Worldwide News
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Canada: Labour Congress Condemn the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners by the Chinese Authorities
2003-07-28"On behalf of the Canadian Labor Congress, I want to express our solidarity with you today...The Canadian Labour Congress, on behalf of working women and men has repeatedly denounced the oppression and persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese authorities...Today, we salute the courage and determination you have shown in defending the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance."" -
Korea: Falun Dafa Practitioners Circle the Country to Clarify the Facts around July 20th
2003-07-27On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Jiang regime's persecution of Falun Gong, to call for justice and conscience and to support the global trial of perpetrator Jiang Zemin, practitioners from Korea conducted a 23-day journey around the country to clarify the facts and to collect petition signatures. -
Taiwan: Young Practitioners from Tainan Minghui Falun Gong School Introduce Dafa During Summer Vacation
2003-07-27Young practitioners from Tainan Minghui School demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. They also performed songs and recited Hongyin (poems written by Master Li Hongzhi). Young practitioners' wonderful performance deeply impressed the attendees. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Rally on Capitol Hill
2003-07-27On July 22, practitioners rallied on the U.S. Capitol Hill to call on people from all walks of life to support justice. A number of U.S. Senators and Representatives came to express their support. On the evening of July 21, Falun Gong practitioners also held a candlelight vigil to commemorate practitioners who were persecuted to death in China. -
Epoch Times: Falun Gong Practitioners Rally on Capitol Hill; More than Ten U.S. Senators and Congressmen Come to Show Support
2003-07-26After going through four years of persecution, Falun Gong practitioners have not succumbed. More than 2,000 practitioners from all over the world gathered on Capitol Hill in Washington DC to hold a peaceful rally. More than 10 U.S. Senators and Congressmen as well as over 20 non-governmental organisations came to show their support. -
Malaysia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities to Introduce Falun Gong
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BBC Monitoring: Taiwan Falun Gong March Held In Support Of Mainland Counterparts
2003-07-26At least 1,000 Taiwanese Falun Gong followers took to the streets Sunday afternoon (20 July) in the southern port city of Kaohsiung in support of their fellow practitioners in mainland China. The demonstrators called on the international community to help stop Beijing's persecution of mainland Chinese Falun Gong practitioners. -
FDI: Congressional Briefing Held Regarding Communist Chinese Agents Harassing, Assaulting American Falun Gong on U.S. Soil
2003-07-25Attacks against Falun Gong on U.S. soil by agents of the Chinese Communist regime have caught the attention of federal law makers. The office of Congressman Hyde initiated a briefing on Capitol Hill regarding harassment, assaults and other persecutory measures carried out by Chinese government agents in the U.S. -
United States: Senator Paul S. Sarbanes letter supporting DC Rally
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FDI: Over 5,000 Falun Gong Practitioners from Around the World Attend Conference in Washington DC
2003-07-25Four years after former Chinese Communist leader, Jiang Zemin, launched the persecution of Falun Gong in China, Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Washington DC to take part in the annual Washington DC Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Symbolic Trial and Public Assembly in Washington DC to Comprehensively Expose the Persecution
2003-07-24In the morning of July 22, 2003, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world held a symbolic trial in front of Capitol Hill to comprehensively expose the persecution. Various groups supported the practitioners' public assembly, condemning the persecution and showing their support for "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance". -
Australia: Sydney Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Large-Scale Activities to Expose the Persecution
2003-07-24On July 20, 2003, exactly 4 years since the persecution of Falun Gong began, more than 180 Falun Gong practitioners wearing white came to a harbour in downtown Sydney. They lined up neatly and solemnly sat on the lawn. The beauty and peacefulness of the practitioner's appeal was in stark contrast to the evil persecution that they were here to protest. -
Asia: Activities to Expose the Crimes of Jiang Zemin on the 4th Year of the Persecution
2003-07-24Four years since the beginning of the evil persecution in China, practitioners from both Taiwan and Korea held activities to reveal the truth of the persecution where practitioners have been subjected to beatings and other forms of corporal punishment, rape and financial extortion. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Large Scale March in Washington DC
2003-07-23Starting at noon of July 21, more than three thousand Falun Gong practitioners representing more than 60 countries all over the world participated in a large scale march in Washington DC. They asked for the main culprit of the persecution against Falun Gong and the former Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin to be tried in court. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities on July 20th to Call for an End to the Persecution
2003-07-23"Four years of brutal persecution and genocide must be ended." Practitioners held activities for the 4th year of the persecution in China. They called upon people from all walks of life to stand up to uphold justice. As of today, the Canadian government has helped secure the release of more than ten Falun Gong practitioners.