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Falun Gong a Welcome Tradition in Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade

World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

Falun Gong's Divine Land Marching Band and waist drummers performed in the 29th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Toronto on March 13. CP25 TV station aired the parade, while 500,000 spectators watched it live. High school teacher William Dele watched the parade with his family. “The Falun Gong group is excellent,” he said. This year marked…

Taiwan: Chiayi City Council Passes Resolution Urging Chinese Regime to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting

World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

The Chiayi City Council in southern Taiwan recently passed a resolution to uphold human rights for practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice currently persecuted in China. The resolution passed on March 14, 2016, and demands that the Chinese regime “release all Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.” The bill specifically asks the regime…

San Francisco, USA: Falun Gong Shines in St. Patrick’s Day Parade

World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

The Divine Land Marching Band, composed entirely of Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the 165th St. Patrick's Day parade in San Francisco on March 12. They joined forces with 140 other groups to enliven the St. Patrick's Day festivities in this hugely popular event. More than 100,000 people watched the parade, which has become one…

France: Chinese Tourists in Paris Quit the Communist Party

World NewsMarch 13, 20160Comments

While experiencing the culture and beauty of Paris, many Chinese tourists have unexpectedly encountered a lesson in their own nation's history. Over the past several years, local Falun Gong practitioners have held a booth at the and other tourists attractions every day, telling Chinese tourists about the CCP's brutal history, particularly the ongoing persecution of Falun…

Greece: Ancient Cultivation Practice Gains Broad Support in Athens

World NewsMarch 13, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners held activities at Syntagma Square and the Athens Railway Station on the weekend of December 11-12, 2015. Athens, the capital of modern Greece, has been the centre of Greek civilization for 4,000 years. Falun Dafa is an ancient cultivation practice, rooted in 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, and a self-improvement practice that has…

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Canada Concerned About Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsMarch 10, 20160Comments

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion recently emailed Li Xun, the president of the Canadian Falun Dafa Association, affirming the government's support of Falun Gong. “Canada is concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, including those with family ties to Canadians,” Dion wrote. “The promotion and protection of human rights is an…

Brazil: Raising Awareness and Exposing the Persecution in China

World NewsMarch 6, 20160Comments

For about four years, Falun Dafa practitioners have gathered once a month on Paulista Avenue, the busiest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to raise awareness of Falun Gong and the ongoing persecution of the meditation practice in China. Practitioners demonstrate the meditation exercise in Sao Paulo and reach out to the public to increase awareness of the…

German TV Network 3SAT Airs “Human Harvest” Documentary

World NewsMarch 6, 20160Comments

“Human Harvest,” an award-winning documentary exposing organ harvesting from imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners in China, aired on 3SAT in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on Feb. 18, 2016 during prime time. Documentary “Human Harvest,” award winner at the 74th Annual Peabody Award ceremony in April 2015 and at AIB in November 2015 for best international investigative documentary. Documentary…

Malaysia: Holiday Parades Show Beauty of Falun Dafa

World NewsMarch 2, 20160Comments

With Chinese descendants representing nearly a quarter of its population, Malaysia is closely connected with China, both culturally and economically. Between the recent Chinese New Year on February 8 and the Lantern Festival (15th of January on the lunar calendar), Falun Dafa practitioners held three parades in Malaysia. Many learned about the peaceful meditation practice…

Bulgaria: Signature Drive to Bring Chinese Dictator to Justice

World NewsFebruary 28, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners in Bulgaria observed International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2015 by collecting signatures on a petition demanding that former Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin be held accountable for initiating the persecution of Falun Gong. They also held a documentary screening and a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria. Signatures were collected in…

62-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman Sentenced Ten Years for Her Faith

China News, World NewsFebruary 28, 20160Comments

Ms. Gong Yuxiu was sentenced to prison again after ten years on the run to avoid serving a 2005 sentence for refusing to renounce her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. The 62-year-old from Taihe County, Jiangxi Province was first arrested in late 2004. Six months later, the…

20,000 Toronto Residents Support Falun Gong’s Lawsuits against Jiang Zemin

World NewsFebruary 28, 20160Comments

A petition signed by 20,000 Toronto residents was sent to the Chinese Supreme Procuratorate on February 22, calling for an investigation into the crimes committed by former head of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin in the persecution of Falun Gong. That same day, local Falun Gong practitioners held a demonstration at the intersection of St.…