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Finland: Falun Gong Truth Clarification Activities at World Village Festival

Falun Gong was invited to participate in Helsinki, Finland’s annual World Village Festival on May 28 and 29. The theme of this year’s festival was “Justice”. More than 80,000 people attended. The Falun Gong group introduced the practice and raised awareness about the persecution in China. They hosted a showing of the award-winning documentary Human …

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Israeli Newspaper Highlights Letter from 16 Rabbis Against Medical Deal with China, Citing Transplant Abuse

June 03, 2016 |  Haaretz, one of the three major newspapers in Israel, published an article in Hebrew on May 5, 2016 and in English on May 6, entitled, “Citing Human Rights Violations, Israeli Rabbis Protest Health Deal with China.” The article was published after 16 Rabbis signed a letter to Israeli Health Minister Yaakov …

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New Westminster, Canada: Practitioners Shine in 45th Annual Hyack International Parade

June 02, 2016 |  Vancouver Falun Dafa practitioners took part in the 45th annual Hyack International Parade on May 28 in New Westminster, Canada. Founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia in the 1850s, the historical city of New Westminster draws a large number of spectators to the parade, making it one …

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Washington DC: Forum Speakers Recount Acts of Torture, Call for Justice

May 31, 2016 |  A forum on “Human Rights Atrocities in China—Bringing Perpetrators to Justice” was held at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 26, 2016. Ten Falun Gong practitioners recounted the tortures they endured, and submitted the names of over 200 perpetrators to the U.S. Government, requesting further investigations and justice. Former dictator …

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Hebei Province: 1,685 Incidents of Citizens Targeted for Practicing Falun Gong in 2015

May 28, 2016 |  At least 1,685 incidents of harassment, arrests, and detention targeting Falun Gong practitioners for their spiritual belief occurred in Hebei Province in 2015. Types of Persecution The 1,685 incidents involve 901 cases of harassment, 462 arrests with same-day release, and another 322 arrests with longer periods of detention. The police often …

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Minnesota Senate Resolution Expresses Concern Over Organ Harvesting in China

May 27, 2016 |  The 89th Session of Minnesota Senate passed Resolution SF2090 on May 20, 2016 “expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in …

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British Columbia, Canada: Spectators Find Falun Gong Practitioners “Uplifting with Their Positive Energy”

May 27, 2016 |  Falun Gong practitioners participated in the 118th Victoria Day Parade on May 23, 2016 at British Columbia’s capital, Victoria. There were over 100,000 people who attended, with 115 participating groups. Benjamin Madison, a writer who lives in British Columbia, featured a picture of the waist drum troupe by practitioners in his …

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