The Falun Gong factor
I am not a Falun Gong practitioner. However, any difference in opinion over spiritual matters is, I feel, of little import when it comes to human rights.
Three lawyers detained for defending Falun Gong practitioners
Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) learned in mid-July that three lawyers in different locations in north-eastern China were detained over several weeks by local authorities.
The three, Liu Ruiping, Wang Yonghang, and Wang Ping, who have previously been harassed because of their work defending Falun Gong practitioners, were seized between July 2 and July 8 in Shandong and Liaoning Provinces.
Falun Gong survives assault by China
As some see it, Nostradamus’s most famous quatrain, predicting that the King of Terror would descend in July 1999, failed to come true, costing the prognosticator his credibility. To millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, however, that prophecy has fulfilled itself with terrifying precision.
The Prague Post: Woman tells of life in Chinese labour camp
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A Double-Edged Sword Inside the Human Body
A human body is composed of cells, including the cells of the immune system. Cells are also tiny beings living in a community. After one practices Falun Gong and follows the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to become selfless, the cells inside the person’s body may change accordingly.
Tales from the Practice of Medicine: Can Cancer Be Cured?
Talking about cancer makes people scared, as if a tiger is approaching. From ancient times until the present day, medicine has failed to find any method that can cure cancer completely.
Meaning of Life: Returning to the Origin is the Righteous Path
As an everyday person without cultivation, one will live within the cycle of birth, aging, illness and death. When I was a student, I used to ask others: “What is the purpose of life? What is the truth of the universe?” Upon hearing this, many people laughed at me: “This question is meaningless since nobody can answer it.”
Completely Healthy at 98 Years Old (Photos)
“I am 98 years old. I have been practicing Falun Gong for almost 10 years. The more I practice, the younger I get,” said Mr. Ma Jiyu. “Ten years ago, I was not like this at all.”
China’s Falun Gong crackdown: ‘The persecution is almost underground’
The daughter of two held followers and a former detainee tell of continuing abuse 10 years after China launched its crackdown.
Prime Minister Rudd is requested by Falun Gong to condemn the persecution at the 10-year commemoration
With the spotlight on human rights and fair trade in the world with China recently hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners and supporters will join a large-scale candlelight vigil and street parade this Sunday (19/07/09) to mark 10 years of brutal persecution against Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese communist regime.