Worldwide News
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United States: Illinois House of Representatives Announce Falun Dafa Week
2004-05-24The Illinois House of Representatives announced May the 23rd to May the 29th 2004 as Falun Dafa Week. They also issued a resolution to mark this occasion. -
Canada Holds a Congressional Hearing Regarding Human Rights in China and Invites Representatives of the Falun Dafa Association
2004-05-24In Ottawa on the afternoon of May the 12th 2004, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade held a hearing on human rights in China. Three Falun Gong representatives were invited to attend, and they presented evidence from different perspectives to expose the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang's regime. -
United States: "Van Tour to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin" Reaches San Antonio and Austin, Texas
2004-05-23The "Van Tour to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin" initiated from Houston arrived at San Antonio, Texas on the morning of May the 19th, 2004, Wednesday. Reporters from CBSand FOX TV came to report on the event. -
Australia: Sydney Falun Gong Practitioners Sue Chinese Newspaper for Defamation
2004-05-22On May the 17th, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners and their lawyer Mr. Barrie Goldsmith held a press conference at St Martin's Square in busy downtown Sydney to reveal the details of their defamation lawsuit against a local Chinese newspaper, known in English as 2ac. -
Numerous Falun Gong Practitioners Heading to Chicago to Support Lawsuit against Jiang
2004-05-22The Voice of America reported on May 14th that U.S. Falun Gong practitioners are arriving in Chicago, travelling from the West Coast and East Coast in car tours to garner sympathy and support from the public for their lawsuit against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. -
Hong Kong Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced to Prison in China While Her Fellow Practitioners Are Free to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day Around the World
2004-05-21While Falun Dafa is welcomed in more than 60 countries and regions around the world, Falun Dafa has been persecuted in China by Jiang's political group since July 1999. It is reported that former Chinese president and current Chairman of National Military Committee, Jiang Zemin, became jealous over its popularity and numbers, which were larger than the members of the Party. -
Canadian Parliament Member Bernard Patry Writes a Letter Celebrating the 12th Anniversary of the Public Introduction of Falun Gong
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Chinese Student's Film Receives Award at the American University Movie and Television Arts Festival
2004-05-20The film "Wish" describes, through the eyes of two Chinese girls who have lost their parents, what has happened in Mainland China since the persecution of Falun Gong began in July 1999. On Friday April 30 at 6 p.m., the Annual Movie and Television Arts Festival was held at the Mary Graydon Centre of American University in Washington D.C. The children's movie, "Wish," produced by Chinese student Wang Jinwei of the Media School, was awarded the "Medium and Full-length Movie and Television Award." -
United States: Pedals of Peace Bike Ride Leaves Washington DC, en Route to Chicago to Expose the Persecution of Teenagers and Children in China
2004-05-18To let more people know about Jiang's group's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, especially teenagers and children, a group of young people left Washington DC to embark on a 700-mile bicycle ride to Chicago. -
United States: "Cross-Country Van Tour to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice" Arrives at San Diego
2004-05-18The "Cross-Country Van Tour to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice" (San Francisco – Chicago) composed of eight persons arrived at San Diego on May 14. They held a press conference at the tourist site La Jolla Cove. Local FOX TV and New Tang Dynasty TV came to cover the event. -
Peru: National Police Issue Certification of Appreciation to Falun Dafa Practitioners
2004-05-11From March 27 to April 24, 2004, the headquarters of the Corruption Prevention Department of the Peru National Police organised 100 police officers to learn Falun Gong at 8 am every Saturday at the exercise field of Soldier's Plaza in Lima. -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Hiroshima Flower Festival Parade
2004-05-11Sixty-nine groups-- about 6200 people-- participated in the first day's parade on Peace Boulevard. It rained in the afternoon, but about 350,000 spectators were still in high spirits. In order to let more people know the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa, Japan Falun Gong practitioners participated in the festival for the third time. -
Additional Group of Macau Practitioners Denied Entry to Hong Kong
2004-05-10On May the 1st, a Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in Hong Kong. A group of practitioners from Macau travelled to Hong Kong by boat. Some of them were denied entry, including three ladies (Ms. Chen Jinshao, 41, Ms. Cai Ruirong, 54, and Ms. Cai Xiaohui, 52) and one gentleman, Mr. Yu, who is 38 years old. The previous day, practitioner Lin Yiming was also denied entry. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth with Street Performance in Hong Kong
2004-05-10On May the 2nd 2004, a unique performance was held on one of the busiest streets of Hong Kong. On the second day of the Hong Kong Falun Gong Experience Sharing Conference, practitioners from around the world held a small-scale recreational show on Mongkok Street. -
Canada: Mayor of the City of Port Moody Proclaims Falun Dafa Month Honouring Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance [April 27, 2004]
2004-05-08