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Sydney: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day with a Grand Parade and Rally

Australia NewsMay 19, 20210Comments

May 13, 2021 was the 22th World Falun Dafa Day. At 8 a.m, people heading to work were greeted by the peaceful scene of practitioners demonstrating the exercises on the plaza in front of the Customs House building next to the world renowned Sydney Opera House. The group morning exercises kicked off the day’s activities. Next, a…

Minghui Report on Persecution of Falun Gong Wins Independent Publishing Award

World NewsMay 19, 20210Comments

The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), the largest publishing trade association in the United States, recently announced winners of its annual Benjamin Franklin Award between May 11 and 14. Among the winners were Minghui Report: The 20-Year Persecution of Falun Gong in China by Minghui Publishing. IBPA's Bill Fisher Award recognises publishers’ first books in…

New York: 2,000 Practitioners Hold Parade to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and Wish Master Li Happy Birthday

World NewsMay 19, 20210Comments

May 13, 2021, was the 22nd World Falun Dafa Day and the 29th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction. Two thousand practitioners held a grand parade to celebrate the event and wish the founder of the spiritual practice Mr. Li Hongzhi a Happy Birthday. They also reflected on the positive impact Falun Dafa has had…

History in Review: The First World Falun Day

World NewsMay 19, 20210Comments

On April 28, 2000, an article was published on Minghui.org in which Falun Dafa practitioners in Europe and North America proposed May 13 as the annual World Falun Dafa Day. This quickly drew the attention of practitioners in Europe, Asia, Australia, and mainland China. The next day, a response from Beijing was published: “We agree…

Jilin Man Dies after Years of Incarceration, Torture, and Displacement

China NewsMay 19, 20210Comments

A Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province, man passed away on April 3, 2021, after enduring years of incarceration, torture, and displacement for refusing to give up his faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Mr. Wang Sheng was 73. The Onset of the Persecution …

The Link Between Health and Morality

InsightsMay 19, 20210Comments

Bian Que, a renowned physician of ancient China, once had a conversation with the King of Weiwen. When the king asked about his siblings' medical skills, Bian said his eldest brother was the best, followed by his second brother, and that he himself was the worst. The king then asked why. “My elder brother detects…

Perth: “People Should Come Together to End This Persecution”

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Minghui correspondent in Perth To raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that has lasted for over two decades, practitioners in Perth held activities at the Murray Street Mall on April 3 and 17, 2021. From afar, people could see the banners that said: “Can You…

“Great Wall of Courage” Held in Melbourne to Commemorate April 25 Appeal

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Minghui reporter in Melbourne ______________________________ On the afternoon of April 24, 2021, Falun Dafa practitioners in Melbourne formed a “Great Wall of Courage.” They stood together along both sides of Princes Bridge and held up banners to commemorate the historic April 25, 1999 appeal – when 10,000…

Canberra: Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil at Chinese Embassy to Commemorate April 25 Appeal

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Falun Dafa practitioner Canberra ___________________________ Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Canberra on April 23, 2020, to hold a candlelight vigil. They commemorated the April 25 Peaceful Appeal and mourned fellow practitioners who lost their lives due to the persecution. On April 25, 1999, over 10,000 practitioners peacefully appealed to…

Adelaide Rally: Collective Effort Needed to End the CCP’s Crimes

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Minghui correspondent in South Australia _________________________________ Falun Dafa practitioners in South Australia held a rally in downtown Adelaide on April 18, 2021, to protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s organ harvesting crimes and raise awareness of the escalating attacks on Falun Dafa practitioners in Hong Kong and the violent attack on the Epoch Times…

Milan, Italy: Falun Dafa Practitioners Do the Exercises to Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal

World NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Italy _________________________ Milan Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in Milan’s centre to do the exercises and commemorate the April 25 peaceful protest, where tens of thousands of Falun Dafa practitioners gathered at the central appeals office in Beijing. Practitioners’ yellow attire attracted many onlookers. The…

Culpeper County, Virginia Passes Resolution Unanimously Condemning Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Falun Gong practitioner in Virginia ____________________________ On May 4, 2021, the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors in Virginia, U.S.A. unanimously passed a resolution to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, as well as the atrocity of forcibly harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience.…