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Czech Senate Passes Resolution Calling for End to Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic passed a resolution expressing support for persecuted groups in China, including Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners, Christians, Uighurs, and Tibetans. Resolution No. 131 passed on March 20, 2019. It called for the Czech president and government to demand that China adhere to the international…

Chinese Tourists Denounce the Communist Party’s Persecution of Falun Gong

Australia NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

During the Chinese New Year season while many Chinese tourists were visiting Melbourne, Falun Gong practitioners held activities at popular tourist attractions to raise awareness about the persecution of the practice in China. Many of the Chinese tourists who learned about the brutality and injustice of the persecution chose to quit the Chinese Communist Party…

Arkansas House of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

The Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1022 on February 18, 2019. Proposed by Representative Dan Sullivan, the resolution encourages U.S. Congress and the Arkansas State Legislature to work to end organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China. The resolution points out that there exists mass killing of prisoners of conscience in China, primarily…

Finland: Falun Gong Activities in Helsinki Call for End to Persecution

World NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held activities in Kamppi, Helsinki on Saturday, February 23, 2019 to raise awareness about the persecution of the practice in China. When film producer Johanna learned about the brutality of the persecution and the CCP's crime of harvesting organs from living practitioners, she said, “It's so wrong to take innocent people's…

Indonesia: 500 Secondary School Students and Teachers Learn the Falun Gong Exercises

World NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

The principal of the No. 38 Public Secondary School on Batam Island, Indonesia, had seen students practicing Falun Gong on a social media website and wanted to learn more about this mind-body cultivation practice from China. So he invited Falun Gong practitioners to introduce the practice to teachers and students on February 16. Teachers also from…

Mother of Canadian Resident Denied Family Visit for 2.5 Years, Imprisoned for Her Faith

China News, World NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

Ms. Chen Huixia was arrested in June 2016 for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Her family hadn't been allowed any contact with her until January 12, 2019, when they received a call from Ms. Chen for the first time in two and a half years.…

Chinese Villagers Call for Release of Couple Detained for Their Faith

China News, World NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

Two hundred and five residents of Hongwei Village in Jiaolai Town, Shandong Province are calling for the release of a couple detained for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The villagers signed and pressed their fingerprints on a joint affidavit attesting to…

Melbourne: “A Peaceful Energy” at the Australia Day Parade

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

“Falun Gong Is Very Important to Australia”

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney hold activities regularly to introduce the meditation to the public and expose the brutality of the persecution in China. “When I searched for information about Falun Gong online, I realised that Falun Gong is very important to Australia,” said Sydney resident Brooke Wern while speaking with a practitioner late last…

Sydney: Falun Gong in Lunar New Year Parade

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Lunar New Year parade in Chatswood, a major business and residential district in the Lower North Shore of Sydney. The area is about 10 kilometers from the Sydney Central Business District, and over a third of its population is of Asian ancestry. The event took place on Victoria Avenue,…

Sydney: Chinese Tourists Learn about Falun Gong and Renounce the Chinese Communist Party

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Every weekend Falun Gong practitioners throughout Australia hold activities to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution of the practice in communist China. One event venue has been the popular tourist attraction in Sydney, Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. Due to its scenic location overlooking Sydney Harbour many tourists from other countries, including Chinese tourists, visit…

Falun Gong Commended in Largest Chinese Community of New South Wales

Australia NewsFebruary 25, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the Lunar New Year Festival held in Hurstville, Australia, on February 2, 2019. The suburb, a thirty minute drive from the Sydney CBD, is home to the largest Chinese community in Australia. More than half of the 30,000-strong population are Chinese. Nine practitioners demonstrated the five sets…