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Singapore: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

World NewsMay 8, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore held events in Hong Lim Park on May 2, 2017, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was first introduced to the public by Master Li Hongzhi on May 13, 1992. The practice has spread to over 100 countries over the past 25 years,…

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Passes Second Resolution Condemning Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMay 8, 20170Comments

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed its second resolution in three years to condemn forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other detained prisoners of conscience. House Resolution 27, which passed on April 25, 2017, encourages the medical community in Pennsylvania to help raise awareness of unethical organ transplant practices in China. A…

Swedish Lawmakers Hold Forum on China’s Organ Harvesting Crimes

World NewsMay 8, 20170Comments

Sweeden, Four Swedish Parliament Members held a forum on Wednesday to promote a bill banning “organ tourism” to China. American reporter and China affairs expert Ethan Gutmann and a representative from the organization Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), Dr. Harold King, were invited to speak at the forum. According to MP Marta Obminska, four lawmakers…

The Historic April 25 Demonstration at Zhongnanhai, Beijing

InsightsMay 8, 20170Comments

Eighteen years ago, more than 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful demonstration at the National Appeals Office in (Zhongnanhai) Beijing on April 25, 1999, seeking the release of several practitioners unjustly arrested days before. Many thought that the large scale demonstration directly triggered the brutal nationwide persecution campaign launched a few months later by…

Photo Opportunity: Falun Dafa Day Anniversary Celebration with Grand Parade in Sydney

Australia News, Media Release, Top ArticleMay 5, 20170Comments

SYDNEY - Hundreds of NSW Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) practitioners will gather in Sydney’s Inner West on Saturday, May 6 to join a grand parade, marking 25 years since the spiritual practice was first publicly taught in China. Traditionally celebrated on or around May 13 around the world, the day celebrates the beauty of the Falun…

Hong Kong: Falun Gong Practitioners and Supporters Commemorate April 25 Appeal

China NewsMay 1, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Hong Kong and other areas in Asia held a rally and a march together with supporters on April 23, 2017, commemorating the 18th anniversary of the April 25 demonstration. On April 25, 1999, 10,000 practitioners gathered peacefully in Beijing to appeal to the central government for the release of 50 arrested…

Falun Gong on American College Campuses

World NewsMay 1, 20170Comments

For almost two decades, young Falun Gong practitioners on college campuses around the world have devoted themselves to introducing this ancient Chinese cultivation practice to students and faculty while raising awareness of the fact that it is being persecuted in China. The following reports cover events on five American university campuses over the past weeks.…

Missouri House of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning China’s Organ Harvesting Crimes

World NewsMay 1, 20170Comments

On April 25, 2017 the Missouri House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution No. 7 condemning forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong and other prisoners of conscience and urging further action to stop the atrocities. “The resolution is about trying to bring awareness to prevent a terrible injustice to humanity,” said State Representative Lynn Morris,…

Experiencing the Wonders of Cultivation

InsightsMay 1, 20170Comments

A fellow practitioner in her 70s, dressed in thin clothes, recently visited me. She told me that she was not cold and even wore such clothes in the cold of winter. I felt the need to wear a coat that day, and I am in my 50s. She had changed from six months prior and looked…

Historic Peaceful Appeal in China Being Remembered in Major Canadian Cities

World NewsMay 1, 20170Comments

Several events were recently held in major Canadian cities to commemorate the peaceful appeal by Falun Dafa practitioners in Beijing on April 25, 1999. After the Chinese government illegally arrested dozens of practitioners in Tianjin, over 10,000 practitioners voluntarily gathered in nearby Beijing to request their release. Three months later, then-Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin…

Australia: Rally Calls For Release of Family Members Detained in China

Australia NewsApril 25, 20170Comments

A rally calling for the release of 60-some Falun Gong practitioners arrested in March in China’s Shaanxi province was held in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney on April 20. Sisters Liu Lin and Liu Li spoke at the rally and condemned the arrest of their mother Li Yuhua and sister Liu Chunxia who are…

Russia: Introducing Falun Gong at a Health Expo

World NewsApril 25, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in a health expo in Novgrod, Russia from April 12 to 16. They introduced Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) to local residents, explaining its many health benefits and talking about the persecution it faces in China. Many people were pleased to learn about Falun Gong’s three core…