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667 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in First Half of 2021

China News, World NewsJuly 16, 20210Comments

July 9, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in China In the first half of 2021, 667 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed to have been sentenced to prison for their faith, an ancient spiritual discipline that has been targeted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The newly recorded cases include 7 in 2019, 271…

Taiwan: Market Staff Thank Falun Dafa Practitioners for Helping Stop Virus Spread

World NewsJuly 16, 20210Comments

July 8, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Taiwan After the second week of May this year, there was a resurgence of the coronavirus in Taiwan, leading its epidemic control centre to impose Level 3 restrictions island-wide. To curb the spread of the virus, the management committee for a traditional market asked stallholders…

Wellington, New Zealand: Rally and March Call to End 22-Year-Long Persecution in China

World NewsJuly 16, 20210Comments

July 10, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand held a rally and march in the capital city of Wellington on July 6 to raise awareness of the persecution of their counterparts, which began in China in July 1999. Several members of parliament including Louisa Wall and…

Quebec: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the CCP’s Criminal Acts of Live Organ Harvesting

World NewsJuly 16, 20210Comments

July 8, 2021 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Canada Falun Dafa practitioners in Quebec held a series of activities in the southeastern city of Salaberry-de Valleyfield on July 4, 2021. They introduced Falun Dafa and told people how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes the spiritual practice in China. The Tian Guo…

Shen Yun Returns to the Stage, Bringing Hope in a World of Uncertainty

World NewsJuly 5, 20210Comments

June 30, 2021 | By Yu Ziling After months of waiting, fans of Shen Yun finally saw the show return to the stage at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, Connecticut on June 26, 2021, marking the beginning of the 2021-2022 Shen Yun Tour season. The magnificent and beautiful performance has brought happiness and inspiration…

Deaths of 67 Falun Gong Practitioners Reported in First Half of 2021

China News, World NewsJuly 5, 20210Comments

July 3, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent The deaths of 67 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed in the first half of 2021. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Since its introduction to the public in 1992, countless people have been…

Israel: Exposing the Crimes of the Chinese Communist Regime

World NewsJuly 5, 20210Comments

July 4, 2021 | By practitioners in Israel A protest rally was held on Thursday, June 10 in front of the Chinese embassy in Tel Aviv, demanding to end the persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners in China and marking 22 years of the establishment of the notorious 610 Office in China.…

Sweden: Practitioners Hold Activities During Midsummer Festival to Tell People About Falun Dafa

World NewsJuly 5, 20210Comments

July 1, 2021 | By Minghui correspondent He Ping in Stockholm Falun Dafa practitioners held activities outside of Stockholm City Hall on June 25-26, 2021. The streets were filled with locals and tourists celebrating the Midsummer Festival, a traditional Swedish holiday that celebrates the summer solstice. An endless stream of people passed by the practitioners’ activity…

France: First Tianti Bookstore in Europe Opens in Paris

World NewsJuly 5, 20210Comments

June 24, 2021 | By Minghui correspondents Zhou Wenjying and De Long in Paris, France The first Tianti Bookstore in Europe officially opened on June 18, 2021, in Ivry-sur-Seine in the southeastern suburbs of Paris. Specialising in Falun Dafa books, Tianti Bookstores feature the spiritual practice's core book, Zhuan…

Israel: Protests Against the CCP’s Crimes

World NewsJune 14, 20210Comments

June 12, 2021 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Israel A group of Israeli citizens held a series of protests between March and May to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights violations and its infiltration of other countries with its totalitarian ideology. The protests began in Tel Aviv and later took…

People in Thiene, Italy Learn Falun Gong

World NewsJune 14, 20210Comments

June 11, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Italy Falun Gong practitioners introduced the meditation discipline in Thiene in the northern Italian province of Vicenza on May 29, 2021. Local residents learned the Falun Gong exercises and about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong for the past 22 years. Falun Gong practitioners…

96 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in May 2021

China News, World NewsJune 14, 20210Comments

June 10, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent The month of May 2021 recorded 96 Falun Gong practitioners being sentenced to prison for their faith, which has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The newly reported 96 cases included one that took place in 2019, 37 cases in 2020, 2 cases in…