Worldwide News
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Vancouver Sun (Canada): China kills Falun Gong members for organs, ex-MP says
2006-08-23A report giving credence to allegations Falun Gong practitioners in China are being killed for their organs was made public today in Ottawa by its authors, former Liberal and Independent MP David Kilgour and human rights lawyer David Matas. -
Australia: Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesman Supports Investigation into the CCP's Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners
2006-08-22Rudd said that a few weeks ago, one of his constituents sent him a copy of the investigative report entitled "Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China." He read it and was deeply disturbed by it. -
Malaysia: Practitioners Call on Lawyers to Help Stop the Persecution
2006-08-22Practitioners distributed the independent investigation report by former Canadian Member of Parliament David Kilgour and Canadian human rights lawyer, David Matas, outside the conference hall after obtaining permission from the secretary of the Bar Council. Many lawyers said they had heard of Falun Gong when accepting the investigation report. -
ABC (Australia): Interview with David Kilgour on the Live Organ Harvesting Report
2006-08-21DAVID KILGOUR: Yes, but you know, too, that in fact [a person] just died in Canada a few months ago - a man who at the age of 19, got out of Auschwitz and told the world what was going on there in, I believe, 1943. And the world said, "This can't be happening." And he said, "It is happening." And nobody believed him. We all know what was happening in Auschwitz and, yeah, I find them extraordinary as well. But, as I say we've looked at it as carefully as we can and we've come to the regrettable conclusion that it is happening, and it's happening on a large scale and as I say, it's got to stop now. -
Thailand: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition Held at University
2006-08-21From August 16th to 18th, Thai practitioners held a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" art exhibition at the Uthanthawai College of the Eastern Ratchamongkol Technology University to raise awareness of the persecution. -
Canada: A Weekend with the Divine Land Marching Band in Toronto
2006-08-20The Toronto chapter of the Divine Land Marching Band is composed of 120 Falun Gong practitioners. The band participated in the Caribbean Festival parade held on August 12th in Ontario. The powerful music won a round of applause from the spectators. -
New Zealand: VIPs Concerned About the Illegal Detention of Falun Gong Practitioner Sanpu He in China
2006-08-20I am familiar with the general situation, as described in the report of 6 July 2006, 'Report into allegations of organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China' and have recommended that this information should be immediately directed to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon Winston Peters. I have written previously to the Minister about the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and I would recommend, that it is his Ministry that should be directly approached for expert assistance in the case of your parents. -
Japan: Practitioners Gather in the Downtown Area of Nagoya to Call for an End to the Persecution
2006-08-19On Monday, August 14th, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioners in Aichi County, Japan held an activity in one of the busiest areas to expose the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. They called for an immediate end to the persecution that has persisted for seven years. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong at the Longan and Honey Culture Festival in Kaohsiung
2006-08-19The waist drum team comprised of Falun Gong practitioners in golden exercise suits were in high spirits. The lively waist drum performance and elegant and peaceful demonstration of the five sets of exercises presented a peaceful scene and attracted attention from many tourists. -
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): Call to UN to Probe Falun Gong Genocide Claims
2006-08-19Two senior parliamentarians - one from Europe, the other from Canada - have called on the United Nations to investigate startling allegations that the Chinese government killed thousands of Falun Gong practitioners and harvested their organs for sale. -
Peru: Falun Gong Practitioners Call on Singapore Authorities to Withdraw Unreasonable Charges against practitioners
2006-08-18Two practitioners from the Peru Falun Dafa Association went to the Singapore Consular Agency in Lima at 11:45 a.m. on August 14th, 2006. They delivered a letter from the Peru Falun Dafa Association, requesting that Singapore authorities withdraw the illegal charges against local Falun Gong practitioners, respect human rights and freedom of belief, and not join the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in persecuting Falun Gong. -
United States: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance International Art Exhibition" in Nebraska Helps People Understand Falun Gong
2006-08-18Omaha, Nebraska is a mid-size city in America, whose population is about 300 thousand. There are ten public libraries in Omaha. To help people learn about Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong in China, local practitioners held a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance International Art Exhibition" in the public libraries. -
AAP (Australia): Olympic Boycott Call Over Organ Claims
2006-08-18A high-level European official says there's clear evidence China is harvesting the organs of dissidents and has urged Australia to boycott the Beijing Olympics unless China ends what amounts to genocide. EU parliament vice president Edward McMillan-Scott and former Canadian minister David Kilgour, who are in Australia, claim China is killing thousands of members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. -
Australia: Foreign Minister Downer's Settlement Proposal Seen As Insincere; Falun Gong Practitioners Will Continue their Lawsuit
2006-08-17On August 8th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners announced that they will not accept Foreign Minister Downer's settlement and that they will continue the lawsuit against him for abusing his power to issue 49 consecutive monthly certificates banning Falun Gong practitioners from displaying banners in front of the Chinese Embassy. -
Indonesia: Denpasar Minghui School Established in Bali
2006-08-17In order to create a better cultivation environment for young Falun Dafa practitioners, Denpasar Minghui School was officially established on August 6th, 2006. The celebration for the founding of the school was held in a special school in Denpasar, with several dozen Falun Gong practitioners attending.