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United States: Practitioners Take Part in San Francisco Columbus Day Parade
2004-10-18
On October 10th, 2004, Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners took part in the 136th Columbus Day Parade in San Francisco and received a warm welcome from organisers and spectators. A practitioner introduced Falun Gong to spectators in both English and Chinese along the way. -
Taiwan: A Contrast of Treatments on the Same Festive Occasion - Introducing Falun Dafa on National Day
2004-10-17
On Taiwan's National Day a group of Falun Gong practitioners brought display boards and leaflets to Chung-Cheng Memorial Hall to introduce Falun Dafa to the public. On the way, practitioners discussed the Beijing police's violence against a Falun Gong practitioner on Tiananmen Square on China's National Day. -
United States: Exposing the Persecution of Falun Dafa in China Before the Presidential Debate at Arizona State University
2004-10-17
The final presidential debate was held at Arizona State University on October 13th. According to an official report, more than 1,000 media representatives came to cover the event live. Practitioners realised that this debate would provide us with a precious opportunity to expose the persecution to a wide audience. -
Argentina: Radio Station "The Island" in Buenos Aires Reports on the Persecution of Falun Dafa in China (Part 2)
2004-10-16
"We repudiate absolutely any type of persecution, repudiate any type of pressure on the news media, which is what the press is suffering in China at this moment for not being able to communicate anything, and the pressures exercised by the Chinese government in other countries to not talk about Falun Dafa. We also repudiate anything which goes against the freedom of the press; for us this is a violation of a right of any citizen." -
Indonesia: Governor of Sumatra Proclaims Falun Dafa to be a "National Mass Sport"
2004-10-16
After practitioners made efforts to explain the persecution of Falun Gong in China to different levels of government, on July 18th, 2004, the fifth year of Jiang's regime's persecution of Falun Gong, Governor of Sumatra Utara Mr Rizal Nurdin proclaimed Falun Gong to be a "national mass sport". -
Korea: Newspaper Reports on People's Enthusiastic Participation in Learning Falun Gong in Seoul
2004-10-16
"Healing illnesses is only a subsidiary benefit brought by Falun Gong. People do not only learn Falun Gong for healing and fitness, but through the cultivation of Falun Gong, they come to understand the principles of the universe and the criteria to distinguish good from bad. They've learned something at higher levels." -
Indonesia: Practitioners Participate in the Bali Festival Parade
2004-10-15
On October 2nd, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Bali Festival Parade. Countless spectators were attracted by practitioners' wonderful performance, and were shocked by the torture methods that are used to force Falun Gong practitioners in China to renounce their belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." -
United States: Practitioners Expose the Persecution of Falun Dafa during the Presidential Debate at Washington University
2004-10-15
The second presidential debate of 2004 was held at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri on the evening of October 8th, 2004. To bring the serious human rights violations in China to the attention of more people, as well as the media, Falun Gong practitioners in St. Louis held an Anti-Torture Exhibit near Washington University -
United States: Many Chinese Express Support for Falun Gong as Practitioners Clarify the Truth at a Chinese National Day Celebration in Los Angeles
2004-10-14During the past few years, many people who participated in the celebration had been deceived by propaganda from Jiang's regime and misunderstood Falun Gong. They were even unwilling to receive materials from Falun Gong practitioners. However, this year was different, and more than half of the people took newspapers, materials, and CDs about Falun Gong into the conference, where they publicly discussed Jiang Zemin and the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Taiwan: The People of Southern Taiwan are Deeply Moved by an Anti-Torture Exhibition
2004-10-14
On October 9th, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners held their second anti-torture exhibition and anti-persecution photo exhibition on the city's art plaza located in downtown Kao Hsiung. Members of the media and scholars were invited to give speeches. In addition, a live exhibition exposing torture methods was also performed. -
Australia: Falun Dafa at the University of Sydney's Multicultural Day
2004-10-14
On October 6th, 2004, the Sydney University Falun Dafa Club was invited to take part in the University's Multicultural Day. Practitioners performed a demonstration of the Falun Dafa exercises and shared the story of Falun Dafa with the students. The event was a good opportunity for Sydney University students to learn the truth about Falun Dafa. -
Israel: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution at the Beresheet Festival on the Shores of Kineret Lake
2004-10-13
Throughout the festival the Falun Gong booth was open from morning till evening and held activities continuously. Many people came and learned about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China. At almost every hour of the day one could see people learning the Falun Gong exercises inside the booth. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioner Mr David Liang Returns to Work Three Months after Being Shot in South Africa
2004-10-13
On June 28th, 2004, the world was shocked to learn that Falun Gong practitioners were fired upon by hired gunmen in South Africa during Chinese officials' state visit. In the incident, Australian Falun Gong practitioner Mr David Liang was shot in both of his feet. Now, David has recovered and returned to work three months after the incident. -
United States: An Attendee is Brought to Tears as Practitioner Clarifies the Truth at UN World Leaders Forum
2004-10-13On September 23rd, 2004, the second annual World Leaders Forum held a special panel discussion at Columbia University on the topic of how to eliminate violence and discrimination against women. After each of the foreign ministers presented her opinions on how to protect the rights of women, Ms Albright moderated the discussion and answered questions from the audience. A Falun Gong practitioner asked how world leaders should take action to help female Chinese practitioners and stop the persecution. -
Argentina: Zhuan Falun Displayed at a Book Show in Cordoba City
2004-10-12
Every year, there is a book show in Cordoba City. After practitioners explained Falun Dafa to the organisers and introduced Zhuan Falun [the main text of Falun Dafa] to the city government, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to the book show and given a place to demonstrate the exercises and a hold a seminar to introduce the Book.
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