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New Zealand: Introducing Falun Gong at Harvest Festival in Christchurch

World NewsApril 2, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Harvest Festival at Rudolf Steiner School in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 25, 2018. The traditional Harvest Festival featured a variety of activities including music, arts & crafts and entertainment, and vendors selling home-grown produce and organic foods as well as ethnic foods. The practitioners had a booth where…

Georgia: House Resolution Opposing Organ Harvesting in China Passes Unanimously

Info Centre, World NewsApril 2, 20180Comments

The State of Georgia in the U.S. unanimously passed House Resolution 944 on March 19, 2018, to express concerns over forced organ harvesting in China. The resolution also urges China to stop this practice that targets Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. Zero Objections The resolution was sponsored by 19 representatives including Dewayne Hill…

Ireland: Falun Dafa Warmly Received at National Day Parade in Cork City

World NewsApril 2, 20180Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to participate in a parade on National Day, also called St. Patrick's Day, in Cork, the second largest city in Ireland, on March 17, 2018. The parade featured 70 entries and included nearly 3,000 participants. About 50,000 spectators lined the parade route. Festival-goers cheered the Falun Dafa contingent. A spokesperson for…

Japan: Public Support for Lawsuits Against Former Chinese Dictator

World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Kumamoto traveled to Okinawa to hold a signature drive on February 23-25, 2018. The prefecture is nearly 1,000 km from Kumamoto and located in the southernmost part of Japan, between Kyushu Island and Taiwan. The petition was to support the global effort to bring to justice former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin…

Turkey: Book Expo Attendees Experience Inner Peace at Falun Gong Booth

World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

Attendees of the 12th Ankara Book Expo, one of the largest book expos in Turkey, were happy to have a chance to learn Falun Gong, an ancient Chinese mind and body cultivation practice. Eight-year-old Utku wanted to learn the sitting meditation upon encountering the booth. To many people's surprise, the boy had the patience to sit…

Rally in Macau Supports 300 Million Withdrawals from Communist Organisations

China News, World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

A rally, held by local Falun Dafa practitioners, was held in downtown Macau on the afternoon of March 11, 2018. The was was held in voicing support for the 300 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from three Chinese communist organisations including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers. Tourists from…

New Zealand: Families Learn About Dafa at Christchurch Lantern Festival

World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

The Lantern Festival, a well-celebrated occasion that marks the end of the Chinese New Year season, was celebrated on March 10-11 in Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island. The local Falun Dafa group took part in the festivities to introduce the peaceful spiritual practice to more people in the community. As part of the…

Buenos Aires, Argentina: “Shen Yun Gives Us Absolutely Everything”

World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

Shen Yun Performing Arts presented the final performance of its ten-show run at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 11, concluding the New York-based company's 2018 South American tour. “Something one is longing to see” “I truly find it wonderful... Clearly, there is a great spiritual inspiration, and the audience is inspired…

Mexico: Introducing Falun Gong to College Students and Faculty

World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

A group of Falun Gong practitioners were invited to introduce Falun Gong, an ancient self-improving cultivation practice from China, on the campus of Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) in Mexico City. The practitioners held activities to teach the exercises and raise awareness about the brutal persecution in China that has been going on since 1999. They started…

Falun Dafa Art Exhibition Expresses Inner Peace and Exposes Persecution

Australia NewsMarch 17, 20180Comments

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held in the Atrium on Federation Square in Melbourne, from February 22 to February 28, 2018. The exhibition was open 24 hours a day. Tourists from all over the world got a chance to view the artworks which reflect the principles of Falun Dafa…

Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong at Community Events in Indonesia

World NewsMarch 11, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Jakarta, Indonesia, held activities in three local communities on March 2-4, 2018, to introduce Falun Gong and expose the persecution of the practice by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Many local residents signed a petition supporting lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the CCP responsible for the persecution. Some people…

Introducing Falun Gong at Health Expo in Vejle, Denmark

World NewsMarch 11, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners introduced Falun Gong, a traditional cultivation practice following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, at a Health Expo in Vejle, Denmark from March 3rd to March 4th, 2019. Their presentation received warm feedback from visitors. One of the expo organisers told the practitioners, “You did such a good deed for free. Thank you very much!” Some of the visitors…