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Falun Gong Practitioner Tells President Trump Her Story of Persecution in China

World NewsJuly 22, 20190Comments

Ms. Zhang Yuhua was among the 27 survivors of religious persecution from 17 countries, who met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in the White House on July 17, 2019. The 27 survivors were in town to attend the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom this week, which was held in the…

Introducing Falun Gong in Taupo, New Zealand

World NewsJuly 22, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners introduced the ancient spiritual practice to the public at the Taupo market on July 6, 2019. As part of the day's events, they demonstrated the exercises, did the popular dragon dance, and had an information stand. Many people stopped by and asked about Falun Gong. Monika Geister, the market coordinator,…

Bangalore, India: Middle School Principal Finds Falun Dafa Two Years after a Dream

World NewsJuly 22, 20190Comments

A story about a middle school principal in Bangalore, India, is widely known in the town of Chintamani. A few years ago, Varkey, the principal, had a dream in which he saw many people practicing a Chinese cultivation system on a large square. He was amazed and started to look for this practice…

Turkey: Introducing Falun Dafa at Soli Sun Festival in Mersin

World NewsJuly 22, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa in Turkey practitioners participated in the Soli Sun Festival, one of the most popular summer festivals, in the city of Mersin on June 21 and 22, 2019. Over both days of the festival, they distributed small paper lotus flowers, demonstrated the exercises on the festival stage, and collected…

New Zealand: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong at Events in South Auckland

World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Auckland did the exercises and introduced the ancient spiritual practice at a market in south Auckland on June 22, 2019. A continuous stream of people visited the morning market and stopped to watch as practitioners did the Falun Gong exercises. Many took photos and talked to practitioners.…

Minghui Report: 341 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in May 2019

China News, World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 341 Falun Gong practitioners in China were arrested and 302 were harassed by the police in May 2019 for refusing to renounce their faith. Two hundred and seventeen practitioners remain captive at the time of writing. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body…

Germany: “The Persecution Violates Basic Human Rights”

World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Essen and Berlin on June 22, 2019 to introduce the practice and to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ongoing, 20-year persecution of Falun Gong. They demonstrated the exercises, talked to people about the benefits of Falun Gong, and exposed the persecution. They…

Falun Gong Practitioners in Critical Condition After Being Tortured at Liaoning Women’s Prison, One Dies After Being Bedridden for Five Years (Graphic Photo)

China News, World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

Ms. Li Cuihua was released on medical parole in October 2014 after she was tortured and fell unconscious while imprisoned for not renouncing her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. After five years of being bedridden and suffering, she passed away on May…

Media Spotlight on China’s Organ Harvesting Crimes Upon Conclusion of Tribunal in London

World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

An independent people's tribunal in London, established to inquire into forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China, announced its findings on June 17, 2019. The panel concluded that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in China for many years, and that this brutality still continues…

Visa Denials: The U.S. Is Taking Substantive Actions against Human Rights Violators

World NewsJune 23, 20190Comments

The Minghui website issued a Notice on May 31, 2019 for human rights violators, especially those who have persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. The notice begins: “An official from the U.S. Department of State recently told various religious groups that the U.S. government is imposing stricter visa vetting and may deny visas to human rights…

U.S. State Department Releases 2018 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom

World NewsJune 23, 20190Comments

The United States Department of State released its 2018 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on the afternoon of June 21, 2019. As in previous years, the report lists China as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or…

Quebec, Canada: Falun Gong Parade Impresses Spectators

World NewsJune 23, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Quebec City held a grand parade on Saturday, June 8, 2019, to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the practice's public introduction. Led by a gigantic “Falun Dafa” blue banner and the Tian Guo Marching Band, the procession set off at noon from the provincial parliament building and traversed the major…