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Switzerland: Thirty-Six Lawmakers Urge UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Help Bring Former Chinese Dictator to Justice

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Thirty-six Swiss lawmakers jointly signed a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, urging him to help move forward the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin for his role in the 17-year persecution of Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, as then-head of Chinese Communist Party, launched the persecution in 1999, and personally…

Frankfurt, Germany: Falun Dafa Group Inspires and Informs at the Parade of Cultures

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners joined the “Parade der Kulturen” (Parade of Cultures) in Frankfurt, Germany on June 25, 2016. Launched in 2003, this years' event featured over 70 groups showcasing a vast array of traditions. In addition to a colourful float and lively performances by the Divine Land Marching Band, the Falun Dafa contingent featured a section…

Hearing on Organ Harvesting Held by U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs

World NewsJuly 1, 20160Comments

A joint subcommittee hearing titled “Organ harvesting: An examination of a brutal practice” was held by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 23, 2016. Several witnesses gave testimony that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) conducts live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners at the scale of genocide, and that the heinous crime…

VOA: Investigation Update—China Still Harvesting Human Organs on Huge Scale

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

An update to the investigation report released on Wednesday, concluded that the Chinese Communist Party has engaged the State in the mass killings of innocents, primarily Falun Gong practitioners, but also Uyghurs, Tibetans, and select House Christians, in order to obtain organs for transplant, on a genocidal scale. Evidence shows a much larger number of…

London: Promoting Falun Dafa and Collecting Signatures at East Finchley Festival

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

“I feel an energy field here, very peaceful and very strong. Falun Dafa teaches compassion, improves health of mind and body. It is very important to live a life following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, but it is not easy. You must have positive energy to be strong.” A woman named Gemma, a marketing consultant, explained her…

More Mainstream Western Media Cover News About China Organ Harvesting Atrocities

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

CNN and the Globe and Mail, Canada's influential national newspaper, covered news of organ harvesting atrocities in China. The reports were triggered by a news conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on June 22. David Kilgour, former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, human rights lawyer David Matas, and Ethan Gutmann, an…

Swiss Social Worker: “Falun Gong Should Not Be Persecuted”

World NewsJune 26, 20160Comments

“I must sign to help stop the brutality,” said Daniel, a social worker in Bern, Switzerland, to Falun Gong practitioners with an information booth at the train station on June 18. They were telling people about the persecution in China and asking for signatures. “This is truly sad. It should not exist. It reminds of the…

A Formidable Organ Supply Chain in China Based on Killing – New Report Released at National Press Club

World NewsJune 26, 20160Comments

Three international investigators released an in-depth update on the killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs in China at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 2016. Their extensive research, based on media reports, medical journals, hospital websites, and web archives, concludes that the number of transplants performed in China–and the number…

Toronto Dragon Boat Festival: “I Admire Falun Gong’s Spirit”

World NewsJune 26, 20160Comments

Mr. Wang from Liaoning, China, was glad to run into Falun Gong practitioners at the 28th Dragon Boat Festival on Toronto's Centre Island on June 18 and 19. “I signed a petition back in China condemning the persecution,” Mr. Wang said to a practitioner at the Falun Gong booth. “I also quit the Party. A Falun…

Ontario, Canada: Falun Dafa Group’s Contribution Appreciated in Two Major Parades

World NewsJune 26, 20160Comments

The Falun Dafa Divine Land Marching Band and Waist Drum Team were invited to participate in two large-scale parades in Burlington and Oshawa on June 18 and 19, 2016. The blue and white costumes of the Marching Band members and the golden traditional Chinese outfits of the Waist Drummers were especially eye-catching on a bright…

Chinese Police Chief in Paris Grasps the Importance of Quitting the CCP

World NewsJune 24, 20160Comments

Since the 2016 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Championship kicked off, France has seen a wave of Chinese soccer fans hit Paris. This presents a wonderful opportunity for local Falun Gong practitioners to reach out to Chinese visitors, providing them with information about Falun Gong that it very difficult to find in China…

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren Exhibition Inspires Ukrainians in Kharkiv

World NewsJune 24, 20160Comments

The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truth, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition travelled to Kharkiv, Ukraine, again from June 8 to June 19, 2016 while on tour. Local residents who visited the exhibition were touched by Falun Gong practitioners' strong faith and unyielding spirit in the face of the brutal persecution by the Chinese Communist Party…