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Over 50,000 Petition Canadian Prime Minister to Help Stop Genocide in China

World NewsAugust 11, 20160Comments

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is about to receive more than 50,000 postcards before his visit to China this September. Each card requests the Prime Minister to bring up China's human rights violations with Chinese leaders, in the hope that international pressure will help stop the state-sanctioned organ harvesting from persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. Since July,…

Sweden: Guides Introduce Falun Gong on Tours of Stockholm City Hall

World NewsAugust 8, 20160Comments

Demonstrations of the Falun Gong exercises and informational display boards have become a part of Stockholm City Hall tours. Accompanied by soothing exercise music, guides explain to the tourists what Falun Gong is and the reason practitioners come here each day–to tell the public about the ongoing persecution of the meditation practice in China. Stockholm's City…

Austria: People in Linz Sign Petition Opposing China’s State-Sanctioned Forced Live Organ Harvesting

World NewsAugust 7, 20160Comments

In Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, Falun Gong practitioners held an event to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, and the state-sanctioned organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, on August 5, 2016. People signed the petition to call for an end to the atrocities. A passerby pauses to…

France: “Falun Gong Is Not Just China’s Treasure, It’s the World’s Treasure”

World NewsAugust 7, 20160Comments

26-year-old Christian Carpineta from Italy stood in front of some posters near the Eiffel Tower reading about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. He began asking questions to some practitioners who were there raising awareness about this spiritual practice that's been persecuted since 1999. Learning that Falun Gong is rooted in traditional Chinese culture…

Minghui Report: 4,892 Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong in First Half of 2016

China NewsAugust 7, 20160Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 4,892 people were arrested in China in the first half of 2016 under the communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Direct Triggers for Arrests From January to June, there were 735, 426, 989, 837, 1,022 and 883 practitioners arrested each month, with…

Donating Money to Production Sites Cannot Be Exchanged for Virtue

InsightsAugust 7, 20160Comments

Under the influence of communist indoctrination, which includes atheism, where people value selfishness, and lust and greed are everywhere, even practitioners can inadvertently fall into these traps. Thieves murder for money; Party officials are excessively corrupt; siblings fight for family property; friends deceive each other for money; and relatives lure you into joining pyramid schemes for…

While Passing Difficult Tests We Must Stay Firm in our Belief and Save Sentient Beings

InsightsAugust 7, 20160Comments

I started practicing Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) in the spring of 1996, when I was 21 years old and about to graduate from high school. I studied the Fa diligently and did the exercises every day. Remaining Steadfast in Cultivation at the University I was rather frail before I started practicing Falun Dafa, and had…

Documentary Hard to Believe Premieres in Toronto

World NewsAugust 5, 20160Comments

With the recent release of the updated investigation report into the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, and the unanimously passed U.S. House Resolution 343 in June, the world is paying increasing attention to the CCP's atrocity. An award-winning documentary, Hard to Believe, was premiered in the Galbraith Building…

Former Finance Deputy Head Imprisoned for Suing Jiang Zemin

China NewsAugust 4, 20160Comments

Mr. Xie Xiaoguang was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in the Yicheng District Court in Zhumadian City for filing criminal complaints in 2015 against Jiang Zemin, the former head of the communist regime, for instigating the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. The sentence was issued on June 29, 2016. Mr. Xie will appeal. 2015 and…

Jilin Man Dies after Years of Incarceration and Torture for His Faith

China NewsAugust 4, 20160Comments

A Jingyu County resident died on January 21, 2016, after years of incarceration ruined his health. Mr. Zhou Ji’an, 49, spent a total of 8 years in forced labor camps and prisons for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. He was brutally tortured and sustained severe injuries…

Malaysia: Forced Organ Harvesting Exposed in Major Chinese Newspaper

World NewsAugust 4, 20160Comments

Falun Gong has been banned in China for 17 years, and a large number of practitioners have been arrested, detained, and tortured for their belief in the practice. This peaceful meditation practice has been well-received for years in over 100 countries outside of China. The Guang Ming Daily, a major Chinese newspaper in Malaysia, recently published…

March in Berlin Calls for Help Stopping the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsAugust 4, 20160Comments

Four hundred Falun Gong practitioners in Germany held a march in Berlin on July 30, 2016, proceeding from Brandenburg Gate to Potsdamer Platz, calling for help to stop the persecution in China. The band enters Potsdamer Platz. The Divine Land Marching Band was followed by a team demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises, and waist drum performers. Practitioners…