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San Diego: Learning Falun Dafa on Earth Day

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 24, 2016 | Nearly 60,000 visitors came to the annual Earth Day event at the well-known Balboa Park in San Diego on April 17, 2016. Expecting great interest in learning the meditation practice, the Falun Dafa Association of San Diego leased two spaces at the event this year. Learning the Falun Dafa exercises at San Diego…

New York: Passersby Learn About Persecution of Falun Gong at Columbia University

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 20, 2016 | Members of the Falun Dafa Club at Columbia University in New York City held a four-day poster exhibition on campus to talk to people about the persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa), a spiritual practice that has been practiced in China since 1992. Many faculty and staff members stopped by…

Chinese Government Official: “Falun Gong Has Been Wronged; I’ve Tried to Protect Practitioners”

China News, World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 21, 2016 | On the eve of the 17th anniversary of the Peaceful Protest of April 25, Falun Gong practitioners from Macau held activities in front of St. Dominic's Church, a popular tourist destination, on April 17. They wanted to tell the local residents and tourists from mainland China what Falun Gong really is and…

Shen Yun Caps Off Taiwan Tour with Sold-out Shows and Glowing Reviews

World NewsApril 25, 20160Comments

April 22, 2016 | Shen Yun Performing Arts presented the last performance in Taoyuan, Taiwan on April 16, 2016, thus completing its month-long, seven-city tour in Taiwan. Shen Yun's last performance in Taiwan at the Taoyuan Arts Center on April 16 The performances in Taichung, Taoyuan, and Changhua during the second half of the tour were sold…

Phoenix: Forum on Organ Harvesting in China Held at University of Arizona College of Medicine

World NewsApril 21, 20160Comments

The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix hosted a forum in the evening on April 15, 2016, with a theme of “What is organ harvesting and its impact in the United States.” Mr. David Matas, renowned international human rights lawyer attended the event, as did a representative from Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH). Dr. Gilcrease, an…

U.S. State Department 2015 Human Rights Report: Repression and Coercion Markedly Increased in China

World NewsApril 21, 20160Comments

The U.S. State Department released on April 13, 2016, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015. The report on China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) stated, “Repression and coercion markedly increased during the year against organizations and individuals involved in civil and political rights advocacy and public interest and ethnic minority issues. The…

Chinese at Sacramento Picnic Day Parade: Falun Gong’s Performance “Great, Great, and Great!”

World NewsApril 21, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners who were part of the Divine Land Marching Band participated for the fourth time in the 102nd Picnic Day Parade held on the campus of University of California, Davis, on April 16, 2016. The Divine Land Marching Band in the 102nd Picnic Day Parade As one of the largest community events in Sacramento, the…

USA: Shen Yun “Exudes Grace and Nobility” in Eight States

World NewsApril 17, 20160Comments

Two of Shen Yun Performing Arts' four companies performed 40 shows in 11 U.S. cities throughout 8 states from March 19 to April 10, 2016. Local presenters in Long Beach, CA and Seattle, WA added shows one month prior to meet the demand. Performances in San Diego, CA, Claremont, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Austin, TX, Kansas…

Norwegian Students Learn about Falun Gong on Australian Tour

Australia News, World NewsApril 11, 20160Comments

A group of Norwegian students from Solborg Folk High School in southwestern Norway added learning about Falun Gong to their travel itinerary on a recent trip to Australia. The 16 students and two teachers with interests in the film and television industry originally reached out to a local filmmaker, who is a practitioner of Falun Gong…

Chinese Tourist in Taiwan: “The Future of China Relies on You, Falun Gong.”

World NewsApril 11, 20160Comments

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is a must-see destination for tourists from mainland China visiting Taipei, Taiwan. Besides the sightseeing, many of these visitors also have the opportunity to learn what Falun Gong really is and to quit the Chinese Communist Party with help from local Falun Gong practitioners. Display boards provided by Falun Gong practitioners in…

Major French TV Network Exposes Organ Harvesting From Living Falun Gong Practitioners in China

World NewsApril 11, 20160Comments

France 5, one of the major French public television networks focusing on factual programming, covered the forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China in its programme The Health Magazine on March 10, 2016. France 5, one of the major French public television networks, interviewed Alexis Genin on March 10 and discussed the Chinese…

Taiwan: Shen Yun Presents a “Divine Production” in Four Cities

World NewsApril 9, 20160Comments

Shen Yun performed nineteen sold-out shows from March 17 to April 3, 2016, in four cities in Taiwan: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Chiayi, and Tainan. The performances also attracted theatergoers from mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Attendees felt “touched” and “cleansed” by both the visual and cultural aspects of the production. Some also expressed admiration and appreciation for…