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Australia: More than 100,000 Signatures on Petition Calling for End to Organ Harvesting (Photos)

On May 9, at a council debate, David Shoebridge, John Kay, and Jan Barham, three Greens members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, submitted a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to the council. The petition calls for action to be taken to stop the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners, to make laws to forbid Australian citizens to have illegal organ transplants in other countries, and to stop training surgeons from other countries for illegal organ harvesting.

Sydney: Petition Calls for Amendments to Legislation that Help End Organ Harvesting Atrocities in China (Photos)

A petition with more than 70,000 signatures was presented to David Shoebridge and Jamie Parker, Members of the Parliament for the State of New South Wales (NSW) at at press conference in front of the state Parliament building on April 24, 2013. The petition seeks an end to the illicit harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners by asking the NSW Parliament to amend existing laws regarding organ trafficking.

Australian Senate Unanimously Passes Motion on Organ Harvesting

The Australian Senate unanimously passed a motion on March 21 urging the government to oppose the practice of organ harvesting in China. The motion was introduced before the 76-member Upper House of the Australian Parliament by Senator John Madigan from the Democratic Labor Party.

Wikileaks: Internal Frustrations Over China’s Persecution of Falun Gong (Video)

For 13 years, the Chinese Communist Party has carried out an extensive persecution campaign against the Falun Gong spiritual practice. Now, a US Consulate cable leaked by Wikileaks, suggests that campaign has fuelled frustration within the regime.

Vancouver: Falun Gong Participates in Wellness Show, Thousands Learn About the Practice & Its Many Benefits (Photos)

The 21st Annual Wellness Show in Vancouver was held at the International Convention Center from February 15 to 17. Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth at the show and demonstrated the exercises several times each day.

Media Release: UNDERSTANDING CHINA’S LEADERSHIP TRANSITION – In the Context of Organ Trafficking

Nobel Peace Prize nominee and prominent human rights lawyer Mr David Matas C.M. will be the keynote speaker at upcoming events, providing details of the latest research and initiatives aimed at stopping the lucrative, but highly unethical, practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China.

STATE ORGANS: Transplant Abuse in China – University of Sydney

You are invited to hear the latest in mounting research regarding live organ harvesting in China.
This talk will provide insight into the current political context of this practice, and how it
impacts Australia.

STATE ORGANS: Transplant Abuse in China – Parliament of New South Wales – Book Signing

You are invited to hear the latest in the mounting research regarding live organ harvesting in China, providing insight into the current political context in China and its impact on Australia.

Keynote speech by Nobel Peace Prize nominee & film screening – University of Technology Sydney

You are invited to hear the latest in mounting research regarding live organ harvesting in China. This talk will provide insight into the current political context of this practice, and how it impacts Australia.

Organ Harvesting – An inhuman crime and tragedy

The dawn of the 21st century has brought with it a new kind of evil – the mass harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience. We are confronted with not only a few acts of murder, but murders that are systematic and committed on a large scale, sanctioned by the world’s largest remaining communist regime. This is the tragedy of organ harvesting in China, where victims’ organs are forcibly harvested and sold for profit.