swiss Dafa practitioners gathered at the Chinese Consulate on December the 30th 2003 to mourn his death and appeal for his murderers to be brought to justice.
  • Germany: Practitioners Gather at New Year to Hold an Experience Sharing Conference in Erbach

    Every New Year, German and Austrian practitioners gather at Erbach, a small town in the South of Germany, to study the Fa [the principles and teachings of Falun Dafa], practise the exercises and share experiences. Some of the practitioners came from far away, and even those who had to worked during the day would come in the evening.
  • Switzerland: Dafa Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong At A Political Party Meeting

    Several weeks ago, Swiss Dafa practitioners started contacting newly elected congressmen via the phone and in person to clarify the facts about the brutal persecution against Falun Gong in China. Practitioner had the opportunity to distribute truth clarifying materials and delivery a letter of appeal to the political parties.
  • UK: Falun Dafa Association Holds a Press Conference to Mourn the Death of Liu Chengjun And Appeal to Stop the Persecution

    On December 30th 2003, a press conference was held in front of the Chinese Embassy in London to mourn the death of Liu Chengjun, a Falun Gong practitioner from the city of Changchun. UK practitioners appealed for an immediate investigation into Liu’s death, so that the murderers can be punished and the persecution brought to an end.
  • Germany: Dafa Practitioners Appeal to End The Persecution Outside the Chinese Consulate and Mourn the Death of Liu Chengjun

    On December the 31st, heavy snow blanketed Munich. Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate, calling for those responsible for the death of Liu Chengjun to be punished and brought to justice. The World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong has issued an urgent announcement to investigate Liu’s case.