Worldwide News
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United States: Chinese Singer says Shen Yun Awakened My Dreams
2011-02-26“There are no words in dancing. However, Shen Yun's dances expressed the spirit in the stories better than words ever could. They made me want to cry. I cried when I saw the kind of beauty and spirit in the dance in 'Plum Blossom.'” -
United States: Joy and Surprise Fill the Audience at Shen Yun Performance in Nashville, Tennessee
2011-02-25Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company visited “Music City” for the first time this year, on February 18th and 19th. After both performances at Andrew Jackson Hall, audiences gave standing ovations after the final curtain. Many in the audience expressed surprise and pleasure for what they had seen. -
Taiwan: Practitioners Clarify the Truth About Falun Gong to Tourists from China
2011-02-24As tourists board their bus after dinner, Falun Gong practitioners hold up their display boards and banners, and shout while waving at tourists, “Please remember that Falun Dafa is great!” Practitioners remind the tourists about Dafa’s benefits and the brutal persecution. Many tourists wave back at them. -
Taiwan: Governor of Liaoning Province Meets with Protest and Lawsuit
2011-02-23Regarding the fact that many visiting Chinese Communist Party officials are culprits of the persecution of Falun Gong, the Taiwan Legislative Yuan and 12 county/city councils have passed resolutions: No invitations, no welcoming, no hospitality to human rights offenders. -
South Taiwan: Regional Group Study and Experience Sharing to Encourage Each Other to Make Solid Progress
2011-02-22On February 13th, 2011, about 600 Falun Gong practitioners from Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung gathered together in Pu Primary School and had a one-day cultivation experience sharing. -
United States: Falun Gong Booth Popular Among Chinese at New Year Celebration at University of California, Sacramento
2011-02-21A practitioner's friend and his wife came to the event. He asked about the local practice sites because he wanted to learn and experience it. His wife asked eagerly what the essence of Falun Dafa is. A practitioner told her to remember Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. -
Indonesia: Divine Land Marching Band Participates in Lantern Festival Celebrations at Local Market
2011-02-21The beautiful music attracted more and more shoppers into the performance hall. They stopped to watch the band play. People took out mobile phones and cameras to take photos. They also took fliers from Falun Dafa practitioners. Some asked where they could learn the exercises. -
Korea: Call for the Expulsion of the CCP's Deputy Consul-General
2011-02-20“Jin Yanguang lacks the basic qualities of a diplomat. He should be barred from Busan City Hall and its city council, police department, courts, procuratorates, schools, and official facilities, and be expelled. We should safeguard our rights as citizens and our dignity.” -
United States: Police Arrest Man Who Assaults Falun Gong Group in Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing, New York
2011-02-18Another eyewitness, Mr. Fei, believes that the attack was instigated by someone behind-the-scenes. When the attack took place, a man dressed in black wearing dark sunglasses rushed into the middle of the road and took photos. Mr. Fei believed that the incident was a provocative act planned by CCP agents -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Performance Welcomed at Traditional Chinese New Year Celebration
2011-02-18The Divine Land Marching Band performed on the North Stage where the dragon dance ended. The host said, “Wow, look at that. It is Falun Gong’s Divine Land Marching Band. Their costumes are so special. Their performance is more impressive than the National Day Military Parade!” -
Taiwan: Officials Call on the Government to Deny Entry of Governor of Chinese Province of Liaoning
2011-02-17Legislator Liu Chien-Kuo said at the press conference, “Taiwan is a free democratic country. It would be absurd for us to welcome and receive a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official who has been abusing human rights.” -
United States: Falun Gong Stands Out in Chinese New Year Celebration in Quincy, Massachusetts
2011-02-17A woman stopped in front of the Falun Gong booth and said that she knows Falun Dafa practitioners to be kind people. “We attended the Shen Yun performance yesterday in Boston, it was really amazing!” she said. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Flushing Chinese New Year Parade in New York City
2011-02-16On February 12th, New York Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Flushing Chinese New Year parade. Many other local Asian groups also participated in this parade. Along Main Street, spectators were crowded on the sidewalks to watch this annual celebration. -
United States: Introducing Falun Gong at New Student Orientation at the University of Arizona
2011-02-15The University of Arizona finally saw sunshine on February 7th, 2011, after an entire week of chilly weather. Student organisations held a student orientation activity on campus. Students with the Falun Dafa Club set up a booth with a banner worded “Falun Dafa Is Great!” -
Taiwan: Taitung County Council Asks Central Government to Deny Entry to Human Rights Violators
2011-02-15“Taiwanese people believe in 'good will be rewarded and evil will meet with retribution.' We also believe that gods are watching us. If we allow human rights violators to enter Taiwan, it is tantamount to condoning crimes. Can gods allow this to happen? If we can support and uphold justice, and stand by good people, we will accumulate good fortune for our offspring and the country.”