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Minghui Human Rights Report: Nearly 20,000 Incidents of Citizens Targeted in 2015 for Their Faith in Falun Gong

China News, World NewsMay 14, 20160Comments

May 09, 2016 | According to data collected by Minghui.org, the Chinese communist regime continued to persecute Falun Gong in 2015, with at least 19,095 incidents of practitioners being harassed, arrested or detained for their spiritual belief. Many practitioners were targeted more than once during the past year. Types of Persecution A total of 27.3% of the incidents…

Shen Yun’s Sold-out Shows in Southern California Impress Entertainment Moguls

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 08, 2016 | The New York Company of Shen Yun Performing Arts presented 31 sold-out shows to eight major cities in southern California on March 19 to April 30, 2016. This special occasion attracted many moguls from the entertainment industry, who appreciated both the artistic and cultural elements displayed in the performance. Shen Yun performance…

U.S. Representatives in Texas Send Congratulations for World Falun Dafa Day

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 07, 2016 | Five U.S. representatives in Texas issued proclamations and expressed support for celebrations in Texas of the 17th World Falun Dafa Day on May 13, 2016. Their congratulatory letters were sent to the Southern USA Falun Dafa Association. Representatives Peter Olson, Eddie Bernice Johnson , John Culberson, Marc Veasey and Ted Poe (left…

Practitioners in Romania Commemorate April 25 Protest

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 06, 2016 | On April 24, 2016, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of Chinese embassy in Bucharest, Romania to protest the persecution of Falun Gong in China that has lasted 17 years. The activity commemorated the peaceful protest that took place in China on April 25, 1999. The Romanian practitioners gathered in the rain…

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Releases 2016 Annual Report, Expresses Concern for Forced Organ Harvesting in China

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 06, 2016 | “China’s severe religious freedom violations continued in 2015,” said a statement in the 2016 Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which was recently released and covers the period from February 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that reviews…

Two United States Senators from Texas Extend Congratulations on 2016 World Falun Dafa Day

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 04, 2016 | United States Senator from Texas and Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz and Senator from Texas John Cornyn wrote to the Southern USA Falun Dafa Association, offering their congratulations on World Falun Dafa Day, May 13. May 13 this year is the 17th World Falun Dafa Day and the 24th anniversary of the introduction…

Southern Taiwan Practitioners Celebrate Falun Dafa’s Public Introduction

Insights, World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 04, 2016 | May 13 this year marks the 17th World Falun Dafa Day and the 24th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction in China, as well as the 65th birthday of its founder Mr Li Hongzhi. Over 1500 practitioners in southern Taiwan got together on May 1 to celebrate this special day. Together they formed…

Paris: Tourists and Residents Learn About Falun Dafa at Trocadero Square

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 03, 2016 | May Day (May 1) is a traditional holiday in France. As tourists from various regions in France and other countries visited tourist sites, such as the Eiffel Tower, many were happy to learn the facts about Falun Dafa at nearby Trocadero Square. Falun Dafa practitioners tell passersby at Trocadero Square about the practice…

Swedish Parliament: Film and Forum on Organ Harvesting Prompts Talk of Related Legislation

World NewsMay 8, 20160Comments

May 02, 2016 | The award-winning documentary, Human Harvest: China's Illegal Organ Trade, was screened at the Swedish Parliament at 1 p.m. on April 26, 2016. Swedish Member of Parliament (MP) Niclas Malmberg sponsored the screening and hosted a forum afterwards. Swedish MP Niclas Malmberg sponsored the screening and hosted the forum. Swedish MPs, Manyan Ng, a…

European Falun Gong Practitioners Gather to Commemorate the 17th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal in Beijing

World NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 28, 2016 | Along with Falun Gong practitioners worldwide, practitioners from five major cities in Europe remembered the 17th anniversary of Beijing's Peaceful Protest on the weekend prior to April 25, 2016. On April 25, 1999, over 10,0000 practitioners went to Beijing to peacefully protest the illegal arrest of practitioners. That July, Jiang Zemin, the former…

“I See the Hope of China”–March in New York’s Chinatown Commemorates April 25 Peaceful Protest

World NewsMay 1, 20160Comments

April 25, 2016 | Nearly one thousand Falun Gong practitioners from New York put on a grand march in Flushing, New York’s Chinatown, on Saturday April 23, 2016, commemorating the 17th anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Protest. The grand march consisted of three teams. The theme of the first team introducing Falun Gong to the public.…

Falun Gong on Hand at New York City Green Festival

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 24, 2016 | New York City Green Festival 2016 was held at the Jacob Javits Center from April 15 to 17. Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth at the festival to introduce Falun Gong to the thousands of attendees. They offered free teaching to those who were interested in learning on the spot. The…