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Practitioners in Romania Commemorate April 25 Protest

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 06, 2016 | On April 24, 2016, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of Chinese embassy in Bucharest, Romania to protest the persecution of Falun Gong in China that has lasted 17 years. The activity commemorated the peaceful protest that took place in China on April 25, 1999. The Romanian practitioners gathered in the rain…

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Releases 2016 Annual Report, Expresses Concern for Forced Organ Harvesting in China

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May 06, 2016 | “China’s severe religious freedom violations continued in 2015,” said a statement in the 2016 Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which was recently released and covers the period from February 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that reviews…

Two United States Senators from Texas Extend Congratulations on 2016 World Falun Dafa Day

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May 04, 2016 | United States Senator from Texas and Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz and Senator from Texas John Cornyn wrote to the Southern USA Falun Dafa Association, offering their congratulations on World Falun Dafa Day, May 13. May 13 this year is the 17th World Falun Dafa Day and the 24th anniversary of the introduction…

Southern Taiwan Practitioners Celebrate Falun Dafa’s Public Introduction

Insights, World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 04, 2016 | May 13 this year marks the 17th World Falun Dafa Day and the 24th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction in China, as well as the 65th birthday of its founder Mr Li Hongzhi. Over 1500 practitioners in southern Taiwan got together on May 1 to celebrate this special day. Together they formed…

Paris: Tourists and Residents Learn About Falun Dafa at Trocadero Square

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May 03, 2016 | May Day (May 1) is a traditional holiday in France. As tourists from various regions in France and other countries visited tourist sites, such as the Eiffel Tower, many were happy to learn the facts about Falun Dafa at nearby Trocadero Square. Falun Dafa practitioners tell passersby at Trocadero Square about the practice…

Paralyzed in a Mine Collapse, Man Enjoys Remarkable Recovery Years Later

InsightsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 01, 2016 | I am a retired coal miner. I became paralyzed during a coal mine disaster in the 1980s. I lived a miserable life and felt disheartened until I started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. After I began practicing, my paralysis marvelously disappeared. I stood up again and have since been living a healthy…

Swedish Parliament: Film and Forum on Organ Harvesting Prompts Talk of Related Legislation

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May 02, 2016 | The award-winning documentary, Human Harvest: China's Illegal Organ Trade, was screened at the Swedish Parliament at 1 p.m. on April 26, 2016. Swedish Member of Parliament (MP) Niclas Malmberg sponsored the screening and hosted a forum afterwards. Swedish MP Niclas Malmberg sponsored the screening and hosted the forum. Swedish MPs, Manyan Ng, a…

The Happiness That Comes from Being a Good Person

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April 30, 2016 | I was an only child born in the 80s. Growing up, I believed that, as long as I worked hard, maintained good relationships, cared for those weaker than me, and displayed an upright sense of justice and compassion, I would be considered a good person. In my heart, I believed that, as…

Posters Calling to Prosecute Jiang Zemin Seen in 23 Cities in China

China NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 30, 2016 | Over 200,000 criminal complaints, all demanding that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin be brought to justice for the persecution of Falun Gong, have been submitted to China’s highest prosecution office and court since May of last year. A poster about the criminal complaints filed against Jiang Zemin in Shanghai, the biggest city in…

Former Policewoman: Life’s Questions Answered by Falun Gong Teachings

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April 29, 2016 | A former police woman was fired from her job because she practices Falun Gong. She has lodged a lawsuit with China's Supreme People's Procuratorate against Jiang Zemin, the head of the former Chinese communist regime, for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. Book Answered My Questions I searched for the meaning of life for…

European Falun Gong Practitioners Gather to Commemorate the 17th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal in Beijing

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April 28, 2016 | Along with Falun Gong practitioners worldwide, practitioners from five major cities in Europe remembered the 17th anniversary of Beijing's Peaceful Protest on the weekend prior to April 25, 2016. On April 25, 1999, over 10,0000 practitioners went to Beijing to peacefully protest the illegal arrest of practitioners. That July, Jiang Zemin, the former…

Previous Torture Victim in Liaoning Arrested Again for Her Belief in Falun Gong

China NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 27, 2016 | A husband from Dandong City found his home in shambles and discovered a search warrant on the bed. He immediately realized that his wife had been arrested again for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. He received a notification two days after he returned…