Events
On November 4, 2006, people in Melbourne held a grand parade and rally to support the 15 million brave people who have quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
Labor’s Chris Bowen, has become the first MP to address the Australian Parliament on the issue of forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Amnesty International new statement on Organ Harvesting – Amnesty international has appealed to the Chinese authorities to stop the campaign of persecution of Falun Gong, including by releasing all those detained solely on account of their peaceful religious or spiritual beliefs and practices.
Zhang is one of nearly 3,000 Falun Gong practitioners whose deaths due to torture and abuse by police in China have been documented.
Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott, European Parliament Vice President, wrote a letter to the Chinese Ambassador in Belgium, strongly urging the immediate release of Cao Dong and Gao Zhisheng. Vice President McMillan-Scott firmly states that he will refer this matter to the United Nations in person when he visits the United Nations on November 8-9, 2006.
The director of the Track and Field Association, the sponsor of the tournament Mr. Rao learned the facts about Falun Gong and found that Falun Gong is not as what the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) negative propaganda describes. He said that Falun Gong is a righteous practice and righteous way of cultivation.
It was estimated that about 70,000 people came to the festival. This is the sixth year for Sydney Falun Dafa practitioners to participate in the parade. The debut of the Divine Land Marching Band was a wonderful surprise for the attendees.
Member of the Australian Labor Party Dr. Carmen Lawrence attended the rally entitled “Join Together to Stop the CCP from Harvesting Organs of Living Falun Gong Practitioners”. She said that the persecution of Falun Gong is against the values respected in the 21st century.
Australian Senator Andrew Barlett, who recently announced to join the “Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China” (CIPFG) attended the rally and made a speech to express the support and encouragement of the Australian Democrats.
Falun Gong practitioners from Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane held a rally and anti-torture exhibition in front of Parliament House in Canberra. They called on the Australian government to pay attention to the CCP’s atrocities of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners and take to measures to stop this crime against humanity.
