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Human Rights Day: Officials and Dignitaries Call on Canadian Government to Rescue Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in China

World NewsDecember 12, 20210Comments

Dec. 12, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Toronto ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) On December 7, three days before Human Rights Day, Falun Dafa practitioners in Toronto gathered on Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto’s City Hall to urge the Canadian government to bring up the persecution of Falun Dafa during the Summit for Democracy, December 9 - 10. Practitioners…

“Why Don’t You Help Me Quit the Chinese Communist Party?”

InsightsDecember 12, 20210Comments

Dec. 12, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in China ____________________________________ (Minghui.org) With Falun Dafa practitioners’ persistent efforts to raise awareness about the persecution of their faith over the past 22 years, more and more people in China have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations and openly show their support for Falun Dafa despite the…

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Shen Yun, “A Very Moving Experience”

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Dec. 11, 2021 | By Minghui correspondent Xue Li __________________________________ (Minghui.org) The New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts presented three performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 3 and 4, 2021. “Very Powerful, Very Moving” Claude Balestra, Vice President of Finance Transformation Lead at Cargill, saw Shen Yun with Marianna Pavan, an engineer, at…

196 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced During Zhou Yan’s Tenure as President of Dalian Intermediate Court

China NewsDecember 12, 20210Comments

Dec. 11, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Liaoning Province, China _________________________________________________ (Minghui.org) Zhou Yan, born in 1967 of Han nationality, is a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He once served as the executive deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. From January 2015 to October 2021,…

UK: MPs Send Letters Supporting Falun Dafa on Human Rights Day

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Dec. 11, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in the U.K. ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) Members of Parliament in the U.K. sent letters to Falun Dafa practitioners prior to the International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2021. They expressed their support to practitioners for their efforts to strive for freedom of belief, and their call for an end to…

Switzerland: Third Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Schüpfheim

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Dec. 10, 2021 | By Minghui correspondent Gao Siyu in Switzerland ______________________________________________ (Minghui.org) The third Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in Schüpfheim, Switzerland, on December 5, 2021. Seventeen practitioners shared their cultivation experiences, describing how they began practicing Falun Dafa and how they followed the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance in their daily lives. They talked…

Opinion: Falun Gong Is Not Actually Illegal in China

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Nov. 28, 2021 | By a practitioner in China _____________________________ (Minghui.org) Ever since I was a child, I knew that we should obey the law. Whenever my parents or teachers told me to do something, I did it unconditionally. I was 36 years old in 1999, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to suppress Falun Gong.…

Baltimore, Maryland: Falun Dafa Group Brings “Amazing Energy” to Baltimore Christmas Parade

World NewsDecember 10, 20210Comments

Dec. 9, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Baltimore ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) There was a festive atmosphere in Baltimore as the 48th Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade was held on December 5, 2021. The parade which consisted of 160 groups was attended by thousands of people. A spectator who saw Falun Dafa practitioners’ parade entry for the first time said they brought…

63 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in November 2021

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Dec. 7, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent _____________________________ (Minghui.org) Sixty-three (63) cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced for their faith were confirmed by Minghui.org in November 2021. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The 63 newly confirmed cases include one…

Additional Persecution News from China – November 26, 2021 (21 Reports)

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Dec. 9, 2021 ________ (Minghui.org) Today’s news from China includes incidents of persecution that took place in 20 cities or counties in 11 provinces, where at least 37 practitioners were recently persecuted for their belief. 1. [Fushun City, Liaoning Province] Ms. Zhao Yulan, Ms. Jiang Wei and Ms. Wang Lidong Brutally Persecuted in Prison 2. [Dalian City, Liaoning…

France: Promoting Falun Dafa in the Cities of Toulouse & Carcassonne

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Dec. 7, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in France ____________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners organised two Information Day events in Toulouse and Carcassonne on November 20, 2021. Many people learned about the persecution of Falun Gong, which was launched in 1999 by Jiang Zemin, then head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Falun Dafa Information…

Nagoya, Japan: People Sign Petition to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice

World NewsDecember 9, 20210Comments

Dec. 7, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Japan ___________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from central Japan organised a signature drive in Nagoya on November 28, 2021. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and introduced the Falun Dafa exercises to the passersby. They also collected signatures for a petition to bring Jiang Zemin to justice. Falun Dafa…