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Falun Gong Practitioner with Australian Protection Visa Sentenced to Prison upon Returning to China

Australia News, China NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Ms. Yin Sen was arrested at Customs in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province when she flew in from Australia on February 4, 2019, on the eve of the Chinese New Year. The 65-year-old woman, with an Australian protection visa, was sentenced to one year in prison in July 2019 for her faith in Falun Gong. Falun…

Letter From Masanjia Documentary Well Received in Canberra

Australia NewsOctober 6, 20190Comments

The documentary, Letter from Masanjia, which was shortlisted for an Oscar for the Best Documentary and was a winner of a series of international movie awards, debuted in Australia at Dendy Cinema in Canberra on September 17, 2019. Because the theatre was packed to capacity, people who could not find a chair chose…

Rally in Canberra Calls on the Government to Help Stop the Persecution of Falun Dafa

Australia NewsOctober 6, 20190Comments

Calling on the Australian government to help end the Chinese communist regime's 20-year-long persecution of Falun Dafa, practitioners held a rally in front of the Australian Parliament in Canberra on September 18, 2019.. The Falun Dafa Association of Australia announced at the rally that a list of human rights violators has been submitted to the…

Falun Gong Participated in Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Event

Australia NewsOctober 6, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the parade of the 70th Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia on September 21, 2019. This annual carnival drew over 100,000 people. The parade's theme was “the power of flowers.” This year, the Tian Guo Marching Band was once again invited by…

Melbourne: Viewers of the Documentary Film “Human Harvest” Condemn Forced Live Organ Harvesting

Australia NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

The award-winning documentary film Human Harvest was screened in RecWest Community Center in West Melbourne on the evening of September 6, 2019. Nearly 80 people from the Vietnamese community watched the film. Human Harvest is a documentary that follows Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Matas and David Kilgour as they investigate the atrocities of…

Sydney: Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings to Master Li from the Vietnamese Community

Australia NewsSeptember 22, 20190Comments

The Vietnamese community of Sydney held their largest event of the year, the Mid-Autumn Festival (also called the Moon Festival), on Cabramatta’s Freedom Plaza on September 8. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, practitioners were invited to participate in the event, allowing them to introduce the spiritual practice to some 90,000 festival…

Wollongong: Falun Dafa Enjoys Warm Welcome in 2019 Spring into Corrimal

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Local Falun Dafa Practitioners, once again participated in the 2019 Spring into Corrimal community event, held on the 8th September. As soon as Spring hits the Southerm Hemisphere, in Corrimal, a local suburb of the Greater Area of Wollongong, puts on the largest community event in NSW regional area. …

Sydney: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcomed in Street Fair Parade

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band, which is comprised of Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the annual Street Fair parade in Chatswood on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Street Fair is an important part of the Sydney suburb's annual Emerge Festival. This year marks the 22nd Emerge Festival, which is hosted each year by the…

Sydney: Rally Held in Parramatta to Oppose Persecution and Forced Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong in China

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

Government officials, community leaders and Falun Gong practitioners attended a rally in Sydney, Australia on August 24 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They gathered at Centenary Square in Parramatta in Sydney's west. Speakers called on people from all walks of life to support practitioners and help…

Queensland Falun Dafa practitioners join EID Multicultural Celebration

Australia NewsSeptember 1, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to the EID Multicultural Celebration at the Gold Coast’s Norm Rix Park on August 11, 2019. The festival organised by the Islamic Multicultural Association of Gold Coast celebrates a multiculturism in Queensland through a day of sharing cultures, celebrations and conversations. Practitioners set up a booth, demonstrated the Falun Dafa…

Sydney’s City to Surf Runners and Supporters Learn About Falun Gong

Australia NewsSeptember 1, 20190Comments

The City to Surf marathon in Sydney, Australia is one of the largest running events in the world by participation. It attracts around 80,000 competitive and fun runners each year who race 8.7 miles (14 km) from Sydney's Central Business District out to Bondi Beach. This year the marathon was held on August 10, 2019.…

Demonstrating the Beauty of Falun Dafa at the Toowomba Multicultural Festival

Australia NewsAugust 19, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners were once again invited to participate in the annual multicultural festival in Toowoomba in Queensland, on August 11, 2019. Dressed in bright yellow jackets, practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises, attracting the attention of many event-goers. “No one should be persecuted for their belief” Curious,…