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Honolulu: Raising Awareness About the Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Local Falun Gong practitioners arranged a series of events in Honolulu's Chinatown on June 18 and 19. The goal was to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, that has now gone on for 17 years. People ask to learn more. They also talked to people about US Congressional House Resolution 343. The resolution…

Chinese Tourist: “The Chinese Ought to Thank Falun Gong Practitioners”

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

A torture re-enactment in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, on World Anti-Torture Day caught people's attention. Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Aotea Square on June 26, 2016, appealing to the public to help end the 17-year-long persecution of Falun Gong in China. The “anti-torture demonstration” was made up of two distinct parts. One part featured the re-enactment…

New Practitioner: The Master of Falun Gong Saved Me and My Dad

InsightsJuly 5, 20160Comments

I got really sick in 2013, with severe pain in my back and legs. I also suffered from bad sciatica and was short of breath. I became bedridden, and nothing the hospital did helped. I was near the point of breakdown. In early April 2014, my aunt, who is a Falun Gong practitioner, came for a…

Switzerland: Thirty-Six Lawmakers Urge UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Help Bring Former Chinese Dictator to Justice

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Thirty-six Swiss lawmakers jointly signed a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, urging him to help move forward the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for his role in the 17-year persecution of Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, as then-head of Chinese Communist Party, launched the persecution in 1999, and personally…

Frankfurt, Germany: Falun Dafa Group Inspires and Informs at the Parade of Cultures

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners joined the “Parade der Kulturen” (Parade of Cultures) in Frankfurt, Germany on June 25, 2016. Launched in 2003, this years' event featured over 70 groups showcasing a vast array of traditions. In addition to a colourful float and lively performances by the Divine Land Marching Band, the Falun Dafa contingent featured a section…

Hearing on Organ Harvesting Held by U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs

World NewsJuly 1, 20160Comments

A joint subcommittee hearing titled “Organ harvesting: An examination of a brutal practice” was held by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 23, 2016. Several witnesses gave testimony that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) conducts live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners at the scale of genocide, and that the heinous crime…

VOA: Investigation Update—China Still Harvesting Human Organs on Huge Scale

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

An update to the investigation report released on Wednesday, concluded that the Chinese Communist Party has engaged the State in the mass killings of innocents, primarily Falun Gong practitioners, but also Uyghurs, Tibetans, and select House Christians, in order to obtain organs for transplant, on a genocidal scale. Evidence shows a much larger number of…

London: Promoting Falun Dafa and Collecting Signatures at East Finchley Festival

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

“I feel an energy field here, very peaceful and very strong. Falun Dafa teaches compassion, improves health of mind and body. It is very important to live a life following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, but it is not easy. You must have positive energy to be strong.” A woman named Gemma, a marketing consultant, explained her…

Australia: Divine Land Marching Band a Standout in Winter Magic Festival Parade

Australia NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

“Spectacular! Falun Gong's Marching Band is the best!” “Falun Gong is great! The procession is so beautiful!” Spectators cheered for the Divine Land Marching Band, composed entirely of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners, as it marched in the Winter Magic Festival in Katoomba, a popular destination in New South Wales' beautiful Blue…

More Mainstream Western Media Cover News About China Organ Harvesting Atrocities

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

CNN and the Globe and Mail, Canada's influential national newspaper, covered news of organ harvesting atrocities in China. The reports were triggered by a news conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on June 22. David Kilgour, former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, human rights lawyer David Matas, and Ethan Gutmann, an…

Swiss Social Worker: “Falun Gong Should Not Be Persecuted”

World NewsJune 26, 20160Comments

“I must sign to help stop the brutality,” said Daniel, a social worker in Bern, Switzerland, to Falun Gong practitioners with an information booth at the train station on June 18. They were telling people about the persecution in China and asking for signatures. “This is truly sad. It should not exist. It reminds of the…

Beatings and Torture in Detention Center

China NewsJune 26, 20160Comments

Three Falun Gong practitioners recently released from a Beijing detention center recounted the extensive torture they suffered there. Ms. Zhang Lixin, Ms. Tian Changying, and Ms. Zhao Xiuxiu were detained at Tongzhou District Detention Center in Beijing for more than a month following their arrests on January 21, 2016. They were subjected to constant beatings and…