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New Zealand: Principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Highly Praised During Christmas Parades

World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners in New Zealand participated in five Christmas parades in Whanganui, Fielding, Papamoa in Tauranga, and the Auckland suburbs of Birkenhead and Howick on December 12 and 13, 2020. New Zealand has been praised as one of the few countries globally that have successfully dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. With no new infections,…

Bipartisan Bill Introduced in U.S. Congress to End Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

Tom Cotton, Republican U.S. Senator from Arkansas, announced on December 16 that he and two Congress members, Congressmen Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Tom Suozzi (D-New York), had introduced a bipartisan bill to curb forced organ harvesting in China. Known as the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, this legislation “aims to prevent the Chinese Communist…

2,038 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in November 2020

China News, World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

In November 2020, at least 754 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and 1,284 harassed for their faith, bringing the year-to-date arrest and harassment cases to 5,933 and 7,192, respectively. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Among…

13-year-old Boy Orphaned by the Persecution of Falun Gong

China News, World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

Having lost his father and grandparents to the persecution of their shared faith in Falun Gong, a 13-year-old boy in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province became an orphan after his mother died on November 2, 2020 from the persecution. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.…

The World Awakens to the Threat of Communist China after Decades-Long Misconceptions

China News, World NewsDecember 4, 20200Comments

In 1936, 30-year-old American journalist Edgar Snow spent three months in the Chinese Red Army-controlled northwest region of China. His extensive interviews with Mao Zedong and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) top leaders led to the book Red Star Over China a year later. This book was lauded by the communists. “I want to urge…

Tianti Bookstore in Hong Kong Attracts People Interested in Learning Falun Dafa

World NewsDecember 4, 20200Comments

It has been over two months since the Hong Kong branch of the Tianti bookstore opened its doors to the public on September 19, 2020. According to Liang Zhen, president of the Hong Kong Falun Dafa Association and manager of the store, the bookstore has received much positive feedback. Many locals said they feel encouraged…

Pew Research Centre: China Worst in the World in Terms of Religion Restrictions

World NewsDecember 4, 20200Comments

According to a report titled “In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade” and published on November 10, 2020 by the Pew Research Centre, China continued to have the highest score on the Government Restrictions Index (GRI) out of all 198 countries and territories studied in the report.…

New Zealand: Celebration Held to Congratulate the 360 Million People Who Have Quit the CCP

World NewsNovember 22, 20200Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners in Auckland, New Zealand held an event in Northcote on November 14, 2020 to celebrate the milestone of 360 million people renouncing their current and former memberships in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organisations. The event hosts talked about the CCP’s history of killing in the series of political…

The Challenge Trump and the World Now Face

World NewsNovember 22, 20200Comments

This year’s presidential election in the United States has been a hot topic not only in the U.S. but also the rest of the world, including China, where netizens have shown intense interest. While the election result is still pending, much attention has been focused on voter fraud. The U.S. mainstream news media, however, have…

The Battle Between the Free World and Communism (Part 1)

World NewsNovember 22, 20200Comments

The Paris Commune, one of the major havocs in human history, erupted in March 1871. Lasting only about two months and hailed by Karl Marx as a prototype communist movement, it devastated Paris. The movement faced consistent resistance from the general public across Europe but settled in Russia in 1917 and gradually expanded to rule…

Swedish MP: “How Can We Know About This [Persecution] and Be Doing Nothing?”

World NewsNovember 22, 20200Comments

Ann-Sofie Alm, member of the Swedish Parliament, delivered a speech on November 18, 2020 at a webinar, titled “Falun Dafa persecution in China: Then and now – 21 years of abuse of basic human rights.” This webinar was a side event of the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, which was held by the government of…

U.S. Secretary of State: Chinese Regime Poses Gravest Threat to Religious Freedom

World NewsNovember 15, 20200Comments

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a speech in Indonesia on October 29, highlighting the shared values of religious freedom between Western society and Asian countries. Reiterating the U.S. government’s commitment in this regard, he urged officials and citizens in Asia to safeguard these values and counter religious suppression by the Chinese Communist Party…