Worldwide News
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Canada: Falun Dafa Practitioners in Vancouver Celebrate the Christmas Holiday with Relatives and Friends
2002-12-31On December 26 2002, Dafa practitioners in Vancouver gathered together with relatives and friends to celebrate the Christmas holiday. The practitioners prepared rich foods and performed music and songs. They also showed videos to reveal the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China. -
Peru: Revealing the Facts to People from all Walks of Life
2002-12-31All together we taught more than 6,000 students from over 200 classes. Because the five sets of exercises are simple, graceful and serene, no matter how undisciplined some of the kids were, they were able to sit down and learn. Teachers were amazed and very happy to cooperate...In the process of teaching the exercises, children also learned to read and write "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" in Chinese. -
Hong Kong Cultural Community: "We Want White Bill Consultation, Not White Terror"
2002-12-30In order to avoid being persecuted under the new legislation, many workers in the cultural circles would have to examine their work or publications closely to see if they could be construed as seditious. What is even worse is that competitors may use Article 23 to strike at their rivals. It may lead to the withering of creativity and culture in Hong Kong. -
The Twin Sister of a Canadian Resident is Released from Jail in China as a Result of the Global Rescue Campaign
2002-12-30"It is not because the labour camp is compassionate that she was released, but because the International Rescue Committee and Canadian Government exerted pressure on China." -
United States: Proclamation of Falun Dafa Month, City of Gainesville, Florida
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Australia: Sydney Practitioner's 500 Mile Bicycle Trip - Appealing for Help in Delivering Christmas Gift to Fiancée Detained in China
2002-12-29Through his fiancée's experience, Li said that he wanted to let the Australian people recognise more clearly the plight of millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and motivate them to care about and help stop this persecution of millions of innocent people. -
Australia: 500km Bicycle Journey Receives Support from the Media and Politicians
2002-12-29Mr. King expressed the view that the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese government is wrong, and the Australian government is seeking effective ways to rescue Li's fiancée. As for the Christmas present, their office would contact relevant departments in Shanghai where the labour camp is located and make an enquiry on his behalf, to show their concern over the case. -
Australia: Melbourne Community Holds Rally Against Hong Kong's Article 23 Legislation
2002-12-28"It has been merely five years, and the Chinese Communist Party already wants ..the once free and democratic port city to degenerate into one that is spiritless and governed by a dictatorship." -
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Expresses Concerns on Article 23 in Television Interview
2002-12-28Dec. 23 was the last day before the deadline of the consultation period of the proposed legislation of Article 23 in Hong Kong. A New Tang Dynasty TV reporter interviewed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State from the U.S. State Department, Mr. J. Scott Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter is from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor... -
Australia: Rally and Parade Against Hong Kong Article 23 in Central Sydney
2002-12-27At noon December 19, 2002, Chinese-Australians from all walks of life rallied at Circular Quay to show their concern and strong opposition to Hong Kong's Article 23 legislation, which will destroy human rights, democracy and freedom in Hong Kong. -
USA: Congressman Christopher Smith Writes to China's Ambassador to the US to Express His Strong Opposition to the Current Proposed Draft of Article 23
2002-12-27"Not only are many of the proposals in Article 23 bad policy and misguided law on their own merits, but their practical effect will be to reduce the economic incentives for businesses, entrepreneurs, and scholars to congregate in Hong Kong. The "chilling effect" that will occur as Hong Kong essentially imports the same heavy-handed human rights policies practiced in the Chinese mainland will be significant and measurable." -
Australian Practitioner: Chinese Authorities Kill My Mother Ma Guilin and Deny My Last Chance to See Her
2002-12-27After going through over eight months of mental and physical torture Ma Guilin became terminally ill and was sent to hospital. Her Daughter from Australia requested a visa from the chinese consulate to go see her, but due to the fact that she was a Falun Gong practitioner her visa was delayed until her mother was dead. -
Letter from US Congressman John Peterson Congratulating the Philadelphia Conference
2002-12-27As you embark on these activities, I wish you and your fellow supporters well and commend you for you dedication to a practise which, as you state in your letter, aims to "bring peace to the hearts of everyone." -
An Open Letter from Falun Dafa Associations of Asia to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Regarding Article 23
2002-12-26"We expect the government of Hong Kong to listen to the voices of Hong Kong's people, who oppose the implementation of Article 23, and we expect that they will listen to the human rights organisations' appeals from all over the world." -
Tokyo: Parade Against Proposed Hong Kong Article 23 Legislation
2002-12-25It was cold and windy in Tokyo on December 22, 2002. About two hundred people gathered in a park not far from the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo to protest the proposed Hong Kong Article 23 Legislation. The people included Japanese clerks of companies, students from China and Taiwan, Falun Gong practitioners and other Chinese in Japan.