Local Events

  • 2008 European Experience Sharing Conference Held in Berlin

    The 2008 European Falun Gong Experience Sharing Conference was successfully held in Berlin, Germany on November 16th. Practitioners from more than 30 countries participated in the Conference. 18 practitioners shared their own experiences and understandings of how to cultivate themselves. The Conference atmosphere was both warm and solemn. The Conference came to a successful conclusion with a reading of the Complementary Message sent by Falun Dafa's founder, Mr Li Hongzhi.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Large Parade in Berlin to Raise Awareness of the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong in China

    “Falun Gong is amazing! I am not a Falun Gong practitioner, but I have seen they have done many things, I feel today’s gathering is just great. Such a large scale activity, I am so moved that I cannot help but cry. I think more Chinese people should come to see this sort of gathering, to see with their own eyes what has happened.”
  • Sweden: Activity in Stockholm to Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Dafa

    On August 23rd, Falun Gong practitioners went to Mynttorg Square in Stockholm, to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP. Practitioners also exposed incidents of the CCP harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners and provided an opportunity for Chinese people to withdraw from the CCP.
  • Ukraine: Ukrainian Police Recommend Practice Site to Falun Gong Practitioners

    When the police heard that Falung Gong practitioners are brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist regime, immediately their attitude softened. They told practitioners, “There are not many people in this park. If you want to let more people know the truth, you have to find a place with many people."
  • Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities at a Green Weekend Expo in Helsinki

    From November 7th to the 9th, a major event called Green Weekend was held in the Exhibition Centre in Helsinki and attracted more than 20,000 visitors. The practitioners told visitors about the benefits they had received through practising Falun Gong as well as the brutal persecution of Falun Gong taking place in China.
  • Sweden: Raising Awareness about the Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China

    On November 8th, Falun Gong practitioners went to Mynttorg Square in Stockholm. They distributed leaflets and displayed photos exposing the CCP's crime of harvesting Falun Gong practitioners’ organs. After understanding the truth many people signed their names in support of an end to the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to the 20th Child Expo in Moscow

    The 20th Russian Child Expo was held at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre from November 1st until the 5th. With over 120 organisations participating, the Expo attracted a lot of visitors and concluded with great success. Russian Falun Gong practitioners were also invited to participate in the event.
  • Sweden: The European Union Conference on Human Rights Urges China to Improve Human Rights

    This year is the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, however according to a Reporters without Borders report, Eutelsat closed down New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV)’s broadcast to mainland China in June this year, using 'technical problems' as the excuse.
  • France: Eutelsat Conference Raises Questions from Angry Shareholders

    On the afternoon of November 6th, a Eutelsat shareholder conference was held in Neuilly France. As it was the last conference of 2008, near 200 shareholders from all over the world attended. At the same time, nearly a hundred supporters of the New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV) protested outside the conference venue, requesting the satellite company to resume the channel’s broadcast to Asia.
  • Switzerland: Story about a New Falun Gong Practitioner

    The morning of October 21st was sunny and bright. We rode in a Falun Gong practitioner’s car all the way from Switzerland to Strasbourg to participate in a two-day petition in front of the European Parliament. About 50 practitioners from various countries in central Europe took part in the activity.
  • Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to the Stockholm Harmony Health Expo

    In response to an invitation from the host, Falun Gong practitioners attended the “Harmony Health Expo” in Stockholm. Practitioners raised awareness about the Chinese Communist Party's brutal nine year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This year, practitioners also promoted the Divine Performing Arts Spectacular.
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest at the Chinese Consulate in Munich

    Falun Gong practitioners organised activities at the Chinese Consulate in Munich to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners displayed banners, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and distributed leaflets.
  • Sweden: Tourists Join a Falun Gong Rally in Stockholm

    On August 16th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners from Sweden joined a rally at Mynttorg Square in Stockholm. The rally was in support of 41 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and practitioners also exposed cases of forced organ harvesting.
  • Ireland: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China During a Cultural Festival

    On the 23rd and 24th of August, 2008, the Irish Dun Laoghaire global cultural art festival opened on the seashore, to the south of the capital Dublin. This year, eight hundred artists and thousands of performers from around the world participated. Performances spread over one hundred and fifty sites in the town. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to join the festival, making this the fourth time they had attended.
  • Norway: Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong Despite Wind and Snow

    From September 26th, with the exception of Sunday, two Norwegian Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese Embassy in Oslo every day, where they performed the Falun Gong exercises and distributed leaflets to protest against China's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Some people come to look at the panels and some collect Falun Gong material, the car drivers deliberately slow down and some give the thumbs sign up out of the window to express their understanding and support and some specially come to send greetings.