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Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in a Primary School Parade in Chiayi

World NewsApril 7, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the 110th anniversary parade of Meishan Primary School on March 31, 2017. The practitioners demonstrated the exercises and played waist drums in the parade, which took place in Meishan, Chiayi, Taiwan. The practitioners' waist drum team played during the parade. Along with melodious music, Falun Gong practitioners also…

Nagpur, India: Practitioners Hold Three-Day Fa Study and Workshop During Holi Festival

World NewsMarch 31, 20170Comments

Holi is the Hindu festival of colors welcoming the onset of spring, during which effigies of a demon are burned to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. However, many tend to forget the significance and sanctity of the celebration, and revelers often turn boisterous. Practitioners from Nagpur, in the state of Maharashtra, decided to…

Auckland & Sydney: Visiting Chinese Premier Meets With Peaceful Protests

Australia NewsMarch 31, 20170Comments

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Australia and New Zealand from March 22 to 28. In both Sydney and Auckland, he was met with Falun Gong practitioners staging peaceful protests outside his hotel and meeting places. Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted in China since 1999. The protesters demonstrated in an attempt…

80 Falun Gong Practitioners Confirmed to Have Died in 2016 As a Result of Arrests and Torture

China NewsMarch 31, 20170Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 80 Chinese citizens, 44 of whom are female, are confirmed to have died in 2016 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Some of the deceased Falun Gong practitioners lost their lives within hours, days, or months of their arrest,…

Shen Yun Performs in Europe and Latin America to High Praise and Appreciation

World NewsMarch 31, 20170Comments

The World Company of the New-York based Shen Yun Performing Arts kicked off its 2017 Europe Tour with three sold-out performances in Milan, Italy on March 11-13, 2017. They next presented four sold-out shows in two cities in France. Meanwhile, Shen Yun's Touring Company headed for Latin America and staged four performances at the Auditorio…

Raising Awareness about Falun Gong in Halmstad, Sweden

World NewsMarch 19, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden raised awareness about Falun Gong in Halmstad on March 11, 2017. Halmstad is a city with a long history, beautiful beaches, famous castles, and Halmstad University. Many people stopped to learn about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of the practice by the communist regime in China. An elderly gentleman who had…

U.S. Senator Concerned About Jailed Falun Gong Practitioner

World NewsMarch 19, 20170Comments

Ms. Han Xuejiao, a Falun Gong practitioner in Shanghai, China, was arrested at home by local police on February 17, and has been detained for a month. Ms. Han's great aunt, Ms. Li Lianrong, who is a U.S. citizen, sought help from her senator, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX). Ms Han Xuejiao Senator Cornyn responded…

Refusing Bribes

China News, InsightsMarch 19, 20170Comments

As a Falun Dafa practitioner, I follow the principles of our cultivation practice. I work in the customer service department of a coal mining company and have been assigned to bookkeeping, checking deliveries, and account management. Although in China bribes are common, as a practitioner, I cannot take any, my honesty has been rewarded. The…

Falun Gong Instruction Offered in Toronto Community Centres

World NewsMarch 19, 20170Comments

Practitioners in Toronto have offered free Falun Gong exercise instructions at the city's Stan Wadlow Clubhouse on Saturday afternoons since January this year. Many people learned the smooth and gentle exercises with some remarking about great improvements to their physical and mental health. “Falun Gong Helped Me Quit Smoking After 53 Years” At one session,…

525 Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Harassed for Their Faith in January 2017

China NewsMarch 19, 20170Comments

According to data compiled by Minghui.org, the month of January 2017 recorded 525 cases of Falun Gong practitioners arrested and harassed by police under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Among them, 412 practitioners were arrested, and 113 were harassed. Out of the 412 arrested, the eldest were in their eighties, and the youngest was 25…

San Francisco: Falun Gong Band Performs in St. Patrick’s Day Parade

World NewsMarch 15, 20170Comments

The Falun Gong group's U.S. West Tian Guo Marching Band performed once again in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco on March 11. Well over a hundred groups performed in the parade, which was broadcast live by ABC-TV. The Tian Guo Marching Band, donning Tang dynasty-style costumes, was warmly welcomed by the crowds.…

Scotland: Raising Awareness about China’s State-sanctioned Forced Organ Harvesting

World NewsMarch 15, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Scotland held events at the University of Dundee on February 7 and 15, 2017 to raise awareness of the Chinese regime's nearly 18-year persecution of Falun Gong. They spotlighted the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. The practitioners set up an…