Worldwide News
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Boston: Falun Gong Practitioners from Boston Attend the "Caribbean-Style Costume Parade" in the City of Cambridge (Photos)
2002-08-29On August 25, 2002, practitioners from Boston attended the annual "Caribbean-Style Costume Parade" in the City of Cambridge.Left: Practitioners performing the Red Silk Scarf Dance -
Canada: Unite as One Voice to Stop Jiang's Autocratic Regime from Controlling the Media and Damaging Mankind
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An Open Letter to the Hong Kong Government from a Mainland Chinese Journalist Now Persecuted for Being a Falun Gong Practitioner
2002-08-28I could not believe my eyes when I saw pictures of Hong Kong policemen manhandling Falun Gong practitioners, who were peacefully appealing by sitting quietly in front of China's liaison office. Why is it that the actions against the Falun Gong practitioners, by the Hong Kong police exactly duplicated the actions taken by the Mainland Chinese Public Security agents against practitioners who came from all over the country to peacefully appeal on July 20, 1999? -
Practitioners in Japan Start Signature Drive to Rescue Yoko Kaneko
2002-08-28To rescue Falun Gong practitioner Luo Rong (Japanese name: Yoko Kaneko) who was illegally sentenced to one and a half years of "re-education through labour" in China, Falun Dafa practitioners in Japan launched a signature drive in Nara City.Above: Leader of Democratic Party signs to support the rescue campaign -
San Francisco: Practitioners Clarify Truth at Auckland City Street Market
2002-08-28During the weekend of August 24 and 25, there was a yearly street market in Auckland City organized by the Chinese community. Practitioners used this opportunity to clarify the truth -
Video: Exactly What Happened while Hong Kong and Swiss Practitioners Were Peacefully Protesting the Order to "Kill without Pardon?"
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A Statement By the Sixteen Falun Gong Practitioners in Hong Kong Regarding their Trial, Verdict, and Fines
2002-08-27To all media: A few days ago, an anonymous person paid the fine for the sixteen Falun Gong practitioners who were wrongly convicted in the political trial. Ten of the sixteen practitioners who are now in Hong Kong will petition the Western Magistracy at 2:30 pm today (August 26). They will reiterate their position against the unjust verdict, and urge the judiciary to repudiate the verdict and return the money as soon as possible to whoever paid the fine. -
Jilin Province Falun Dafa Practitioners Express their Support to the Hong Kong and Swiss Practitioners
2002-08-27"The freedom, human rights and the spirit of rule of law that Hong Kong holds dear should serve as an example for the rest of China, rather than something to be destroyed and buried." -
Australia: Darebin City Welcomes Falun Dafa Day (Photos)
2002-08-27On August 24 2002, Darebin City, which is to the Northeast of Melbourne, welcomed its first Falun Dafa Day.Left: A young boy learns the Dafa Exercise -
Japan: Atsushi Kaneko Travels to China to Demand that His Wife Be Set Free
2002-08-27On May 24th, 2002, Japanese Falun Gong practitioner, Luo Rong, (Japanese given name: Yoko Kaneko), was illegally detained at the Haidian Police Station, because she distributed Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. She was later illegally sentenced to one year and six months of "re-education through labour. -
Hong Kong Judicial System Blemished
2002-08-26This verdict shows that the Hong Kong judicial system is no longer autonomous; it failed to safeguard the integrity of the judicial process in Hong Kong as it used to do. Meanwhile, the Chinese government's promise of "one country, two systems" is now seen as an empty saying. -
Australia: Young Practitioners Spread Dafa in Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital (Photos)
2002-08-26On August 24, 2002, three adult and 2 young Dafa practitioners arrived at Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital and introduced Dafa to children there for long-term care.Left: Young practitioner wanting to make lotus flowers quickly so she could give more presents to the young patients -
Australia: "Seeds of Compassion" Art Exhibit in Melbourne Meets with Great Success (Photos)
2002-08-26A female visitor said, "I can't imagine a person who suffered eight months in jail can draw such serene and beautiful pictures. Why doesn't she feel hatred and indignation in her heart?" When a practitioner explained to her that cultivating "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" enables a person to reach the compassionate realm, she said, "This is really inspiring!" -
A Letter to the People of Hong Kong from Falun Gong Practitioners in China Falun Dafa practitioners from Mainland China
2002-08-25We are Falun Dafa practitioners in Mainland China. We want to tell the people of Hong Kong that persecuting Falun Gong practitioners and slandering the founder of Falun Gong, Mr. Li Hongzhi, have severely violated the Chinese constitution and International Human Rights Treaties. The groundless accusations of Jiang's political gang severely violate the policy of "one country, two systems," and it is a dark page in human history. -
A Verdict of Gross Injustice
2002-08-25