Worldwide News
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Argentina: The Country's First Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Buenos Aires
2003-05-11Experience sharing plays an important role in helping practitioners improve as a whole. Argentina is an enormous country and practitioners in different areas rarely get the chance to meet and share experiences. Everyone recognised the importance of this opportunity to improve together in cultivation. -
Chairman of The Society of Publishers in Asia States Solid Opposition Against the Article 23 Legislation
2003-05-11The Legislative Council now has a unique opportunity to re-draft and update the SAR's existing, antiquated laws. We urge the Legislative Council to replace these outdated statutes with national security laws which are specific, unambiguous, and do not inhibit the legitimate expression of free speech, assembly, a free press and the other liberties that characterize Hong Kong's way of life. -
United States: St. Louis Dafa Practitioners Participate in Flower Festival Parade in Florissant, Missouri
2003-05-11When Falun Gong practitioner's procession passed by, people standing along the street gave a round of applause and waved to the practitioners. They acclaimed, "How peaceful, I feel they are so peaceful". Some people followed the practitioners on the float to do the Falun Dafa exercises. -
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Speaks Regarding Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2003-05-11Regarding the topic of China and Falun Gong, Mr. Graham stated that he has had many discussions with Chinese officials on the issue of Falun Gong. He has told the Chinese officials that the persecution was wrong and irrational. He also mentioned a project that he started with a colleague to help some countries' governments to eliminate corruption, which has achieved some results so far. -
Looking at SARS from the Perspective of Medicine and Sociology: The Real Story of SARS
2003-05-10The spread of SARS in Beijing has become a focus of attention over the world. Numerous medical staff have caught the disease. On Saturday, April 26, the international information centre of the Queens public library held a special seminar on SARS. Dr. Xu Jianchao, associate researcher from the Medical School of Yale University, political analyst Mr. Hu Ping, and Shi Shan, a reporter from Free Radio Asia were invited to discuss SARS issue from the perspective of medicine and sociology. -
US Expresses "serious reservations" over Article 23 Legislation in Hong Kong
2003-05-10On 2 May 2003, the US state Department issued a statement expressing "serious reservations" over Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong, in particularly the proscription mechanism, which HK government has chosen to keep despite worldwide condemnation. It is widely believed that this part directly targets Falun Gong. -
United States: Kansas State Capital Hosts Falun Dafa Truth-Clarifying Photo Exhibition
2003-05-10To celebrate the eleventh anniversary of Falun Dafa being introduced to the world and to celebrate the coming World Falun Dafa Day, Kansas practitioners successfully held a Falun Dafa truth-clarifying photo exhibition in the state capital during April 25 to May 2nd. -
Taiwan: Introducing Falun Dafa at Taipei Sun Yat-Sen Memorial
2003-05-10Every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., a group of Falun Gong practitioners come to the west side of the Taipei Sun Yat-Sen Memorial to introduce Dafa, practise the exercises, and clarify the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: Las Vegas Falun Dafa Practitioners Spread Dafa and Demonstrate the Exercises at Cultural Festival
2003-05-09On April 26, 2003, Las Vegas Dafa practitioners participated in the annual cultural festival held by invitation in the Sahara library. The graceful music and exercise video attracted visitors to stop and watch. -
United States: San Francisco Bay Area Dafa Practitioners Participate in Community Parade
2003-05-09As part of the parade procession, the Dafa practitioners' yellow practise clothes and "Falun Dafa is Good", "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" banners attracted the attention of the spectators. When they passed in front of the stage, the practitioners demonstrated the Dafa exercises. -
Amnesty International Expresses Concerns over the Article 23 Draft Bill
2003-05-08"Amnesty International remains deeply concerned over much of the proposed legislation and is also disappointed by the handling of the public consultation process and the apparent desire by the HKSAR government to push this important piece of legislation into existence without according it appropriate attention and discussion...Amnesty International believes that unless the proposed legislation is revised and clarified, there remains the potential for widespread abuse and a dramatic reduction in the protection and promotion of the rights of Hong Kong citizens to exercise their fundamental rights of freedom of expression, information and association." -
United States: Candlelight Vigil in Front of the Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at University of Texas on Fourth Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
2003-05-08The flickering candlelight shone on practitioners' solemn yet joyful faces. Listening to the song "Coming for you," the practitioners' tears ran down their faces. Recalling the four years of trials and tribulations, Dafa practitioners have persevered on the path so that more people can learn the truth. -
Australia: Practitioners Win "Best Theme Presentation" Award in Bendigo Easter Parade
2003-05-08On April 20-21, 2003, an annual Easter celebration entitled, "Golden Past, Golden Future" was held in Bendigo. Falun Gong won the "Best social group participation" award at the torch lantern festival on April 20, and "Best Theme Presentation" at the parade on April 21. -
United States: Falun Gong at the Los Angeles Times Books Festival
2003-05-08Passersby were attracted by the practitioners' beautiful exercise demonstration and many people stopped to learn to do the exercises, especially young children who took away free bookmarks and truth-clarifying VCD's. -
The HK Journalist Associations Critical Views on the Article 23 Draft Bill
2003-05-07'The HK Journalist Association submitted its opinions on the Article 23 draft bill to the Hong Kong Legislative Council on 7 April 2003. It stated that "The administration clearly needs to go much further in protecting freedom of expression than it has done in the National Security Bill.'