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Wollongong: Falun Dafa Enjoys Warm Welcome in 2019 Spring into Corrimal

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Local Falun Dafa Practitioners, once again participated in the 2019 Spring into Corrimal community event, held on the 8th September. As soon as Spring hits the Southerm Hemisphere, in Corrimal, a local suburb of the Greater Area of Wollongong, puts on the largest community event in NSW regional area. …

Sydney: Falun Gong Practitioners Welcomed in Street Fair Parade

Australia NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

The Tian Guo Marching Band, which is comprised of Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the annual Street Fair parade in Chatswood on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Street Fair is an important part of the Sydney suburb's annual Emerge Festival. This year marks the 22nd Emerge Festival, which is hosted each year by the…

Stories from Ancient China: The Danger of Lust

InsightsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

The people in ancient China believed that among all transgressions that prevented one from becoming virtuous, lust was the worst. Many stories were written warning of the danger of lust, as illustrated in the following two stories. This first tells the story of a scholar who almost lost his chance for career advancement because…

Former Police Inspector Upholds His Faith in Falun Gong Despite 14 Years of Detention and Torture

China News, World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

A former police inspector in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province, credits Falun Gong for returning him to health and enabling him to become a better person, but he suffered unspeakable abuse during his 14 years of detention for refusing to renounce his faith. Mr. Shang Xiping, 54, became a target when the Chinese communist…

New York: On Mid-Autumn Eve, New York Orange County Practitioners Organised a Group Exercise to Thank Master

World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Chinese and Western Falun Dafa practitioners from New York Orange County and surrounding areas gathered on a meadow and held a group exercise, in the afternoon on September 7, 2019. They wished the founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li Hongzhi, a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Practitioners also held a group meeting to talk about their…

Falun Gong Welcomed at Community Events in Croatia and Norway

World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners regularly hold activities or participate in local community events to introduce the practice and to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution. At these events practitioners typically demonstrate the exercises, talk about the benefits of the practice, tell people about the brutal 20-year persecution of Falun…

Sydney: Rally Held in Parramatta to Oppose Persecution and Forced Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong in China

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

Government officials, community leaders and Falun Gong practitioners attended a rally in Sydney, Australia on August 24 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. They gathered at Centenary Square in Parramatta in Sydney's west. Speakers called on people from all walks of life to support practitioners and help…

New Zealand: Practitioners Raise Awareness of the Chinese Communist Regime’s Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Aotea Square in downtown Auckland on August 24, 2019 to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Regime’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China. Many people said they were appalled by the Party’s brutality and encouraged practitioners to continue their efforts. Kale Wimmo is…

Chinese Police Given Quotas for Falun Gong Arrests or Face Punishment

China News, World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

In the past 20 years of persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party, police are known to have been given arrest quotas and face punishment if they fail to meet them. Those who meet or exceed quotas are given bonuses or other rewards. Since July 2019, around the 20th anniversary of the persecution…

Frankfurt: Clarifying the Facts of Falun Dafa at the Chinese Art and Cultural Festival

World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

During the recent Chinese Art and Cultural Festival celebrated in Frankfurt, Germany, Falun Dafa practitioners, clarified the facts about the practice and the 20 year long persecution in China. Many passersby stopped to talk with practitioners, and signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution in China. Pedestrians: Following Traditional Values…

London, UK: Falun Gong Activities at Tourist Attractions Raise Awareness

World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

During activities surrounding the 2019 European Experience Sharing Conference held in London from August 29 to September 1, many pedestrians had a chance to learn about Falun Gong and the persecution in China at popular tourist attractions including Trafalgar Square, Downing Street, the British Museum, and Leicester Square. …

Queensland Falun Dafa practitioners join EID Multicultural Celebration

Australia NewsSeptember 1, 20190Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to the EID Multicultural Celebration at the Gold Coast’s Norm Rix Park on August 11, 2019. The festival organised by the Islamic Multicultural Association of Gold Coast celebrates a multiculturism in Queensland through a day of sharing cultures, celebrations and conversations. Practitioners set up a booth, demonstrated the Falun Dafa…