July 20 event – Chakra

U.S. Lawmakers, NGO Leaders Support Falun Gong’s 18-Year-Long Peaceful Resistance

World NewsJuly 23, 20170Comments

Several hundred Falun Gong practitioners from across the U.S. held a rally on Capitol Hill Thursday, calling for help in stopping the persecution of Falun Gong that began 18 years ago, on July 20, 1999. Several members of Congress, the chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and several speakers from religious and…

New York: Rally, Candlelight Vigil Call for End to Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsJuly 23, 20170Comments

Nearly 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese consulate in New York on Sunday, marking their 18th year of peaceful resistance against the persecution of Falun Gong by the communist regime in China. Several survivors of the persecution told attendees about their own experiences of being…

South Australia: Public Support for Prosecution of Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin

Australia NewsAugust 2, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Victoria Square in Adelaide, South Australia on July 16, 2016 to mark the 17th year of resisting the persecution in China. They highlighted the Chinese regime's killing of practitioners for their organs and called for the public to support the criminal prosecution of Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese Communist Party…

Australia: Melbourne Candlelight Vigil Calls for End to Persecution

Australia NewsJuly 29, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners in Melbourne, Australia held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate on the evening of July 20, 2016, to commemorate their fellow practitioners who died from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution, and calling for an end to the 17-year suppression. They also called for the chief perpetrators of the…

Hong Kong: Falun Gong March Calls for End of Persecution

World NewsJuly 26, 20160Comments

On Sunday July 17, more than 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities in Hong Kong centered around ending the persecution of Falun Gong in China. The day's events made a big impact on the public, including a number of visitors from mainland China who had never before had the opportunity to see…

Taipei: 660,000 Petition Signatures Call for End to 17-Year Persecution

World NewsJuly 25, 20160Comments

Over 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners participated in a candlelight vigil at Taipei City Hall Square on the evening of July 17, 2016. The event was one of a series of activities held in many nations calling for an end to the violent suppression of Falun Gong in China since July 1999. Helping the Innocent Chang Chin-hwa, president…

Rally and March in Washington, D.C. Opposing Persecution in China

World NewsJuly 17, 20160Comments

Over one thousand Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners held a rally, march, and candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 2016. The events aimed to raise public awareness of the Chinese communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong, and called on all circles to help stop the atrocities that have now persisted…