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Sydney, Australia: Chinese Tourists Sever Ties with Chinese Communist Party

Australia NewsDecember 11, 20160Comments

Ms. Chen, although she now lives in Sydney, Australia, finds it important to reconnect with her fellow Chinese citizens. “As a Falun Gong practitioner, I know that many Chinese have been poisoned by the ongoing hate propaganda from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” she explained. “I feel that I have to tell them the real…

Taiwan Legislator: Falun Dafa Brings Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to the World

World NewsDecember 11, 20160Comments

When the 2016 Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held at National Taiwan University on November 27, elected officials came to show their support. They included legislative members Liu Chien-kuo and Hsu Chih-chieh, as well as city councilors from Kaohsiung and Chiayi. Legislators: More People Will Join the Efforts Mr. Liu said he admired…

“We Stand with You”: Warm Support for Falun Gong in Siberia

World NewsDecember 11, 20160Comments

Siberia is now covered in snow. The temperature has plunged to well below freezing in many parts of this vast region. Yet despite the severe cold, Falun Gong has received warm support from local residents in many Siberian towns. Over the weekend of December 3 and 4, Falun Gong practitioners reached out to the Siberian…

Fa Conference in Argentina, Master Sends Congratulatory Message

World NewsDecember 7, 20160Comments

A Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on November 27, 2016. Master Li Hongzhi sent a congratulatory letter to the conference. Master said: “It is because society’s morals are deteriorating, and the decline in human morality has brought danger to humankind; thus Dafa is being spread in…

A Pilot’s Story

InsightsDecember 7, 20160Comments

Many people have asked Captain Nguyễn Tuấn Dũng, a Vietnamese pilot with 14,000 flight hours, why he left a high-paying job in the Middle East for a position with a Taiwanese airline. The answer is that he wanted to learn Chinese so that he can read the Chinese version of Zhuan Falun the main book…

Please Write Letters to Falun Gong Practitioner Ye Jinyue Detained in Zhejiang

China NewsDecember 7, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Ye Jinyue was arrested on March 15, 2016 at her home in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. Police claimed that she was arrested because she told people about the persecution against Falun Gong in China. A local prosecutor submitted her case to the Sanmen County Court. Ms. Ye has been detained in the…

What Australia can do to avoid complicity in foreign transplant abuse

Australia News, News & MediaDecember 5, 20160Comments

By David Matas Because of shortage of organs, patients in need of transplants wait endlessly and become desperate, spurring transplant tourism. The Government of China has been sourcing organs from prisoners in large numbers, in violation of international ethics. I and other researchers have concluded that these sources are mostly prisoners of conscience Christians, Buddhists, Muslims…

Poland: Falun Dafa Experience-Sharing Conference Held in Warsaw

World NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Poland gathered for a cultivation experience sharing conference in Warsaw on November 26. Fourteen speakers talked about how they handled tests in daily life, let go of attachments, and cooperated with fellow practitioners on projects to raise awareness about the practice and the persecution in China. Lan, a Vietnamese woman, started practicing…

Thoughts on Chinese Students’ Questions About the Persecution

China NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

During the Chinese premiere's visit to Canada in September 2016, Falun Gong practitioners' banners were intentionally blocked by the Chinese students' huge red Chinese flags. It seems that the students had been arranged to be there by the Chinese Embassy. A few practitioners asked the students not to block others from expressing their wishes to…

18th Nine-Day Falun Dafa Seminar Held in Manhattan

World NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

The 18th Falun Dafa Seminar in Manhattan was held at Tianti Books from November 12 to November 20, 2016. Nine participants held a discussion at the end of the workshop to share what they had learned. Tianti books store at Manhatton, New York. Ruby had learned the Falun Dafa exercises a year ago. When she first heard…

Toronto: Tian Guo Marching Band Highlights Two Christmas Parades

World NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

After attending four Santa Claus parades on November 19 and 20, Toronto’s Tian Guo Marching Band joined two nearby parades on November 26, one in Markham in the morning, and the other in Ajax later in the day. Markham, Ontario Mike, a coordinator of the Markham parade, which started at 11:00 a.m., said that…

A Previous Employer: ‘Please Introduce Me to More Falun Gong Practitioners’

InsightsDecember 4, 20160Comments

I was a tenured school teacher but was laid off by my school and local education bureau in 2000 because I would not give up my belief in Falun Dafa. They gave me less than 200 yuan (about $25) per month for living expenses. At the time I had two children, one in high school and…