Worldwide News
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Amnesty.ca: Take Action
2006-09-05Bu Dongwei had previously served a term of ten months' in Tuanhe [...] after he petitioned the authorities asking them to review their ban on Falun Gong. During this period, he was reportedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including being made to sit all day in a small chair as well as beatings and sleep deprivation [...]. -
United States: Mayor Jonathan Weinnapfel of the City of Evansville, Indiana Proclaims Falun Dafa Day
2006-09-04On July 26th, 2006, Mr. Jonathan Weinnapfel, Mayor of the City of Evansville proclaimed July 26th, 2006, as "Falun Dafa Day" in the City of Evansville, Indiana. -
Manningham Leader (Australia): Escaping from Hell
2006-09-04''I was forced to squat with both hands holding my head and was not allowed to move, otherwise I would be beaten,'' she said. ''My group was put in a small room and it was very crowded. We were forced to take off all our clothes to enable them to (do a) body search. ''The food was really terrible. Dogs and pigs wouldn't eat it.'' Ms Luan was constantly interrogated by police who forced her to give up Falun Gong by threatening her with three years in a labor camp if she refused. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners in Pingtung Condemn Singapore Government and Call for Charges to be Dropped
2006-09-03On August 31st, Falun Gong practitioners in Pingtung, Taiwan collected signatures at a busy train station. The signatures were to be faxed to the office of Lee Kuan Yew to call for the unfair charges against Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore to be dropped and to call for the cancellation of deporting a Falun Gong practitioner to Mainland China. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Facts of the Persecution to Government Employees
2006-09-03On August 30th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners to city government employees in Waterloo and Kitchener. City government employees all said the crimes were unbelievably evil. Some of them signed to show support. -
Taiwan: Taipei County Police Department Warns Public against Organ Transplants in Mainland China
2006-09-02On August 7th, 2006, Taiwan Association for Rescuing Persecuted Falun Gong practitioners sent letters to courts under the Judicial Yuan, prosecuting offices, investigation bureaus and police offices regarding the Chinese Communist Party's crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth in Queens, Boston
2006-09-02After reading the materials, a lady told practitioners that she visited China in October 1999. She recalled seeing a practitioner holding a Falun Gong banner on Tiananmen Square being violently arrested by police. She is still upset by what she saw--how can police treat a peaceful appealer so violently? -
Australia: SOS Walk on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland against CCP's Live Organ Harvesting
2006-09-02Our SOS walk attracted attention from a local radio station who were keen to interview a local practitioner about the walk and a major newspaper published a story the following day. Our walk concluded opposite a busy beach side shopping and outdoor dining area. -
Thailand: Thai Police Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners under Pressure from the Chinese Embassy
2006-09-01On August 12th and 13th, Falun Gong practitioners took part in celebrations for the Queen of Thailand's birthday, and spread the Fa to the Thai people. The practitioners’ parade entry, dance and musical performances were highly praised by the organisers, which upset the Chinese Embassy. According to the Thai police, the Chinese Embassy exerted pressure on the police to arrest Falun Gong practitioners. -
Japan: Japan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Tokyo
2006-09-01The Japan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on August 27th, 2006 in Tokyo. The Fa conference was hosted by the Japan Falun Dafa Association, and was the fourth large-scale experience sharing conference held in Japan since 1999. -
United States: Washington DC Practitioners Urge Singapore Authorities to Drop the Unreasonable Charges
2006-09-01Falun Gong practitioners in Washington DC once again assembled outside the Singapore Embassy in Washington at noon on August 29th, 2006. They urged the Singapore authorities to drop the unreasonable charges against local Falun Gong practitioners, and not to continue currying favour with the Chinese Communist Party. -
Taiwan: Collecting Signatures in Hsinchu to Expose the CCP's Atrocities of Live Organ Harvesting
2006-08-31On August 26th, more than a dozen Falun Gong practitioners held an activity to strongly condemn the Chinese Communist Party's atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners clarified the facts to passersby. -
United States: Practitioners in Washington State Introduce Falun Dafa at San Juan County Fair
2006-08-31At the 100th Annual San Juan County Fair in the State of Washington, Falun Gong practitioners from the San Juan Islands and Seattle spread the facts of Falun Gong to local people and tourists. The fair was held from August 16th-20th. -
Singapore: Practitioners Call on the International Community to Pay Attention to the Human Rights Problems in Singapore
2006-08-30The CCP has carried out a genocidal persecution of Falun Gong for the past seven years, and Singaporean practitioners have also clarified the facts about Falun Gong for these seven years. During this time, practitioners in Singapore have also had to face unfair treatment by the Singapore government, including unreasonable expulsion of Chinese Falun Gong practitioners. -
Malaysia: Practitioners Expose the CCP's Atrocities in Chinatown
2006-08-30On August 27th, Falun Gong practitioners in Malaysia came to Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur to collect signatures so as to expose the CCP's atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. Many people passing by and tourists learned about the facts and signed the petition to call for an investigation into the CCP's crimes and taking measures to stop them.