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“We Stand with You”: Warm Support for Falun Gong in Siberia

World NewsDecember 11, 20160Comments

Siberia is now covered in snow. The temperature has plunged to well below freezing in many parts of this vast region. Yet despite the severe cold, Falun Gong has received warm support from local residents in many Siberian towns. Over the weekend of December 3 and 4, Falun Gong practitioners reached out to the Siberian…

Fa Conference in Argentina, Master Sends Congratulatory Message

World NewsDecember 7, 20160Comments

A Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on November 27, 2016. Master Li Hongzhi sent a congratulatory letter to the conference. Master said: “It is because society’s morals are deteriorating, and the decline in human morality has brought danger to humankind; thus Dafa is being spread in…

Poland: Falun Dafa Experience-Sharing Conference Held in Warsaw

World NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Poland gathered for a cultivation experience sharing conference in Warsaw on November 26. Fourteen speakers talked about how they handled tests in daily life, let go of attachments, and cooperated with fellow practitioners on projects to raise awareness about the practice and the persecution in China. Lan, a Vietnamese woman, started practicing…

18th Nine-Day Falun Dafa Seminar Held in Manhattan

World NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

The 18th Falun Dafa Seminar in Manhattan was held at Tianti Books from November 12 to November 20, 2016. Nine participants held a discussion at the end of the workshop to share what they had learned. Tianti books store at Manhatton, New York. Ruby had learned the Falun Dafa exercises a year ago. When she first heard…

Toronto: Tian Guo Marching Band Highlights Two Christmas Parades

World NewsDecember 4, 20160Comments

After attending four Santa Claus parades on November 19 and 20, Toronto’s Tian Guo Marching Band joined two nearby parades on November 26, one in Markham in the morning, and the other in Ajax later in the day. Markham, Ontario Mike, a coordinator of the Markham parade, which started at 11:00 a.m., said that…

Documentary about China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Screened at UK Parliament

World NewsNovember 27, 20160Comments

The Conservative Party Human Rights Commission of the UK Parliament held a November 22 screening of the documentary Hard to Believe, a film that reveals the state-sanctioned organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience in China. Lawmakers, medical experts, and human right activists attended the screening in the Parliament building. Ethan Gutmann,…

Award Winning Film Director: Principles that Guide My Life and Source of Inspiration

World NewsNovember 27, 20160Comments

Derrick Wu is a successful film director. His TV animation series “Heavenly Kid” won 21 international awards. In October 2016, his documentary “The Fa Boat" won Award of Merit at the IndieFEST in Los Angeles. Despite his success, Mr. Wu's career path was not always so smooth. In a recent interview, the 50-year-old film director shared…

Medical Personnel in Denmark Appalled by China’s Live Organ Harvesting

World NewsNovember 27, 20160Comments

The annual “Medical Days” (Lægedage) expo was held in Bella Center Copenhagen from November 14 to 18. Sponsored by medical organisations and Danish College of General Practitioners, an estimated 5000 people attended this year. Medical personnel, medical equipment companies, government organisations and finance agencies participated in the event. Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) held…

Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Major Festival

World NewsNovember 27, 20160Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band, which is made up of Falun Gong practitioners, was chosen to the lead the grand parade at an annual cultural festival held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, November 19 and 20. In conjunction with the Matsu Festival in Gangshan, the event also celebrated the screw production in this region—about one-sixth of the…

Film on China’s Live Organ Harvesting, “The Bleeding Edge,” Screens in Canada

World NewsNovember 20, 20160Comments

The Bleeding Edge, a film exposing China's state-sanctioned organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, was shown as part of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) on November 5, 2016. The film is a narrative feature by award-winning Vancouver-based director Leon Lee, who won a Peabody Award in 2015 for his documentary Human Harvest about…

Munich Residents: Action Needed to Stop the Persecution

World NewsNovember 20, 20160Comments

Nearly one thousand Falun Gong practitioners marched in Munich, Germany on November 5, 2016 to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, including killing practitioners for their organs. Nearly one thousand Falun Gong practitioners march in Munich on November 5, 2016 to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution…

Seoul, South Korea: New Practitioners Learn Falun Dafa at Tianti Bookstore

World NewsNovember 13, 20160Comments

Tianti Books in Seoul, South Korea concluded its 13th nine-day Falun Dafa lecture series on October 28, 2016. Several attendees shared their experiences of learning Falun Dafa. Tianti Bookstore is dedicated to the teachings of Falun Dafa. In addition to online retail sales, the bookstore operates physical branches in Manhattan, New Jersey, Toronto, and Sydney.…