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Australian Lawmakers Support Rally at Parliament Hill in Canberra
Australian Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Parliament Building in Canberra on Monday and Tuesday, September 11-12, 2017. Around ten victims of the persecution in China testified to the brutality of this human rights crisis by sharing their own experiences. Attendees called upon the Australian government to take action to help…
Read MoreCanada: Introducing Falun Dafa at McGill University’s Activities Night
Falun Dafa practitioners recently took part in “Activities Night” at McGill University, that ran from September 2 to 4, 2017. They introduced Falun Dafa to new students at the university. More than 250 student organisations, including the new Falun Dafa organisation– Falun Dafa at McGill – presented a broad spectrum of campus activities to incoming freshmen at…
Read MoreAustralia: Group Character Formation at Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
The day before the 2017 Australian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference, Dafa practitioners gathered at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for a large-scale character formation on September 9. Adjacent to the Sydney Opera House, this garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia and one of the most visited attractions in Sydney. The character formation…
Read MorePekin, Illinois: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Marigold Festival
Pekin, county seat of Tazewell County in central Illinois, has a name very close to China’s capital city Peking (Beijing). But their attitude towards freedom of belief is drastically different than their Chinese counterpart’s. While the spiritual practice of Falun Dafa is severely suppressed in China, this meditation system is well accepted in Pekin, as…
Read MoreSydney, Australia: Grand Rally and March Applauded by Spectators
Practitioners from across Australia attended series of events in Sydney prior to the annual experience-sharing conference on September 10. Here is a report on the grand rally and march on September 8, 2017. Group Meditation Outside the Customs House, an historic Sydney landmark located in Circular Quay, practitioners performed group exercises in the morning. The…
Read MoreWollongong: Falun Dafa Partakes in Annual Spring Festival
Local Falun Dafa practitioners from the Wollongong area, took part in the 36th annual event ‘Spring into Corrimal’ on the 10th September in Corrimal, a suburb of greater Wollongong. The event is the largest and longest running event in the Illawarra and Regional NSW areas attracting thousands of visitors annually. The Spring into Corrimal festival…
Read More“Fortune Global 500” Company Founder Jailed, Supporters Call for Her Release
Falun Gong practitioner Zeng Heping was recently sentenced to four years in prison in China for her faith. Meanwhile, her friends in San Francisco held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate this past Thursday, demanding that the Chinese regime release Zeng immediately. Zeng Heping is one of the six founders of Ping…
Read MoreCzech Republic: Falun Gong Rally and Parade Broadcast Live in Prague
Falun Gong practitioners in the Czech Republic and nearby countries held a rally and parade in Prague on September 2, 2017. The activities aimed to introduce the health benefits of the spiritual discipline to the public and raise awareness of the 18-year-long persecution of the practice in China. Czech Television 24 (ČT24) broadcast the parade…
Read MoreShanghai Brainwashing Centre, 610 Office’s Secret Detention Facility for Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners
The Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, also known as “Shanghai Legal Education School,” has been the 610 Office’s secret detention facility, where practitioners are pressured to give up their belief through the use of coercive brainwashing. According to information collected by the Minghui website, at least 279 practitioners have been detained in the Shanghai Brainwashing Centre since…
Read MoreCalifornia Lawmakers Speak Out Against Forced Organ Harvesting in China
Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area held a rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento, calling for the Chinese regime to end its state-sanctioned killing of Falun Gong practitioners for their organs. State Senator Joel Anderson and Assembly Members Randy Voepel and Tom Lackey spoke at the rally. One of the goals…
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