Worldwide News
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New Zealand: "I Want to Sign, This Is Important"
2005-03-03It is Health Expo time again in Christchurch, New Zealand and this time the organiser gave us a really great booth. More people have come to know the truth. After signing their names on our petition some visitors said, "We heard about the persecution of Falun Gong when we were in another country." -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold "Journey of Fa Rectification" Grand Parade in San Francisco
2005-03-02On February 27, 2005, nearly 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners from across the world held a grand parade with the theme, "Journey of Fa Rectification" in San Francisco. The participants were from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and other Asian countries, as well as European countries such as Russia, France and Iceland. -
The Courier-Mail (Australia): Falun Gong woman sues former [president]
2005-03-02"We realise it's rare, I don't think there has been such a prominent human rights abuser or prominent leader of a foreign power being sued in Australia before, but it's an extraordinary situation that is happening to Falun Gong practitioners ... we just have to work through the legal processes...(Jiang Zemin) is not a current head of state so he shouldn't have immunity on that basis." The Australian case was one of 46 lawsuits filed against Mr Jiang in 26 countries, Mr Deller said said. -
US West Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in San Francisco, Master Li Gives a Lecture
2005-03-01On February 26, 2005, the US West Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was grandly held at the Paramount Centre in San Francisco, with about 2000 practitioners from around the world in attendance. At 1:35 p.m., our benevolent great Master came to the conference hall and received warm applause. -
Israel: Hebraic Version of Zhuan Falun Republished
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Australian Organisation Submits List of Persecutors' Names to the Government, Requests Ban on Their Entry into Australia
2005-02-28The Australian Association of Legal Assistance for Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners has recently submitted a list of names to the relevant Australian authorities, which includes 94 Chinese Communist Party officials who are actively persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in China. The Association is requesting the Australian government to deny entry to those who perpetrate crimes against humanity. -
United States: San Diego Practitioners Invited to Introduce Falun Dafa at a Women's Club in Imperial County
2005-02-28On Saturday, February 19, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in San Diego, California were invited by the Women's Club in Calexico, Imperial County to introduce Falun Gong at their monthly meeting. Four practitioners drove over two hours to come to this quiet small city, located east of San Diego. -
Japan: Practitioners' Anti-Torture Exhibition Attracts Attention
2005-02-27On February 19-20, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan held an anti-torture exhibition outside Disneyland. Graceful and elegant exercises contrasted with the reenactment of horrific torture methods attracted the attention of tourists all over the world. People happily accepted materials and learned the truth about Falun Gong. -
Australia: Melbourne Falun Gong Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at the Sustainable Living Festival
2005-02-27Falun Gong practitioners in Melbourne, Australia were invited to participate in the three-day-long "Sustainable Living Festival." The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of and to protect and improve the environment, including people's internal environment. This was the fourth year for the festival, with this year's event being the largest so far. -
Argentina: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Chinatown's New Year Garden Party in the Capital
2005-02-26Each Chinese Lunar New Year, a garden party is held in Chinatown in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. Falun Gong practitioners have participated in the event three times.A flow of people came from morning to evening to the practitioners' booth, even when it was getting dark and other booths had closed. -
Taiwan: Taichung Falun Gong Practitioners Brave the Cold and Rain to Expose the Persecution
2005-02-26In order to expose the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Gong, Taichung Falun Gong practitioners withstood the cold weather and rain, and held an anti-torture exhibition on February 20 in Fengyuan Huludun Park. Visitors were moved by the practitioners' endeavour and eagerly signed their names on the petition to support Falun Gong. -
Taiwan: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration in Yilan County
2005-02-25On February 19, 2005, practitioners from Yilan County introduced Falun Dafa during the Lunar New Year Celebration held by the Association of Fujian Provincials and were warmly received by attendees and guests from all walks of life. In recent years, numerous introductory activities have been held in Yilan County. -
Epoch Times: U.S. Dept. of Justice Investigates Hotel for Discrimination against Falun Gong
2005-02-25"Falun Gong practitioners appeal in Houston in pouring rain for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. The Homestead Hotel in Houston has been brought under scrutiny for refusing admission to Falun Gong practitioners during the appeal." -
Bolivia : Introducing Falun Dafa in La Paz and Exposing the Persecution Taking Place in China
2005-02-24On the afternoon of February 6, 2005, I set off from Lima, the capital of Peru, for La Paz, Bolivia, and spent a week there introducing Falun Dafa with a practitioner from Venezuela called Gilberto. By chance, on the day we arrived there was a carnival in Bolivia, for the first day of its National Day Celebration. -
A Family of Six from Dalian City in China are Pleased to Learn Falun Dafa
2005-02-24The father of the family is in his 80's. He studies the principles of Falun Dafa and does the exercises very diligently, and has progressed really quickly. In the past, he usually did not go down the stairs (it was hard for him to walk). Or, when he did go down, to walk a few hundred meters, he would need to rest many times. After learning Falun Dafa, one day, with the accompaniment of his wife, he walked very far (over a kilometre, half a mile) and never rested once on the route. His legs were obviously strengthened.