Worldwide News
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Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Perform at the Hamilton Festival
2007-08-17The annual Hamilton Festival is one of the biggest events in Hamilton, Ontario. On August 11th, 2007, the Divine Land Marching Band and Lotus Arts Group, both consisting of Falun Gong practitioners, performed at the festival. -
United States: Practitioners Participate in the Annual Gardner, Kansas Parade
2007-08-17Falun Gong practitioners brought peacefulness and harmony to spectators along the parade route. "Really beautiful!" a spectator said while watching the Falun Gong float pass by. Despite hot weather, young practitioners were engrossed in demonstrating the exercises on the float, and gained rounds of applause from the crowds. -
Thailand: Spreading the Fa at the Celebration of the Queen's Birthday
2007-08-16August 12th is the birthday of the Queen of Thailand, a day marked by celebrations all over over Thailand. Falun Gong practitioners participated in a parade and performed at celebrations in Bangkok. At night, practitioners attended celebrations in front of the BC Mall. The waist drum group and celestial maiden dancers performed. -
United States: Spreading the Grace of Dafa at the Snoqualmie Railroad Days Festival in Washington State
2007-08-16On August 3rd-5th, the annual Railroad Days Festival was held in Snoqualmie, Washington. Local Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the festival parade and showcase the practice at a booth. The practitioners' activities were well-received, and they were presented with six awards. The practitioners had a beautiful decorated float. -
Taiwan: March Held to Support Twenty-Five Million CCP Withdrawals - Political Leaders and Public Show Support
2007-08-15On August 11th, 2007, the "Grand March Supporting Twenty-five Million Chinese People Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Protesting the CCP's Persecution" was held in Kaohsiung. More than one thousand people gathered in Kaohsiung to spread the message of quitting the CCP to every corner of the world. -
Taiwan: Human Rights Torch Event Held to End the Persecution
2007-08-14During the event, a recording of the Human Rights Torch Lighting Ceremony in Athens was played and a road map of the Torch Relay project was also highlighted. The torch will be carried throughout Europe, Oceania, Africa, North America, and Asia. -
United States: Spreading the Grace of Dafa at the Boston Mid-Autumn Festival
2007-08-14On August 5th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Boston's Chinatown. The practitioners spread the grace of Falun Dafa and exposed Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. -
Japan: Promoting Falun Dafa at Summer Festivals
2007-08-13Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Double Seventh Festival in Fussa on August 4th and gave a dance performance showing the spirit of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. They also demonstrated and introduced the Falun Gong exercises. -
Taiwan: Solidarity Union Legislators Urge Public Attention to CCP Human Rights Atrocities Ahead of Beijing Olympics
2007-08-13The legislators stressed that a great deal of evidence indicates that the Chinese Communist regime has never stopped violating human rights and the regime's suppressive policy is completely against the noble human values of humanity, freedom, equity and peace represented by the Olympic Games. -
Canada: Divine Land Marching Band Gains Praise at the Caribbean Parade in Toronto
2007-08-12The 40th Caribbean Carnival Festival opened on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Toronto's Divine Land Marching Band was the only Chinese band invited and was highly praised and welcomed by sponsors and guests alike. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth at the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting on the Sunshine Coast
2007-08-12However, we were inspired to stand strong for the duration of the week, holding the banners to maintain our voice for those millions of innocent Falun Gong practitioners still silenced and suffering under a covert and unprecedented persecution in China. -
United States: Four American Congressmen Write to Hu Jintao, Requesting the Release of Fu Yong'an and His Wife Liu Xianglan
2007-08-11On July 30th, 2007, four congressmen from the State of Washington wrote to Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, and Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, asking for the release of Fu Yong'an and his wife Liu Xianglan, who have been jailed for one year because they practise Falun Gong. -
Japan: Practitioners Praised for Their Performances at the Tochigi-ken Oyama-shi Fireworks Festival
2007-08-11On July 28th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan participated in the 56th Fireworks Festival in Tochigi-ken Oyama-shi, where they performed graceful dances and songs. They also demonstrated the five Falun Gong exercises. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Condemn the Attack in Vancouver
2007-08-10On August 4th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Calgary assembled in front of the Chinese Consulate, to condemn the attack on practitioner Zhang Chunyu. Practitioners said that they will not give in to the violence and will keep clarifying the facts about Falun Gong and exposing the persecution. -
Taiwan: Practitioners Repeatedly Hold Nine-Day Falun Dafa Workshops
2007-08-10At the workshop, practitioners will show the instructional video and teach the exercises. They will also show the video of Master Li's lectures. After that, two or three veteran practitioners will share their cultivation experiences.