World News – Page 58

Italy: Practitioners Submit Signatures Calling to End Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution of Falun Dafa

World NewsFebruary 26, 20230Comments

Feb. 19, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Italy (Minghui.org) Representatives from the Italian Falun Dafa Association went to the Presidential Palace in Rome to submit signatures on January 26, 2023. The signatures called on the Italian government to ask the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to end the persecution of Falun Dafa, stop harvesting organs from practitioners…

New York: Man Arrested and Charged with Assault for Attacking Falun Gong Booth

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Feb. 23, 2023 | By Falun Gong practitioners in New York (Minghui.org) Police officers from New York’s 109th Precinct arrested Zhongping Qi, a suspect who violently attacked a Falun Gong information site at the entrance to the New World Mall in Flushing, New York, at around 11 a.m. on February 18, 2023. The suspect was charged with third…

French, German, and American Theatergoers Find Deep Spirituality in Shen Yun: “Return to Who We Are”

World NewsFebruary 26, 20230Comments

Feb. 25, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Xue Li (Minghui.org) During the week of February 14–19, 2023, Shen Yun Performing Arts presented 34 performances in Paris, France; Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; and Texas, California, Arizona, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Idaho in the U.S. “A Performance That Truly Displayed Deep Divinity” Stefan Gaßmann, the spokesperson of the…

Falun Dafa Practitioners Participate in the Annual Southwest Colorado Light Parade

World NewsFebruary 18, 20230Comments

Feb. 14, 2023 | By a Falun Gong practitioner in Durango, Colorado (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the annual Snowdown Light Parade in Durango in southwestern Colorado on February 3, 2023. Parade organisers placed their colorful float at the front of the parade and later awarded it first place. Every year, thousands of people from…

Virginia, U.S.A: State Senators Urge U.S. President to Address the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsFebruary 18, 20230Comments

Feb. 12, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Virginia (Minghui.org) Senator Mark Peake and Senator Chapman Petersen of Virginia wrote to President Joe Biden on January 30 calling on him to take action against the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Senator Peake represents District 22 and Senator Petersen represents District 34. In 2020, these two state…

Germany: People Praise Falun Dafa’s Principles During Event in Mannheim

World NewsFebruary 18, 20230Comments

Feb. 16, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Germany (Minghui.org) Practitioners held activities in Mannheim on February 11, 2023 to tell people about Falun Dafa and the ongoing persecution of the practice in China. Mannheim is a college town with many shops showcasing designer and fashion brands, so the city is particularly busy on weekends.…

Puerto Rico: Holistic Awakening Festival Visitors Delighted to Learn Falun Dafa

World NewsFebruary 18, 20230Comments

Feb. 15, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Puerto Rico (Minghui.org) Practitioners participated in the Holistic Awakening Festival. After a three-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, the festival was one of the first public events held in the Botanic Gardens of San Juan in 2023. The practitioners distributed information about Falun Dafa and taught people…

Liverpool, Great Britain: Raising Awareness of Falun Dafa at Chinese New Year Celebrations

World NewsFebruary 18, 20230Comments

Feb. 13, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Great Britain (Minghui.org) During the Chinese New Year festivities, Liverpool’s Chinatown was bustling with people celebrating this biggest Chinese holiday. Chinese lion and dragons dances could be seen everywhere. On Chinese New Year’s Day, January 22, practitioners held an event to let people know about Falun Dafa…

Japan: Supporters Encourage Falun Dafa Practitioners to Keep Exposing the Persecution in China

World NewsFebruary 11, 20230Comments

Feb. 11, 2023 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Japan (Minghui.org) Practitioners held an event to tell people about Falun Dafa at Meitetsu Konomiya-Station in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture on Friday, February 3, 2023. Practitioners distributed information and told people how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes Falun Dafa. Practitioners displayed banners in both Chinese and Japanese, “Falun…

Munich, Germany: Residents Praise Falun Dafa, “These Principles Should Be Practiced Everywhere”

World NewsFebruary 11, 20230Comments

Feb. 9, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Munich, Germany (Minghui.org) For three consecutive Saturdays around Chinese New Year, Falun Dafa practitioners set up a booth and banners on Sendlinger Street to promote the practice and expose the ongoing persecution in China. They told passersby about how for two decades the Chinese regime brutally persecuted Falun…

Toronto: Golf and Travel Show Attendees Learn about Falun Dafa

World NewsFebruary 11, 20230Comments

Feb. 8, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Toronto, Canada (Minghui.org) The 31st Toronto Golf and Travel Show was held at the International Center from February 3-5, 2023. This is the largest golf expo in Canada and the third largest in North America. Temperatures outside the event were minus 30 degrees but it was bustling indoors. Practitioners…

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria Kill Nearly 8,000

World NewsFebruary 11, 20230Comments

Feb. 8, 2023 | By Ji Zhenyan, a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, 2023. The death toll rose quickly in the hours afterward. As of late afternoon on February 7, 5,894 people have died in Turkey, and another 1,932 deaths were reported in Syria. The World Health…