News & Media – Page 246

Posters Calling to Prosecute Jiang Zemin Seen in 23 Cities in China

China NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 30, 2016 | Over 200,000 criminal complaints, all demanding that former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin be brought to justice for the persecution of Falun Gong, have been submitted to China’s highest prosecution office and court since May of last year. A poster about the criminal complaints filed against Jiang Zemin in Shanghai, the biggest city in…

Former Policewoman: Life’s Questions Answered by Falun Gong Teachings

InsightsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 29, 2016 | A former police woman was fired from her job because she practices Falun Gong. She has lodged a lawsuit with China's Supreme People's Procuratorate against Jiang Zemin, the head of the former Chinese communist regime, for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. Book Answered My Questions I searched for the meaning of life for…

European Falun Gong Practitioners Gather to Commemorate the 17th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal in Beijing

World NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 28, 2016 | Along with Falun Gong practitioners worldwide, practitioners from five major cities in Europe remembered the 17th anniversary of Beijing's Peaceful Protest on the weekend prior to April 25, 2016. On April 25, 1999, over 10,0000 practitioners went to Beijing to peacefully protest the illegal arrest of practitioners. That July, Jiang Zemin, the former…

Previous Torture Victim in Liaoning Arrested Again for Her Belief in Falun Gong

China NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 27, 2016 | A husband from Dandong City found his home in shambles and discovered a search warrant on the bed. He immediately realized that his wife had been arrested again for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. He received a notification two days after he returned…

Queensland, Australia: Commemorating the April 25th Peaceful Protest on Brisbane Square

Australia NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 26, 2016 | Falun Gong practitioners held event on Brisbane Square, in Queensland, Australia on April 23, 2016 to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the April 25th peaceful protest in Beijing. They held banners, distributed flyers, talked about Falun Gong and the persecution in China, and collected signatures opposing the persecution. Some practitioners also demonstrated…

“I See the Hope of China”–March in New York’s Chinatown Commemorates April 25 Peaceful Protest

World NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 25, 2016 | Nearly one thousand Falun Gong practitioners from New York put on a grand march in Flushing, New York’s Chinatown, on Saturday April 23, 2016, commemorating the 17th anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Protest. The grand march consisted of three teams. The theme of the first team introducing Falun Gong to the public.…

Falun Gong on Hand at New York City Green Festival

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 24, 2016 | New York City Green Festival 2016 was held at the Jacob Javits Center from April 15 to 17. Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth at the festival to introduce Falun Gong to the thousands of attendees. They offered free teaching to those who were interested in learning on the spot. The…

San Diego: Learning Falun Dafa on Earth Day

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 24, 2016 | Nearly 60,000 visitors came to the annual Earth Day event at the well-known Balboa Park in San Diego on April 17, 2016. Expecting great interest in learning the meditation practice, the Falun Dafa Association of San Diego leased two spaces at the event this year. Learning the Falun Dafa exercises at San Diego…

Junior High School Student: Returning to Cultivation Made Me a Better Person

InsightsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 23, 2016 | A most memorable day for me is September 13, 2014. On that day, I returned to cultivating Falun Dafa and began reading Zhuan Falun again. I am 15 years old and in my second year of junior high school. I live with my mother because my parents separated a long time ago. My father…

New York: Passersby Learn About Persecution of Falun Gong at Columbia University

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 20, 2016 | Members of the Falun Dafa Club at Columbia University in New York City held a four-day poster exhibition on campus to talk to people about the persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa), a spiritual practice that has been practiced in China since 1992. Many faculty and staff members stopped by…

Chinese Government Official: “Falun Gong Has Been Wronged; I’ve Tried to Protect Practitioners”

China News, World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 21, 2016 | On the eve of the 17th anniversary of the Peaceful Protest of April 25, Falun Gong practitioners from Macau held activities in front of St. Dominic's Church, a popular tourist destination, on April 17. They wanted to tell the local residents and tourists from mainland China what Falun Gong really is and…

Shen Yun Caps Off Taiwan Tour with Sold-out Shows and Glowing Reviews

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 22, 2016 | Shen Yun Performing Arts presented the last performance in Taoyuan, Taiwan on April 16, 2016, thus completing its month-long, seven-city tour in Taiwan. Shen Yun's last performance in Taiwan at the Taoyuan Arts Center on April 16 The performances in Taichung, Taoyuan, and Changhua during the second half of the tour were sold…