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Taiwan: Hsinzhu Citizens Extend Support for the Rescue of Falun Gong Orphans
2005-10-02
During the festival, there were also some children who had never heard about Falun Gong. They could not understand why the Chinese Communist Party would persecute Falun Gong, as they know that good people should not be persecuted and wicked people are doomed to be punished. Many children signed their names to support the orphan rescue effort. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Deliver Court's Judgment to Xia Deren in San Francisco
2005-10-01
In February 2002, Falun Gong practitioners in San Francisco filed a lawsuit against him for overseeing the torture of Falun Gong practitioners. The US Federal Court of Northern California later found both Liu Qi and Xia Deren responsible for torture, cruel, inhuman treatment and arbitrary detention of Falun Gong practitioners. -
United States: "Pure Lotuses" in Full Bloom at Union Square in Downtown Manhattan
2005-10-01
On September 26th, 2005, at 6-8 p.m., a benefit concert for rescuing Falun Gong orphans was held on Union Square in downtown Manhattan. People took leaflets for rescuing Falun Gong orphans and carefully looked at the display boards. They will not easily forget this evening, amidst an intermittent drizzle, as the touching performance stirred the their sense of justice and conscience. -
Four Members of U.S. Congress Write to the Governor of Sichuan Province Asking for the Immediate Release of Ms. Yuan Yuju and Mr. Liang Jinhui
2005-09-30
On September 22th, 2005, four Members of U.S. Congress, Rush D. Holt, Frank Pallone Jr., Robert E. Andrews, and Mike Ferguson, jointly wrote a letter to the Governor of Sichuan Province, China, concerning the arrest of Ms. Yuan Yuju and Mr. Liang Jinhui for being Falun Gong practitioners. They asked for an immediate release of Ms. Yuan Yuju and Mr. Liang Jinhui. Copies of the letter were sent to U.S. Ambassadors Mr. Clark Randt, Jr. and Mr. Jeff Moon and Secretary of State Ms. Condoleezza Rice. -
2005 Australia Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Canberra
2005-09-30
The 2005 Australia Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on September 25th, 2005 at the Queanbeyan Conference Centre in Canberra. Practitioners from across Australia and some Asia-Pacific countries attended. More than a dozen practitioners gave speeches -
Indonesia: Truth-Compassion-Tolerance Art Exhibition Held in Jakarta Trade Centre
2005-09-29
During the Truth-Compassion-Tolerance Worldwide Tour at the Jakarta Trade Centre many activities were held in the centre to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Two stages were used to alternate performances. In particular, the waist drum performance and exercise demonstrations caught the attention of viewers. -
United States: Anti-Torture Exhibit At the Corner of 7th Avenue and 33rd Street in Manhattan
2005-09-29
On September 18th, during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, at the corner of 7th avenue and 33rd street, Falun Gong practitioners told people about the persecution that has been going on in China, as did practitioners at other anti-torture exhibit sites. -
Japan: Truth, Compassion, Tolerance Art Exhibition Held in Yokohama-- a Guest Remarks "Don't Give Up! Don't Be Afraid!"
2005-09-28
"I am touched by the painting exhibition. I knew a little about Falun Gong. But after looking the paintings, I now know that the persecution of Falun Gong in China is so cruel...Don't give up! Don't be afraid! If you are afraid, that's what the Chinese Communist Party wants. Please believe one day you can get freedom like us." -
Thailand: Minghui School Is Established
2005-09-28
Teacher Wang who is in charge of the setting up this school said, through various kinds of interesting classes, singing and games, the school tries to allow young children to understand and experience the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance" in their daily lives. The school also instructs children to do Falun Gong exercises. -
Taiwan: Practitioners Perform at a Celebration Held during the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
2005-09-27
Falun Gong practitioners were invited to give a waist drum performance, and more than 100 practitioners participated in the event. Some held banners, while the rest played waist drums to the accompaniment of the song, "Falun Dafa is Good." Their procession through the streets and lanes attracted more than 5,000 residents from three villages. -
India: Falun Gong Workshops Held in Chennai - Each Is Filled to Capacity
2005-09-27
"You are doing such a great social service by spreading this practice! In this age when people are charging 500 Rupees (Indian currency) for the simplest meditation techniques, you are teaching such a wonderful practice for free!?" -
The Standard (Hong Kong): Rights lawyers look to UN over plight of Falun Gong
2005-09-26"We aim to petition the UN General Assembly to request an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice stating that China's persecution of Falun Gong members is a violation of international law," said Theresa Chu in an interview. The International Advocates for Justice claim that China's persecution violates the Genocide Convention adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, which states that any genocide - whether committed in time of peace or war - is a crime under international law and therefore punishable by the UN -
United States: Practitioners Bring Hope to Manhattan, New York
2005-09-26
After a year of truth clarification in Manhattan, people in New York have learned more about Falun Dafa and about the Chinese Communist Party's cruelty. Practitioners are explaining the facts in Manhattan continuously to awaken people's conscience. -
Central News Agency: Falun Gong Practitioners from Hong Kong and Taiwan Deliver an Open Statement to the Hong Kong Government
2005-09-25
The Hong Kong high court continues its hearing of the judicial review filed by Falun Gong practitioners regarding the incident that nearly 80 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners were barred from entering Hong Kong in 2003. Legal counsel of both sides will debate the evidence and rationale of the watch list that the government used to bar so many plaintiffs. -
The Standard (Hong Kong): Judge issues sharp rebuke
2005-09-25Justice Michael Hartmann, presiding over a judicial review hearing requested by four Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners who were barred from entering Hong Kong more than two years ago, issued a sharply worded rebuke to the government over its insistence that the applicants were barred on security grounds. "One can see, without a fertile imagination, how easy it can be for governments in bad faith to hide behind the word 'security.' That's why we have post-war concepts of human rights," Hartmann said.
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