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Sydney, Australia: Locals Express Support for Falun Gong

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

The streets of the Asian community of Eastwood, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, were lined with local Falun Gong practitioners raising awareness about their peaceful spiritual practice and the persecution it endures in China on June 11. Many people were shocked to learn about the ongoing organ harvesting atrocities targeting Falun Gong practitioners and other…

Australians Learn About Falun Gong at Tourist Town Event

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

During a long holiday weekend on June 11, numerous people came to the Lorne Foreshore Market, in the famous tourist town, Lorne, two hours driving from Melbourne, Australia. While enjoying the nice weather, they also experienced the ancient Chinese cultivation practice, Falun Gong. Falun Gong practitioners from Melbourne set up a booth at the market, demonstrated…

Falun Gong Radiates Peace at Chinese Festival in Rural Australia

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

Practitioners of the Chinese meditation practice Falun Gong joined in the festivities of the Nundle ‘Go for Gold’ festival in rural New South Wales, Australia. The festival, which has been held for over 15 years, attracted more than 16,000 people over a two-day period. The annual festival honours the significant role that Chinese and European miners…

Australia: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong in Sydney’s Hyde Park

Australia NewsJune 5, 20160Comments

May 30, 2016 | Activities introducing the peaceful spiritual practice of Falun Gong were held in Sydney's Hyde Park on May 26, 2016. Park-goers also had the opportunity to learn about the persecution that Falun Gong has endured at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the past nearly 17 years. Falun Gong practitioners in…

Practitioners in Queensland, Australia Share Experiences Celebrating Falun Dafa Day

Australia NewsMay 23, 20160Comments

May 20, 2016 | Falun Gong practitioners from Queensland, Australia held a celebration of the 17th World Falun Dafa Day at Brisbane Square on May 14, 2016. Practitioners handed out Falun Gong informational materials, talked to people about Falun Gong, and exposed and raised awareness of the persecution in China. Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day. Many citizens stopped…

Sydney, Australia: Practitioners Celebrate the Upcoming World Falun Dafa Day

Australia NewsMay 14, 20160Comments

May 10, 2016 | Practitioners in Sydney, Australia gathered at Hyde Park in central Sydney on May 7, 2016, to celebrate the upcoming 17th anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day on May 13. They also wished Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a happy birthday. The event started in the morning with a group practice…

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…

Calling Upon the Australian Prime Minister to Help Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong

Australia NewsApril 17, 20160Comments

Practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong held a rally in Sydney at Martin Place, one week before Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's first visit to China on April 14-15, 2016. They are calling upon him to bring up the Chinese regime's human rights violations and ask the Chinese government to stop the 17-year persecution of…

Norwegian Students Learn about Falun Gong on Australian Tour

Australia News, World NewsApril 11, 20160Comments

A group of Norwegian students from Solborg Folk High School in southwestern Norway added learning about Falun Gong to their travel itinerary on a recent trip to Australia. The 16 students and two teachers with interests in the film and television industry originally reached out to a local filmmaker, who is a practitioner of Falun Gong…

Photo report: Australians Call for PM to Raise Persecution of Falun Gong with China

Australia News, Info Centre, News & MediaApril 11, 20160Comments

Location: Martin Place, Sydney CBD, NSW 2000 Time/Date: 07 April 2016 Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney collected signatures on George St. and Hay St. on April 2, 2016, calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to urge the Chinese government to stop the persecution of Falun Gong when he visits China on April 14 and 15. Many people were showing…

Raising Awareness in Australia: ‘The Perpetrators Must Be Brought to Justice’

Australia NewsApril 3, 20160Comments

Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on Pitt Street, the busiest street in Sydney, Australia, on the afternoon of March 31, 2016 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China and call on Australian people to urge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to ask the Chinese president to stop the persecution during his…

Bendigo: Falun Dafa Participates in Easter Parade for 16th Year

Australia NewsMarch 31, 20160Comments

It was the 16th time that Falun Dafa practitioners in Melbourne returned to the annual spectacular Bendigo Easter Parade, held this year on March 27. They were warmly applauded and cheered by local residents and tourists from around the world, who had packed both sides of the streets along the parade route. The Falun Dafa procession…