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Perth, Australia: “I Want To Be a Force for Positive Change”

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth in downtown Perth, Western Australia on June 11. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and raised awareness about the persecution that the peaceful spiritual practice continues to face in China today. Demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises in downtown, Perth, Australia, on June 11. “I want to help,” a young…

Sydney, Australia: Locals Express Support for Falun Gong

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

The streets of the Asian community of Eastwood, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, were lined with local Falun Gong practitioners raising awareness about their peaceful spiritual practice and the persecution it endures in China on June 11. Many people were shocked to learn about the ongoing organ harvesting atrocities targeting Falun Gong practitioners and other…

The Story of a Falun Dafa Practitioner Teacher and a Troublemaker Student

InsightsJune 19, 20160Comments

The high school principal where I work approached me one day and said, “You know that you're the only one who can successfully manage that class, right?” I knew he was referring to Heizi, a 15-year-old bully, who once carried a case of beer to a self-study class and drank it in front of the whole…

Harbin, Heilongjiang Province: 1 Dies, 10 Sentenced, 59 Facing Prosecution in First Half of 2016 For Resisting Persecution of Falun Gong

China NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

According to data compiled by the Minghui website, 116 residents in Harbin City were unjustly punished in the first half of 2016 for persisting in their efforts to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. These practitioners were arrested at various times in 2016 and years prior. In all, one has died, 10 have been sentenced to…

Research Finds Falun Gong Practice Improves Cancer Survival Rate

World NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

“Falun Gong practice can help terminal cancer patients survive significantly longer, in addition to notable symptom improvement,” concluded a paper recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, which is published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). According to one of the authors, Dr. Yuhong Dong from Novartis, a global healthcare company in Basel,…

Berlin, Germany: Supporting Freedom for Falun Gong at Brandenburg Gate

World NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners have been gathering at the Brandenburg Gate tourist site every Saturday for the past several years to raise awareness about the gentle meditation practice of Falun Gong, and about the brutal persecution in China. Brandenburg Gate is one of the best-known landmarks in Germany and is a symbol of peace. Built in…

Australians Learn About Falun Gong at Tourist Town Event

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

During a long holiday weekend on June 11, numerous people came to the Lorne Foreshore Market, in the famous tourist town, Lorne, two hours driving from Melbourne, Australia. While enjoying the nice weather, they also experienced the ancient Chinese cultivation practice, Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners from Melbourne set up a booth at the market, demonstrated…

Falun Gong Radiates Peace at Chinese Festival in Rural Australia

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

Practitioners of the Chinese meditation practice Falun Gong joined in the festivities of the Nundle ‘Go for Gold’ festival in rural New South Wales, Australia. The festival, which has been held for over 15 years, attracted more than 16,000 people over a two-day period. The annual festival honours the significant role that Chinese and European miners…

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning Chinese Regime’s Organ Harvesting Crimes Against Falun Gong

World NewsJune 17, 20160Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Resolution 343 on the evening of June 13, 2016. The resolution calls on China's communist regime to immediately stop forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. The resolution also calls for an immediate end to the persecution of Falun Gong, which has continued for…

Auckland, New Zealand: Introducing Falun Dafa to the Largest Polynesian Community

World NewsJune 17, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners held a weekend event in Auckland, New Zealand to raise awareness of the ongoing persecution of the meditation practice by the communist regime in China. At the June 11 gathering in the business district of Otara in South Auckland, practitioners demonstrated the gentle Falun Dafa exercises, gave a waist drum performance, and handed…

Elected Officials in New York Praise Falun Dafa

World NewsJune 17, 20160Comments

Nearly 100 elected officials in New York sent greetings last month to congratulate the 17th World Falun Dafa Day on May 13, which celebrates the anniversary of the public introduction of the meditation practice. This date also coincides with the birthday of Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa. Levi Browde, director of the Falun…

“Exactly What I Have Been Looking For!” – Falun Gong at Taste of Dallas

World NewsJune 16, 20160Comments

Hundreds of thousands attended the 30th Taste of Dallas in Fair Park over the first weekend of June. They were met with a rich experience of food, music, art and culture. Many were delighted to discover that Falun Gong was taking part in the festival. Falun Gong at Taste of Dallas One lady spent a long time…