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My View of Falun Gong: From Indifference to Being Truly Touched

Insights, World NewsJune 5, 20160Comments

From Indifference to Being Truly Touched June 05, 2016 | Cecelia was a government employee in China who knew a little about Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). She participated in the practitioners' grand parade in New York on May 13, 2016, and wrote about how she was touched by the experience. A beautiful paper-folded lotus…

Israeli Newspaper Highlights Letter from 16 Rabbis Against Medical Deal with China, Citing Transplant Abuse

World NewsJune 5, 20160Comments

June 03, 2016 | Haaretz, one of the three major newspapers in Israel, published an article in Hebrew on May 5, 2016 and in English on May 6, entitled, “Citing Human Rights Violations, Israeli Rabbis Protest Health Deal with China.” The article was published after 16 Rabbis signed a letter to Israeli Health Minister Yaakov…

New Westminster, Canada: Practitioners Shine in 45th Annual Hyack International Parade

World NewsJune 5, 20160Comments

June 02, 2016 | Vancouver Falun Dafa practitioners took part in the 45th annual Hyack International Parade on May 28 in New Westminster, Canada. Founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia in the 1850s, the historical city of New Westminster draws a large number of spectators to the parade, making it one…

Washington DC: Forum Speakers Recount Acts of Torture, Call for Justice

World NewsJune 5, 20160Comments

May 31, 2016 | A forum on “Human Rights Atrocities in China—Bringing Perpetrators to Justice” was held at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 26, 2016. Ten Falun Gong practitioners recounted the tortures they endured, and submitted the names of over 200 perpetrators to the U.S. Government, requesting further investigations and justice. Speakers at the…

Hebei Province: 1,685 Incidents of Citizens Targeted for Practicing Falun Gong in 2015

China News, World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 28, 2016 | At least 1,685 incidents of harassment, arrests, and detention targeting Falun Gong practitioners for their spiritual belief occurred in Hebei Province in 2015. Types of Persecution The 1,685 incidents involve 901 cases of harassment, 462 arrests with same-day release, and another 322 arrests with longer periods of detention. The police often harassed the…

Minnesota Senate Resolution Expresses Concern Over Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 27, 2016 | The 89th Session of Minnesota Senate passed Resolution SF2090 on May 20, 2016 “expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in…

British Columbia, Canada: Spectators Find Falun Gong Practitioners “Uplifting with Their Positive Energy”

World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 27, 2016 | Falun Gong practitioners participated in the 118th Victoria Day Parade on May 23, 2016 at British Columbia's capital, Victoria. There were over 100,000 people who attended, with 115 participating groups. The Divine Land Marching Band led the Falun Gong group in the parade. Benjamin Madison, a writer who lives in British Columbia, featured…

Greek Practitioners Express Gratitude on World Falun Dafa Day

World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 26, 2016 | Falun Dafa practitioners in Greece celebrated the 17th World Falun Dafa Day and Master Li's birthday with a group exercise in Parko Eleftherias on May 8, 2016. They took a group picture with their hands pressed together in front of the chest to express their gratitude to Master. Falun Dafa practitioners in…

From Ridicule to Respect: A Change in Chinese Tourists in Paris, France

China News, World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 25, 2016 | Ms. Jun sets up posters near the Eiffel Tower every day to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong [also known as Falun Dafa] by the communist regime in China. She comes across many tourists from China each day. Many of them, after talking to her, understand what the persecution is about…

Orlando Residents Feel Energy of Falun Gong Exercises

World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 24, 2016 | Falun Gong practitioners in Orlando, Florida, held an exercise demonstration in front of City Hall on May 18, 2016. It was the second exercise demo held in the past two weeks of celebrating World Falun Dafa Day. Mr. Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando, has designated May 13, 2016, as Falun Dafa Day. Mr.…

Hamburg, Germany: People Oppose Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMay 29, 20160Comments

May 24, 2016 | It was a fine spring day in Hamburg, Germany, and the downtown area was swarming with tourists and local residents, as usual. Next to Reesendammbruecke, a tourist site more than 150 years old, Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth to raise awareness about the persecution in China, especially the organ harvesting…

New York State Senators Issue Proclamations to Falun Dafa

World NewsMay 23, 20160Comments

May 22, 2016 | During the celebration of the 17th World Falun Dafa Day in May 2016, a total of 103 greetings and proclamations were received from government officials of different levels in the State of New York. They praised Falun Dafa's universal principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, and the benefits the practice has brought…