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August 9, 1945, was a special day in Chinese history. Already eight years into its massive invasion into China, top Japanese leaders learned at 4 a.m. that day that the Soviet Union had declared war against Japan. Seven hours later, the U.S. launched a second atomic bomb attack on Japan. Later that night, Japanese Emperor …
After raining for several days, blue skies and white clouds returned to the skies in Gothenburg, Sweden. Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners gathered at the square in the city center on August 30, 2020, and demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises with the calming music. Two police officers on duty stopped by and asked …
A woman in Dazhangjia Village, Penglai City, Shandong Province, was seized by a village official and a group of paramilitary soldiers on June 28, 2020, after being reported for possessing Falun Gong literature. Ms. Li Ling was taken to an empty house in a mountainous area and viciously beaten and tortured. She died on July …
Woman Beaten to Death 16 Days after Arrest for Her Faith in Falun Gong Read More »
Falun Gong practitioners in British Columbia, Canada, hosted The Art of Zhen-Shan-Ren Exhibition for a month at Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna from August 4 to August 31. There were fewer visitors this year due to the pandemic, but it made a deep impression on those who made it out. The Rotary Centre …
Kelowna, BC: Art of Zhen-Shan-Ren Exhibition Displayed at Rotary Centre for the Arts Read More »
Peter Westmore, former president of the National Civic Council (NCC) in Australia, wrote a book review in the August 8, 2020 issue of News Weekly. He reviewed The 20-Year Persecution of Falun Gong in China from the Minghui Publishing Centre and highly recommended it to libraries as well as government officials. Falun Gong is a …
Book Review: Minghui 20-Year Report Recommended for Every Library Read More »
The news media in China is censored, but one can still get a glimpse of the Chinese Communist Party’s brutality from the filtered reports that conform to the CCP’s narratives. A Chinese woman living in Japan flew back to China for a heart transplant. Within 10 days, she was provided with four hearts, one after …
National Review: New Evidence of Forced Organ Harvesting in China Read More »
Ms. Wang Chunrong, a Falun Gong practitioner from China who now lives in the U.S, received an award from the Montgomery County Council in Maryland recently. The council thanked her for eight years of positive contribution to the Montgomery Chinese community, especially the care and help she gave to elderly residents during the coronavirus outbreak. …
A Falun Dafa practitioner hosted a booth at the Northwest Montana Fair from August 19-23, 2020 in Kalispell, Montana. With social distancing, the crowds were less than in previous years, but people seemed more relaxed to stop and chat. With smaller instead of large groups of people passing through, it seemed less chaotic. Falun Dafa …
Northwest Montana Fair: Local Politicians Support Falun Dafa Read More »
Canada’s “Quitting the CCP” centre designated August and September 2020 as “quit the CCP” months. A car parade will be held every Saturday in support of more than 360 million Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organisations, and to call on Chinese citizens in China as well as …
Canada: Car Parades Encourage Chinese to Renounce Chinese Communist Party Read More »
Falun Dafa practitioners in Switzerland held information events in Basel, Zurich, and Bern on August 14 and 15, 2020. Their exercise demonstrations attracted many passersby who were curious to learn more about Falun Dafa. When they read about the persecution in China, many were shocked to find out that organs were taken from detained practitioners …
Switzerland: Public Support and Gratitude at Falun Dafa Events in Three Cities Read More »
