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Denmark: Visitors to Body and Mind Expo Eager to Learn Falun Gong

World NewsMarch 15, 20170Comments

Visitors to the 2017 Body and Mind Expo in Aalborg, Denmark, were very interested to discover Falun Gong and learn about this ancient qigong practice from China. The three-day event, held from March 3 to 5 at the Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Centre, brought in crowds of people interested in health and spirituality. Many visitors…

Minghui Report: 129 Cases of Chinese Judges Receiving Karmic Retribution for Their Roles in the Persecution of Falun Gong

China NewsMarch 15, 20170Comments

In July 1999, former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin ordered the persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. In his desperate attempt to eradicate Falun Gong, he issued a series of secret orders: “Ruin their reputations, bankrupt them financially, and destroy them physically;” “Beating them to death counts as suicide;”…

Granted the Wisdom to Read Zhuan Falun in Chinese

InsightsMarch 15, 20170Comments

I am 75 years old and of Korean ethnic origin. I started practicing Falun Dafa on June 5, 1996. As most of the practitioners in my area were of Han ethnicity, I wanted to learn Mandarin Chinese. With nobody around to teach me, I thought to myself, “I will learn by transcribing Zhuan Falun.”…

Lawyers Moved by Practitioners’ Words and Actions

China News, InsightsMarch 8, 20170Comments

When the Chinese communist regime launched the persecution of Falun Gong and vowed to eradicate this cultivation practice 18 years ago, few people dared to speak out for Falun Gong. Now, 18 years later, given Falun Gong practitioners' persistent and peaceful efforts to expose and counteract the ongoing persecution, more and more people have come…

Local Londoner Raises Awareness in Chinatown, London

World NewsMarch 8, 20170Comments

London's Chinatown is a popular tourist destination for visitors from around the world. Falun Gong practitioners often go there to raise awareness about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China. Among the practitioners who reach out to visitors in Chinatown is a native English speaker named Tilly. Tilly loves China and…

Houston, Texas: Press Conference Calls for Immediate Release of Falun Gong Practitioner Detained in China

World NewsMarch 8, 20170Comments

The US South Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate in Houston, Texas on March 2, 2017 to call for the release of Falun Dafa practitioner Han Xuejiao. She has been detained since her arrest in the afternoon of February 17, 2017 for her belief. Han works at a company…

Copenhagen: Rescuing Two Sisters Detained in China for Their Belief

World NewsMarch 8, 20170Comments

“After over 20 months of detention, my two sisters were each sentenced to a seven-year prison term. This is wrong because they are innocent and should be free,” said Ms. Wei Zaiqun at a March 1 gathering in front of the Chinese Embassy at Copenhagen, Denmark. Her two sisters, Ms. Wei Zaihui and Ms. Wei Zaixiu, were…

137 Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in January 2017

China NewsMarch 8, 20170Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, the month of January 2017 recorded 137 new cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) court system. Among the 137 new cases, 79 practitioners were sentenced in 2017, and 58 practitioners were sentenced in 2016. There were 240 practitioners sentenced during the…

Rally Against the Persecution of Falun Gong Held in Södertälje, Sweden

World NewsMarch 2, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held a rally at the downtown square in Södertälje, Sweden on February 25, 2017, to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of the practice. Despite the cold weather, practitioners set up large banners worded, “Falun Dafa Is Good” and “Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong,” introduced Falun Gong to…

Practitioners in Latvia Raise Awareness of Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsMarch 2, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Latvia visited three cities–Ventspils, Liepaja, and the capital, Riga–to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Latvia has a population of over two million and is located in northeastern Europe. Local practitioners first learned Falun Gong in 1997, and often do the exercises in…

Falun Gong Practitioners Have No Enemies

InsightsMarch 2, 20170Comments

The persecution of Falun Gong in China is both unprecedented and brutal. Those who don't know the truth of the persecution are the real victims. I was arrested in 2014. The police yelled at me and said that I would be sentenced to at least ten years in prison. I said right away, “No way.…

Portuguese Sign Falun Gong Petition to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting

World NewsMarch 2, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Portugal collected signatures on a petition in Lisbon on February 19, 2017. The petition called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. Local residents and tourists from all over the world were very supportive. Every week, Falun Gong…