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Sydney: Rally and Candlelight Vigil Commemorate 18 Years of Courage Working to End Persecution

Australia NewsJuly 23, 20170Comments

Commemorating 18 years of efforts to end the persecution of Falun Gong in China, practitioners and supporters held a series of activities at Martin Place, a financial center, and government locations in Sydney, Australia on July 19, 2017. Morning commuters were impressed by the solemn Falun Gong exercise practice, and many took fliers to learn…

Sydney, Australia: Public Support for Falun Gong Practitioners’ Efforts to End the Persecution

Australia NewsJune 18, 20170Comments

Every Friday afternoon, people visiting Hyde Park in downtown Sydney see a group of Falun Gong practitioners peacefully doing exercises and talking to passersby about this ancient spiritual practice. Practitioners were at the park at noon on June 9 to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, including the Chinese Communist Party's…

Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Australia and New Zealand

Australia NewsMay 12, 20170Comments

May 13, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction, and the 18th annual World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners across the world celebrate the anniversary by holding various public events, including parades, rallies, group exercise practice, and music performances. They also raise awareness about the Chinese…

Australia: Rally Calls For Release of Family Members Detained in China

Australia NewsApril 25, 20170Comments

A rally calling for the release of 60-some Falun Gong practitioners arrested in March in China’s Shaanxi province was held in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney on April 20. Sisters Liu Lin and Liu Li spoke at the rally and condemned the arrest of their mother Li Yuhua and sister Liu Chunxia who are…

Auckland & Sydney: Visiting Chinese Premier Meets With Peaceful Protests

Australia NewsMarch 31, 20170Comments

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Australia and New Zealand from March 22 to 28. In both Sydney and Auckland, he was met with Falun Gong practitioners staging peaceful protests outside his hotel and meeting places. Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted in China since 1999. The protesters demonstrated in an attempt…

Sydney, Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Perform in Chinese New Year Celebration

Australia NewsFebruary 8, 20170Comments

The City Council of Parramatta held a large Chinese New Year Celebration on Centenary Square in the suburb of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia on February 3, 2017. Sixteen groups performed on stage, with Falun Gong practitioners' lion dance team and waist drummers as the opening act. Many in the audience stepped forward to take photos when…

Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in National Day Celebrations

Australia NewsFebruary 5, 20170Comments

Celebrations were held on January 26, Australia Day, in Melbourne and Sydney Australia. Falun Gong practitioners participated in a grand parade in Melbourne and a stage performance in a community in North Sydney. Participation in Melbourne Grand Parade More than 80 groups with various traditional dress participated in a grand parade on Swanston Street…

Sydney, Australia: Falun Dafa Band a Highlight at Granny Smith Festival

Australia NewsOctober 23, 20160Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the 31st annual Granny Smith Festival in Sydney's suburb of Ryde on October 15, 2016. Drawing more than 90,000 spectators, it's is the largest annual event of its type. Practitioners have participated in this festival since 2000. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), a state-owned national public broadcaster, has listed the Falun…

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…

Residents of Sydney and Auckland Call for End to Forced Organ Harvesting Crimes in China

Australia News, World NewsAugust 12, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioners throughout the world have been tirelessly raising awareness about the Chinese regime's brutal 17-year persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Of particular focus has been the regime's crime of forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience, the majority of whom are Falun…

Sydney, Australia: Locals Express Support for Falun Gong

Australia NewsJune 19, 20160Comments

The streets of the Asian community of Eastwood, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, were lined with local Falun Gong practitioners raising awareness about their peaceful spiritual practice and the persecution it endures in China on June 11. Many people were shocked to learn about the ongoing organ harvesting atrocities targeting Falun Gong practitioners and other…

Sydney, Australia: Practitioners Celebrate the Upcoming World Falun Dafa Day

Australia NewsMay 14, 20160Comments

May 10, 2016 | Practitioners in Sydney, Australia gathered at Hyde Park in central Sydney on May 7, 2016, to celebrate the upcoming 17th anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day on May 13. They also wished Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a happy birthday. The event started in the morning with a group practice…