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On April 25, 2017 the Missouri House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution No. 7 condemning forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong and other prisoners of conscience and urging further action to stop the atrocities. “The resolution is about trying to bring awareness to prevent a terrible injustice to humanity,” said State Representative Lynn Morris, …
Several events were recently held in major Canadian cities to commemorate the peaceful appeal by Falun Dafa practitioners in Beijing on April 25, 1999. After the Chinese government illegally arrested dozens of practitioners in Tianjin, over 10,000 practitioners voluntarily gathered in nearby Beijing to request their release. Three months later, then-Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin …
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Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in a health expo in Novgrod, Russia from April 12 to 16. They introduced Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) to local residents, explaining its many health benefits and talking about the persecution it faces in China. Many people were pleased to learn about Falun Gong’s three …
U.S. elected officials, China human rights activists, and Falun Gong practitioners attended a congressional forum in Washington on the topic of Falun Gong’s April 25, 1999, peaceful Beijing protest. The forum was held in the Rayburn Office Building of the U.S. House of Representatives on April 19, 2017. Eighteen years ago, on April 25, 1999, approximately …
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Falun Gong practitioners in Dallas, Texas participated in the Travel & Adventure Show held at the Dallas Market Hall on April 1-2, 2017. They introduced this ancient Chinese cultivation practice to the attendees and exposed the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Some visitors wanted to join the practice, and asked for detailed information about …
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The Vienna City Council unanimously passed a resolution on April 7, 2017, condemning the state-sanctioned illegal organ trade in China. The resolution was put forth by Councilors Gudrun Kugler, Peter Florianschütz, and El-Nagashi Faika. The Vienna City Council resolution condemns the state-sanctioned organ harvesting system in China, especially the large-scale organ harvesting from practitioners of …
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The Art of Zhen-Shan-Ren International Exhibition returned to Kharkiv, Ukraine, from March 16 to April 11. The artworks tell the stories of Falun Gong practitioners, who live by the principles of Zhen-Shan-Ren (Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance) even in the face of brutal persecution by the communist regime in China. Natasha, an engineer, first learned about Falun Gong …
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Swedish Falun Dafa practitioners held activities to raise awareness Mynttorget, a public square near the Royal Palace on April 8. A large number of tourists and local residents stopped to learn more. Many of them talked with practitioners and signed petitions calling to end the atrocities in China. Frank, a high school student, …
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The Rijksmuseum, the Dutch National Museum in the Netherlands, attracts a large number of visitors every day. Falun Dafa practitioners held activities at the Museum Square on April 8 and 9. Many tourists and residents talked with practitioners and signed petitions. “I cannot believe a tragedy like this [live organ harvesting] could happen …
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In the lead-up to US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the White House on April 4, 2017, with an important request. They urged President Trump to press President Xi to end the 18-year persecution of Falun Gong and to bring former head of the …
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