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History Suggests the Communist Regime Is Lying about Its Source of Organs for Transplants

China News, World NewsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

When the 26th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS) was held in Hong Kong in August, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claimed that China used only organs from death row prisoners for transplants and that the allegation of organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience was, therefore, “a lie.” Ironically,…

Mother and Daughter, Tortured to Near Death for Their Belief, Sue Former Chinese Dictator

China NewsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

A mother and her daughter, who have been tortured to near death because of their faith, filed a lawsuit last June against the former Chinese dictator who started the persecution 17 years ago. They accused Jiang Zemin of trampling on their freedom of belief, illegal detention and interrogation, assault and libel. They asked the Chinese…

Warsaw, Poland: “It is Shameful That [Forced Organ Harvesting] is Occurring in the 21st Century”

World NewsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

“Forced organ harvesting is murder and slaughter. It is shameful that it is occurring in the 21st century,” said Ivona during a cultural festival on August 28, 2016, in Warsaw, Poland. A long time resident in Warsaw, Ivona first heard about Falun Gong nearly 20 years ago, several years before it was banned in China…

Belgium: Six MEPs Lend Support at Falun Gong Rally Outside European Parliament

World NewsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Europe held a rally in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on July 14, 2016, as part of three days of activities to expose the persecution and organ harvesting atrocities perpetrated against the practice in China. Six Members of the European Parliament (MEP) attended the rally and spoke to the…

Growing Up As a Dafa Practitioner During the Persecution

InsightsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

I learned Falun Dafa at the age of 8, which is about 20 years ago. My father was the first person in my family to practice. Soon, he recovered from his headaches and sleep disorder. He also quit drinking and playing mahjong. Seeing the changes in my father, my mother and I started to practice…

Denmark: Introducing Falun Dafa in Four Cities

World NewsSeptember 9, 20160Comments

The scenic inland waterway Limfjord, Thy National Park, and Skagen between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are some of the popular tourist attractions in Denmark. Over the past few days, both local residents and tourists had the chance to learn about an ancient meditation practice from the remote land of China. Between August…

Australians Call on Prime Minister to Bring Up Falun Gong Issue During China Trip

Australia NewsSeptember 9, 20160Comments

Before Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's visit to China for the G20 Summit, Falun Gong practitioners and supporters held several large scale rallies in Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane, requesting the Prime Minister to bring up the persecution of Falun Gong during his meeting with Chinese leaders and to help stop the state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting…

Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown, New York

World NewsSeptember 8, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Sara Delano Roosevelt Park, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, New York on September 3, 2016. Due to the long Labor Day weekend, there were more visitors in the park than usual on this sunny and mild day. The Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival)…

Australia: Falun Dafa Experiencing Sharing Conference Held in Melbourne

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20160Comments

Nearly 1,000 practitioners attended the 2016 Australia Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference at Melbourne Town Hall on September 4. Twenty-three practitioners, both Chinese and Western, spoke onstage about how they have benefited from Falun Dafa, looked within to improve, and worked to fulfill their historic vows. 2016 Australia Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference at Melbourne Town…

Melbourne, Australia: Grand March Demonstrates Beauty of Falun Dafa and Calls for an End to the Persecution in China

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners across Australia held a series of activities in Melbourne prior to their annual cultivation experience sharing conference. A grand march through downtown Melbourne brought color, music and increased awareness of the persecution to many on September 2. Banners read, “Falun Dafa is good” and “The world needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance”. Locals and tourists alike signed…

What Does the Communist Party’s Classified Document Show?

China NewsSeptember 4, 20160Comments

According to inside information, the General Office of the Communist Party of China has recently issued a classified document to local government offices at various levels, giving orders on how to “handle” the Falun Gong “situation.” According to the source of the information, the document says that since July 1999, the suppression of Falun Gong…

Montevideo, Uruguay: Primary School Kids Practice Falun Dafa Daily

World NewsSeptember 4, 20160Comments

A state school in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, has implemented the daily practice of Falun Dafa with the aim of preventing violence and improving school performance and better cooperation among students. Falun Dafa is an integrated discipline of meditation and gentle exercises that stresses the values of Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance to improve…