Parades
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Germany: A Large Parade and Information Day Held in Berlin
2003-12-06The parade, included banners which read, "Bringing Jiang Zemin to court", "Urgently rescue Xiong Wei". Pictures of practitioners being persecuted and cruelly punished were also displayed. The purpose of the parade was to arouse people's concern for the brutal persecution in China, and at the same time appeal for support from people. -
Germany: Shopkeepers and Storeowners on Unter den Linden Praised the Falun Gong Parade
2003-12-05With soothing Chinese music in the background, the Falun Gong parade passed though Unter den Linden in Berlin. Men and women of different ages and nationality held flower wreaths or banners, in different languages. Passerby looked on in awe and the police, who would usually be tense while monitoring parades, were relaxed as if taking a leisurely walk. -
Germany: Grand Parade in Berlin Had a Powerful Effect (Photo Report)
2003-11-29On November the 22nd, 2003 Falun Gong practitioners held a parade through the busiest street in Berlin. This caught a lot of people's attention. Many people accepted flyers and discussed the materials while they watched the parade. -
Germany: Photo Report - Activities in Berlin
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Germany: Large Parade through the City of Berlin
2003-11-25The parade finished at the historic Brandenburg Gate where the practitioners stood quietly holding the banners while a few short speeches were given. A group of Chinese tourists were clearly very surprised to see the parade and the large number of western practitioners. They were even more surprised when one of them walked over and began to talk about Falun Gong in Mandarin. -
UK: Scottish Practitioners took part in Human Rights Activities organised by Amnesty International
2003-10-24A Falun Dafa stall was set up in the hall and then practitioners joined Amnesty International and other human rights organisations for a parade that was led by Scottish bagpipe players. In the town centre, the practitioners were very busy handing out leaflets and holding banners, so members of another human rights organization voluntarily helped them. -
Germany: You have made the Hamburg Multicultural Festival more vibrant!
2003-09-23It was a sunny day and passers-by watched the parade with great interest. There were nearly thirty groups attending the parade. The Falun Gong part of the parade was led by a beautiful blue banner reading The World needs Zhen-Shan-Ren. Practitioners lotus dance and fan dance were dignified and elegant. -
UK: Falun Gong Won First Prize Again in Edinburgh's World-Famous Festival Cavalcade
2003-08-12"Winning this prize for the second year in a row truly shows Falun Gong's popularity in the western society. This heartfelt support creates a stark contrast to the campaign of genocide and propaganda that Jiang Zemin has used to turn people against Falun Gong in China, where people who practise Falun Gong are not rewarded but are tortured, raped, beaten and murdered." -
UK: Falun Gong Won First Prize Again in Edinburgh's International Art Festival Parade
2003-08-08Falun Gongs team was formed by Chinese waist drums, traditional dances and a float. It had a unique style among the many performance groups and was full of rich oriental culture, as well as friendliness, beauty and creativity. Many newspapers used pictures of Falun Gong practitioners performance as the headline when reporting on Edinburghs Art Festival. -
UK: Falun Gong practitioners were Invited to join the Parade of Edinburghs World Famous Annual Festival
2003-08-05The opening parade of the Edinburgh Festival was held on August 3rd in Scotlands capital. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated traditional Chinese culture and were welcomed by the spectators who reportedly numbered almost 200,000. Falun Gong practitioners won the first prize in the Community category for the second year running. -
France: Practitioners Parade through the Chinese area of Paris and Tell the People the Facts about Falun Gong
2003-07-26July 20th marked four years of brutal persecution against Falun Gong by Jiangs evil regime. Practitioners from all parts of France held various activities to protest against this persecution. The activities involved two themes: telling people the facts about Falun Gong to expose Jiangs deceitful lies and calling on the international community to support the lawsuit against Jiang Zemin. -
Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners, Human Rights Groups and Student Union Representatives gather in Dublin to Expose Jiang's Four-year Persecution against Falun Gong
2003-07-26Representatives of many different groups made speeches denouncing Jiang's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and calling for the release of Irish students incarcerated in China. Behind the speakers was a large banner reading, Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin persecutes millions of Falun Gong practitioners, 770+ tortured to death, 1/4 state budget exhausted. -
UK: Practitioners hold a Press Conference and Parade on July 20th to Appeal for an End to the Persecution
2003-07-23July 20th 2003 marked four years of inhumane brutality against Falun Gong. To remember the millions of innocent practitioners who have suffered for their belief in Truth, Kindness and Endurance, UK practitioners held a press conference in front of the London Chinese Embassy. They exposed the crimes of Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin and supported the worldwide call to bring him to justice. -
Sweden: Four Years of Persecution are in Vain Truthfulness, Kindness, Tolerance are Deeply Rooted in People's Hearts (I)
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Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners hold a Parade to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice
2003-07-10On June 21, German practitioners held an SOS Walk in Braunschweig, a city in Northern Germany, to support the global lawsuit against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin. This was the first activity Falun Gong practitioners have held in City of Braunschweig. The activity was an excellent opportunity to tell the truth to more people.