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Letter From Masanjia Documentary Well Received in Canberra
The documentary, Letter from Masanjia, which was shortlisted for an Oscar for the Best Documentary and was a winner of a series of international movie awards, debuted in Australia at Dendy Cinema in Canberra on September 17, 2019. Because the theatre was packed to capacity, people who could not find a chair chose to stand in the…
Read MoreRally in Canberra Calls on the Government to Help Stop the Persecution of Falun Dafa
Calling on the Australian government to help end the Chinese communist regime’s 20-year-long persecution of Falun Dafa, practitioners held a rally in front of the Australian Parliament in Canberra on September 18, 2019.. The Falun Dafa Association of Australia announced at the rally that a list of human rights violators has been submitted to the…
Read MoreFalun Gong Participated in Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Event
Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the parade of the 70th Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia on September 21, 2019. This annual carnival drew over 100,000 people. The parade’s theme was “the power of flowers.” This year, the Tian Guo Marching Band was once again invited by the organisers to participate…
Read MoreHong Kong: Opposing Mob Attacks and Calling for the End of Communism
Practitioners in Hong Kong gathered on October 1 to condemn the recent mob attack of a Falun Gong practitioner in Hong Kong. They demanded a stop to the human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and an end to its 20-year persecution of Falun Gong. At Maple Street Playground in Kowloon, practitioners…
Read MoreShen Yun Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 2019 Tour in Taiwan
The Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra began its 2019 tour at the Kaohsiung Cultural Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on September 18. This is the orchestra’s eighth season of sharing the soul-stirring qualities of classical Chinese instruments through the power of a Western symphony. In addition to original works by Shen Yun composers, this year’s program also…
Read MorePoland: Falun Gong Practitioners Bring Chinese Culture to the Flower Festival
The 42nd Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Festival took place on September 14, 2019, in Skierniewice, Poland, and Falun Gong practitioner’s dragon dance team participated in the festival’s parade. This is the fifth time practitioners have joined this annual event, and their bright-colored blue and yellow banners and lively golden dragon dance received warm applause from…
Read MoreExamples of People in China Who’ve Quit the Chinese Communist Party
During the past 20 years that Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) has been suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its practitioners have made great efforts to clarify the truth about this cultivation practice to people and debunk the Party’s inflammatory propaganda. After hearing how the CCP has been persecuting innocent people in all…
Read MoreMelbourne: Viewers of the Documentary Film “Human Harvest” Condemn Forced Live Organ Harvesting
The award-winning documentary film Human Harvest was screened in RecWest Community Center in West Melbourne on the evening of September 6, 2019. Nearly 80 people from the Vietnamese community watched the film. Human Harvest is a documentary that follows Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Matas and David Kilgour as they investigate the atrocities of illegal…
Read MoreSydney: Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings to Master Li from the Vietnamese Community
The Vietnamese community of Sydney held their largest event of the year, the Mid-Autumn Festival (also called the Moon Festival), on Cabramatta’s Freedom Plaza on September 8. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, practitioners were invited to participate in the event, allowing them to introduce the spiritual practice to some 90,000 festival visitors. Many people…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Calls on Chinese Communist Regime to End Persecution of Falun Gong
U.S. Senator Mr. Patrick Leahy of Vermont issued a statement on September 12 calling on the Chinese government to end its persecution of Falun Gong. His statement has been included in the congressional record. Senator Leahy said in his statement that Falun Gong is a traditional form of belief in China. Its adherents practice meditation…
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