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Falun Gong a Welcome Tradition in Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade

World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

Falun Gong's Divine Land Marching Band and waist drummers performed in the 29th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Toronto on March 13. CP25 TV station aired the parade, while 500,000 spectators watched it live. High school teacher William Dele watched the parade with his family. “The Falun Gong group is excellent,” he said. This year marked…

Taiwan: Chiayi City Council Passes Resolution Urging Chinese Regime to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting

World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

The Chiayi City Council in southern Taiwan recently passed a resolution to uphold human rights for practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice currently persecuted in China. The resolution passed on March 14, 2016, and demands that the Chinese regime “release all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.” The bill specifically asks the regime…

Taiwan: Two Brothers Find Falun Dafa on the Road to Success

InsightsMarch 20, 20160Comments

With a master's degree in law and working as a judge, Huang Weiming is known to be strong-minded and eloquent. That often makes it difficult for others, including his younger brother Xiaowei, to influence his point of view. But seeing the positive impact practicing Falun Dafa had on Xiaowei, who graduated with a master's degree in…

San Francisco, USA: Falun Gong Shines in St. Patrick’s Day Parade

World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

The Divine Land Marching Band, composed entirely of Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the 165th St. Patrick's Day parade in San Francisco on March 12. They joined forces with 140 other groups to enliven the St. Patrick's Day festivities in this hugely popular event. More than 100,000 people watched the parade, which has become one…

France: Chinese Tourists in Paris Quit the Communist Party

World NewsMarch 13, 20160Comments

While experiencing the culture and beauty of Paris, many Chinese tourists have unexpectedly encountered a lesson in their own nation's history. Over the past several years, local Falun Gong practitioners have held a booth at the and other tourists attractions every day, telling Chinese tourists about the CCP's brutal history, particularly the ongoing persecution of Falun…

Greece: Ancient Cultivation Practice Gains Broad Support in Athens

World NewsMarch 13, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners held activities at Syntagma Square and the Athens Railway Station on the weekend of December 11-12, 2015. Athens, the capital of modern Greece, has been the centre of Greek civilization for 4,000 years. Falun Dafa is an ancient cultivation practice, rooted in 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, and a self-improvement practice that has…

Well Known Professor from Wuhan Taken to Brainwashing Center

China NewsMarch 13, 20160Comments

Ms. Gong Yuqun, 73, a retired college professor from the City of Wuhan was arrested on February 22, 2016, for distributing informational material about Falun Gong. She was taken to a remote brainwashing center that night. Arrested During Chinese Lantern Festival Someone reported Ms. Gong to the police because she was talking to people about the persecution…

A College Professor’s Journey

InsightsMarch 13, 20160Comments

My wife and I are in our early 80s. We started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. Prior to becoming Falun Dafa practitioners, we were like two withering trees struggling to survive. We are now certain that our lives were prolonged because we cultivate in Dafa. There is so much we could tell people, but we will limit…

Police Officers Came to Harass and Left with a Change of Heart

InsightsMarch 13, 20160Comments

Police officers play a critical role in the suppression of Falun Gong practitioners. Once they hear the facts about Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) and the persecution, however, many change their minds or even began to support practitioners. Below is an example that took place in Tai'an City, Shandong Province. Six police officers, from…

Australian Audience Touched and Uplifted by Shen Yun’s Spiritual Journey

Australia NewsMarch 11, 20160Comments

Shen Yun Performing Arts began its Asia-Pacific tour on January 30, 2016, and has since performed over thirty shows in eight cities across Australia and New Zealand. Many theatregoers walked away feeling touched and uplifted by the positive spirituality presented in the performance. “I was moved by the charm, delicacy, soft colours...,” said artist David Saunders.…

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Canada Concerned About Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsMarch 10, 20160Comments

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion recently emailed Li Xun, the president of the Canadian Falun Dafa Association, affirming the government's support of Falun Gong. “Canada is concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, including those with family ties to Canadians,” Dion wrote. “The promotion and protection of human rights is an…

An Undergraduate Student from India: The Most Precious Gift of My Life

InsightsMarch 10, 20160Comments

“Falun Dafa is the most precious gift of my life.” said Aishwarya Sai, a nineteen-year-old undergraduate student from Hyderabad, India. She has practiced Falun Gong for 13 years. Aishwarya is the sole child in her family. She started practicing Falun Gong with her father when she was young. She said, “When I was in the first…