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More than half of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have co-signed Written Declaration (2016/WD48) as of July 12. The written declaration requires the European Parliament to take action to stop state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China. Falun Gong practitioners from 13 European countries held rallies in front of the EU Building in Strasbourg, France from …
During the long Independence Day holiday weekend in the United States, a group of Falun Gong practitioners in Chicago participated in the 24th annual International Festival of Life to introduce Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) to a larger audience. Many people had an opportunity to hear about this ancient Chinese spiritual discipline and many …
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Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held activities highlighting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) crime of forced organ harvesting during the international annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embroyology (ESHRE) in Helsinki July 2-6, 2016. More than 8,000 medical professionals from around the world were in attendance. Practitioners collected signatures from meeting …
Six U.S. Congress Members from the State of Washington wrote to Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 20, calling for the release of imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners whose family members are residents of Washington State. The bi-partisan letter was drafted by Congressman Dave Reichert (R), and co-signed by two Republican and three Democratic representatives. The …
The documentary Hard To Believe, which was screened at the Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival in Vero Beach, Florida on June 10, 2016, had a profound impact on the packed house at Vero Beach Museum of Art. The event was standing room only. Immediately after the screening, two local Falun Gong practitioners answered questions …
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The Falun Gong group participated in America’s National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC on July 4, 2016 for the 14th consecutive year. Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined Constitution Avenue to watch the parade of over 100 groups from 50 states representing different geographical, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Director of the Falun …
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Three independent investigators from Canada and the United States testified at a hearing on the state-sanctioned organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience in China, held by the European Parliament on June 29, 2016. Canadian human right lawyer David Matas, Canadian former diplomat David Kilgour, and American reporter Ethan Gutmann presented the results from the latest …
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Falun Gong practitioners in Saint Petersburg, Russia set up an information booth on the Field of Mars on June 22-25, 2016. They introduced Falun Gong, exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) organ harvesting from living practitioners, and collected signatures calling for an end to the persecution. Many people carefully read the display boards …
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Local Falun Gong practitioners arranged a series of events in Honolulu’s Chinatown on June 18 and 19. The goal was to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong in China, that has now gone on for 17 years. They also talked to people about US Congressional House Resolution 343. The resolution was …
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A torture re-enactment in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, on World Anti-Torture Day caught people’s attention. Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Aotea Square on June 26, 2016, appealing to the public to help end the 17-year-long persecution of Falun Gong in China. The “anti-torture demonstration” was made up of two distinct parts. One part featured …
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