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India: DAFOH Awarded Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Exposing Crimes of Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Dr. Torsten Trey, Executive Director of the NGO Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), received the prestigious 2019 Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at an event hosted by the Harmony Foundation at Taj Land’s End, Mumbai, on November 3, 2019. The program was well attended by other prominent award…

Introducing Falun Dafa in Vanuatu

World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Nine Falun Dafa practitioners from New Zealand introduced Falun Dafa on October 19-24, 2019, in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, a small nation north of New Zealand. Practitioners visited churches, business centres, schools, hospitals, radio stations, and villages. Vanuatu is made up of roughly 80 islands and has a population of around 270,000.…

Minghui Report: 636 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in September 2019

China News, World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 636 Falun Gong practitioners in China were arrested and 347 were harassed in September 2019 for refusing to give up their faith. Of those targeted, 251 had their homes ransacked and at least 500 remain in custody at the time of writing. Falun Gong, also known as…

The Brutal Persecution of Elderly Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute it in July 1999, many Falun Gong practitioners have been arrested, detained, and tortured for refusing to renounce their faith. This report sheds light…

People Voice Their Support During Practitioners’ Activities in Melbourne

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Practitioners of Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) in Australia held activities around Melbourne on October 12, 2019, the day before their 2019 Australian Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference. Practitioners formed a Great Wall of Courage consisting of large banners along Princes Bridge, and set up information booths at the State Library of…

Falun Dafa Practitioners Bring Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance to Annual Spring Festival

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

The annual Spring Festival at Whitehorse City was held on October 20, 2019. The City Council invited Falun Dafa practitioners to join the community celebration. The practitioners demonstrated the exercises and talked to people about this ancient spiritual practice. Drawn by the melodious music, many festival-goers stopped by the practitioners' booth, where they learned…

Entire Family Excited to Practice Falun Gong

Australia News, InsightsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Australia gathered in Melbourne on October 11-13, 2019. They held a series of activities to introduce the ancient spiritual practice to the public and to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of it. Many practitioners shared their profound experiences from practicing Falun Gong. “So marvelous,”…

People Condemn the Persecution During Popular Event in Sydney

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners talked to passersby during the Night Noodle Markets held in Sydney's Hyde Park on October 16-18, 2019. They told them about the spiritual practice and how it is being persecuted in China. The Night Noodle Market is an eagerly anticipated annual event that transforms Hyde Park into a busy Asian street food…

Parade in Melbourne Praised by Public

Australia NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners from around Australia gathered in Melbourne to take part in activities October 11-13, 2019. They held a parade, demonstrated the exercises, and held a cultivation experience sharing conference. A grand parade was held in the city's central business district on Friday, October 11. The parade commenced from Treasury Gardens and was…

Falun Gong Practitioner with Australian Protection Visa Sentenced to Prison upon Returning to China

Australia News, China NewsOctober 28, 20190Comments

Ms. Yin Sen was arrested at Customs in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province when she flew in from Australia on February 4, 2019, on the eve of the Chinese New Year. The 65-year-old woman, with an Australian protection visa, was sentenced to one year in prison in July 2019 for her faith in Falun Gong. Falun…

Letter From Masanjia Documentary Well Received in Canberra

Australia NewsOctober 6, 20190Comments

The documentary, Letter from Masanjia, which was shortlisted for an Oscar for the Best Documentary and was a winner of a series of international movie awards, debuted in Australia at Dendy Cinema in Canberra on September 17, 2019. Because the theatre was packed to capacity, people who could not find a chair chose…

Rally in Canberra Calls on the Government to Help Stop the Persecution of Falun Dafa

Australia NewsOctober 6, 20190Comments

Calling on the Australian government to help end the Chinese communist regime's 20-year-long persecution of Falun Dafa, practitioners held a rally in front of the Australian Parliament in Canberra on September 18, 2019.. The Falun Dafa Association of Australia announced at the rally that a list of human rights violators has been submitted to the…