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Tornadoes Hit Six States in the US, Killing at Least 70

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Dec. 14, 2021 | By Ji Zhenyan, a Minghui correspondent ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) This report covers the following incidents around the world: At least 70 people were killed by tornadoes that tore through six states in the United States from Friday night to Saturday morning last week. Storm Barra caused power outages in 60,000 households in Ireland. Spain…

Japan: Human Rights Day Event Outside National Diet Urges Legislators to Speak up for Falun Gong

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Dec. 13, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Japan ____________________________________ (Minghui.org) On December 10, 1948, Human Rights Day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. To mark the event, Falun Gong practitioners rallied in front of the national parliament (Japanese Diet) to appeal to the legislators to speak up for human rights and to…

Webinar on International Human Rights Day Calls to End the Chinese Communist Regime’s Organ Harvesting Atrocities

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Dec. 13, 2021 | By Minghui correspondent Siyu Gao ___________________________________ (Minghui.org) Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) held a webinar on December 10, Human Rights Day. The theme was “Humankind at a Crossroads: Universal Human Rights versus Commercialised Forced Organ Harvesting from Living People.” It exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) horrific practice of live organ harvesting.…

Human Rights Day: Officials and Dignitaries Call on Canadian Government to Rescue Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in China

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Dec. 12, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Toronto ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) On December 7, three days before Human Rights Day, Falun Dafa practitioners in Toronto gathered on Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto’s City Hall to urge the Canadian government to bring up the persecution of Falun Dafa during the Summit for Democracy, December 9 - 10. Practitioners…

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Shen Yun, “A Very Moving Experience”

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Dec. 11, 2021 | By Minghui correspondent Xue Li __________________________________ (Minghui.org) The New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts presented three performances at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 3 and 4, 2021. “Very Powerful, Very Moving” Claude Balestra, Vice President of Finance Transformation Lead at Cargill, saw Shen Yun with Marianna Pavan, an engineer, at…

UK: MPs Send Letters Supporting Falun Dafa on Human Rights Day

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Dec. 11, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in the U.K. ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) Members of Parliament in the U.K. sent letters to Falun Dafa practitioners prior to the International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2021. They expressed their support to practitioners for their efforts to strive for freedom of belief, and their call for an end to…

Opinion: Falun Gong Is Not Actually Illegal in China

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Nov. 28, 2021 | By a practitioner in China _____________________________ (Minghui.org) Ever since I was a child, I knew that we should obey the law. Whenever my parents or teachers told me to do something, I did it unconditionally. I was 36 years old in 1999, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to suppress Falun Gong.…

Baltimore, Maryland: Falun Dafa Group Brings “Amazing Energy” to Baltimore Christmas Parade

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Dec. 9, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Baltimore ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) There was a festive atmosphere in Baltimore as the 48th Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade was held on December 5, 2021. The parade which consisted of 160 groups was attended by thousands of people. A spectator who saw Falun Dafa practitioners’ parade entry for the first time said they brought…

France: Promoting Falun Dafa in the Cities of Toulouse & Carcassonne

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Dec. 7, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in France ____________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners organised two Information Day events in Toulouse and Carcassonne on November 20, 2021. Many people learned about the persecution of Falun Gong, which was launched in 1999 by Jiang Zemin, then head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Falun Dafa Information…

Nagoya, Japan: People Sign Petition to Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice

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Dec. 7, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Japan ___________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from central Japan organised a signature drive in Nagoya on November 28, 2021. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and introduced the Falun Dafa exercises to the passersby. They also collected signatures for a petition to bring Jiang Zemin to justice. Falun Dafa…

Dallas, Texas: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Grapevine Parade of Lights

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Dec. 6, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent from Dallas ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) Many events are held across the U.S. to usher in the holiday season. Falun Dafa practitioners from Dallas participated in the City of Grapevine’s 42nd annual Parade of Lights on December 2, 2021. People said that their colorful float, banners and music added a bright,…

Connecticut, USA: Falun Dafa Greeted with Applause at Branford Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting

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Dec. 6, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in New York ______________________________________ (Minghui.org) At the annual Branford Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting in Connecticut on November 27, 2021, Falun Dafa practitioners’ waist drum team, lotus dancers, and float conveyed Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to all the spectators. The annual parade resumed this year after being canceled…