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Binhai Prison in Tianjin Continues to Abuse Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsMay 20, 20180Comments

At least 22 Tianjin residents are still being held in the local Binhai Prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. The imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners include: Zhou Xiangyang Hua Lianyou Ma Jian Liu Haibin Huang Liqiao Liu Baolin …

New Falun Dafa Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and Respectfully Wish Revered Master a Happy Birthday (25 Greetings)

China News, World NewsMay 13, 20180Comments

May 13, 2018, marks the 26th anniversary of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public by Master Li Hongzhi. During this time, millions of people from over 100 countries and regions have picked up the practice and benefited from it. To honor this special day, Falun Dafa practitioners from around the world are sending in their…

Audiences in Paris and Mexico City Struck by Spirituality and Artistry in Shen Yun

World NewsMay 13, 20180Comments

In the beginning of May 2018, the five touring companies of Shen Yun Performing Arts continue to tour in Europe and North America. On May 4-6, Shen Yun New York Company returned to Paris with five shows. At the same time, Shen Yun Touring Company presented four performances in Mexico City, Mexico. Shen Yun Touring Company at…

Falun Gong Group Participates in Vermont Maple Festival Parade

World NewsMay 13, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the 52nd Maple Festival Parade in St. Albans, Vermont, on April 29, 2018, the final day of the three-day festival. Government officials, including the governor, watched the parade. This was the first year that Falun Gong practitioners joined this “Top Ten Honored Event” in Vermont. Their great performance received warm feedback. Despite…

St. Petersburg, Russia: Learning about Falun Gong at “Beauty and Fitness Expo”

World NewsMay 13, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in St Petersburg were invited to participate in the local “Beauty and Fitness Expo” April 26-29, 2018. The practitioners explained to those who stopped by their display that they could achieve physical and mental well being by cultivating themselves based on Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. “True beauty comes from within,” as they said. They also…

Toronto: “Letter from Masanjia” on Chinese Forced Labor Camp Screened at Documentary Film Festival

World NewsMay 13, 20180Comments

Letter from Masanjia, a documentary on a forced labor camp in China, was screened on April 27, 2018, at the 25th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the largest of its kind in North America. The audience gave the film a lot of positive feedback. The festival started on April 26 and ends on May…

New York: Commemorating 19th Anniversary of Peaceful Resistance

World NewsApril 29, 20180Comments

More than 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners held a parade and a rally in Flushing, the largest Chinese community in New York City, on April 22, 2018. The event was to commemorate practitioners' peaceful appeal in Beijing 19 years ago, and to celebrate over 300 million Chinese people withdrawing their memberships in communist party organisations. New…

Bulgaria: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibit Tour Begins at Queen’s Palace by the Seaside

World NewsApril 29, 20180Comments

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held at two different locations in the beautiful Bulgarian seashore city of Balchik, which is about 50 km north of Varna, the “sea capital” of Bulgaria. Cultural Center “Dvotetza” (a former palace and residence of Queen Marie of Romania) hosted the exhibition on March…

Research on China’s Organ Harvesting Crimes Presented at Harvard Bioethics Conference

World NewsApril 29, 20180Comments

David Matas, a leading researcher of China's organ harvesting crimes, participated in Harvard Medical School’s Annual Bioethics Conference in Boston on April 13, 2018. He spoke about transplant abuse in China and outlined justifications that some members of the global transplantation profession have used to engage with their Chinese counterparts. Mr. Matas is an international human…

Poland: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong at Tourist Sites

World NewsApril 29, 20180Comments

With the arrival of spring, and more tourists and local residents filling the streets of Warsaw, Falun Gong practitioners in Poland have been holding activities every Saturday and Sunday at Old Town Market Square and the Copernicus Monument. They introduce Falun Gong with an exhibition in Chinese, Polish, and English languages, and collect signatures on a…

New Zealand: Celebrating a “Milestone” in the Quit the Communist Party Movement

World NewsApril 15, 20180Comments

Local Falun Gong practitioners and supporters held a rally on Aotea Square in Auckland, New Zealand, to celebrate 300 million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. The rally, which kicked off at 11:30 a.m., was hosted by Barry Wilson, an attorney, who commented that 300 million was an incredible achievement for…

Auckland, New Zealand: Falun Dafa Welcomed at International Cultural Festival

World NewsApril 15, 20180Comments

The Auckland International Cultural Festival 2018 held on April 8 at Mt. Roskill War Memorial Hall featured a wide array of cultural experiences. Waist drum performances and exercise demonstrations by the Falun Dafa group on the event stage inspired interest in this ancient Chinese practice for mind and body. At the Falun Dafa booth, many festival…