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Falun Gong Shines in Christmas Parades in Port Adelaide and Norwood
Falun Gong practitioners recently participated in Christmas parades in Port Adelaide on November 17, and in Norwood on November 22, 2018. Their entries received great reviews from both hosts and spectators. This is the 14th year that practitioners have been invited to the parade in Port Adelaide. Blue banners preceded the procession, followed by a…
Read MoreIntroducing Falun Gong at the First Diversity Village Market
Practitioners were invited to participate in the first Diversity Village Market held in downtown Waterloo, in Sydney, on November 24, 2018. They demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and told people about the ongoing persecution in China. Some Chinese visitors withdrew from the Communist Party during the event. Visitor Catherine said she wanted…
Read MoreLocals Learning About Falun Dafa at Community Events at Eltham and Chadston
Practitioners in Melbourne introduced Falun Dafa at community events at Eltham and Chadston on two Sundays, November 10th and 17th. They also informed local residents of the Chinese communist regime’s persecution of Falun Dafa that continues after 19 years. Eltham: “A beautiful way to start every new day” Adam Rogasch owns a property renovation…
Read MoreCyprus: Introducing Falun Dafa and Raising Awareness about the Persecution in Kyrenia
Turkish Republic Day, October 29, is also an official holiday in Cyprus. Turkish and Greek Falun Dafa practitioners met in Kyrenia, Cyprus, on the 29th to introduce Falun Dafa to the locals and tourists, raise awareness about the persecution in China, and collect signatures to help stop the persecution. Many domestic and foreign tourists were…
Read MoreArgentina: Raising Awareness of the Persecution in China During G20 Summit
Prior to the start of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on November 30, the Falun Dafa Association in Argentina submitted over 30,000 petitions to President Mauricio Macri on November 27. The petitions urge President Macri to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their meeting on December 2 to stop the suppression in China.…
Read MoreCzech Republic: Senate Hosts Public Hearing on Persecution of Falun Gong
A public hearing on the persecution of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) in China was held in the Zahán Salon inside the Valdštejnsky Palác on November 19, 2018. The hearing was proposed by Czech Senator Chaloupek as the first step in drafting a resolution. The hearing was held in response to the 40,000…
Read MoreWestern Australia: Falun Dafa Booth at Agricultural Show Builds Support for Ending Persecution in China
Falun Dafa practitioners from Western Australia (WA) have participated in the region’s Albany Agricultural Show for over a decade and continued that tradition in 2018. On November 9 and 10, practitioners returned to the annual event to share the meditation practice with their community and inform Australians of the persecution taking place in China today.…
Read MoreGold Coast: Raising Awareness about Falun Gong and the Persecution in China
Falun Dafa practitioners held an Information Day event at Gold Coast Surfers Paradise on November 9, 2018. Many tourists and local residents, including many Chinese tourists, signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice which follows the principles…
Read MoreFrench Lawmakers Express Concern About Forced Organ Harvesting in China
A presentation on forced organ harvesting captured the attention of French lawmakers during a forum marking the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was held in the French Senate on November 16. Senator André Gattolin sponsored the forum with the association Act for Human Rights. Speakers included Human Rights Ambassador François…
Read MoreMinghui Report: 296 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in October 2018
The Chinese communist regime has launched one campaign after another to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their faith in the mind-body cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The “knocking on doors” campaign started in March 2017 and had police nationwide check on practitioners and question whether they still practiced Falun Gong.…
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