Local Events

  • Report from Lapland: "Now we understand you!"

    After Luo Gan’s plane left Finland in heavy fog, a Finnish official walked out of the airport. Two practitioners approached him and handed him Dafa materials. He introduced himself saying: “I am the secretary general of the Lapland Provincial government, I have understood your concerns, and I will forward your materials to the governor."
  • Belgium: Practitioners in Brussels Collect Signatures to Support the Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin

    Many people who heard about the lawsuit were shocked about the cruel persecution that is happening in China and eager to sign their names on the petition. One couple from Italy, despite being visually impaired, were very happy to sign the petition after being told the facts of the persecution. They later wished practitioners good luck in their legal action.
  • The Danish Police Make a Righteous Decision

    This trial of strength between the evil and the righteous was instigated by the Chinese Embassy, but because of Dafa practitioners’ unshakable righteousness, and the strong democratic sense of justice, conscience and human rights of the Danish people and local police, the correct result was decided upon. The Chinese Embassy’s intention to deliberately make things difficult for practitioners by using false accusations ended in complete failure.
  • Spain: Beautiful Scenes In the City of Tarragona

    Practitioners sat down to send forth righteous thoughts, before they hung up Dafa banners, displayed pictures and demonstrated the exercises. People stopped to watch and said: “Look! How beautiful it is!” “How wonderful the music is!” Many people took photos with the exercise demonstration as a background. Others asked practitioners for information.
  • Germany: Falun Dafa Information Day in Recklinghausen

    Passers-by stopped to watch the exercise demonstration and talk with practitioners. They wanted to know more about Falun Gong. Some people already knew about Falun Gong since they have seen other Falun Dafa Information Day events. One of them learned about Falun Gong in Australia. We received many heart-felt messages of encouragement and support.
  • Moldova: Luo Gan Faced a 4th Lawsuit on the Last Stop of his European Tour

    On the morning of September the 18th, the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong, The Committee for Global Action in Rescuing Family Members, the European Falun Dafa Association and the St. Petersburg Falun Dafa Association in Russia jointly filed a lawsuit against Luo Gan for his crimes of torture and genocide. Luo Gan, head of the Gestapo-like "610 Office"* in China, was visiting the Republic of Moldova.
  • Moldova: Another Lawsuit is filed against “610 Office” Head Luo Gan before he leaves Europe

    On September the 16th, during Luo Gan’s visit to Armenia, Falun Gong practitioners, with the help of international human rights organisations, submitted a lawsuit to a court in the capital Yerevan, against Luo Gan for his crimes of torture and genocide. Immediately after legal action in Iceland and Finland, Luo Gan was again placed in another embarrassing situation. This was the third lawsuit that Luo Gan faced during his visit to Europe.
  • France: Photo Report – Promoting Falun Dafa in a Lively Area of Paris

  • Finland: Media Attention Turns to Dafa Practitioners’ Peaceful Appeals against the Human Rights Abuser

    The TV news stated that Luo Gan was unwilling to see the reporters and that during his visit to Europe he had seen Falun Gong demonstrations from various parts of the world. The Finnish Minister of Justice, Mr. Johannes Koskinen, stated in the report that the peaceful demonstrations by Falun Gong practitioners enabled the Chinese officials to know the thoughts of Finnish and European people.
  • Greece: Spreading the Fa and Telling People the Facts

    Practitioners visited Athens and held an exercise demonstration on the street while passing out flyers to introduce the practice to passersby. Many locals and tourists all stopped to ask questions and were shocked and sympathetic upon hearing about the persecution in China. Luckily practitioners had flyers in many different languages to give to the passersby.
  • UK: Telling Chinese People the Facts at a Moon Festival Party in Leeds

    A man from Mainland China met with practitioners and happily said, “When is your next exercise class? Please phone me and take me there. I want to learn the exercises as well.” A large amount of materials were distributed and looking around, practitioners found that everyone was carefully reading them. In a single evening, nearly everyone received some Falun Gong materials. Someone said jokingly, “I think tonight isn’t a Moon Festival party but a Falun Gong material reading meeting!”
  • France: Practitioners Spread the Fa in l'Ile d'Oleron on the West Coast

    In the intense heat of summer, Dafa practitioners went to l'Ile d'Oleron on the west coast of France. There were many tourists there and practitioners told them the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, as well as demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises. Many people stopped to listen to the practitioners. The following pictures contain images of Faluns.
  • Many People in Finland learn the Truth about Falun Gong

    The next day, many people took leaflets. They told us that they had read the report in newspapers and would like to learn more about Falun Gong. Over one thousand leaflets were handed out in only two hours. One passer-by said, “I watched the report on TV. It condemned the persecution of Falun Gong. We support you.” One boy shouted while pressing his bike bell, “You did a very good job.” An old man took one copy of leaflet and read it. After reading it, he came toward the practitioners and said, “The truth will win. God bless you.”
  • UK: Practitioners Spread the Fa at the Birmingham International Arts Festival

    Tens of thousands of people from all over Britain attend the “Birmingham Arts Fest” every year and this is the second time that UK Falun Gong practitioners have taken part. Practitioners who gave out leaflets were rushed off their feet for the whole day due to the enormous amount of people. Many people came to know the truth about Dafa through this arts festival.
  • Norway: A Weekend of Fa Study and Promoting Falun Gong in two Cities in Southern Norway

    The practitioners divided into two groups: one group stayed in Sandnes and the other travelled to the city of Stavanger, to conduct similar activities. Passers-by learnt how peaceful practitioners are tortured to death, just because they want to live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance.