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German Human Rights Organisation: The CCP Must Stop Persecuting Falun Gong

World NewsMay 10, 20200Comments

“The Chinese government should end its fight against Falun Gong and respect the right to freedom of religion, as guaranteed by the constitution,” said Hanno Schedler, in a statement released by the “Society of Threatened People (STP),” a German human rights organisation, commemorating the historic appeal by 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners 21 years ago. Schedler…

Guizhou Province Launches New Campaign against Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsMay 10, 20200Comments

The authorities in Guizhou Province rolled out a “zero out plan” in March 2020, in another attempt to force Falun Gong practitioners in the province to renounce their faith. It was reported that the Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) in Guizhou issued an order to completely “transform” all practitioners between 2020 and 2023. …

Ancient Rome and Modern China: Religious Persecution and Plagues

InsightsMay 10, 20200Comments

A seventeen-year-old girl with incurable cancer in her hip turned to hypnotherapy when nothing else helped. Her life was then traced back to a previous life in a noble family during the ancient Roman Empire. Under the reign of Emperor Nero, Christians were ruthlessly persecuted, including being thrown into an arena to fight lions. The girl…

Falun Dafa Dissolved In-Laws’ Misunderstanding and Brought Our Family Together

InsightsMay 10, 20200Comments

I survived a medical accident while giving birth to my daughter. I never fully recovered and I was always tired, my joints hurt, and I had frequent headaches and fevers. I tried both Chinese and western medical treatments but nothing helped. I divorced when I was forty-two because my husband was having an affair. I…

I Improved Dramatically after I Began Practicing Falun Dafa

InsightsMay 10, 20200Comments

In 2001, the best local hospital refused to admit me. The doctor said, “Go home. Eat whatever you want. You're already resistant to whatever drugs we could offer you.” I knew that he was telling me I was beyond medical help and that I should just go home and wait to die. The place where…

Commemorating April 25: Contrasting Attitudes Toward Falun Gong on Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait

China News, World NewsApril 26, 20200Comments

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, was first publicly taught in China in May 1992. Many who took up the practice became much healthier, their moral values improved and Falun Gong quickly spread all over China by word of mouth. On April 25, 1999, tens of thousands of practitioners rushed to the…

Missouri Becomes First State to Sue the Chinese Communist Party for Its “Deceit and Inaction” that Unleashed the Pandemic

World NewsApril 26, 20200Comments

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit on April 21, 2020, against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its “appalling campaign of deceit, concealment, misfeasance, and inaction” that “unleashed this pandemic.” It is the first state in the US to take legal action to hold the CCP accountable for the pandemic. …

Sweden: Falun Gong Practitioners Raise Awareness of the Persecution Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

World NewsApril 26, 20200Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held activities at Mynttorget Square next to the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) in central Stockholm on April 4, 2020, to raise awareness of the ongoing persecution in China. Sweden has not yet implemented a mandatory lockdown to deal with the coronavirus, but the Swedish government is considering some emergency measures, including travel restrictions…

Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Convey the Beauty of the Practice in Kaohsiung City

World NewsApril 26, 20200Comments

The Qingming Festival fell on Saturday, April 4, 2020, and many people in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were outside enjoying the beautiful weather. Local Falun Gong practitioners held activities in popular public places to promote the beauty of the spiritual practice, including at a traditional market, the Agongdian Reservoir Scenic Area and Leidishan Natural Park. …

Chinese People Are Victims of the Chinese Communist Party’s Lies

China News, World NewsApril 26, 20200Comments

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many people and countries outside of China have witnessed how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has lied about the initial outbreak and the under-reported numbers of infected cases and deaths. What many in the West may not know is that many Chinese people have believed the lies perpetuated by the…

Power of Dafa: From a Miserable Existence to a Harmonious Life

InsightsApril 26, 20200Comments

I am an engineering manager who attained a first-class national license in architecture. In the eyes of my friends, my job and salary is enviable. But who would imagine that 23 years ago I was unemployed and diagnosed with depression? If it wasn't for Falun Dafa, I would not be alive. Life Before Practicing Falun Dafa I grew up in…

How I Obtained Falun Dafa in Prison

InsightsApril 26, 20200Comments

I am a 53-year-old woman. Before I began practicing Falun Dafa, I was lost in the world and was indulging in all kinds of desires. Eventually, I was sentenced to three years in prison as I did many bad things to make money. Fortunately, in prison I met some Falun Dafa practitioners who changed my fate. Obtaining…