Local Events

  • United Kingdom: "I Support You and Stand on Your Side!"

    On July 11 2009, a group of Falun Gong practitioners went to St. Martin's Square in London to hold an activity for the second time that month. They have been holding such activities whenever possible to reach more people with the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. Many passersby stopped to take a closer look and sign the petition.
  • Spain: Falun Gong Welcomed at Arenys de Munt Fair

    From June 6 to 7, 2009, Arenys de Munt in Spain welcomed its first "Nature and Spiritual Healing" Fair with the theme "Discover Yourself". A few dozen groups participated. Especially eye-catching was Falun Gong's stand with exercise photos from around the world and exhibits exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China.
  • Germany: "Falun Gong is the Chinese People's Pride"

    July 20, 2009, marked the tenth year of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. To stop the CCP's atrocities, Falun Gong practitioners in Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany held a Falun Dafa Information Day on July 20 to call for an end of the inhumane persecution.
  • France: Quit the CCP Activity in Paris

    On June 22, 2009, the French "Quit the CCP" Service Centre sponsored an assembly in Bellville, Paris, to support the 56 million people that have quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations. They also provided the Chinese living in Paris with services and consultation to help them quit.
  • Belgium: Activities Held to Protest the Persecution

    In July 2009, Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Brussels at La Bourse Plaza, in front of the Chinese Embassy, and in Chinatown, and in Antwerp in Chinatown to protest the 10-year-long persecution. On July 11, practitioners held activities in Chinatown in Antwerp, the second largest city in Belgium, to protest the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Netherlands: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in Gouda

    Falun Gong practitioners held an activity in Gouda, a small town in West Netherlands, on July 4, 2009. Many people learned about Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They couldn't see why the Chinese Communist Party would persecute innocent Falun Gong practitioners. They asked about how they could help to stop it.
  • Turkey: Falun Dafa Is a Profound Practice

    On the afternoon of July 18, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Turkey held activities in downtown Ankara to introduce the public to Falun Gong and expose the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of the practice, which has included harvesting organs from living practitioners. People that saw the peaceful and elegant exercise demonstration stopped and watched.
  • Sweden: Practitioners' Tour Draws Media Attention and Wins Support from Government Officials

    To mark the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, practitioners in Sweden went on a car tour to raise awareness and bring an end to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) atrocities. The tour started on July 11, 2009, from Copenhagen, Denmark, and continued through Swedish five cities.
  • Austria: Practitioners Condemn the CCP's 10-Year Persecution at St. Stephen's Square

    Marking the tenth year of Falun Gong practitioners' efforts to resist the persecution, practitioners gathered at Vienna's famous tourist attraction, St. Stephen's Cathedral, on July 18, 2009. They called attention to the ten-year-long persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and appealed to every sector of society to learn the truth.
  • Sweden: Five-City Tour Lets More People Learn about the Persecution

    Practitioners in Sweden went on a car tour to tell people about Falun Gong and raise awareness about the human rights abuses against practitioners in China. The tour started on July 11, 2009, from Copenhagen, Denmark and continued through five cities: Malmo in south Sweden, Borgholm, Helsingborg, Gothenburg, and Linkping.
  • Greece: Commemorating Ten Years of Persecution

    On 18th of July, Greek practitioners went to a popular tourist area called Thissio in Athens, where they displayed notice boards exposing the persecution and distributed fliers. People were reading the information boards and asked questions about Falun Gong, which the practitioners happily answered for them.
  • Germany: Commemorative Activities Calling for an End to the Ten-Year Persecution Held in Essen City

    On July 1, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, held a rally in Essen City, peacefully protesting the ten-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The activities included an anti-torture exhibition, a Falun Gong exercise demonstration, and a signature collection to condemn the persecution.
  • Bosnia and Hercegovina: Commemorating Ten Years of Persecution Against Falun Gong in China

    Falun Dafa practitioners from Bosnia and Hercegovina held an event in the centre of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Hercegovina, to commemorate the ten years of human rights abuses that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has waged against Falun Gong and to call for an immediate end to the persecution and the disintegration of the CCP.
  • Slovakia: Telling the Slovakian People about Ten Years of Persecution

    On 20th July 2009, practitioners in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, organised a rally on SNP square to commemorate ten years of persecution against Falun Gong in China. They handed out leaflets and talked to people about how the Chinese Communist Party has used all means at its disposal to force Falun Gong practitioners to renounce their belief.
  • Liechtenstein: Commemorating Ten Years of Persecution on July 20th

    On Monday July 20th, Falun Gong practitioners in Liechtenstein called for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China by holding an activity in front of the parliament and government buildings in Vaduz, the capital city. It was the first official event organised by the newly founded Falun Dafa Association in Liechtenstein.