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England: International Balloon Fiesta Attendees Value Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance

World NewsAugust 18, 20240Comments

Aug. 17, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in the UK (Minghui.org) The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta was held in Ashton Park on August 11-22, 2024. Practitioners participated in the popular three-day event to introduce Falun Dafa and raise awareness of the ongoing persecution in China. Many visitors agreed with Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness,…

Experts Verify That Falun Gong Practitioner Cheng Peiming Was a Victim of Organ Harvesting

World NewsAugust 18, 20240Comments

Aug. 15, 2024 | By a Minghui correspondent in Washington DC (Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioner Cheng Peiming from Heilongjiang Province addressed a press conference in Washington DC on August 9, 2024, and recounted how his organs were removed. Several organ transplant experts issued statements or recorded videos testifying that parts of his liver and lung were…

Slovakia: Introducing Falun Dafa and Raising Awareness of the Persecution in Six Cities

World NewsAugust 18, 20240Comments

Aug. 14, 2024 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Slovakia (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners visited six cities in central and eastern Slovakia, one after the other, from July 26 to August 2, 2024. They drew attention to the ongoing Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa in China and also introduced the spiritual practice to people.…

Netherlands: Introducing Falun Dafa at the Deventer Book Fair

World NewsAugust 18, 20240Comments

Aug. 12, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner (Minghui.org) Over 100,000 people attended the 34th Deventer Book Market on August 4. Located next to River Ijssel, this is the one of the largest book fairs in Europe. Falun Dafa practitioners participated, and displayed Zhuan Falun, the main teachings of the practice, and introduced the book…

Latvia: People Eager to Learn About Falun Dafa During Ventspils City Festival

World NewsAugust 18, 20240Comments

Aug. 12, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Latvia (Minghui.org) The major port city of Latvia – Ventspils – celebrated its 734th birthday during the first weekend of August. For three days, the city was filled with tourists from Latvia and other countries who enjoyed the festive events. This year, as in other years, visitors…

Falun Gong Protection Act Introduced in U.S. Senate

World NewsAugust 12, 20240Comments

Aug. 2, 2024 | By Minghui correspondent Wang Ying (Minghui.org) U.S. Senator Marco Rubio introduced the Falun Gong Protection Act on July 31, 2024, which imposes sanctions against forced organ harvesting in China, according to a press release issued on the same day. Senators Ron Johnson, Roger Marshall, and Thom Tillis are cosponsors. The House of…

Hong Kong: Judge Rules Sentence for Vandalising Falun Gong Booths Is Too Lenient, Dismisses Appeal

World NewsAugust 12, 20240Comments

Aug. 6, 2024 | By a Falun Gong practitioner in Hong Kong (Minghui.org) Hu Aimin was convicted and sentenced for repeatedly vandalising Falun Gong booths in Hong Kong with his accomplices from 2020 to 2021. He appealed his sentence. On July 25, 2024, Deputy Judge Yiu Fun-chi of the Court of First Instance of the High…

Puerto Rico: Falun Dafa Well Received at Spiritual Awareness Festival

World NewsAugust 12, 20240Comments

Aug. 9, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Puerto Rico (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners joined more than 200 other exhibitors participating in the Spiritual Awareness Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 22-23, 2024. The Falun Dafa booth attracted many visitors, exhibitors, and therapists. After learning the exercises, many people said they felt…

Peru: Activities in Lima and Piura Mark 25 Years of the Persecution of Falun Dafa

World NewsAugust 12, 20240Comments

Aug. 4, 2024 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Peru (Minghui.org) On July 20, 2024, the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the persecution of Falun Dafa in China, practitioners held activities in Lima and Piura to protest the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution and commemorate those practitioners who were tortured to death. In Lima, Peru’s…

Ukraine: Activities Held in Four Major Cities to Condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s Persecution of Falun Dafa

World NewsAugust 12, 20240Comments

Aug. 2, 2024 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Ukraine (Minghui.org) To mark the 25th anniversary of their efforts to end the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution, Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) practitioners in major cities in Ukraine held a series of events around July 20, 2024. The persecution began on July 20, 1999, and continues…

Taiwan: Former Chinese Doctor Exposes CCP’s State-Sanctioned Live Organ Harvesting

World NewsJuly 24, 20240Comments

July 21, 2024 | By Minghui correspondent Shen Jung (Minghui.org) Taiwan legislator Hsu Chih-chieh held a joint Taiwanese and Japanese international press conference about global legislation to combat forced organ harvesting on July 15, 2024. The human rights legislative committee of the Legislative Yuan invited a former doctor from China, Zheng Zhi, to speak at the press…

USA: Senator Ted Cruz Condemns the Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsJuly 24, 20240Comments

July 22, 2024 | By Minghui correspondent Ceng Hong in Texas (Minghui.org) On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners’ peacefully protesting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution, practitioners in Texas held a rally in front of the state government buildings in Austin, the state capital, on July 20, 2024. They condemned the CCP’s…