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India: Practitioners Hold Falun Dafa Workshop in Karaikal

World NewsFebruary 21, 20210Comments

In the coastal city of Pondicherry in India, a woman does the Falun Dafa exercises on the beach every day. People often stop to ask for more information about the exercises and Falun Dafa. One day in February 2021, a nun in a white habit quietly watched the practitioner. Afterwards, she asked about the exercises.…

My Thoughts and Feelings After Watching Shen Yun

InsightsFebruary 21, 20210Comments

As a Falun Dafa practitioner in China, I was very fortunate to have watched the 2021 Shen Yun performance [because Shen Yun is inaccessible in China, New Tang Dynasty Television broadcasts the performance around the Chinese New Year exclusively to audiences in mainland China]. Here I wish to express my gratitude for Master’s boundless compassion…

Lawyer Sincerely Wishes Master Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong Practitioners Around the World a Happy Chinese New Year

Australia NewsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

On the eve of Chinese New Year Ms. Sophie York, barrister, law lecturer and author in Australia, sent her heartfelt happy New Year wishes to Master Li Hongzhi, and all Falun Gong practitioners in Australia and around the world! “Thank you for never giving up!” she said. Falun Gong’s Truth-clarification Efforts Are Having an Impact in…

Dallas, Texas: People Encourage Practitioners’ Ongoing Efforts to Expose the CCP’s Crimes

World NewsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Dallas, Texas have been exposing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s crimes by holding large banners at busy street intersections since September 2020. Many local residents were touched by their messages and expressed their admiration for practitioners' efforts. Some even offered to help hold the banners. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex comprises dozens…

Sweden: Swedes Touched by Practitioners Clarifying the Truth in the Snow

World NewsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

Security guards near Parliament House in Stockholm greeted Falun Gong practitioners parking their cars loaded with truth clarification materials. “Hello! Welcome!” one of them said. “You are always welcome here!” After several days of snow, the entire city was covered with a thick blanket on January 29, 2021. The security guards helped practitioners clear away…

1,216 Falun Gong Practitioners Reported Arrested and Harassed in January 2021

China News, World NewsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

After a frenzy of arrests and harassment of Falun Gong practitioners in 2020, the first month of 2021 saw the Chinese Communist Party continue its persecution of Falun Gong – a futile effort that began in July 1999. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.…

Finland: Practitioners Raise Awareness of Persecution and Hold Candlelight Vigil in Helsinki

World NewsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Helsinki, Finland, from 9 to 11 a.m. on January 23, followed by a candlelight vigil at a downtown shopping center from 3 to 6 p.m. The events were held to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27. At this time…

Perspectives in History: What Kind of People Survived Plagues?

InsightsFebruary 14, 20210Comments

In the thousands of years of human civilization, people have always struggled to find cures to plagues, including the current coronavirus pandemic. Thucydides, a witness of the Plague of Athens (430-426 BC), wrote, “Nor was there any to say certain medicine that applied must have helped them; for if it did good to one, it…

Perth: People Call for CCP to End: “The CCP is Paving The Way for World Dominance”

Australia NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners held activities in Perth, the capital of Western Australia, at the Murray Street Mall on January 9, 2021. They told people about Falun Dafa and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has brutally persecuted it for 21 years. Local residents expressed their support and said the world needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Practitioners hung up…

Adelaide: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcomed at Australia Day Celebrations

Australia NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

The annual Australia Day parade in Adelaide was canceled this year due to the CCP virus outbreak. The Australia Day Council of South Australia (ADCSA) took to organising small-scale celebratory events instead. Local Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in a multicultural event. Demonstrating the Exercises in Downtown Adelaide Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the…

Catholic Priest in New Zealand: “The CCP Is Against Humanity and God. It Will Meet Its Doom”

World NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

New Zealanders commemorate Waitangi Day as a national holiday on February 1 each year. From Saturday, January 30 through Monday, February 1, 2021, to raise awareness of the ongoing persecution in China, Falun Gong practitioners held activities at two major tourist cities on the North Island, Taupo and Rotorua, at two business districts in Auckland;…

Experts Say China Is Among Worst Human Rights Violators in the World

World NewsFebruary 7, 20210Comments

Recently, Canadian think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) hosted an online conference on the broad range of human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese communist regime. The webinar panel “Defending Human Rights in China” featuring speakers from the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Canada was held on January 14, 2021. During the…