Worldwide News
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New Zealand Falun Dafa Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2003-05-16On May 10th, Dafa practitioners of Auckland and Hamilton New Zealand went to a beautiful tourist site in Mission Bay. They practised exercises in groups, sent forth righteous thoughts and distributed truth clarifying materials to the visitors to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. -
Australia: Melbourne Dafa Practitioners Send Righteous Thoughts Outside the Chinese Consulate In Support of Bringing Jiang to Justice
2003-05-16In order to support the trial against Jiang, Dafa practitioners in Melbourne and Sydney held a three-day candlelight vigil outside the respective Chinese Consulates from May 6 to May 8. -
United States: Dafa Practitioners Participate in the Minnesota May Festival Parade
2003-05-16Practitioners paraticipated in the May Festival Parade in Minnesota to show the people the beauty of Falun Dafa. There were many beautiful floats and dancers in costumes, the amazing display won high praise from the audience. -
Canada: Ottawa Falun Dafa Practitioners Send forth Righteous Thoughts In front of Chinese Embassy to Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin
2003-05-14The scene was very peaceful and solemn. Many passersby were already very familiar with this group of peaceful people. Apart from expressing their regards with gentle honks, some kind-hearted person sent us a pack of refreshment to express his support and encouragement. -
Canadian Member of Parliament Benoit Serre Writes to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Concerning Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted in China
2003-05-14"They feel, and I concur, that the People's Republic of China should face international scrutiny and condemnation for its extensive human rights violations, including the severe and inhumane persecution of Falun Gong...Canadians have serious concerns regarding the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners. Addressing China's human rights abuses in your speech at the United Nations appears like the decent thing for our Government to do. " -
United States: Michigan Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day with Friends and Relatives
2003-05-14On May 10, 2003, nearly one hundred Falun Gong practitioners from Michigan and Windsor (just across the Canadian border from Detroit) and their friends and relatives gathered in Bloomfield Library and celebrated May 13 World Falun Dafa Day during the weekend. -
United States: Midwest Dafa Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Chicago and Support the Global Lawsuit against Jiang
2003-05-13The carefully made banners that read, "Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day," "Celebrate Midwest Falun Dafa Month" and colourful balloons imprinted with "Happy Birthday" [for Master Li Hongzhi] floated in the pure blue sky, under which, the practitioners sat quietly in meditation. What a beautiful scene! -
Japan: Dafa Practitioners Collect Signatures for the Rescue of Yoko Kaneko During Flower Festival in Hiroshima
2003-05-13During the annual Flower Festival held in Hiroshima on May 3-4, 2003, Dafa practitioners from different places of Japan came to the Shopping Street in the vibrant Central Avenue to clarify the truth to passersby and collect signatures for the rescue of Yoko Kaneko. -
South Korea: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth of the persecution in China and Help Rescue Practitioner Charles Li
2003-05-13Very often people can see them collecting signatures in front of the Chinese Embassy, the Chinese Consulate, on university campuses and at entrances of subway stations. Practitioners do this voluntarily out of their compassion, their main reason being that you will support them in their mission to rescue practitioners in China and help stop the persecution. -
Australia: Dafa Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil Three Days in a Row and Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Outside the Chinese Consulate
2003-05-13To support the just trial against Jiang Zemin, Sydney Dafa practitioners held a candlelight vigil on May 6th, 7th and 8th outside the Chinese Consulate. The monstrous crimes committed by Jiang and his accomplice "610 Office" in persecuting Dafa and Dafa practitioners can not be hidden. They must be held responsible. -
Falun Dafa Practitioners from Different Countries Respectfully Wish Master a Happy Birthday
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India: VIPs Ask China to Stop Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners
2003-05-12On 7 May 2003, a group of Indian VIPs met in New Delhi to discuss how to stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. They established a network to promote the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners, which includes MPs, academics, leaders of religous groups and leaders of NGOs. -
United States: Virginia Falun Dafa Practitioner Makes Suggestions to the SARS Prevention Department of Fairfax County Regarding Falun Gong's Effects on Improved Health
2003-05-12Mr. Nappi told the representatives that the research on neutrophile cells performed by Dr. Lili Feng, a professor of immunology from Medical School of Baylor University, showed that practising Falun Gong had a tremendous effect on improving one's immunity. He hoped that given the current situation of SARS, the county government would provide more support for its residents to practise Falun Gong so as to allow more residents to benefit from the practice, improve their immune system and overall health. -
The Law Society of Hong Kong Opposes the Proscription Mechanism in the Article 23 Blue Bill
2003-05-12"The requirements of Article 23 are already met by the other proposals in the Blue Bill and there appears to be no need to enact this additional power to proscribe and the extreme measures contained in the proposed appeal procedure." -
Canada: Mural Painting In the Campus of Carleton University, Ottawa
2003-05-12To lay out the rich and colourful campus culture, Carleton University decided to make use of the tunnel which connects the student activity centre with all other buildings on the campus as the "great gallery" to display each club's features. One of the most liked pieces was a very beautiful painting of a globe with a girl doing the Falun Dafa sitting meditation and the words "Falun Dafa" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance."