Worldwide News
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Canada: Practitioners Rally to Rescue Their Fellow Practitioners on Hunger Strike in Jilin Prison
2003-11-07
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Australia: Petals of Peace at Viva LaGong
2003-11-06
Wollongong Viva LaGong festival is a celebration of the world of arts, culture and innovation. This year, the practitioners decided to take the "Petals of Peace Initiative" as the major theme at the stall to introduce Falun Dafa and the truth of the persecution to the people. -
Canada: "Driving Across Canada Van Tour" Visits Cities on Vancouver Island
2003-11-06
We held Falun Dafa exhibits and demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises in each city when we arrived. We also visited city offices, Members of Parliament in their offices as well as Provincial officials. Our global rescue efforts caught the attention of the government officials and reporters that we met. We are doing our best as a whole body to achieve the purpose of this Van Tour: telling the truth and exposing the evildoers. -
Japan: 2003 Asian Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Tokyo
2003-11-05
On November 1, the 2003 Asian area Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Tokyo, with many practitioners from Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan attending. The theme of this Fa conference was, "Strive forward together, a bright future lies ahead". -
Australia: Bringing the Plight of Mr. Liu Chengjun to the Public's Attention in Brisbane
2003-11-05
On Saturday, 1 November 2003, Falun Gong practitioners from around southeast Queensland held activities to inform the public of the severe situation Mr. Liu Chengjun faces after being nearly tortured to death at Jilin Prison and the resultant hunger strike by up to 100 other Falun Gong practitioners serving terms at Jilin Prison. -
Australia: Practitioners Appeal in Front of Chinese Consulate to Demand Immediate Release of Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Detained in Jilin Province
2003-11-04
More than 100 Falun Gong practitioners who are being detained in Jilin City Prison are on a group hunger strike to protest Jiang's brutal persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. We are holding this press conference and rally to demand that China immediately release all the Falun Gong practitioners being detained in Jilin City Prison. -
New Zealand: Falun Dafa Practitioners Urge the Chinese Government to Immediately Release Mr. Liu Chengjun and the One Hundred Jilin Practitioners Who Are on Hunger Strike
2003-11-04
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Canada: Falun Dafa Practitioners Gather in Front of Chinese Embassy to Request Immediate Release of Illegally Detained Falun Dafa Practitioners in Jilin City Prison
2003-11-03According to Clearwisdom reports, in order to make Falun Dafa practitioners give in, police in Jilin City Prison perpetrated numerous cruel tortures, including brutal beatings, sleep deprivation, tying people to their beds, etc. In order to try to force Falun Dafa practitioner Zhang Hongwei to give up his faith, police tied him to a bed for 58 days. Police also deprived Falun Dafa practitioner Zheng Weidong of sleep for over 7 days. -
United States: Los Angeles Falun Gong Practitioners Support Practitioners on Hunger Strike in Jilin Prison
2003-11-03
To express their support and concern of over 100 practitioners on hunger strike in Jilin Prison, practitioners from Los Angeles held a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Consulate on the evening of October 28. To protest the brutal torture, the Falun Gong practitioners have been on hunger strikes for many days, and their lives are in great danger. -
Taiwan: "Cycle Around the Island Rescue Trip" East Line Starts with the Support of Members of the Legislature and Media
2003-11-03
The "Cycle Around the Island Rescue Trip" started from Zhongzheng Memorial on the morning of October 28. The press conference before the trip attracted many reporters from different media agencies, and the reporters all actively interviewed practitioners and asked many questions on why Falun Gong was persecuted in China. -
United States: Dear-Colleague Letter in the U.S. Congress Condemning the Intense Pressure on the Local Elected Government Officials from Chinese Consular Officials
2003-11-02"Less well known is that the Chinese government is trying to stifle freedom of speech and freedom of religion here in the United States. Local government officials across America have used resolutions to support Falun Gong practitioners in their communities and condemn Chinese human rights abuses. In response, they have received intense pressure from Chinese consular officials, and in some cases even been persuaded to recant their support for Falun Gong and free speech." -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners in Toronto Hold Press Conference and Candlelight Vigil to Support Jilin Practitioners
2003-11-02
Nearly one hundred Falun Gong practitioners from Toronto, Canada gathered in front of the Chinese General Consulate in Toronto on the evening of October 29, 2003 and held a press conference and candlelight vigil to support fellow practitioners holding a hunger strike in a Jilin prison and Liu Chengjun being tortured to critical condition. -
United States: Houston Falun Gong Practitioners Call for Release of Liu Chengjun and Other Illegally Detained Practitioners
2003-11-02
Liu Chengjun, a Falun Gong practitioner in Changchun, Jilin Province, was arrested for broadcasting a truth-clarification TV program of Falun Gong that aimed to break through China's strict blockade of the truth about Falun Gong. Due to the extreme treatment and torture he received in jail Mr. Liu is now in a critical condition. -
Australia: With Jilin Practitioner on Brink of Death, Australian Falun Gong Practitioners Protest the Persecution in front of Chinese Consulate
2003-11-01
Falun Gong practitioners from Victoria Province of Australia held a press conference and candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne to strongly protest the Jiang regime's ruthless torture of detained Falun Gong practitioners and call for the immediate release of innocent people. -
Central News Agency (Taiwan): Freed Taiwanese Falun Gong Practitioner Recounts Ordeal In Shanghai
2003-11-01"Mainland Chinese investigators warned me that they would hunt me down in Taiwan if I revealed what was discussed during the interrogations," Lin claimed, adding that his interrogators told him that they would definitely be able to find him. Lin said he was shocked to find that his mainland interrogators knew almost everything about his life and work in Taiwan. They had information about his wife, friends and even had an e-mail address he had cancelled, he added.
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