Worldwide News
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Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Stage Peaceful Protest During Jia Qinglin's Visit
2011-04-10Falun Gong practitioners continued their protest on the second day of Jia's visit. Jia's motorcade tried to avoid practitioners' call for justice. The Chinese Consulate organised another group of fifty to sixty Chinese students to follow Jia's delegation, attempting to block the practitioners' banners. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Joondalup Festival Parade
2011-04-09Joondalup is a satellite city located north of Perth, the capital of West Australia. The annual Joondalup Festival is among the biggest and most important events in the area. This year, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Joondalup Festival parade on March 26th, 2011. -
Turkey: Well-Known Magazine Introduces Faun Gong
2011-04-08Yeni Aktuel (New Modern Times) is one of the oldest and most popular magazines in Turkey. An article introducing Falun Gong and telling about the persecution in China in great detail was published in the April issue. -
Canada: Practitioners Participate in “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination” Activity
2011-04-07The York Regional Police of Ontario held a celebration to commemorate the “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination” on April 3rd, 2011. Local Falun Gong practitioners participated in the event together with many community residents and groups. -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Suigen Plum Blossom Festival
2011-04-06On March 26th-27th and April 2nd, 2011 local Falun Gong practitioners from central Japan participated in the Suigen Plum Blossom Festival in Toyota-City, Aichi Prefecture. It was the seventh time that practitioners attended in this annual event. -
Australia: Falun Gong Group Participates in the William Street Festival in Perth
2011-04-03On March 20th, 2011, Falun Gong practitioners from Western Australia participated in the first William Street Festival, which was held in Perth. Practitioners, dressed in golden practice suits, demonstrated the exercises and performed the waist drums and a dragon dance. -
United States: At a Parade and Rally Held to Support 92 Million Chinese People Quitting the CCP, 200 Chinese People Announce Their Withdrawals
2011-04-02On Sunday March 27th, 2011, a grand parade and rally were held in Chinatown in Brooklyn to support the 92 million Chinese people who have quit Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. -
Canada: Divine Land Marching Band Participates for the First Time in the Greek Community Parade in Toronto
2011-04-01The coordinator of the parade Mr. Andy Tzemis said that he was satisfied with the Divine Land Marching Band. He said that he heard many spectators along the parade route express their thanks to the band and give them warm applause. “We like their music, every piece,” he said. -
Australia: Clarifying the Truth to Candidates for Election in Sydney
2011-03-30March 26th was election day in Australia's state of New South Wales. In the days leading up to the election, practitioners attended meetings arranged by local candidates for State Parliament. They took the opportunity to tell all attendees about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China. -
Australia: Rally in Brisbane Supports Quitting CCP
2011-03-30On March 26th, to celebrate the fact that 91 million Chinese people have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliates, and to urge more people to join this global movement, the local Quit the CCP Service Center held a rally in Brisbane's Chinatown. Many passing-by Chinese immigrants and Australians expressed their support for this movement. -
Falun Dafa Around the World: Sydney, Australia
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Canada: Ottawa Public Health Apologises to a Falun Gong Practitioner Unfairly Treated by Its Employee
2011-03-26She wrote in her petition, “As a city government employee, Sally Zhang treated us unfairly just because of our belief and denied our participation in a public event hosted by the city government. In past years, we have participated in many public events on health and have never gotten such treatment.” -
South Africa: Protesting the Persecution of Falun Gong in Durban as South Africa Commemorates Human Rights Day
2011-03-24Many local human rights groups held a series activities to mark this date. Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Durban to protest the CCP eleven years of human rights abuses of Falun Gong practitioners and to call for an immediate end to the persecution. -
Canada: Elected Officials Condemn CCP's Attempts to Discredit Falun Gong
2011-03-21Ms. Chen said that there was no Falun Gong practitioner named Simone Yuang in Edmonton. She said, “Falun Gong practitioners follow Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and cherish life. This e-mail is against our principles. The Japan earthquake is a tragedy. We all feel sorrow for what happened. Falun Gong practitioners there are helping victims.” -
United States: Falun Gong Participates in St. Patrick's Day Parade in Washington DC
2011-03-20On March 13th, the 40th annual St. Partrick's Day parade was held in Washington, DC along Constitution Avenue. The Falun Gong waist drum troupe, consisting of 40 local Falun Gong practitioners, performed in the parade.