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Indonesia: Hundreds Gather to Form Chinese Characters in Celebration of Falun Dafa

World NewsSeptember 4, 20160Comments

Nearly 1,000 Falun Dafa practitioners gathered at Denpasar, the capital of Bali in Indonesia, on August 27, 2016, for the Asia-Pacific Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. The group performed the Falun Dafa exercises and a held a Chinese character formation activity before the conference. Attendees came from Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia,…

Australia: Car Tour Calls for an End to the Ongoing Persecution in China

Australia NewsSeptember 2, 20160Comments

Australian Falun Dafa practitioners in Sydney began a 100-city car tour on August 29, 2016. The tour aims at raise awareness of the ongoing persecution of Falun Dafa in China, especially the state-sanctioned large-scale forced organ harvesting from living Falun Dafa practitioners in China. They also call upon the Australian government of various levels, along…

European Tian Guo Marching Band Warmly Welcomed in Prague

World NewsSeptember 2, 20160Comments

The European Tian Guo Marching Band visited the city of Prague on August 24, 2016, and assembled at Wenceslas Square before leading a parade through the historic city center. Thundering drumbeats that could be heard from a distance drew many spectators. The European Tian Guo Marching Band visited the city of Prague. There were graceful lotus…

Introducing Falun Gong at Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival

Australia NewsAugust 21, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Toowoomba, Australia, participated in the 9th Toowoomba Languages and Cultures (TLC) Festival on August 14, 2016. This multicultural event in the “Garden City” attracted more than 10,000 people in the area. Many visitors stopped at the Falun Gong booth for informational materials or to find out how to learn the practice.…

Sydney, Australia: Participants in World’s Largest Charity Fun Run Support Falun Gong’s Peaceful Resistance

Australia NewsAugust 21, 20160Comments

Runners in the annual Sydney “City2Surf” road race, besides enjoying a day of fun and camaraderie, had the opportunity to learn about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of this peaceful cultivation practice in China. As the largest charity fundraising race in the world, the City2Surf fun run attracted 80,000 runners last Sunday. Local Falun…

Northeast India: “May Falun Dafa Continue to Flourish and Make the World a Better Place”

World NewsAugust 21, 20160Comments

“May Falun Dafa continue to flourish and make the world a better place,” wrote a young Catholic nun in a letter to two Falun Dafa practitioners who presented several exercise instruction sessions to her 2,100 students in a remote area in Northeast India in July. Bringing Information to the Hills of Northeast India Two practitioners…

Sweden: Guides Introduce Falun Gong on Tours of Stockholm City Hall

World NewsAugust 8, 20160Comments

Demonstrations of the Falun Gong exercises and informational display boards have become a part of Stockholm City Hall tours. Accompanied by soothing exercise music, guides explain to the tourists what Falun Gong is and the reason practitioners come here each day–to tell the public about the ongoing persecution of the meditation practice in China. Stockholm's City…

March in Berlin Calls for Help Stopping the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsAugust 4, 20160Comments

Four hundred Falun Gong practitioners in Germany held a march in Berlin on July 30, 2016, proceeding from Brandenburg Gate to Potsdamer Platz, calling for help to stop the persecution in China. The band enters Potsdamer Platz. The Divine Land Marching Band was followed by a team demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises, and waist drum performers. Practitioners…

Chicago: Introducing Falun Gong at 24th Annual International Festival of Life

World NewsJuly 15, 20160Comments

During the long Independence Day holiday weekend in the United States, a group of Falun Gong practitioners in Chicago participated in the 24th annual International Festival of Life to introduce Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) to a larger audience. Many people had an opportunity to hear about this ancient Chinese spiritual discipline and many expressed…

Honolulu: Raising Awareness About the Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

Local Falun Gong practitioners arranged a series of events in Honolulu's Chinatown on June 18 and 19. The goal was to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, that has now gone on for 17 years. People ask to learn more. They also talked to people about US Congressional House Resolution 343. The resolution…

Chinese Tourist: “The Chinese Ought to Thank Falun Gong Practitioners”

World NewsJuly 5, 20160Comments

A torture re-enactment in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, on World Anti-Torture Day caught people's attention. Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Aotea Square on June 26, 2016, appealing to the public to help end the 17-year-long persecution of Falun Gong in China. The “anti-torture demonstration” was made up of two distinct parts. One part featured the re-enactment…

London: Promoting Falun Dafa and Collecting Signatures at East Finchley Festival

World NewsJune 30, 20160Comments

“I feel an energy field here, very peaceful and very strong. Falun Dafa teaches compassion, improves health of mind and body. It is very important to live a life following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, but it is not easy. You must have positive energy to be strong.” A woman named Gemma, a marketing consultant, explained her…