Worldwide News
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New York Times: Businessman Back in U.S. After Detention in China
2006-01-28A California businessman has returned to the United States after three years of imprisonment in China for his participation in Falun Gong, a spiritual movement banned by the Chinese government...In prison, Mr. Lee said, he was beaten, deprived of sleep and food, and handcuffed in painful positions. He said the government tried to "force brainwash" prisoners and subjected him to "slave labor." -
Canada: Anti-Torture Exhibition Moves Residents of Calgary's Chinatown
2006-01-27During the three-hour anti-torture exhibition and photo display, many residents who had known about Falun Gong realised that the persecution and torture was more evil and cruel than they imagined. They were shocked and could hardly believe it. Many people came to ask for more information. Others took photos. -
Bangkok Post: Falun Gong detainees find Norway home
2006-01-27The eight Chinese nationals were among ten Falun Gong [practitioners] and their children who were rounded up by Thai Immigration police on December 15, last year, while holding a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Bangkok to protest the alleged rape of two Falun Gong practitioners by Chinese police in Hebei province. -
Malaysia: Dafa Practitioners Overcome CCP Interference to Tell the People, "Falun Dafa Is Good"
2006-01-26At present, practitioners in Malaysia are continuing to clarify the truth to different governmental departments and are thoroughly investigating who damaged the Falun Dafa billboard. At the same time, they wish to take the opportunity to get to know more people and let them learn the truth about Falun Gong. -
The Epoch Times: Detained Thailand Falun Gong Refugees Find Freedom in Norway; Human Rights Commission Continues Investigation
2006-01-26Miao Miao and her 6-year-old daughter Hua Yuchen share a touching moment at Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok on January 23, 2006. They were separated after Miao was imprisoned at the Bangkok Immigration Detension Centre following an arrest that many believe was illegal. -
United States: Chinese New Year Global Gala Full of Splendor and Majesty, Highly Acclaimed by Audience
2006-01-25Following fabulous performances that won cheers from the audience in Boston and Taipei, the NTDTV Chinese New Year Global Gala was presented in New York with the theme of "Myths and Legends." -
Epoch Times: Lawsuit Against Chinese TV Network - 'The Same Song' Said to Instigate Torture, Brainwashing
2006-01-25Marsh likened CCTV's tactics to "those used in Nazi Germany, in Rwanda, during the massacre of the Tutsi by the Hutu, and in Yugoslavia under Slobodan Milosevic." Marsh explains, "In all of these massacres, not only is the message always the same ('Destroy them or they will destroy you'), but the name of the mass crime that follows is genocide or ethnic cleansing , and now we're seeing something similar propagated against Falun Gong in China." -
FDI (Falun Dafa Information Centre): China State-Run Television Sued for Programming that Instigates Torture, Brainwashing
2006-01-24Several human rights-related organizations in the U.S. have filed a civil complaint against China Central Television (CCTV) for programming that aids and abets illegal arrest, prolonged detention, torture, and brainwashing of Falun Gong practitioners...Since the Chinese Communist regime first launched a nationwide campaign in 1999 to "eradicate" the practice, the Falun Dafa Information Centre has verified details of 2,804 deaths and over 44,000 cases of torture. Millions have been detained with as many as 2 million sent to forced labour camps. -
Taiwan: Monthly Group Practice at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Draws Attention of Mainland Tourists
2006-01-24On the afternoon of January 14th, about two hundred practitioners gathered at the renowned Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, held their monthly group exercise practice and introduced Falun Dafa to the public. Along with the peaceful music, the practitioners did the exercises in a slow, smooth and gentle manner. -
United States: Charles Lee Returns to San Francisco after 3 Years of Unlawful Imprisonment
2006-01-23American citizen and Falun Gong practitioner Dr. Charles Lee suffered three years of both mental and physical abuse in a Chinese prison for going back to China to spread the truth about Falun Gong. On the morning of January 21st, 2006, Dr. Lee finally returned and reunited with his fellow practitioners and friends. -
New Zealand: Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong to the Maori People
2006-01-23In January 2006, the photo exhibition, "Falun Dafa Practitioners Validating the Fa" was successfully held in West Maori's Paruaharanui Marae conference hall, Rotorua. It was the first time for the exhibition to be held for the Maori tribe. The photographs describe the journey of Falun Dafa and practitioners validating Dafa. -
United States: Practitioners Invited to Give Speeches at Commemoration Activity Held on Martin Luther King Day in Atlanta, Georgia
2006-01-22Helen Li, a Chinese student, said,"I am a Falun Gong practitioner. Dr. King's pursuit of nonviolence and freedom encouraged me to continue his legacy to help the world become a better place. I hope that the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China will stop as soon as possible." -
The Epoch Times: "Truth, Compassion and Tolerance" Exhibit at the Cyber Café, Florida Mall
2006-01-22"The works in this exhibit were created by a diverse group of accomplished artists. Through the practice of Falun Dafa--an ancient Chinese tradition of meditation and self-improvement--they have gained health in both body and mind, deepened their grasp of the workings of nature, and found answers to a lifelong search for the greater meanings of art and life." -
New Zealand: Spreading Falun Dafa's Wonderfulness Where the Sun Rises First Each Day
2006-01-21Gisborne, a beautiful coastal city situated on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, is the first city in the world to see the sun rise daily. Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand came here to spread the beauty of Falun Dafa and expose the CCP's brutal persecution of Falun Dafa and all Chinese people. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Aspen Winter Festival Parade
2006-01-21