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Turkey: Falun Dafa Draws Great Interest During Adana International Orange Blossom Festival

World NewsApril 21, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the International Orange Blossom Festival in the city of Adana, one of the largest cities in Turkey, on April 5-7, 2019. Millions of people had the opportunity to experience Falun Dafa during the three-day festival, at the practitioners' booth in the city centre, at various…

India: Art of Zhen Shan Ren Exhibition Moves Patrons in Pondicherry

World NewsApril 21, 20190Comments

Pondicherry, or Puducherry as it is now called, was a French colonial settlement in India until 1954. Visitors to Pondicherry sense the well-preserved French legacy in its French Quarter, with tree-lined streets, mustard-colored colonial villas, and chic boutiques. Until recently, the streets had French names, and the locals spoke French. A Falun Dafa practitioner in…

UCANews.com: China’s Genocide Unlike Any Other

China News, World NewsApril 14, 20190Comments

UCANews.com, a Catholic news source serving the Asian region, carried a commentary article titled “China's genocide unlike any other” by Benedict Rogers on April 4, 2019. Benedict Rodgers is deputy chair of the U.K.’s Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, East Asia team leader at human rights organisation CSW, and an adviser to…

Italy: Residents in Cagliari Learn About Falun Dafa

World NewsApril 14, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners from the island of Sardinia gathered in Cagliari on March 24, 2019 to raise awareness of the persecution of Dafa in China. They also wanted to meet with those who expressed interest in learning the exercises during activities held in January. This time, even more people stopped…

British News Media Call to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsApril 14, 20190Comments

Several major news outlets in the United Kingdom recently published articles or produced programs calling for an end to the killing of prisoners of conscience for organs in China, including the BBC, The Guardian, Sunday Express, and Scotsman. A discussion titled “Forced Live Organ Extraction in China” took place at the British House…

Ukraine: Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition

World NewsApril 14, 20190Comments

The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held in the government office district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, for 14 days from late March to early April 2019. The exhibition attracted people from all walks of life, including politicians, artists, and media reporters. Patrons…

New Zealand: Falun Gong Welcomed at International Cultural Festival

World NewsApril 14, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand joined the 20th International Cultural Festival in Auckland on April 7, along with delegates from 56 nations. In her opening remarks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed Auckland's mayor and council members, as well as MPs of various political parties. This was followed by the Falun Gong exercise demonstration on…

Brainwashing Centers: A Massive Extrajudicial Branch of China’s Multi-Pillar Detention System to Hold Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The Chinese Communist regime has used prisons, labor camps, brainwashing centres, and other facilities to detain Falun Gong practitioners since it launched a nationwide campaign against Falun Gong in July 1999. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline and meditation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Many…

“Letter from Masanjia” Audience Saw Positive Voice in the Darkest Persecution

World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The documentary “Letter from Masanja,” was screened at the Trabant University Theater, at the University of Delaware, on the evening of March 14, 2019. The event was organized by the university's Falun Dafa Club. People in the audience were moved to tears when seeing the cruel persecution and torture perpetrated against Chinese Falun…

Croatian Parliament Adopts Convention Against Organ Trafficking

World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The Croatian Parliament voted unanimously on March 1, 2019, to adopt the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, becoming the eighth European nation to ratify the treaty. The Convention was drafted in 2015 after the European Parliament passed a resolution in 2013 condemning the Chinese regime’s “state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners…

Czech Senate Passes Resolution Calling for End to Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsMarch 31, 20190Comments

The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic passed a resolution expressing support for persecuted groups in China, including Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners, Christians, Uighurs, and Tibetans. Resolution No. 131 passed on March 20, 2019. It called for the Czech president and government to demand that China adhere to the international…

Arkansas House of Representatives Passes Resolution Condemning Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMarch 3, 20190Comments

The Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1022 on February 18, 2019. Proposed by Representative Dan Sullivan, the resolution encourages U.S. Congress and the Arkansas State Legislature to work to end organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China. The resolution points out that there exists mass killing of prisoners of conscience in China, primarily…