Local Events
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Germany: Lawsuits Against Former Chinese Dictator Find Support
2015-11-23“I want to sign!” These words were heard repeatedly from people from around the world visiting Weil am Rhein. From the end of May through November 2015, more than 196,000 Falun Gong practitioners and their families have filed criminal complaints against Jiang. -
Spain: Feedback from a Falun Gong Practice Site in Madrid
2015-11-23For over 10 years, Falun Gong practitioners have been coming to the Buen Retiro Park, one of the largest parks in Madrid, to do the exercises every Sunday. The peaceful, slow-moving exercises and meditation have been quick to draw newcomers to the group -
Denmark: Experiencing Falun Dafa at a Cultural Summit
2015-09-10Many people visited the Falun Dafa booth during the three-day event, on August 20-22, 2015. After learning the some of the Falun Dafa exercises at the booth, one group commented on how relaxed it made them feel. -
Switzerland: People in Zurich Call for an End to the Persecution
2015-09-09Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland held Information Day activities at Hirschenplatz and Limmatquai, two popular areas of Zurich, in July and August 2015. -
Italy: Documentary Free China Plays to Full House in Prato
2015-09-09The award winning Free China: The Courage to Believe tells the story of Falun Gong practitioners in China and overseas who remain courageously persistent in their belief in the face of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal suppression. -
Romania: Hearing about Falun Gong at a Bucharest Park
2015-07-14Visitors to Plumbuita Park on July 5, 2015 encountered a Falun Dafa booth, and many learned the basic facts about the practice, and the persecution of Falun Dafa in China over the past 16 years. -
Russia: Introducing Falun Gong at Community Events in St. Petersburg
2015-07-14Falun Gong practitioners recently participated in the YogArt and Green Festivals in St. Petersburg this summer. They introduced the beauty of Falun Gong cultivation practice and exposed the persecution of the practice in China. This was the second year that practitioners participated in these popular annual events. -
Czech Republic: Atrocities in China Exposed During International Festival Celebrating Freedom from Totalitarianism
2015-03-07David Kilgour, a former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, and Ethan Gutmann, an investigative journalist, spoke at a press conference focused on the issue of forced organ harvesting in China, and throughout their visit in Prague they were interviewed by various local media, including Czech Radio and Czech Television. -
Italy: New Tourist Attractions in Rome
2015-03-07Thousands of Chinese tourists in Rome each day see volunteers handing out fliers telling them about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. These volunteers help tourists quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliates. -
Russia: Falun Gong Group Performs and Informs at Moscow “Oriental Collection” Expo
2015-02-27Falun Gong practitioners in Russia participated in the annual “Oriental Collection” exposition in Moscow on February 19-22, 2015. They demonstrated Falun Gong exercises, folded origami lotus flowers and performed a traditional Chinese folk dance. -
Romania: Lining Up to Sign for Falun Gong
2015-02-27The petition, initiated by Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), calls attention to the Chinese regime's organ harvesting atrocities and urges the UN Human Rights special rapporteur to help stop the 15-year-long persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
Spain: Madrid Locals Sign Petition and Support Falun Gong's Peaceful Resistance
2015-02-27Falun Gong practitioners from Madrid held a signature collection event at Plaza Callao, downtown Madrid, on February 21, exposing state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China and calling for an end to the persecution. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Introduced at Mind, Body, Spirit & Yoga Expo in Dublin
2015-01-10Local Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Mind, Body, Spirit & Yoga expo in Dublin. Practitioners introduced the ancient Chinese cultivation method, and exposed the brutal persecution of Falun Gong to the international community. -
Austria: Graz Signature Drive to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China
2015-01-10Falun Gong practitioners held a signature collecting event in Graz, Austria on October 25, 2014, to raise awareness about the Chinese regime's forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Gong at Helsinki Spirit and Knowledge Expo
2014-12-07Falun Gong practitioners once again participated in the annual Helsinki Spirit and Knowledge Expo in October 2014. They demonstrated the exercises and informed the public about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s brutal persecution of Falun Gong.