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Belgium: Six MEPs Lend Support at Falun Gong Rally Outside European Parliament

World NewsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Europe held a rally in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on July 14, 2016, as part of three days of activities to expose the persecution and organ harvesting atrocities perpetrated against the practice in China. Six Members of the European Parliament (MEP) attended the rally and spoke to the…

Denmark: Introducing Falun Dafa in Four Cities

World NewsSeptember 9, 20160Comments

The scenic inland waterway Limfjord, Thy National Park, and Skagen between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are some of the popular tourist attractions in Denmark. Over the past few days, both local residents and tourists had the chance to learn about an ancient meditation practice from the remote land of China. Between August…

Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown, New York

World NewsSeptember 8, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Sara Delano Roosevelt Park, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, New York on September 3, 2016. Due to the long Labor Day weekend, there were more visitors in the park than usual on this sunny and mild day. The Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival)…

Montevideo, Uruguay: Primary School Kids Practice Falun Dafa Daily

World NewsSeptember 4, 20160Comments

A state school in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, has implemented the daily practice of Falun Dafa with the aim of preventing violence and improving school performance and better cooperation among students. Falun Dafa is an integrated discipline of meditation and gentle exercises that stresses the values of Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance to improve…

Indonesia: Hundreds Gather to Form Chinese Characters in Celebration of Falun Dafa

World NewsSeptember 4, 20160Comments

Nearly 1,000 Falun Dafa practitioners gathered at Denpasar, the capital of Bali in Indonesia, on August 27, 2016, for the Asia-Pacific Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. The group performed the Falun Dafa exercises and a held a Chinese character formation activity before the conference. Attendees came from Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia,…

Greece: Falun Gong Activities Welcomed on the Island of Lesvos

World NewsSeptember 4, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners from Greece, Moldavia, and Cyprus travelled to Lesvos, Greece’s third largest island, to inform people about the practice of Falun Gong and that it is being persecuted in China. They also demonstrated the exercises and, on the 29th of July, held a screening of the documentary film Transcending Fear - The Story…

Canadian Prime Minister Hears the Voice of the People Urging Help for Falun Gong During China Visit

World NewsSeptember 2, 20160Comments

Before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's upcoming G20 Submit trip to China next week, a government spokesperson assured Falun Gong practitioners at a media briefing on Friday: “The issue of human rights, you can absolutely expect to be raised as part of the prime minister’s trip, and it is part of the ongoing dialogue that…

UK Falun Dafa Association and DAFOH Submit 11,000 Signatures to Prime Minister

World NewsSeptember 2, 20160Comments

Representatives of the UK Falun Dafa Association and Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) submitted more than 11,000 signatures on August 22, 2016, on a petition to the office of Prime Minster Theresa May, calling for the British government to help stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) large-scale forced organ harvesting from living Falun Dafa…

What’s Behind China’s Denial of Forced Organ Harvesting?

China News, World NewsSeptember 2, 20160Comments

The Chinese state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, including Falun Gong practitioners, became a focus of media attention during the 26th International Congress of The Transplantation Society in Hong Kong from August 19 to 23, something the Chinese government did not expect. The New York Times published four reports on the issue. On August…

European Tian Guo Marching Band Warmly Welcomed in Prague

World NewsSeptember 2, 20160Comments

The European Tian Guo Marching Band visited the city of Prague on August 24, 2016, and assembled at Wenceslas Square before leading a parade through the historic city center. Thundering drumbeats that could be heard from a distance drew many spectators. The European Tian Guo Marching Band visited the city of Prague. There were graceful lotus…

Washington, DC: Trying Falun Gong at Yoga Expo a “Marvelous Experience”

World NewsAugust 28, 20160Comments

Washington, DC’s annual Yoga Expo was held in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on August 20, 2016. Local Falun Gong practitioners offered a free introduction and teaching of the exercises. More than 20 people attended the workshop. “This practice is very interesting,” said Isabelle, who works in a bank, “As I followed the hand…

President of The Transplantation Society: “China’s Transplant System Has Horrified the World”

China News, World NewsAugust 28, 20160Comments

The president of The Transplantation Society, a global non-governmental transplantation organization based in Montreal, disputed on Friday the Chinese claim that China's transplant system is supported by the world, according a New York Times article. During the 26th International Congress of The Transplantation Society in Hong Kong, Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times, reported: “Scholars say…