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Protesting Organ Harvesting Atrocities in China Outside a Conservative Party Conference in the UK

World NewsOctober 13, 20160Comments

Outside of Birmingham’s International Convention Center, Falun Gong practitioners held various activities on October 3 and 4 to raise awareness about state-sanctioned organ harvesting atrocities in China. Those killed for their organs are prisoners of conscience, most of whom practice Falun Gong. The Conservative Party was holding a conference inside at the same time. Many…

Recent Falun Gong World Events — “My Heart Melted in the Artworks”

World NewsOctober 9, 20160Comments

Practitioners of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) around the world have held public events for more than a decade to raise awareness and call for help in ending the persecution of the practice in China. This newsletter covers four events that took place in England, the U.S.A., Canada, and Croatia during the past…

Croatia: Introducing Falun Dafa at the Healthy Living Fair in Zagreb

World NewsOctober 9, 20160Comments

Croatian practitioners introduced Falun Dafa at the Healthy Living Fair in Zagreb on Saturday, October 1, 2016. The Healthy Living Fair is the largest of its kind in Croatia, with thousands of people attending every year. When the fair director heard that Falun Dafa was run by volunteers and that there was no charge to…

Brooklyn, New York: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Atlantic Antic Festival

World NewsOctober 5, 20160Comments

The 42nd annual Atlantic Antic festival was held on September 25 in Brooklyn, New York. As the largest and oldest street fair in Brooklyn, it attracts thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds. Celebrations stretch from Flatbush Avenue in the heart of the city to the waterfront. Many festival-goers were delighted to learn about…

Norrmalmstorg, Sweden: Falun Dafa Booth Brings Forward Eyewitness to Persecution in China

World NewsSeptember 30, 20160Comments

When Swedish Falun Dafa practitioners set up a booth on September 24 at Norrmalmstorg, a busy square in central Stockholm, many passersby stopped for more information and signed petitions to support them. Standing next to an anti-torture exhibition and posters, practitioner Kristina explained to the public how practitioners have been mistreated for their belief in…

Queensland, Australia: New Practice Site Welcomed in Gold Coast

Australia NewsSeptember 22, 20160Comments

Visitors to Harley Park were inspired to learn Falun Dafa after seeing the exercises at a new practice site at this popular park in Gold Coast, Queensland on September 10, 2016. Harley Park is one of northern Gold Coast’s busiest recreation areas and attracts walkers, cyclists, and other active people. Falun Dafa practitioners at the newest practice…

Malaysia: Falun Dafa Parades Celebrate Moon Festival

World NewsSeptember 15, 20160Comments

As the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival (or Moon Festival) approaches, Malaysian Falun Dafa practitioners celebrated on September 4 by putting on parades in Pandan Indah and Petaling Jaya, two major cities near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Pandan Indah: The Public Needs to Know This The parade in Pandan Indah was led by the…

University of South Carolina at Aiken Offers Falun Dafa Course

World NewsSeptember 15, 20160Comments

Students and local residents now have a chance to learn an ancient Chinese cultivation practice in a course offered by the Academy of Lifelong Learning at the University of South Carolina in Aiken this fall semester. The course, “Falun Dafa Cultivation and Meditation,” is being taught by Dr. Frank Tian Xie, an associate professor of…

Warsaw, Poland: “It is Shameful That [Forced Organ Harvesting] is Occurring in the 21st Century”

World NewsSeptember 11, 20160Comments

“Forced organ harvesting is murder and slaughter. It is shameful that it is occurring in the 21st century,” said Ivona during a cultural festival on August 28, 2016, in Warsaw, Poland. A long time resident in Warsaw, Ivona first heard about Falun Gong nearly 20 years ago, several years before it was banned in China…

Denmark: Introducing Falun Dafa in Four Cities

World NewsSeptember 9, 20160Comments

The scenic inland waterway Limfjord, Thy National Park, and Skagen between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are some of the popular tourist attractions in Denmark. Over the past few days, both local residents and tourists had the chance to learn about an ancient meditation practice from the remote land of China. Between August…

Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinatown, New York

World NewsSeptember 8, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Sara Delano Roosevelt Park, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, New York on September 3, 2016. Due to the long Labor Day weekend, there were more visitors in the park than usual on this sunny and mild day. The Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival)…

Melbourne, Australia: Grand March Demonstrates Beauty of Falun Dafa and Calls for an End to the Persecution in China

Australia NewsSeptember 8, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners across Australia held a series of activities in Melbourne prior to their annual cultivation experience sharing conference. A grand march through downtown Melbourne brought color, music and increased awareness of the persecution to many on September 2. Banners read, “Falun Dafa is good” and “The world needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance”. Locals and tourists alike signed…