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Argentina: Raising Awareness of the Persecution in China During G20 Summit

World NewsDecember 2, 20180Comments

Prior to the start of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on November 30, the Falun Dafa Association in Argentina submitted over 30,000 petitions to President Mauricio Macri on November 27. The petitions urge President Macri to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their meeting on December 2 to stop the suppression in China.…

Czech Republic: Senate Hosts Public Hearing on Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsDecember 2, 20180Comments

A public hearing on the persecution of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) in China was held in the Zahán Salon inside the Valdštejnsky Palác on November 19, 2018. The hearing was proposed by Czech Senator Chaloupek as the first step in drafting a resolution. The hearing was held in response to the 40,000…

Western Australia: Falun Dafa Booth at Agricultural Show Builds Support for Ending Persecution in China

Australia NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners from Western Australia (WA) have participated in the region's Albany Agricultural Show for over a decade and continued that tradition in 2018. On November 9 and 10, practitioners returned to the annual event to share the meditation practice with their community and inform Australians of the persecution taking place in China today.…

Gold Coast: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong and the Persecution in China

Australia NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners held an Information Day event at Gold Coast Surfers Paradise on November 9, 2018. Many tourists and local residents, including many Chinese tourists, signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice which follows the principles…

French Lawmakers Express Concern About Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

A presentation on forced organ harvesting captured the attention of French lawmakers during a forum marking the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was held in the French Senate on November 16. Senator André Gattolin sponsored the forum with the association Act for Human Rights. Speakers included Human Rights Ambassador François Croquette,…

Minghui Report: 296 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in October 2018

China News, World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

The Chinese communist regime has launched one campaign after another to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their faith in the mind-body cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The “knocking on doors” campaign started in March 2017 and had police nationwide check on practitioners and question whether they still practiced Falun Gong.…

Ukraine: Falun Dafa Art Exhibition Evokes Positivity, Hope

World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held from October 20-31 in Odessa, the third most populous city in Ukraine. Many tourists and residents, as well as some government officials, attended the event and praised the artworks for their traditional values. “Our life lacks honesty and kindness these days. That…

Taiwan: Signature Collection in Nanzhuang Supports Lawsuits Against Jiang

World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners performed outside the Nanzhuang Visitor Centre in Miaoli County, Taiwan, on November 10, 2018, to promote the practice and raise awareness of the ongoing persecution in China. The Flag and Drum Troupe of NTD Television in Taiwan and the Waist Drum Troupe of Miaoli County performed. Tourists and local residents attracted by…

Chinese Surgeon Disinvited from International Summit for Possible Involvement in Forced Organ Harvesting

China News, World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

Dong Jiahong, executive president of Beijing's Tsinghua Changgung Hospital and former head of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, has been dis-invited from the China-Israel Innovation and Investment Summit, following complaints about his suspected participation in forced organ harvesting of Chinese prisoners of conscience. The high-profile conference, organised by the Chinese and Israeli governments,…

Introducing Falun Gong at the Annual Riddells Creek Festival for the First Time

Australia NewsNovember 18, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual Riddells Creek Festival for the first time last Saturday, November 10, 2018. Riddells Creek is a town located next to the beautiful Macedon ranges in Central Victoria. A stall displaying information about the practice was set up at the festival entrance. Many people were attracted by the bright display and…

Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Double Bay Street Festival in Sydney

Australia NewsNovember 18, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney, Australia, joined the annual Double Bay Street Festival on Sunday, November 4, 2018. An estimated 80,000 people attended the street festival in the upscale, harbor-side suburb of Double Bay this year. Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises, handed out introductory flyers, and told people about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)…

Cyprus: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong in Larnaca

World NewsNovember 18, 20180Comments

On Sunday, November 11, Falun Gong practitioners introduced this ancient mind-body practice by the seashore in Larnaca, the oldest city in Cyprus. The group demonstrated the exercises and collected signatures on a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China, which has gone on since 1999. A middle-aged man filmed the…