Local Events

  • United Kingdom: Raising Awareness about the Persecution in Manchester

    On January 9, 2010, Falun Gong practitioners from York, England, held an event in Manchester to let people know more about Falun Gong and the ten years of persecution waged against the practice in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Almost one hundred people signed the petition calling for an end to the CCP's human rights atrocities.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in the Coastal Town of Plymouth

    Many tourists asked questions about Falun Gong after reading the posters. They signed the petition when they learned about the persecution. A couple had a long talk with a practitioner and said that the human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners remind them of other atrocities committed by communist regimes, such as in Vietnam.
  • Slovakia: Human Rights Day in Bratislava

    Falun Gong practitioners from Slovakia remembered this day on December 10, 2009, by holding a rally and collecting petition signatures. They informed public about human rights violations of Falun Gong practitioners in China, at the hands of the communist regime. These people are detained in forced labour camps, persecuted, and tortured for their beliefs.
  • United Kingdom: Practitioners Raise Awareness about Falun Gong on International Human Rights Day in Central London

    On the December 10, 2009, International Human Rights Day, Falun Gong practitioners in the UK held a parade and a rally at the North Terrace on Trafalgar Square in downtown London. They called attention to the human rights situation in China, including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) atrocity of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Denmark: Practitioners Hold Falun Gong Introductory Session

    Practitioners in Denmark held an introductory session in the library in Skive, a scenic city on the Jutland Peninsula on December 6, 2009. They introduced to attendees what Falun Gong is and also taught them to do the exercises. Many attendees found Falun Gong is great and wanted to learn the exercises. They also left their contact information.
  • United Kingdom: Promoting Falun Gong in the Coastal Town of Plymouth

    On 17 October 2009, Plymouth, a coastal city in the UK, held its annual “Food Festival”. Falun Dafa practitioners held an activity during the festival to let people know more about Falun Dafa and the human rights abuses that practitioners in China are subjected to by the Chinese Communist Party. Passers by were happy to take leaflets and find out more.
  • Spain: People Delighted to Learn About Falun Gong at National Health Expo

    On November 5 2009, the National Health Expo opened in Madrid. The local Falun Dafa Association took part, introducing Falun Dafa to local people through three seminars during the Expo. There were almost no spare seats on the first day. Even more people came on the second day.
  • United Kingdom: The Public Supports Practitioners Introducing Falun Gong in Downtown Newcastle

    On November 7 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from Newcastle and other cities went to downtown Newcastle to introduce Falun Gong. They set up an information booth to inform people about the practice, expose China's inhuman persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and support 63 million Chinese people who have quit the CCP.
  • Austria: Falun Gong Books Displayed at International Book Fair in Vienna

    The International Book Fair and Reading Festival was held at Messe Wien, Vienna on November 12-15, 2009. The Falun Dafa Association of Austria set up a Falun Gong book display booth to introduce Falun Gong. Practitioners demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises and introduced the principles of the practice during the book fair.
  • Germany: “Amazing, you certainly must persist”

    On the 1st of August 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from Augsburg in Southern Germany held an information day called “Protect peace for humanity, stop the persecution of Falun Gong, bring an end to the CCP’s savagery”. Many people expressed great interest when they heard how Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted by the CCP.
  • Germany: We Wish You Success!

    Falun Gong practitioners in Augsburg hold an "Information Day" every month. On November 7, 2009, at a busy street corner in Augsburg, they set up a table with informational materials on the practice. They demonstrated the five exercises and told people about the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong that has lasted ten years in China.
  • Spain: Introducing Falun Dafa at a Health Fair in Barcelona

    People were shocked when hearing about the CCP's brutal persecution of Falun Gong, and signed the petition to stop the persecution. There was a publisher's booth nearby. After having learned the facts about Falun Gong, the owner led all the people in his booth to come over to sign the petition. He said that he would like to introduce Falun Dafa on their website.
  • Germany: Practitioners Promote Dafa in Freiburg

    On Saturday, November 7, 2009, practitioners from Germany and Switzerland organised a Falun Dafa Information Day event in the German tourist city of Freiburg amBreisgau. People who learned the truth, signed their names to support the petition to end the persecution. Some had heard about Falun Gong before and wrote down the phone number to find out about free classes.
  • Germany: "Let Me Take Off My Hat to You!"

    On October 31, 2009, Falun Dafa practitioners from Germany and Switzerland went to Lindau, a beautiful town sitting next to Lake Bodensee. The practitioners were there to tell the local residents about the beauty of Falun Dafa and the brutal persecution taking place in China. Several practitioners went to the centre of Lindau to pass out fliers.
  • Switzerland: "We Want to Learn Falun Gong Right Now"

    Monika learned at the information booth that the persecution of the Falun Gong practitioners had lasted for more than ten years. She expressed sadness for the ongoing persecution. She said, "I think the persecution is very cruel and breaks my heart." She signed the petition in support of stopping the persecution immediately and expressed her wishes that the practitioners in China regain the freedom to practise.