Worldwide News
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Canada: Practitioners Hold Press Conference in Toronto to Call for Rescue of More Family Members
2004-06-19On June the 15th 2004, at 11:00 a.m. Toronto Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference on the grounds of Queens Park, the Ontario Provincial Parliament buildings, and expressed their gratitude to the Ontario Provincial government and Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) for their support over the past few years...' -
United States: The Chinese Consulate in Houston Unreasonably Rejected My Passport Extension Application
2004-06-18My name is Fushuang Cui. I learned Falun Dafa in late 1998 when I was studying in Florida, and I currently live in Virginia after obtaining my PhD from the University of South Florida last August. My passport renewal was unreasonably cancelled by the Chinese Consulate in Houston because I practise Falun Dafa. -
United States: Practitioners in the Rocky Mountain Region of Colorado Hold an Experience Sharing Conference
2004-06-18On June the 13th 2004, the first ever Rocky Mountain Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held at the St. Francis Centre on the Denver campus of the University of Colorado. Practitioners from Washington DC, California, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Colorado attended the conference, sharing ten experience papers. -
Series of Photos from Activities in America: Startling Torture Methods
2004-06-17Since July the 20th 1999, when Jiang's regime started persecuting Falun Gong, in China's detention centres, labour camps, and jails, Falun Gong practitioners who persist in their belief have encountered various kinds of inhuman tortures. In the process of the systematic suppression, all of the extraordinarily violent tortures have been vigorously promoted by Jiang's regime. -
United States:New York Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in Community Parade
2004-06-16On Saturday June the 12th 2004, New York Falun Dafa practitioners were invited for the first time to participate in the "Flag Day Parade" hosted by the Brooklyn Spanish Community. The Spanish community is next to the Chinese community and there was another procession composed of Chinese people in the parade. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Perform in Concert Sponsored by Local Chinese Community in Texas
2004-06-15On the evening of June the 11th 2004, the "New Epoch Concert" sponsored by the Dallas Branch of the Epoch Times and cosponsored by a number of organisations and individuals in the local Chinese community was held at the Eisemann Centre Performance Theatre in the City of Richardson, where there is a large Chinese population. -
US Congressman Timothy Johnson: I Recognize That in Defending the Right of Falun Gong practitioners We Are Defending the Rights of Us All [May 2004]
2004-06-14In May 2004, Illinois Congressman Timothy Johnson wrote a congratulatory letter for the Mid-USA Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Continue to Clarify the Truth at the G8 Summit With a Torture Exhibition
2004-06-12The three-day G8 Summit continued in Georgia on June the 9th 2004. In order to let more people know about the brutal persecution Falun Gong practitioners are facing in China over the past nearly five years and to help stop the tragedy, Falun Gong practitioners from across the US continued holding activities. -
States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in an Asian Heritage Festival in Boston
2004-06-12In the early morning, Boston practitioners came to Chinatown to set up a "Lotus Flower Tent." Inside the tent, two western practitioners made colour paper banners, another practitioner decorated the booth inside and out with many paper lotus flowers, while others were busy setting up posters and inflating balloons. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Stage Torture Exhibition During G8 Summit in Georgia
2004-06-11The 30th G8 annual summit took place at Sea Island, Georgia from June 8-10. To let the leaders of the G8 member nations and the media know about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong happening in China and thus help end this tragedy, approximately 150 Falun Gong practitioners from all corners of the U.S. came to Georgia for a peaceful appeal. -
Argentina: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth Outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs During Human Rights Criminal Bo Xilai's Visit
2004-06-11Prior to his arrival, Argentine Falun Gong practitioners prepared truth-clarifying materials about Bo Xilai, who persecuted Falun Gong during his term as Dalian City Mayor and Governor of Liaoning Province, and delivered the materials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various media outlets. -
A Practitioner Speaks to a U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus Briefing
2004-06-10On June the 3rd 2004, Falun Gong practitioner and spokesperson Mr. Erping Zhang delivered the following speech to a U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus Briefing. Mr. Zhang is also the Executive Director of the Association for Asian Research. -
Canada: Practitioners Hold a Local Experience Sharing Conference in Ottawa
2004-06-10The 2004 Ottawa Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on June 6, 2004 at University of Ottawa. More than a dozen practitioners shared their cultivation experiences at the conference. Several young practitioners recited poems by Master Li from Hong Yin, sang songs and performed the exercises. -
Australia: Practitioners in Melbourne Promote Dafa and Clarify the Truth in front of Chinese Consulate to Support US Lawsuit against Jiang
2004-06-09On May 28 at 3:00 a.m. Australia time (May 27, 5:00 p.m. Chicago time), Falun Gong practitioners in the city of Melbourne concluded continuously sending forth righteous thoughts, promoting Dafa, and clarifying the facts about Dafa for four days and nights in front of the Chinese Consulate. -
US Senator Christopher Bond Congratulates the Midwest-US Experience Sharing Conference in Chicago [May 21, 2004]
2004-06-09"Please accept my sincerest wishes for a successful and spiritual conference experience as you gather in Chicago. Your commitments to those who face persecution for their faith in Falun Gong and your dedication to this practice of self-improvement do not go un-noticed. Your strong principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance are evident in the people who you've touched worldwide."