A roundtable discussion on the violation of human rights in China gathered in Jan. 28 in Sofia to focus on the persecution of Falun Gong and the situation in Tibet. The forum was organized by the Bulgarian Falun Dafa Association in cooperation with the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), and was held in the Czech Cultural Center in Sofia.
After the forum, the Czech Cultural Center hosted a presentation of the documentary film “Plum Blossoms in the Snow,” which tells a story about the persecution of Falun Gong adherents in China and the struggle for human rights in a totalitarian country.
The film is part of the film festival “One World” and was shown again at the Czech Center by the organizers of “One World” in Bulgaria. “One World” is an international film festival for human rights held every year in different European countries.
Falun Gong is a traditional practice for improving the mind and the physical state of the individual, originating in China. It consists of five meditative exercises and a moral teaching based on the principles of truthfulness, benevolence, and forbearance. Falun Gong adherents in China have been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999, when the regime banned Falun Gong from being practiced. Currently, it is practiced in more than 80 countries around the world, including Bulgaria. [caption id=“attachment_80657” align=“alignleft” width=“320” caption="Exercise demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners after the presentation of the movie
After the forum, the Czech Cultural Center hosted a presentation of the documentary film “Plum Blossoms in the Snow,” which tells a story about the persecution of Falun Gong adherents in China and the struggle for human rights in a totalitarian country.
The film is part of the film festival “One World” and was shown again at the Czech Center by the organizers of “One World” in Bulgaria. “One World” is an international film festival for human rights held every year in different European countries.
Falun Gong is a traditional practice for improving the mind and the physical state of the individual, originating in China. It consists of five meditative exercises and a moral teaching based on the principles of truthfulness, benevolence, and forbearance. Falun Gong adherents in China have been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999, when the regime banned Falun Gong from being practiced. Currently, it is practiced in more than 80 countries around the world, including Bulgaria. [caption id=“attachment_80657” align=“alignleft” width=“320” caption="Exercise demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners after the presentation of the movie
