australia Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Falun Dafa Australia Information Centre

Introducing Falun Gong at Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival

Falun Gong practitioners in Toowoomba, Australia, participated in the 9th Toowoomba Languages and Cultures (TLC) Festival on August 14, 2016. This multicultural event in the “Garden City” attracted more than 10,000 people in the area. Many visitors stopped at the Falun Gong booth for informational materials or to find out how to learn the practice. …

Introducing Falun Gong at Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival Read More »

Sydney, Australia: Participants in World’s Largest Charity Fun Run Support Falun Gong’s Peaceful Resistance

Runners in the annual Sydney “City2Surf” road race, besides enjoying a day of fun and camaraderie, had the opportunity to learn about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of this peaceful cultivation practice in China. As the largest charity fundraising race in the world, the City2Surf fun run attracted 80,000 runners last Sunday. Local Falun …

Sydney, Australia: Participants in World’s Largest Charity Fun Run Support Falun Gong’s Peaceful Resistance Read More »

Sydney, Australia: People From All Walks of Life Sign Petition Protesting Organ Harvesting Atrocities in China

Activities were held on July 9 in Campsie, a business and administrative centre in south-western Sydney, to raise awareness of organ harvesting atrocities in China. Prisoners of conscience, most of whom practice Falun Gong, are killed in large numbers for their organs. Many signed a petition to protest the atrocities. Passersby stopped to find out …

Sydney, Australia: People From All Walks of Life Sign Petition Protesting Organ Harvesting Atrocities in China Read More »

Australia: Divine Land Marching Band a Standout in Winter Magic Festival Parade

“Spectacular! Falun Gong’s Marching Band is the best!” “Falun Gong is great! The procession is so beautiful!” Spectators cheered for the Divine Land Marching Band, composed entirely of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners, as it marched in the Winter Magic Festival in Katoomba, a popular destination in New South Wales’ beautiful Blue …

Australia: Divine Land Marching Band a Standout in Winter Magic Festival Parade Read More »

Perth, Australia: “I Want To Be a Force for Positive Change”

Local Falun Gong practitioners set up a booth in downtown Perth, Western Australia on June 11. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises and raised awareness about the persecution that the peaceful spiritual practice continues to face in China today. “I want to help,” a young man named Junior said to the group who were calling …

Perth, Australia: “I Want To Be a Force for Positive Change” Read More »

Sydney, Australia: Locals Express Support for Falun Gong

The streets of the Asian community of Eastwood, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, were lined with local Falun Gong practitioners raising awareness about their peaceful spiritual practice and the persecution it endures in China on June 11. Many people were shocked to learn about the ongoing organ harvesting atrocities targeting Falun Gong practitioners and other …

Sydney, Australia: Locals Express Support for Falun Gong Read More »

Members of Parliament Speak Up for Falun Gong During China-Australia Free Trade Talks (Photos)

Several Australian Members of Parliament (MP) joined a rally outside Parliament House in Canberra, where the China-Australia free trade talks were held a day after the G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded. The rally called for an immediate end to the persecution, especially state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners.

Newsletter September 2014

NEWS UPDATE ON FALUN GONG IN AUSTRALIA. Insight into human rights abuse in China and Australian developments.

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.

The Epoch Times: Chinese Asylum Seekers to Stay in Australia

In an unusual Australian refugee case, eight Falun Gong practitioners and two other Chinese asylum seekers had a closed-door meeting in Darwin with immigration officials today, as they tossed up whether to continue on a dangerous voyage by boat to New Zealand or stay in Australia.