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“Letter from Masanjia” Brings Tears to Audience at Cambridge Film Festival

World NewsNovember 4, 20180Comments

Letter from Masanjia, a documentary on the brutality against Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese labor camps, was recently screened during the Cambridge Film Festival on October 26 and 28, 2018. Leon Lee, director of the film, said that many audience members were moved to tears as they watched the film. Organiser: A Strong Message …

Greece: Practitioners Raise Awareness of Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsNovember 4, 20180Comments

October 18, 2018, marked the 12th annual EU Anti-Trafficking Day to raise awareness of the atrocities of human trafficking. In conjunction with this important date, Falun Dafa practitioners in Greece held an event in Athens on October 20 to draw attention to the trafficking of vital organs taken from living Falun Dafa practitioners being persecuted…

Brazil: The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren Exhibition in Sao Paulo and Brasilia

World NewsNovember 4, 20180Comments

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was hosted this fall in Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil. Visitors to the exhibit were impressed by the quality of the artworks and by Falun Gong practitioners' unyielding spirit in the face of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution. Sao Paulo The…

Bulgaria: Falun Dafa in “Zrdravei Zdrave” Health Fest in Stara Zagora

World NewsNovember 4, 20180Comments

For the second year in a row, Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to participate in the national health festival “Zdravei Zdrave” in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of 2018, the ancient mind-body cultivation practice of Falun Dafa has been presented in the cities of Gabrovo, Yambol, Plovdiv, and Blagoevgrad as part of this festival. The health…

India: Newspaper Reports That Young People Are Learning Falun Dafa

World NewsNovember 4, 20180Comments

Many people feel that Falun Dafa's five slow moving and gentle exercises help them to relax and relieve stress. Nowadays, people everywhere lead fast-paced lives and are looking for ways to relieve pressure from work, family or school. In India, more and more people are learning this traditional Chinese meditation practice. Bhaskar Hindi News, a major…

Forums in Australia and New Zealand Discuss Ways to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting in China

Australia News, World NewsOctober 21, 20180Comments

A series of public forums and documentary screenings were held while Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas visited Australia and New Zealand. Matas is the co-author of the report, “Bloody Harvest , ” which exposes forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. Practitioners are appealing to the governments there to investigate and…

Argentina: Troubled School Kids Improve Through Falun Gong Meditation

World NewsOctober 21, 20180Comments

“The children become so peaceful when they do the Falun Gong exercises,” said a teacher at an elementary school in Buenos Aires. Since June, hundreds of children at two schools in the capital of Argentina have noticeably benefited from Falun Gong, a mind and body cultivation practice from China. “Most of the children seemed to…

South Korea: 2,000 March for Falun Gong

World NewsOctober 21, 20180Comments

Two thousand people participated in a march in Seoul, South Korea, last Saturday, showcasing the peace and positive values of Falun Gong and exposing the severe persecution of the practice in China. The participants hailed from 12 Asian countries and areas, including South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka,…

Turkey: Art Exhibition Moves Hearts in Istanbul

World NewsOctober 21, 20180Comments

The Art of Zhen-Shan-Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held at the Istanbul Bakırköy Artists Association (BASAD) on September 21-25, 2018. The exhibition has been shown in more than 200 cities in more than 40 countries since 2004. The artworks depict both the persecution of Falun Dafa by the communist regime in China and…

Falun Dafa Welcomed at New York’s Columbus Day Parade

World NewsOctober 21, 20180Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band, comprised of Falun Dafa practitioners from the New York tri-state area, was invited to join one of the world’s largest celebrations of Italian-American Culture: the annual Columbus Day Parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The city streets were lined with more than one million spectators eager to watch the 35,000…

South Korea: Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Promotes Harmony

World NewsOctober 8, 20180Comments

On September 30 and October 2, the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra presented two performances in two South Korean cities, Daegu and Daejeon, concluding its 2018 Asia Tour. Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra at the Jeongsimhwa International Cultural Center in Daejeon, South Korea, on October 2, 2018. “Solemn and beautiful” “[Shen Yun] can promote harmony among human beings…

Hong Kong: Marching Against Persecution of Falun Gong on China’s National Day

World NewsOctober 8, 20180Comments

On October 1, China’s National Day, in 2018, Falun Gong practitioners and supporters gathered for a rally and march to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong, a mind and body practice that has been persecuted in China since 1999. While calling for justice, rally participants also celebrated the 300 million brave Chinese men…