Local Events
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Cyprus: People in Larnaca Learn about Falun Dafa and the Persecution
2009-11-13Falun Dafa practitioners organised two activities in Larnaca on 11th and 13th October 2009 in order to introduce the practice to the native people and the city visitors. They displayed banners with information about Falun Dafa and the persecution, which the practitioners in China have experienced for more than a decade. -
Germany: People Learn the Truth on Information Day
2009-11-10On October 17, 2009, Falun Dafa practitioners in Sachsen-Anhalt in Halle, Germany held an information day to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of practitioners in China. In a light rain, several practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises while others distributed fliers to every visitor. -
Spain: Falun Gong Introduced at the Zaragoza General Trade Fair
2009-11-07This was the first time that practitioners participated in this event. They set up a booth to introduce Falun Gong and expose Chinese Communist Party's inhumane persecution of the practice. They also offered free Falun Gong classes. Many people who learned the facts signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution. -
Germany: "What Can I Do for You?"
2009-11-07On October 31, Ms. Ren, a Chinese lady living in Munich, Germany, happened upon Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful demonstration against the persecution and encouraging Chinese people to quit the Chinese Communist Party activity. She expressed her support and asked what she could do for them. -
Switzerland: Visitors to a Falun Gong Information Table Are Appalled by the Atrocities Happening in China
2009-11-06On August 15, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Switzerland held a Falun Gong Information Day in Bern, the capital, exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong. At the same time, they called for an immediate end to the persecution. People signed the petition to express their support. -
Germany: Falun Gong Activity in Munich Attracts Many Visitors
2009-11-05Munich is a well-known historical city. It attracts many tourists from around the world. The Marien Platz in the city centre is especially crowded. On August 9, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from the German State of Bavaria held an activity at the Marien Platz, exposing the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. -
Denmark: Spreading the Facts about Falun Gong in Hans Christian Andersen's Home Town
2009-11-02It is already chilly in October in Denmark. From October 15 to 17, Falun Gong practitioners in Denmark held three days of activities in five cities on the Island of Fyn to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against the practice in China. Many people learned about Falun Gong by talking to practitioners or reading the posters and information material they displayed. -
Finland: Introducing Falun Dafa at a Health Expo in Helsinki
2009-10-31The twenty-seventh annual Spirit and Knowledge Expo was held in Helsinki, Finland in October 2009. More than two hundred groups participated in the Expo. Finland Falun Gong practitioners took part in the Expo by introducing Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) and its principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. -
Germany: "We Are with You, and We Support You"
2009-10-30From October 1 to 4 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held activities to support the movement to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organisations on the square in front of the Cologne Cathedral. After finding out the facts, many people signed their names to support stopping the persecution of Falun Gong and to support those who have withdrawn from the CCP. -
United Kingdom: Promoting Withdrawals from the CCP in London's Chinatown
2009-10-28October 1, 2009, was the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) rise to power in China. The Service Centre for Quitting the CCP in London held activities in London's Chinatown to give out copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, to urge people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations, and to support the 61 million Chinese people that had already renounced the CCP. -
Sweden: "The CCP's Persecution has Promoted Falun Gong Worldwide!"
2009-10-27Sweden's largest health expo was held on October 10 and 11, 2009 in Solna, to the north of Stockholm. With miraculous healing power that improves mind and body, Falun Gong is very popular with the Swedish public. Each year the group is invited to demonstrate the exercises. -
United Kingdom: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution at Manchester City Centre
2009-10-26On Saturday, October 17, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners from northern England went to St. Anne's Square in Manchester to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong in China by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Many signed the petition supporting Falun Gong practitioners and wished that the persecution would end as soon as possible. Showing their support, some offered to buy hot tea for the practitioners. -
United Kingdom: Falun Dafa Practitioners Expose the Persecution in Sheffield City Centre
2009-10-25On Saturday October 10th 2009, several Falun Gong practitioners from the north of England went to the city centre of Sheffield to tell passersby about Falun Gong and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Germany: "Please Tell Everybody about the Crimes in China"
2009-10-24A few tourists pointed at the leaflets exposing the CCP's live organ harvesting, saying that such important information should be passed to people all over the world as soon as possible. Someone pointed at the pictures exposing the persecution and asked, "Is this real?" After finding out that all of these were not only real, but also still happening and supported by the CCP, many people voiced their anger. -
United Kingdom: Learning Falun Gong in Regent's Park, London
2009-10-19Several new participants arrived at the Regent's Park Falun Gong exercise site on a weekend in September. They had learned about the practice when practitioners held an informational activity and were so interested that they came to learn the exercises. When one lady was asked how she felt after trying Falun Gong for the first time she said emotionally, "Very good. I felt very good, very happy. It's very easy to learn and I believe it's very good for me."