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Shen Yun Performing Arts Debuts in Bregenz, Austria: 'Wonderful Beautiful Show!'
2010-03-27The Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company performed for the first time in Bregenz located on the eastern shore of Lake Constance. Bregenz is the capital of Austria's most Western state Vorarlberg. Many audience members travelled quite a distance to see the world-renowned traditional Chinese cultural show. -
Local President of Olympic Committee Says Shen Yun Embodies a Message of Great Principles
2010-03-25Mr. Jouanno said that he felt the show "carries important values," and that "these values make all humankind able to feel close to the philosophy coming from China's history. This show also allows us to think and to realize that each one of us belongs to the same overall body and we have to show solidarity to other humans. -
Shen Yun in Lausanne: "You can enter the theatre with a lot of life's burdens filling your head, and they all vanish during the show"
2010-03-24Shen Yun Performing Arts wowed the audience at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 18. Shen Yun was greeted warmly and left a lasting impression on the spectators. Philippe Van Holle, president of a pharmaceutical company, said, "I am surprised and taken back by the colours, particularly the interactive backdrops--3-D effects." -
Frankfurt Audiences Resoundingly Praise Shen Yun Performing Arts: 'It speaks to one's heart'
2010-03-21Michael Gahler, delegate to the European Parliament for the German State of Hesse and member of the European Foreign Affairs and other committees, attended the matinee performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts at Frankfurt's Jahrhunderthalle on Sunday, March 14. The audience honoured the artists with three curtain calls and resounding applause throughout the show before the last curtain fell. -
Speech to UN Human Rights Conference Exposes CCP's Abuse of Psychiatric Drugs in the Persecution of Falun Gong
2010-03-21On the morning of March 15, 2010, Mr. Chen Shizhong made a speech at the 13th UN Human Rights Council Conference representing the United Nations Association, San Diego Chapter. He urged the UN Human Rights Council to take action to end the Chinese Communist regime's continuous violation of Falun Gong practitioners' freedom of beliefs. -
Chinese Scholar Wang Weiluo: 'Shen Yun dances present pure compassion'
2010-03-20The New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company gave its final performance in Frankfurt's Jahrhunderthalle on March 14. Dr. Wang Weiluo, a renowned hydrologist now living in Germany and the author of the book Thirty-six Strategies of the Three Georges Project, travelled 160 miles to watch Shen Yun in Frankfurt. The artists were honoured with three curtain calls and resounding applause throughout the performances. -
EU Parliament Member: "The Audience Was Thrilled"
2010-03-17Frankfurt's celebrated venue, Jahrhunderthalle, was the proud host of the Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company for three shows March 12-14, 2010. Resounding applause attested that the audience thoroughly enjoyed this world-class show. Among many distinguished audience members was Thomas Mann, a European Parliament member. -
Swedish MPs Support the Hong Kong People's Wish to See Shen Yun
2010-02-14Two Swedish MPs, Ms. Cecilia Wigström and Mr. Andreas Norlén, who have seen Shen Yun performances in Sweden, were interviewed recently. Both were disappointed to learn that the Shen Yun shows were forced to cancel because the Hong Kong government, manipulated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), refused to grant visas to six technical experts on the Shen Yun Performing Arts staff. -
Belgium Leading Human Rights Lawyer: International Net of Justice is Closing
2010-02-11Spain's National Court launched a lawsuit against Jang Zemin and other prime culprits who persecute Falun Gong. Leading human rights lawyer G. H. Beauthier said: “We are building an international net of justice, and going to do it step by step until these Chinese Communist Party officials who have committed crimes against humanity are eventually brought to justice.” -
Former Victim of Communism Supports Lawsuits Against CCP Officials
2010-02-09“This is a beginning, we must give our full support for it.” said by Mr Siegmar Faust in Germany with an overwhelming Saxony accent. Here, the beginning stands for the two sentences separately made in both a Spanish court and an Argentine court. Five high-ranking officials of the Chinese Communist Party including the former leader Jiang Zemin were sued by Spain's National Court for genocide and the crime of torture. -
Swiss Human Rights Award goes to Authors of Investigation into CCP's Harvesting of Organs from Falun Gong
2010-02-01On January 16, 2010, the Swiss branch of the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) granted its 2009 Human Rights Award to Canada's human rights lawyer David Matas and Canada's former Secretary of State for the Asia Pacific region, David Kilgour, in recognition of their efforts in investigating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
People of Sweden Condemn CCP for Obstructing Shen Yun Show in Hong Kong
2010-01-31People from all walks of life in Sweden are showing great concern after hearing that Shen Yun Performing Arts was forced to cancel all seven of its shows in Hong Kong because the Hong Kong Immigration Department denied entry visas to six key members of the Shen Yun production staff. People pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is up to its old tricks again. -
Lord Avebury: The Chinese Communist Regime is the Primary Reason behind the Hong Kong Incident
2010-01-30After hearing the news that Hong Kong complied with the CCP to interfere with Shen Yun's shows in the city, many United Kingdom political leaders who care about Hong Kong expressed disappointment. Lord Avebury, Member of Parliament, believes that the Chinese Communist regime is the primary reason behind the Hong Kong authority's denial of visas. -
Human Rights Activist on Spanish Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin: This Is very Important Progress
2009-12-28"Many people, including Falun Gong, Tibetan victims and others, are excluded from the court in their own nation. Therefore they seek judicial justice abroad. I think the Spanish case delivered a very important message. Not only does it provide some comfort for the victims, it also provides a court for them. This is impossible to find in the victims' own country." -
Chairperson of European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights: Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin is Encouraging
2009-12-26Ms. Hautala said: "Our task is to build such a world, so that those who have committed crimes against humanity, war criminals and the perpetrators of serious violations of human rights have nowhere to escape. Some countries will not allow them to go unpunished even if the criminals are not their own citizens. Spain and Belgium are such countries."