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Queensland, Australia: Commemorating the April 25th Peaceful Protest on Brisbane Square

Australia NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 26, 2016 | Falun Gong practitioners held event on Brisbane Square, in Queensland, Australia on April 23, 2016 to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the April 25th peaceful protest in Beijing. They held banners, distributed flyers, talked about Falun Gong and the persecution in China, and collected signatures opposing the persecution. Some practitioners also demonstrated…

“I See the Hope of China”–March in New York’s Chinatown Commemorates April 25 Peaceful Protest

World NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 25, 2016 | Nearly one thousand Falun Gong practitioners from New York put on a grand march in Flushing, New York’s Chinatown, on Saturday April 23, 2016, commemorating the 17th anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Protest. The grand march consisted of three teams. The theme of the first team introducing Falun Gong to the public.…

Falun Gong on Hand at New York City Green Festival

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 24, 2016 | New York City Green Festival 2016 was held at the Jacob Javits Center from April 15 to 17. Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth at the festival to introduce Falun Gong to the thousands of attendees. They offered free teaching to those who were interested in learning on the spot. The…

San Diego: Learning Falun Dafa on Earth Day

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 24, 2016 | Nearly 60,000 visitors came to the annual Earth Day event at the well-known Balboa Park in San Diego on April 17, 2016. Expecting great interest in learning the meditation practice, the Falun Dafa Association of San Diego leased two spaces at the event this year. Learning the Falun Dafa exercises at San Diego…

Junior High School Student: Returning to Cultivation Made Me a Better Person

InsightsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 23, 2016 | A most memorable day for me is September 13, 2014. On that day, I returned to cultivating Falun Dafa and began reading Zhuan Falun again. I am 15 years old and in my second year of junior high school. I live with my mother because my parents separated a long time ago. My father…

New York: Passersby Learn About Persecution of Falun Gong at Columbia University

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 20, 2016 | Members of the Falun Dafa Club at Columbia University in New York City held a four-day poster exhibition on campus to talk to people about the persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa), a spiritual practice that has been practiced in China since 1992. Many faculty and staff members stopped by…

Chinese Government Official: “Falun Gong Has Been Wronged; I’ve Tried to Protect Practitioners”

China News, World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 21, 2016 | On the eve of the 17th anniversary of the Peaceful Protest of April 25, Falun Gong practitioners from Macau held activities in front of St. Dominic's Church, a popular tourist destination, on April 17. They wanted to tell the local residents and tourists from mainland China what Falun Gong really is and…

Shen Yun Caps Off Taiwan Tour with Sold-out Shows and Glowing Reviews

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 22, 2016 | Shen Yun Performing Arts presented the last performance in Taoyuan, Taiwan on April 16, 2016, thus completing its month-long, seven-city tour in Taiwan. Shen Yun's last performance in Taiwan at the Taoyuan Arts Center on April 16 The performances in Taichung, Taoyuan, and Changhua during the second half of the tour were sold…

Phoenix: Forum on Organ Harvesting in China Held at University of Arizona College of Medicine

World NewsApril 21, 20160Comments

The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix hosted a forum in the evening on April 15, 2016, with a theme of “What is organ harvesting and its impact in the United States.” Mr. David Matas, renowned international human rights lawyer attended the event, as did a representative from Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH). Dr. Gilcrease, an…

U.S. State Department 2015 Human Rights Report: Repression and Coercion Markedly Increased in China

World NewsApril 21, 20160Comments

The U.S. State Department released on April 13, 2016, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015. The report on China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) stated, “Repression and coercion markedly increased during the year against organizations and individuals involved in civil and political rights advocacy and public interest and ethnic minority issues. The…

Chinese at Sacramento Picnic Day Parade: Falun Gong’s Performance “Great, Great, and Great!”

World NewsApril 21, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners who were part of the Divine Land Marching Band participated for the fourth time in the 102nd Picnic Day Parade held on the campus of University of California, Davis, on April 16, 2016. The Divine Land Marching Band in the 102nd Picnic Day Parade As one of the largest community events in Sacramento, the…

Southeastern U.S. Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Georgia

InsightsApril 17, 20160Comments

The Southeastern U.S. Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Alpharetta, Georgia, near Atlanta, on April 9, 2016. Practitioners from Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi attended the conference, and 16 shared their experiences. A group of attendees pose for a photo after the conference. Young Westerner A young Westerner, who started practicing a year ago, said…