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Persecution of Falun Gong Escalated in Xinjiang

China News, World NewsJune 17, 20180Comments

In the name of “maintaining stability,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Committee in Xinjiang have arrested Falun Gong practitioners, human rights defenders, religious personnel, and ethnic minorities without legal formalities or procedures. The authorities have also established "education and retraining centres" in every city and county. Those detained face physical and mental torture. In Urumqi,…

Hong Kong Forum Highlights Organ Harvesting Atrocities in Mainland China

China News, World NewsJune 17, 20180Comments

Political heavyweights and experts gathered in Hong Kong on June 10, 2018, to discuss how the Chinese communist regime persecutes Falun Gong practitioners and other religious groups. At the forum “Is there Freedom of Religion in China? -- On the Persecution of Falun Gong,” legislators and experts criticised the Chinese regime for profiting from organs…

Liaoning Woman Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Her Faith

China News, World NewsJune 17, 20180Comments

A Chaoyang City resident was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan for distributing information exposing the Chinese communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Jiang Weizhen credits Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, for returning her to health. Her family and friends were all amazed that…

Falun Gong Presents Extraordinary Beauty at Blacktown Streets Alive and Parade Day

Australia NewsJune 11, 20180Comments

Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners were invited to participate in the Streets Alive and Parade Day in Blacktown on May 26, 2018. The parade was a concluding celebration of the Blacktown City Festival and is the largest parade in Blacktown. The Falun Gong practitioners presented genuine traditional Chinese culture. Deputy Mayor Tony Bleasdale…

President of Bulgaria Learns about Falun Dafa During May 13 Celebrations

World NewsJune 11, 20180Comments

Millions of Falun Dafa followers throughout the world once again celebrated May 13, recognised as World Falun Dafa Day. It is a time when practitioners express their gratitude to Master Li Hongzhi for the precious and rare opportunity to cultivate in a righteous way. Bulgarian Falun Dafa practitioners were no exception and sent birthday greetings…

U.S. Religious Freedom Report Draws Attention to Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsJune 11, 20180Comments

The U.S. Department of State released the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on May 29, 2018. China was again on the Tier 1 list of “Countries of Particular Concern.” The report pays special attention to the persecution of Falun Gong and Christian and other religious groups. At a press briefing, U.S. Secretary of…

Portland, Oregon: Falun Dafa Earns Highest Award in Starlight Parade

World NewsJune 11, 20180Comments

More than 100 groups participated in the 42nd Starlight Parade Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon on June 2, 2018. Among the groups, the float made by Falun Dafa practitioners earned the highest award, the Sweepstakes-Best Illumination. Known as the City of Roses, Portland has had more than 100 years of history with the festival. The…

Officials Learn the Facts about the Persecution Through Practitioners Filing Criminal Complaints against Jiang Zemin

China News, World NewsJune 11, 20180Comments

Over 200,000 people in China have filed criminal complaints against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. These complaints have been sent to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Since then, Falun Gong practitioners have continued to be harassed, arrested and…

Falun Dafa practitioners welcome Chinese delegates to Queensland

Australia NewsMay 27, 20180Comments

Mainland Chinese visiting Queensland’s Gold Coast were warmly welcomed by Falun Dafa practitioners on May 17, 2018. Six thousand business delegates from major direct-marketing herbal company Infinitus China recently converged on the entertainment precinct called Surfers Paradise for one of the tourist city’s largest ever street parties. In light of celebrations, Falun Dafa practitioners set up…

Introducing Falun Gong in France and Spain

World NewsMay 27, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the Bio&Co expo in Strasbourg, Alsace, France from May 18 to 21, 2018. The expo host provided an open space for the practitioners, where they introduced Falun Gong and taught the exercises for free at the site. They also raised awareness about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)…

Las Vegas, Nevada: Workshop on Meditation Brings Peace and Energy

World NewsMay 27, 20180Comments

Practitioners in Las Vegas held a Falun Dafa nine-day seminar at the Sahara West Library near Summerlin on May 20, 2018, and played the lecture videotape series by Mr. Li Hongzhi (the founder of Falun Dafa). More than ten people attended the free workshop and remarked how much they enjoyed it. Energy Field Larry…

Taiwan: Falun Gong’s Waist Drum Team Wins Decorative Lantern Competition

World NewsMay 27, 20180Comments

Falun Gong’s Miaoli Waist Drum Team and the NTD Taiwan Flag and Drum Team were invited to participate in the annual grand event of “Toufen April 8th” on May 20, 2018. It is a traditional Hakka event held in Toufen City, in which the best teams that tied in the Lantern Festival competition months ago…