Worldwide News
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Singapore: Falun Gong Walks With You -- "The New Paper Big Walk 2003"
2003-09-11On the morning of September 7, more than 60,000 people participated in the 10km Big Walk. Falun Gong practitioners were marching as a contingent. Many people were amazed at seeing them. The practitioners took this as a good opportunity to help more Singaporeans become familiar with Falun Gong. -
Australia: "SOS Urgent Rescue Car Tour" Embarks from Sydney
2003-09-11On September 4, 2003, two cars decorated with Falun Dafa truth-clarifying photos set off from the Chinese Consulate in Sydney to embark an "SOS urgent rescue car tour" from Sydney to Melbourne. The theme of this car trip is to call for the rescue of Australian citizens' family members who are enduring the persecution in China's prisons for their practise of Falun Gong. -
Canada: Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in Calgary
2003-09-11On August 31, Dafa practitioners from Calgary and Edmonton held their first Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The atmosphere was filled with solemnity and enthusiasm. Practitioners felt that although the conference was small in scale, it was extremely successful and greatly benefited everyone present. -
Canada: Numerous Well Known Lawyers in Canada Willing to Represent the Plaintiffs in Lawsuit against Jiang Zemin
2003-09-10After extensively contacting members of the legal profession in Canada, Falun Gong practitioners found out that they are able to begin the lawsuit against Jiang and the "610 Office" in Canada. Zhou Limin, the spokesperson of Falun Gong practitioners in Canada, said that many lawyers who pay attention to the human rights situation of Falun Gong practitioners in China are willing to represent Falun Gong practitioners. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in West Indian American Day Carnival Grand Parade in Brooklyn
2003-09-10Practitioners performed the Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Chinese drum, Chinese dancing, and Falun Gong exercise demo to the audience of Chinese and Western people. The Tang Dynasty costumes, graceful dancing and Falun Gong exercise demo were very eye-catching. -
United States: Congressman Jim Gibbons Shows Support for Charles Li and an End to the Persecution in China
2003-09-10On July 29, 2003, US Congressman Jim Gibbons wrote to a Falun Gong practitioner regarding the detention of Charles Li in China. He said in the letter: "The detention and forced feeding of Charles Li has sparked continuous international pressure on the Chinese government. The conduct of the Chinese judicial system has justifiably disturbed the international community." -
Houston: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Symbolic Public Trial, Five Witnesses Expose Jiang's Atrocities with Their Personal Sufferings
2003-09-09On the morning of September 5, Houston Falun Gong practitioners held a symbolic public trial for the chief perpetrator Jiang Zemin in front of the Chinese Consulate in Houston. As part of the global public trial against Jiang, this symbolic trial is to allow more people to know about Jiang's crimes in cruelly persecuting innocent people and have more learn about the righteous legal actions undertaking against him all over the world. -
Miyazaki, Japan: Media Reports on National Rescue Tour for Falun Gong Practitioner Yoko Kaneko
2003-09-09Japan's Miyazaki Daily News reported on August 15 on the appeal for the rescue of Yoko Kaneko (39 years old), a former resident of Niigata county who was arrested by Chinese authorities in May of 2002 for distributing truth-clarifying materials describing the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. Kaneko was arrested in Beijing and has been detained since last year. A national car tour came to Miyazaki county on August 13 and 14 and held activities in front of the Miyazaki department store to appeal for Kaneko's rescue. -
Canada: Practitioners Push Forward the Process of Bringing a Lawsuit against Jiang in Canada
2003-09-08A practitioner shared her discussion with a lawyer on how to bring Jiang to justice. Practitioners sincerely explained to the lawyer the truth of the brutal persecution over the past 4 years. Upon hearing the experiences of practitioners who have faced the evil persecution with determination over the past more than 4 years, the lawyer had tears in his eyes. He stood up and said: "I will accept the case of bringing Jiang to justice." -
United States: Friends of Falun Gong USA Board Member Ambassador Mark Palmer Gives Radio Interview on Persecution of Falun Gong
2003-09-08On Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Friends of Falun Gong USA Board Member, Ambassador Mark Palmer gave a radio interview about the repression of Falun Gong in China to the Batchelor and Alexander Show, New York's #1 rated night-time talk show. This is the text of the thirteen-minute interview. -
Japan: Minghui Falun Gong School Holds Summer Camp
2003-09-08A series of relaxing summer camp activities were held by the Minghui School in Japan at the Niigata Bathing Beach. Older children took care of the young ones when playing on the beach and in the sea. They practised the exercises, studied the Fa and were involved in many other activities during these few days. -
Korea: Chairman of People's Congress of China Visits South Korea - Busan Practitioners Protest Against the Torture and Killing of Falun Dafa Practitioners by Jiang's Regime
2003-09-07Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the People's Congress of Mainland China, recently visited Korea. Outside the Chairman's hotel, practitioners practised the Falun Gong exercises, send forth righteous thoughts, protested against the torture and killing of Falun Dafa practitioners and requested immediate release of all the Falun Dafa practitioners illegal detained by Jiang's regime. -
United States: "Rescue Charles Li Car Tour" Joins Labour Day Festivals to Clarify the Truth
2003-09-07The team of "Rescue Charles Li Car Tour" arrived in Detroit, Michigan at the end of August. Since there is a large population of factory workers in Michigan, the annual Labour Day is an important holiday. The Michigan practitioners decided to combine two activities into one. -
Taiwan: Young Inmates Benefit Tremendously from Falun Gong Seminar in Changhua Jail
2003-09-06Having experienced the great effects of Falun Gong in improving both physical and mental health, Taiwan Changhua Youth Jail once again invited Falun Gong practitioners to conduct a 24-day summer seminar starting July 28 to assist the jail to educate the young inmates and to enrich the young students' summer life. -
United States: Local Media Pay Attention as "Car Tour to Rescue Charles Li" Group Arrives in Ohio
2003-09-06Though few people were on duty in the media outlets over the weekend, three major TV stations including ABC, CBS and FOX, the largest newspaper Cincinnati Enquirer, and City Beat came to conduct interviews and made objective and positive reports on the activity.