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Chicago: Introducing Falun Gong at 24th Annual International Festival of Life

World NewsJuly 15, 20160Comments

During the long Independence Day holiday weekend in the United States, a group of Falun Gong practitioners in Chicago participated in the 24th annual International Festival of Life to introduce Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) to a larger audience. Many people had an opportunity to hear about this ancient Chinese spiritual discipline and many expressed…

Over 1,400 Citizens in Anshan, Liaoning Province Call for Indictment of Former Chinese Dictator Jiang Zemin

China News, InsightsJuly 15, 20160Comments

Despite the severe political suppression in China, 1,421 citizens in Anshan City, Liaoning Province have signed a petition calling for the prosecution of former Chinese Communist Party head Jiang Zemin. The petition was sent to the Supreme Procuratorate. The signers believe that since Jiang is responsible for launching and directing the 17-year persecution of Falun Gong…

Falun Dafa Dissolved My Hatred

InsightsJuly 15, 20160Comments

My name is Heping, and I am 63 years old. I live in a small town south of the Yangtze River in central China. I do manual labour for a living. My Combative Mentality Caused My Many Illnesses Before I started cultivating in Falun Dafa, I used to fight with and curse people. I was very stubborn,…

Finland: Calling Attention to Organ Harvesting Crimes in China at an International Medical Conference

World NewsJuly 15, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held activities highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crime of forced organ harvesting during the international annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embroyology (ESHRE) in Helsinki July 2-6, 2016. More than 8,000 medical professionals from around the world were in attendance. Practitioners collected signatures from meeting participants…

Australia: Locals warmly embrace Falun Dafa at Pacific Pines Winterfest on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Australia News, EventsJuly 15, 20160Comments

On 10 July 2016, locals gave a big welcome to Falun Dafa at the Pacific Pines Winterfest on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The festival is a major community event in the Gold Coast hinterland, attracting up to thousands of locals from both near and afar. Falun Dafa has attended for the past four years…

U.S. Lawmakers Write to Chinese President, Request Release of Imprisoned Falun Gong Practitioners

World NewsJuly 13, 20160Comments

Six U.S. Congress Members from the State of Washington wrote to Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 20, calling for the release of imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners whose family members are residents of Washington State. The bi-partisan letter was drafted by Congressman Dave Reichert (R), and co-signed by two Republican and three Democratic representatives. The representatives…

Australians Offer Wholehearted Support to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China

Australia NewsJuly 13, 20160Comments

Australians are paying close attention to the human rights violations taking place in China, the largest of its Asian neighbours. After the SBS World News aired the documentary Human Harvest: China’s Organ Trafficking on its Dateline program in April 2015, the website www.news.com.au published an in-depth report on forced organ harvesting. Titled “‘A bloody harvest’: Thousands of…

Florida Film Festival: Standing Room Only for Organ Harvesting Documentary

World NewsJuly 13, 20160Comments

The documentary Hard To Believe, which was screened at the Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival in Vero Beach, Florida on June 10, 2016, had a profound impact on the packed house at Vero Beach Museum of Art. The event was standing room only. Immediately after the screening, two local Falun Gong practitioners answered questions…

Cultivating Is a Life Changing Experience

InsightsJuly 13, 20160Comments

Recently, at the age of 63, I began to practice Falun Gong, which turned out to be a life changing experience. I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2013 and had surgery. I relapsed three years later. After six rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, there was not much improvement. I was hoarse, could barely talk, and…

Falun Gong Group Participates in National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC

World NewsJuly 13, 20160Comments

The Falun Gong group participated in America's National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC on July 4, 2016 for the 14th consecutive year. Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined Constitution Avenue to watch the parade of over 100 groups from 50 states representing different geographical, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Falun Gong float Director of the Falun Gong…

European Parliament Holds Hearing on Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsJuly 12, 20160Comments

Three independent investigators from Canada and the United States testified at a hearing on the state-sanctioned organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in China, held by the European Parliament on June 29, 2016. Canadian human right lawyer David Matas, Canadian former diplomat David Kilgour, and American reporter Ethan Gutmann presented the results from the latest investigations…

Falun Gong Practitioners in Saint Petersburg Expose CCP Organ Harvesting

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Saint Petersburg, Russia set up an information booth on the Field of Mars on June 22-25, 2016. They introduced Falun Gong, exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) organ harvesting from living practitioners, and collected signatures calling for an end to the persecution. Falun Gong practitioners on the Field of Mars in Saint…