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Wollongong: Falun Dafa Partakes in Annual Spring Festival

Australia NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Local Falun Dafa practitioners from the Wollongong area, took part in the 36th annual event 'Spring into Corrimal' on the 10th September in Corrimal, a suburb of greater Wollongong. The event is the largest and longest running event in the Illawarra and Regional NSW areas attracting thousands of visitors annually. The Spring into Corrimal festival had…

“Fortune Global 500” Company Founder Jailed, Supporters Call for Her Release

World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioner Zeng Heping was recently sentenced to four years in prison in China for her faith. Meanwhile, her friends in San Francisco held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate this past Thursday, demanding that the Chinese regime release Zeng immediately. Zeng Heping is one of the six founders of Ping An…

Czech Republic: Falun Gong Rally and Parade Broadcast Live in Prague

World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in the Czech Republic and nearby countries held a rally and parade in Prague on September 2, 2017. The activities aimed to introduce the health benefits of the spiritual discipline to the public and raise awareness of the 18-year-long persecution of the practice in China. Czech Television 24 (ČT24) broadcast the parade…

Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, 610 Office’s Secret Detention Facility for Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

The Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, also known as “Shanghai Legal Education School,” has been the 610 Office's secret detention facility, where practitioners are pressured to give up their belief through the use of coercive brainwashing. According to information collected by the Minghui website, at least 279 practitioners have been detained in the Shanghai Brainwashing Centre since…

California Lawmakers Speak Out Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area held a rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento, calling for the Chinese regime to end its state-sanctioned killing of Falun Gong practitioners for their organs. State Senator Joel Anderson and Assembly Members Randy Voepel and Tom Lackey spoke at the rally. One of the goals of…

Peru’s Ministry of Health Invites Practitioners to Demonstrate Falun Gong Exercises

World NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

The Ministry of Health of Peru invited local Falun Gong practitioners to teach the five exercises to the citizens in Comas, a district on the north side of Lima. It is one of the most populous districts in Peru's capital. The community event was organised by the Ministry and the Comas District Council on August 25, 2017,…

Introducing Falun Dafa in Toowoomba at Annual Cultural Festival

Australia NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Queensland, Australia, participated in the 12th Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival on August 20, 2017. This popular multi-cultural festival attracts 70 to 80,000 people every year. Falun Gong practitioners have been invited to share their traditional Chinese cultivation practice at this festival since its inauguration in 2006. They explained the benefits…

Bern, Switzerland: Introducing Falun Gong at the Asian Festival

World NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

The annual Asian Festival was held in Bern, Switzerland over the last weekend of August. Many people attended the three-day event. The local Falun Gong group joined the festivities with a booth, affording many people the opportunity to learn more about the practice and the persecution in China. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on stage,…

Government of Denmark Addresses Suppression in China

World NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

Danish Falun Gong practitioner Wei Zaiqun and her husband Jan Eckhausen recently received a letter from the Danish government expressing condolences regarding Zaiqun's brother-in-law, Chen Guangzhong, who died while in police custody, on July 28, 2017. At a rally in downtown Copenhagen, Wei Zaiqun called for the release of her two sisters, who are detained…

A Program Manager Who Doesn’t Accept Kickbacks

InsightsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

Because I practice Falun Dafa, I lost my job and found another one at a new company. Over the past eight years, I moved up the ranks, from operator to administrator, to manager and finally a program manager. I've used this opportunity to let people around me know the truth about Falun Dafa. Humble…

US Secretary of State Tillerson Raises the Persecution of Falun Gong at Press Conference for International Religious Freedom Report

World NewsAugust 21, 20170Comments

The US 2016 Report on International Religious Freedom was released at a press conference in Washington on August 15, 2017. China is among the ten “Countries of Particular Concern” for its severe religious persecution. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson specifically mentioned the persecution of Falun Gong, noting that in 2016, “dozens of Falun Gong members…

Introducing Falun Gong at City To Surf Fun Run in Sydney

Australia NewsAugust 21, 20170Comments

In recent years, Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney have visited the annual City To Surf Fun Run to introduce the ancient Chinese self-improvement practice to the 80,000 attendees from all over the world. The practitioners set up a booth on the route and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, passed out materials introducing the practice, and…