Worldwide News
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More People From Orange County Australia Meet Falun Dafa
2003-01-27The activity was a great success. The people of Orange now have an opportunity to practice the principles of Truth, Compassion and Forbearance, and to gain the tremendous health benefits, mental clarity and peace of mind of Falun Dafa. -
Calling For the Rescue of Hong Kong Citizen Chan Wing-yuen in Burma and Condemning Jiang's Regime for Exerting Pressure on Foreign Governments to Persecute Falun Gong
2003-01-26A man in his 70's was shamelessly sentenced to seven years in prison, only because he unfurled a banner that reads "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance". We are shocked at this complete disregard for justice, and we also see that the Jiang regime in China is perpetrating illegal persecution against overseas Falun Gong practitioners through Chinese consulates. -
Australia: Falun Dafa Activities at Melbourne Lunar New Year Celebration
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Introducing Falun Dafa at the Illinois Governor's Inauguration Day
2003-01-26On January 13, 2003, Springfield, Illinois, the Illinois state government celebrated its new governor's inauguration..practitioners utilised this opportunity to successfully carry out activities to introduce Falun Dafa and clarify the truth to government officials as well as the public. -
Letter from Hong Kong Falun Dafa Association to HK Burmese Consulate
2003-01-25"The heavy jail sentence secretly handed to this 70-year-old man was clearly unlawful, and is absolutely not acceptable by todays international standard for human rights...We hope that the Myanmar Government will have the courage to stand up to temporary political pressure, and do whats right for the country and the people by immediately and unconditionally releasing Mr. Chan." -
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Writes to Practitioners about Human Rights in China
2003-01-25"[The Australian] Government considers that China's ban on Falun Gong breaches fundamental rights of assembly and free expression. The Government also believes that China's maltreatment of Falun Gong practitioners - including relatives of Australian citizens - contravenes the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which China has signed, but not yet ratified, and the Convention Against Torture." -
Falun Gong Court Case Can Continue: Court Denies Chinese Newspaper's Attempt to Derail Case
2003-01-24The Montreal Chinese newspaper often prints materials slandering Falun Gong, to stop this defamation, Falun Gong practitioners from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto filed a lawsuit against the paper. Last week, Quebec Judge William Fraiberg dismissed the newspaper Les Presses Chinoises' motion which attempted to terminate Falun Gong practitioners' case. -
Japan: Practitioners tell the Facts of the Persecution to a Group Advocating Peace and Friendship
2003-01-24Japan Falun Gong practitioners were invited by the Twenty-First Century Japan and Korea Committee of Friendship and Peace to attend their first gathering for peace and friendship this year. The Secretary of the Committee said in his speech that he hoped to rescue Ms. Yoko Kaneko as soon as possible. -
United States: San Francisco Bay Area Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Press Conference to Expose Jiang Regime's Killing of Practitioners
2003-01-23Falun Gong practitioners, Friends of Falun Gong, family members of practitioners who are suffering the persecution in China as well as others held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to expose the Jiang regime's ruthless killing of Falun Gong practitioners and to call on the public to work together to stop the brutal persecution. -
Singapore: 2003 Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Successfully Held
2003-01-23The 2003 Singapore Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held on January 11, 2003. Creating a solemn atmosphere, practitioners from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and US attended this grand conference. -
Israel: Israel Parliament Members Support the Release of Xiong Wei
2003-01-22Six members of the Israeli Knesset signed a petition letter for the release of Xiong Wei, who has been detained for more than a year without trial because she handed out flyers in Beijing, revealing the truth about the Jiang regimes persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: Falun Gong practitioners Appeal outside Chinese Consulates
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Melbourne: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Jiang's Atrocities in Front of the Chinese Consulate
2003-01-22At 9:00 a.m. on January 14, 2003, Tuesday, Melbourne Falun Gong practitioners entered Day 3 of their peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate, exposing the Jiang regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong and calling for an immediate end to the killing. Local media came to cover the activity. -
Swedens Foreign Minister makes Worldwide Human Rights Reports Public
2003-01-21By publishing the country specific reports, we take an important step towards an increased information exchange regarding the human rights situation in the world. My expectation is that this will increase the knowledge, stimulate public debate, and show ways of improving human rights. -
Sydney: Falun Dafa Practitioners Expose Jiang's Atrocities in Front of the Chinese Consulate
2003-01-21Beginning on January 12 to January 14, in conjunction with the global appeal, Sydney Dafa practitioners held a series of activities in front of the Chinese Consulate for three consecutive days. The reason for the appeal is the increase in practitioners being murdered by Jiang's regime..