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Calling Upon the Australian Prime Minister to Help Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong

Australia NewsApril 17, 20160Comments

Practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong held a rally in Sydney at Martin Place, one week before Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's first visit to China on April 14-15, 2016. They are calling upon him to bring up the Chinese regime's human rights violations and ask the Chinese government to stop the 17-year persecution of…

1,705 Falun Gong Practitioners from Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province File Criminal Complaints against Former Chinese Dictator Since May 2015

China News, World NewsMarch 20, 20160Comments

A total of 1,705 Falun Gong practitioners from Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province have filed criminal complaints against Jiang Zemin between May 2015 and February 2016, according to reports compiled by the Minghui website. The practitioners charge the former Chinese dictator with initiating the brutal suppression of Falun Gong, and hold him responsible for the tremendous suffering…

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Canada Concerned About Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsMarch 10, 20160Comments

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion recently emailed Li Xun, the president of the Canadian Falun Dafa Association, affirming the government's support of Falun Gong. “Canada is concerned about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, including those with family ties to Canadians,” Dion wrote. “The promotion and protection of human rights is an…

Beijing: 41 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested, 3 Missing, 1 Facing Trial, and 7 Appealing Their Verdicts

China NewsMarch 2, 20160Comments

According to data compiled by Minghui.org for the month of January 2016, a total of 42 Beijing residents were arrested for resisting the persecution of Falun Gong. Almost every arrest was accompanied by home raids and confiscation of personal belongings. In addition, 3 Falun Gong practitioners were missing, 1 was facing trial, 7 were appealing their…

62-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman Sentenced Ten Years for Her Faith

China News, World NewsFebruary 28, 20160Comments

Ms. Gong Yuxiu was sentenced to prison again after ten years on the run to avoid serving a 2005 sentence for refusing to renounce her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. The 62-year-old from Taihe County, Jiangxi Province was first arrested in late 2004. Six months later, the…