Worldwide News
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Taiwan: Miracles Happen in My Elementary School Class
2005-05-29Being a teacher, I introduce Falun Dafa to my students every semester. This year with my new class, just as before, the students changed a lot in a short period of time after they learned Falun Dafa. One of the most dramatic examples was a boy who used to be very naughty and was punished almost every day by his previous teacher. -
Kyodo News: Rights violations rampant in China despite reforms: Amnesty International
2005-05-29Repressions of freedoms are still rampant in China despite the insertion of human rights as a new clause to its Constitution, London-based Amnesty International said Wednesday. "Human rights defenders and grassroots activities continued to be arbitrarily detained or put under house arrest during political sensitive periods in China," the annual report issued by the watchdog says in its section on China. Religious groups, such as Falun Gong, unauthorized Christian groups, and the so-called "separatists" in Xinjiang, continue to be subject of repression, it says. -
South Africa: Photo Exhibition Celebrates World Falun Dafa Day
2005-05-28To celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, from May 16th to May 27th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from Durban organised a two-week photo exhibition in Kwazulu-Natal Public Library. Many readers learned about Falun Dafa from the exhibition and became aware of the Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. -
United States: Practitioners in Michigan Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2005-05-28To celebrate World Falun Dafa Day on May 13th and to introduce Falun Dafa to more local people, practitioners in the State of Michigan participated in the fifteenth Michigan Parade held in Lansing, the state capital. The Falun Gong practitioners' procession was eye-catching, with a beautiful float and exercise demonstration. -
Malaysia: Anti-torture Exhibition Held in a Park in Penang
2005-05-27It has been nearly five years since practitioners began practising the exercises in City Government Park in Penang. There are often many people in this park. Practitioners decided to hold an anti-torture exhibition to help people understand the extent of the brutality of the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Australia: A Seminar at the University of Sydney
2005-05-27The University of Sydney, a famous university in Australia, has 40,000 enrolled students. After practitioners explained the backround to the persecution, the Student Representative Council decided to conduct a seminar on behalf of Falun Gong. -
Toronto: Children Improve and Advance Together at the 2005 Canada Young Dafa Practitioners' Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference
2005-05-26On the afternoon of May 21, 2005, the Canada Falun Dafa Young Practitioners' Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in the Centre for Global Physics at the University of Toronto. Attendees included several dozen young practitioners from around the world, their parents, and practitioners from Toronto and elsewhere. -
Malaysia: Anti-Torture Exhibition in Taman Perbandaran, Penang, Malaysia
2005-05-26On the morning of Sunday, May 22nd, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from many areas successively arrived at the Taman Perbandaran, Penang to put on a Falun Gong exercise demonstration and anti-torture exhibition. After learning about the persecution of Falun Gong, people signed petitions one after another. -
Singapore: Sound of Waist-Drums Leads the Way
2005-05-25Singapore Falun Gong practitioners were present in large numbers during the annual Singapore "Big Walk." They wore yellow shirts printed with "Falun Dafa" or "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" in Chinese and English and held colourful balloons. Some held yellow banners with the words, "Falun Dafa is good." -
Keng Sheng Daily News (Taiwan): Hualian Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Morning Group Practise to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2005-05-25In order to uphold justice and goodness, Falun Gong practitioners courageously stand up and say "No" to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) dictatorship and brutal violence. They hope that the world's people will understand the truth about Falun Gong and realise the CCP's lies and violence. -
Korean Citizen's Wife, Gao Chengnu, Released from Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp
2005-05-24On the afternoon of May 13, 2005, Ms. Gao Chengnu was released from the Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp. Ms. Gao is a Falun Gong practitioner and a Korean citizen. Her husband's name is Mr. Guo Binghao. Ms. Gao Chengnu is a Chinese Korean. She married her husband in China on May 18, 2003. As Ms. Gao was preparing to immigrate to Korea, the Chinese Police Department refused to issue her a passport because she would not renounce the practise of Falun Gong. On May 7, 2004, she was abducted and detained in the Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp. -
United States: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2005-05-24To celebrate World Falun Dafa Day on May 13 and to introduce Falun Dafa to more Michigan residents, practitioners in the State of Michigan participated in the fifteenth Michigan Parade held in Lansing, the state capital. The Falun Gong practitioners' procession was eye-catching, with a beautiful float and exercise demonstration. -
Japan: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Nagoya
2005-05-23On May 14-15, 2005, Falun Dafa practitioners from across Japan gathered in Nagoya to celebrate revered Master's birthday, the 13th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction and the 6th annual World Falun Dafa Day. o display the beauty of Falun Dafa, practitioners held a grand parade and a Falun Dafa concert. -
United States: New York State Assembly Member Recognizes Falun Dafa as Outstanding
2005-05-23On May 15, 2005, New York State Assembly Member N. Nick Perry presented a citation in recognition of Falun Dafa as an outstanding organization worthy of the esteem of both the Community and the great State of New York. -
Argentina: Falun Dafa Sharing Conference Successfully Held at Tucuman
2005-05-22On May 15th, 2005, the Argentinian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in northern Argentina. Practitioners from the United Kingdom, Chile and France also attended the conference. On the following day, practitioners held a "Falun Dafa" photo display downtown and a Falun Dafa workshop at night.