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Japan: Falun Dafa Welcomed During Celebrations in Hiroshima

World NewsNovember 25, 20230Comments

Nov. 24, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Japan (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners participated in various celebrations in Hiroshima in November 2024, including the Kabe Kominkan Festival, the Gionnishi Kominkan celebration, a community-building fair, International Festival 2023, and a life-learning celebration. Their Falun Dafa exercise demonstrations and waist-drum performances were warmly received. Local residents learn…

Sweden: People Praise Falun Dafa During Activities in Stockholm

World NewsNovember 22, 20230Comments

Nov. 22, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent He Ping in Sweden (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners held activities at Mynttorget Square in Stockholm every Friday and Saturday afternoon in November 2023. They introduced Falun Dafa, told people how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted the spiritual discipline for decades, and collected signatures to help end the persecution.…

Canada: Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Apologizes for Discriminating Against Falun Dafa to Appease Chinese Embassy

World NewsNovember 22, 20230Comments

Nov. 22, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Yingzi in Ottawa (Minghui.org) The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation issued a statement on its website on November 13, 2023 to apologise for asking Mr. Gerry Smith to remove his shirt with the words, “Falun Dafa is Good” in 2019. The statement reads, “The Festival has a policy of equity,…

Toronto, Canada: Tian Guo Marching Band Shines in Three Christmas Parades

World NewsNovember 22, 20230Comments

Nov. 22, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Toronto (Minghui.org) As the holiday season approaches, the Toronto Tian Guo Marching Band composed of Falun Dafa practitioners was invited to participate in three parades. Their bright costumes and energetic music were well received. The first parade took place in Newmarket at 11 a.m. on November 18, followed…

India: Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren Exhibition Moves Visitors at Art Festival in Mumbai

World NewsNovember 22, 20230Comments

Nov. 21, 2023 | By a Falun Gong practitioner in India (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Mumbai secured a booth at the HAAT of Art Exhibition to display paintings from the Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren collection from November 9 to November 11, 2023. They told visitors about Falun Dafa and the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution…

Spain: Promoting Falun Dafa at the 2023 Madrid BioCultura Health Expo

World NewsNovember 22, 20230Comments

Nov. 20, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Spain (Minghui.org) The annual health expo, BioCultura Madrid 2023, was held at the Madrid Convention Centre, Ifema Feria de Madrid, from November 2 to 5, 2023. The expo attracted more than 500 exhibitors and more than 50,000 visitors. Practitioners, who are invited to participate in the…

Serbia: Introducing Falun Dafa During a Series of Activities

World NewsNovember 22, 20230Comments

Nov. 19, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Serbia (Minghui.org) Local practitioners held an activity near the National Theatre in Subotica, the fifth largest city in Serbia, on Saturday, November 16, 2023. Although it’s November, many residents came out to enjoy the unusually warm, sunny weather. Upon hearing the gentle music and seeing people…

APEC Summit: Falun Gong Demands CCP Stop the Persecution, Stop the Transformation Campaign, and Release All Detained Falun Gong Practitioners

World NewsNovember 18, 20230Comments

Nov. 17, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in San Francisco, U.S. (Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners rallied outside the Moscone Centre in downtown San Francisco on November 15, 2023, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, demanding that Xi Jinping, the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), immediately end the persecution and release all detained practitioners…

Former Member of Italian Parliament Speaks Up on China’s Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsNovember 18, 20230Comments

Oct. 28, 2023 | By a Falun Gong practitioner in Italy (Minghui.org) A Falun Gong practitioner in Shandong Province, China was handed down a three-year prison sentence because she refused to renounce her faith, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted in China since July 1999. Elisabetta Zamparutti, former member of the Italian Parliament, spoke up about…

New York: Falun Dafa’s Principles Praised in Veterans Day Parade

World NewsNovember 18, 20230Comments

Nov. 15, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in New York (Minghui.org) New York’s 104th Veterans Day Parade took place in Manhattan on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Nearly 300 groups and more than 20,000 people participated. Practitioners were invited to participate and Falun Dafa’s principles were praised by spectators. New Yorkers and tourists from around the…

Austria: Media Report on Organ Harvesting: “Don’t Become the Chinese Communist Regime’s Accomplice”

World NewsNovember 18, 20230Comments

Nov. 13, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Wenying (Minghui.org) On October 27, 2023, the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung (abbreviated as Krone) published an online report titled “Live Organ Harvesting as a Billion-Dollar Business,” exposing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners. The report also quoted human rights lawyer David Matas and called on Austria to “not become an…

Serbia: Introducing Falun Dafa in Subotica

World NewsNovember 18, 20230Comments

Nov. 11, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Serbia (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners held an informational event in Subotica’s city centre from noon to 2 p.m. on November 4, 2023. Subotica is the administrative center of the North Backa District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The area was settled before Europe’s Bronze Age. Subotica, a city in…