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New Zealand: Falun Dafa Practitioners in 15 Christmas Parades this Holiday Season

World NewsDecember 30, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners in New Zealand have had a very busy holiday season to date, bringing beautiful music and traditional Chinese culture to community Christmas parades throughout the country. This past weekend (December 7-8, 2019) saw Dafa practitioners participating in 6 more Christmas parades – five in the North Island, in…

Schwerin, Germany: Falun Gong Held Activities With Good Support

World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Schwerin, Germany, held activities on Marienplatz on November 17, 2019, to inform passersby of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. Their large banners and demonstration of the Falun Gong exercises drew people’s attention. Many wanted to hear about Falun Gong and showed interest in…

New Zealand: Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in Orewa Christmas Parade

World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

Orewa is a small town about 40 kilometers north of Auckland. With a three-kilometer beach, the town is a popular holiday destination. Practitioners of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) were invited to participate in Orewa's largest Christmas parade on November 23, 2019. It was a sunny day, and…

Canada: Tian Guo Marching Band Warmly Applauded during Montreal Christmas Parade

World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

Montreal heldits annual grand Christmas parade on Saturday November 23, 2019. Over 200,000 spectators gathered along the city's main street René-Lévesque to watch the parade. The Tian Guo Marching Band received warm applause and cheers as it marched along the route. Chinese Proud of Tian Guo Marching Band There were many…

New Zealand: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Glenfield Santa Parade

World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

New Zealand's Tian Guo Marching Band participated in the Glenfield Santa Parade in Auckland on November 17, 2019. Their beautiful music and striking costumes were a hit with spectators and members of other parade groups. Crowds of spectators lined the streets to watch the parade, which started at 11 a.m. Everyone…

Publication of List of 100,000+ Perpetrators Augments Multi-Front Effort to End Persecution of Falun Gong

China News, Uncategorized, World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

The brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China has continued for over 20 years. Because of upholding their belief in the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, a large number of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained, imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the persecution began in July 1999. Earlier this…

Poland, Krakow: Locals and Tourists Take Action to Support Falun Gong

World NewsDecember 1, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Poland held two events in Kraków on November 9 and 10, 2019, at Main Market Square and Wawel Castle, where they demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and spoke with people about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of the spiritual discipline. Many tourists signed a petition that called for an…

Greece: Falun Dafa in Thessaloniki Every Week to Introduce the Practice

World NewsNovember 24, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners come every week to Thessaloníki, a port city on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, and the second-largest city in Greece to promote Falun Dafa and raise awareness of the persecution in China. It is one of the most popular tourist sites in the city with…

India: DAFOH Awarded Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Exposing Crimes of Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Dr. Torsten Trey, Executive Director of the NGO Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), received the prestigious 2019 Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at an event hosted by the Harmony Foundation at Taj Land’s End, Mumbai, on November 3, 2019. The program was well attended by other prominent award…

Introducing Falun Dafa in Vanuatu

World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Nine Falun Dafa practitioners from New Zealand introduced Falun Dafa on October 19-24, 2019, in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, a small nation north of New Zealand. Practitioners visited churches, business centres, schools, hospitals, radio stations, and villages. Vanuatu is made up of roughly 80 islands and has a population of around 270,000.…

Minghui Report: 636 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in September 2019

China News, World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 636 Falun Gong practitioners in China were arrested and 347 were harassed in September 2019 for refusing to give up their faith. Of those targeted, 251 had their homes ransacked and at least 500 remain in custody at the time of writing. Falun Gong, also known as…

The Brutal Persecution of Elderly Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsNovember 10, 20190Comments

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute it in July 1999, many Falun Gong practitioners have been arrested, detained, and tortured for refusing to renounce their faith. This report sheds light…