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New Zealand: Falun Gong Warmly Welcomed in Harvest Festival Parade

World NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band was invited to participate in the 68th Hawke's Bay Harvest Parade on September 14, 2019. This grand parade celebrates the coming of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and is held every September at Hastings, Hawke's Bay in North Island, New Zealand. The Falun Gong practitioners' entry was warmly…

Odense, Denmark: Learning the Falun Dafa Exercises at the Odense Health Expo

World NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners introduced this ancient self-cultivation practice at a health expo in Odense, Denmark on September 14-15, 2019. Many people showed great interest in learning Falun Dafa after watching the exercise demonstration, and hearing about the health benefits. Some were taught the exercises at the Expo venue. Falun Dafa practitioners have…

Czech Republic: Rallies and Parade in Prague Call for an End to the Persecution of Falun Dafa in China

World NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners from different parts of the Czech Republic held a rally on September 7, 2019 outside of the presidential residence in Prague. A parade was held after the rally to introduce Falun Dafa to the public and call for an end to the 20-year-long persecution in China. The Tian Guo Marching…

Wollongong: Falun Dafa Enjoys Warm Welcome in 2019 Spring into Corrimal

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Local Falun Dafa Practitioners, once again participated in the 2019 Spring into Corrimal community event, held on the 8th September. As soon as Spring hits the Southerm Hemisphere, in Corrimal, a local suburb of the Greater Area of Wollongong, puts on the largest community event in NSW regional area. …

Sydney: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcomed in Street Fair Parade

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band, which is comprised of Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the annual Street Fair parade in Chatswood on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Street Fair is an important part of the Sydney suburb's annual Emerge Festival. This year marks the 22nd Emerge Festival, which is hosted each year by the…

Stories from Ancient China: The Danger of Lust

InsightsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

The people in ancient China believed that among all transgressions that prevented one from becoming virtuous, lust was the worst. Many stories were written warning of the danger of lust, as illustrated in the following two stories. This first tells the story of a scholar who almost lost his chance for career advancement because…

Former Police Inspector Upholds His Faith in Falun Gong Despite 14 Years of Detention and Torture

China News, World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

A former police inspector in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province, credits Falun Gong for returning him to health and enabling him to become a better person, but he suffered unspeakable abuse during his 14 years of detention for refusing to renounce his faith. Mr. Shang Xiping, 54, became a target when the Chinese communist…

New York: On Mid-Autumn Eve, New York Orange County Practitioners Organised a Group Exercise to Thank Master

World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Chinese and Western Falun Dafa practitioners from New York Orange County and surrounding areas gathered on a meadow and held a group exercise, in the afternoon on September 7, 2019. They wished the founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li Hongzhi, a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Practitioners also held a group meeting to talk about their…

Falun Gong Welcomed at Community Events in Croatia and Norway

World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners regularly hold activities or participate in local community events to introduce the practice and to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution. At these events practitioners typically demonstrate the exercises, talk about the benefits of the practice, tell people about the brutal 20-year persecution of Falun…

Sydney: Rally Held in Parramatta to Oppose Persecution and Forced Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong in China

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

Government officials, community leaders and Falun Gong practitioners attended a rally in Sydney, Australia on August 24 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They gathered at Centenary Square in Parramatta in Sydney's west. Speakers called on people from all walks of life to support practitioners and help…

New Zealand: Practitioners Raise Awareness of the Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Aotea Square in downtown Auckland on August 24, 2019 to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Regime’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China. Many people said they were appalled by the Party’s brutality and encouraged practitioners to continue their efforts. Kale Wimmo is…

Chinese Police Given Quotas for Falun Gong Arrests or Face Punishment

China News, World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

In the past 20 years of persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party, police are known to have been given arrest quotas and face punishment if they fail to meet them. Those who meet or exceed quotas are given bonuses or other rewards. Since July 2019, around the 20th anniversary of the persecution…