Worldwide News
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United States: Truth Clarification at Teaching Symposium
2004-02-05On January 30, 2004, a teaching symposium in Cochise County, "Teaching with Inspiration, Encouragement and Creation," was held at Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Local Falun Gong practitioners were joined by some from Tucson to set up a booth to introduce Falun Gong. -
Hong Kong: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Detention of Practitioners During Hu's Visit to France
2004-02-05According to SCMP, about 50 Falun Gong practitioners rallied on Monday (overnight Tuesday HK time), accusing China of pressuring the French government to suppress Falun Gong before and during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Paris last week. -
United States: Washington DC Minghui Falun Gong School Participates in Chinatown New Year Parade
2004-02-04The Minghui Falun Gong School takes the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance as guidelines to teach its students. During the parade the school created a big arch composed of red, white and blue balloons that flew over the platform for the event. -
United States: Practitioners Participate in Snowdown Light Parade
2004-02-04In order to let more people learn about Falun Gong, the practitioners made a light-bedecked float, including light lotus flowers and light banners. Three Western practitioners demonstrated the exercises on the float and the rest of the practitioners handed out Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. -
United States: San Francisco Police Trust and Respect Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-02-04Upon learning that they were Falun Gong practitioners, a plainclothes police officer said right away, "Your activities are always peaceful. We are in favour of you and we trust you. Just do what you want to do." Some of the consular staff and dozens of onlookers witnessed this exchange. -
United States: California Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate, Demanding Punishment for the Murderers of Falun Gong Practitioners.
2004-02-03Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Consulate to commemorate fellow practitioners Ms. Gao Shiping and Ms. Li Shuli, who were tortured to death in China. They also called on the Chinese government to stop the killing, and punish the chief perpetrator, Jiang Zemin and the murderers. -
United States: Southern California Dafa Practitioners Win Award in San Diego's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
2004-02-03On January 17, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from San Diego, Orange County, and other areas participated in a parade held in downtown San Diego to commemorate famous civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and won the second-place award issued by the organizing committee. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners in Melbourne Participate in National Day Celebration Activities
2004-02-03This year practitioners' procession included a Tang Attire Show, a Lotus Boat, Fan Dancing and Red Silk Cloth Dancing teams, as well as banners and flags. Spectators on the sidewalks enjoyed the seen and applauded to show their appreciation. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Local Chinese Communities
2004-02-02Practitioners held many activities to show the beauty of Falun Dafa, including a dance, exercise demonstration and a display booth. Many people showed interest and came to learn the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Press Conference in Front of Chinese Consulate in Melbourne to Expose the Source of the Incidents in Paris
2004-02-02"When western countries arrest Falun Gong practitioners, the Jiang regime will immediately order its media to report the incidents and use them as evidence that governments of western countries endorse its brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Although it is the western governments' lack of understanding of Falun Gong that leads to the police's rough treatment of Falun Gong practitioners, these kinds of incidents will have a severe impact and could directly endanger millions of lives in China. " -
Australia: A Special Scene at the Sydney National Day Celebration
2004-02-02In celebration of the holiday, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual Sydney Boat Parade, one of the most popular programs during Sydney's National Day celebration. The practitioners' boat was a unique, beautiful and bright scene on the Sydney Sea and was selected as Sydney's "Best Dressed Vessel Finalist." -
United States: Practitioners Hold Press Conference in Front of French Embassy in Washington DC to Expose Extension of Jiang Regime's Slander and Persecution Overseas
2004-02-01On the afternoon of January 29, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Washington DC held a press conference in front of the French Embassy. The practitioners urged the French Government to take immediate action to correct its wrongful detention of Falun Gong practitioners to avoid further damage to France's image in the international community. -
Australia: Local Community Welcomes Falun Gong to Its National Day Parade
2004-02-01Falun Gong practitioners in South Australia area participated in the annual National Day parade. During the parade, some practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong exercises while others displayed traditional Chinese attire. The local community thoroughly enjoyed the parade. -
Singapore: Falun Dafa Association of Singapore Appeals to French Ambassador
2004-01-31"On 24 January 2004, more than a dozen people were arrested in Paris for wearing yellow sweaters or scarfs that bore the words "Falun Gong" or "Falun Dafa"...We trust that your government will understand the truth of the matter and stand firm on humanitarian grounds in resisting any diplomatic maneuvers in your country that attempt to legitimize or prolong Jiang's persecution of 100 million innocent civilians." -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Local Chinese New Year Celebration in Melbourne
2004-01-31Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual celebration of the Chinese New Year in downtown Melbourne. It was the first time that the Falun Dafa Association was given a booth after the settlement with the Federation of Chinese Associations in favour of Falun Gong, following an exclusion of the Falun Dafa Association from the New Year Celebration in 2002.