On February 8, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the annual St Kilda Festival, the largest free music festival on the southern hemisphere.
On the issue of the illicit detainment of Falun Gong practitioners in Paris, Mr Seillan said that he was aware of the incident. He frankly explained what he knew about the incident and received additional information by the Falun Dafa Information Centre that he had not been aware of, and said he would send it…
On this evening of Valentine’s Day when couples are celebrating being together, we Falun Gong practitioners are here yet again in front of the Chinese consulate. For us the knowledge that our friends, relatives and fellow practitioners are suffering is never far from our thoughts.
We were deely concerned after having learnt that several dozen Falun Gong practitioners from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Taiwan were arrested between 24 to 26 January on the streets of Paris for no valid reasons other than their being Falun Gong practitioners.
On behalf of the Falun Dafa Association of Queensland Inc, I am writing to
express our deep concern regarding the arrests of Falun Gong practitioners in
Paris. According to reports, the practitioners did not commit
any crimes or cause any disturbance, yet they were arrested by the French police…
we are deeply concerned that the French authorities have been deceived and coerced by foreign
propaganda spread by Jiang Zemin’s regime in the persecution of Falun Gong.
We share this concern with you to help restore the reputation of the French
government so that it will not…
Falun Dafa practitioners from Southeast Queensland introduced the practice of Falun Dafa to the local community with a spectacular hour and a half presentation at Caloundra City’s ‘Australia Day’ celebrations, 26 January 2004.
Australia’s National Day is January 26. In celebration of the holiday, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual Sydney Boat Parade, one of the most popular programs during Sydney’s National Day celebration.
On Tuesday, 27th of January, more than fifty Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Canberra to protest the brutal persecution of another two practitioners in China in the New Year of 2004.
This is the forth year that the Falun Dafa group in Wollongong was invited to be part of the National Australia Day celebration.
To celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, the “2004 Chinese New Year Exhibition of Original Painting and Calligraphy by 19th and 20th Century Chinese Masters” opened in Sydney with a grand opening ceremony on January 13, 2004.
The Sunshine Plaza came alive with song and dance, as the ‘Petals of Peace’ Cultural Event. This event allowed hundreds of people to witness the beauty of Falun Dafa through our presentation and heartfelt message.