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Australian Resident on Protection Visa Arrested Upon Returning to China
An Australian resident with a protection visa on the basis of her faith in Falun Gong was arrested in February 2019 upon returning China to spend the Chinese New Year with her family. She is now facing further prosecution after her arrest was approved by the procuratorate. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is…
Read MoreUCANews.com: China’s Genocide Unlike Any Other
UCANews.com, a Catholic news source serving the Asian region, carried a commentary article titled “China’s genocide unlike any other” by Benedict Rogers on April 4, 2019. Benedict Rodgers is deputy chair of the U.K.’s Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, East Asia team leader at human rights organisation CSW, and an adviser to the International Coalition…
Read MoreItaly: Residents in Cagliari Learn About Falun Dafa
Falun Dafa practitioners from the island of Sardinia gathered in Cagliari on March 24, 2019 to raise awareness of the persecution of Dafa in China. They also wanted to meet with those who expressed interest in learning the exercises during activities held in January. This time, even more people stopped to ask for information. Practitioners…
Read MoreBritish News Media Call to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China
Several major news outlets in the United Kingdom recently published articles or produced programs calling for an end to the killing of prisoners of conscience for organs in China, including the BBC, The Guardian, Sunday Express, and Scotsman. A discussion titled “Forced Live Organ Extraction in China” took place at the British House of Parliament…
Read MoreUkraine: Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition
The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held in the government office district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, for 14 days from late March to early April 2019. The exhibition attracted people from all walks of life, including politicians, artists, and media reporters. Patrons to the exhibition were amazed…
Read MoreNew Zealand: Falun Gong Welcomed at International Cultural Festival
Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand joined the 20th International Cultural Festival in Auckland on April 7, along with delegates from 56 nations. In her opening remarks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed Auckland’s mayor and council members, as well as MPs of various political parties. This was followed by the Falun Gong exercise demonstration on…
Read MoreFalun Dafa Welcomed at Community Festivals in Melbourne
Falun Dafa practitioners recently participated in three community festivals in Melbourne, the second most populous city in Australia. Melbourne holds many festivals in March as the weather starts to cool down with the arrival of autumn. These events included a festival hosted by the Knox City Council on March 2 and 3, 2019, Global Fiesta…
Read MoreBrisbane: Falun Dafa Activities Raise Awareness in a Popular Shopping District
Market Square is the largest commercial district in Sunnybank Brisbane. Chinese residents from the surrounding areas and newly immigrated Chinese often come here to shop and enjoy the restaurants. In order to tell people about Falun Dafa and how the practice is persecuted in China, volunteers hold an information booth and demonstrate the exercises there…
Read MoreSydney: College Students Learn about Falun Dafa at Orientation
During orientation for new students at the University of Sydney from February 20-22, students visited the Falun Dafa Club booth, curious to learn more about the self-improvement meditation system. The University of Sydney usually starts its academic year in February, and orientation is a major event for the students as well as visitors. Falun Dafa…
Read MoreBrainwashing Centers: A Massive Extrajudicial Branch of China’s Multi-Pillar Detention System to Hold Falun Gong Practitioners
The Chinese Communist regime has used prisons, labor camps, brainwashing centres, and other facilities to detain Falun Gong practitioners since it launched a nationwide campaign against Falun Gong in July 1999. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline and meditation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Many practitioners in China…
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