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Brisbane, Australia: Public Support for Falun Gong’s Efforts to End the Persecution

Australia NewsJuly 23, 20170Comments

July 20, 2017 marks 18 years since the Chinese Communist regime started a brutal persecution campaign against practitioners of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, in China. Over the past 18 years, Falun Gong practitioners inside and outside of China have persevered in their peaceful effort to end the persecution against their beliefs. More…

Falun Gong at the Winter Festival Parade in Australia’s Blue Mountains

Australia NewsJuly 3, 20170Comments

Local Falun Gong practitioners took part in the Winter Festival recently held in Australia’s Blue Mountains, a region west of Sydney. The area is well-known for dramatic scenery of three steep cliffs. The Tian Guo Marching Band and a group of dancers comprised the Falun Gong procession that participated in the Winter Festival parade. Over…

Australians: Stop the Persecution, Never Give Up!

Australia NewsJuly 3, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Queensland, Australia, held truth clarification activities at King George Square in Brisbane on June 23, 2017. They collected signatures on a petition calling for ending the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) state-sanctioned organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners. A candlelight vigil was held in the evening to mourn the practitioners who…

Sydney, Australia: Public Support for Falun Gong Practitioners’ Efforts to End the Persecution

Australia NewsJune 18, 20170Comments

Every Friday afternoon, people visiting Hyde Park in downtown Sydney see a group of Falun Gong practitioners peacefully doing exercises and talking to passersby about this ancient spiritual practice. Practitioners were at the park at noon on June 9 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, including the Chinese Communist Party's…

The Stawell Times: High School Students Learn Falun Dafa Meditation

Australia NewsMay 19, 20170Comments

On 16th of May 2017, an article in The Stawell Times-News, a local newspaper in Victoria, published an article titled “Meditation to ease final year pressures.” The article covered a Falun Dafa activity held at Stawell Secondary College on 15th of May for final year students (VCE). The article stated that a local resident provided…

Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Australia and New Zealand

Australia NewsMay 12, 20170Comments

May 13, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction, and the 18th annual World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners across the world celebrate the anniversary by holding various public events, including parades, rallies, group exercise practice, and music performances. They also raise awareness about the Chinese…

Photo Opportunity: Falun Dafa Day Anniversary Celebration with Grand Parade in Sydney

Australia News, Media Release, Top ArticleMay 5, 20170Comments

SYDNEY - Hundreds of NSW Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) practitioners will gather in Sydney’s Inner West on Saturday, May 6 to join a grand parade, marking 25 years since the spiritual practice was first publicly taught in China. Traditionally celebrated on or around May 13 around the world, the day celebrates the beauty of the Falun…

Australia: Rally Calls For Release of Family Members Detained in China

Australia NewsApril 25, 20170Comments

A rally calling for the release of 60-some Falun Gong practitioners arrested in March in China’s Shaanxi province was held in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney on April 20. Sisters Liu Lin and Liu Li spoke at the rally and condemned the arrest of their mother Li Yuhua and sister Liu Chunxia who are…

Auckland & Sydney: Visiting Chinese Premier Meets With Peaceful Protests

Australia NewsMarch 31, 20170Comments

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Australia and New Zealand from March 22 to 28. In both Sydney and Auckland, he was met with Falun Gong practitioners staging peaceful protests outside his hotel and meeting places. Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted in China since 1999. The protesters demonstrated in an attempt…

Falun Dafa joins Chinese New Year celebrations on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Australia NewsFebruary 21, 20170Comments

Australian Falun Dafa practitioners have joined Chinese New Year festivities for the first time on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The Lunar New Year Celebrations held on February 4, 2017 is the tourist city’s biggest Chinese New Year celebration, attracting as many as 15,000 visitors. Many people were drawn to the Dafa stall by the continuous exercise demonstrations,…

Sydney, Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Perform in Chinese New Year Celebration

Australia NewsFebruary 8, 20170Comments

The City Council of Parramatta held a large Chinese New Year Celebration on Centenary Square in the suburb of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia on February 3, 2017. Sixteen groups performed on stage, with Falun Gong practitioners' lion dance team and waist drummers as the opening act. Many in the audience stepped forward to take photos when…

Adelaide: Falun Dafa Well Received in Australia Day Parade

Australia NewsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners performed in the Australia Day Parade on January 26, 2017 in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. They have been invited to this event every year for over a decade. The practitioners brought a colorful float and demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises in traditional costumes. The Dafa practitioners drew much attention from spectators…