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“Fortune Global 500” Company Founder Jailed, Supporters Call for Her Release

World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioner Zeng Heping was recently sentenced to four years in prison in China for her faith. Meanwhile, her friends in San Francisco held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate this past Thursday, demanding that the Chinese regime release Zeng immediately. Zeng Heping is one of the six founders of Ping An…

Czech Republic: Falun Gong Rally and Parade Broadcast Live in Prague

World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in the Czech Republic and nearby countries held a rally and parade in Prague on September 2, 2017. The activities aimed to introduce the health benefits of the spiritual discipline to the public and raise awareness of the 18-year-long persecution of the practice in China. Czech Television 24 (ČT24) broadcast the parade…

Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, 610 Office’s Secret Detention Facility for Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

The Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, also known as “Shanghai Legal Education School,” has been the 610 Office's secret detention facility, where practitioners are pressured to give up their belief through the use of coercive brainwashing. According to information collected by the Minghui website, at least 279 practitioners have been detained in the Shanghai Brainwashing Centre since…

California Lawmakers Speak Out Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area held a rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento, calling for the Chinese regime to end its state-sanctioned killing of Falun Gong practitioners for their organs. State Senator Joel Anderson and Assembly Members Randy Voepel and Tom Lackey spoke at the rally. One of the goals of…

Peru’s Ministry of Health Invites Practitioners to Demonstrate Falun Gong Exercises

World NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

The Ministry of Health of Peru invited local Falun Gong practitioners to teach the five exercises to the citizens in Comas, a district on the north side of Lima. It is one of the most populous districts in Peru's capital. The community event was organised by the Ministry and the Comas District Council on August 25, 2017,…

Bern, Switzerland: Introducing Falun Gong at the Asian Festival

World NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

The annual Asian Festival was held in Bern, Switzerland over the last weekend of August. Many people attended the three-day event. The local Falun Gong group joined the festivities with a booth, affording many people the opportunity to learn more about the practice and the persecution in China. Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on stage,…

Government of Denmark Addresses Suppression in China

World NewsSeptember 4, 20170Comments

Danish Falun Gong practitioner Wei Zaiqun and her husband Jan Eckhausen recently received a letter from the Danish government expressing condolences regarding Zaiqun's brother-in-law, Chen Guangzhong, who died while in police custody, on July 28, 2017. At a rally in downtown Copenhagen, Wei Zaiqun called for the release of her two sisters, who are detained…

US Secretary of State Tillerson Raises the Persecution of Falun Gong at Press Conference for International Religious Freedom Report

World NewsAugust 21, 20170Comments

The US 2016 Report on International Religious Freedom was released at a press conference in Washington on August 15, 2017. China is among the ten “Countries of Particular Concern” for its severe religious persecution. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson specifically mentioned the persecution of Falun Gong, noting that in 2016, “dozens of Falun Gong members…

Four Years After Her Death in Police Custody, Hunan Woman’s Son Granted Compensation

China News, World NewsAugust 6, 20170Comments

When 47-year-old Ms. Xu Chensheng went out in the morning on May 16, 2012, no one knew it would end up being the last day of her life. On May 18, her ex-husband Yang was notified by the police that Ms. Xu had died two days earlier. Her son Yang Xujun, a college student at…

New Zealand: Activities Mark 18 Years of Resistance to Persecution

World NewsAugust 6, 20170Comments

Wellington, known as the Windy City, had no wind on July 25, making it a pleasant sunny winter day for outdoor activities. Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from throughout the country gathered in Wellington for a series of events to usher in the 19th year of peaceful activities against the ongoing persecution in China. In…

Auckland, NZ: Human Rights Lawyer Calls for an End to the Persecution in China

World NewsJuly 31, 20170Comments

New Zealand practitioners gathered on Aotea Square in Auckland on July 20 and again on Central Square in Hamilton on July 21 to raise awareness of the 18-year-long persecution in China. Using posters and reenacting forced organ harvesting, they explained how practitioners are mistreated for their beliefs. Human Rights Lawyer: Your Efforts Will Make…

Voices of Falun Gong Heard Around Mexico

World NewsJuly 31, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners across Mexico held events at the Chinese Embassy and consulates, universities, community centers, and public squares to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China that has continued unabated for 18 years. Since the Chinese Communist Party launched its campaign against Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, practitioners have been…