Worldwide News
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Thailand: Thai Corporation Embraces Falun Gong
2008-09-10On the afternoon of August 31st, 2008, Sakura, Inc. in Bangkok hosted a seminar about Falun Gong in the Menam Hotel and all the employees of the company attended. -
United States: Boston Practitioners Introduce Falun Gong to MIT Students and Tourists
2008-09-09On September 29th, at the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, MIT held a student organisation expo to welcome new students. The MIT Falun Dafa Student Club reserved a booth to introduce Falun Dafa and clarify the facts of the ongoing persecution in China to students and parents. -
United States: Spreading the Facts about Falun Gong at the California State Fair
2008-09-07Upon seeing pictures exposing the organ-harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners, a young man walked over to the booth and told Falun Gong practitioners he worked in law and human rights, and that he wanted to help stop the persecution. -
Canada: Celebration Marks Opening of Tianti Bookstore in Toronto
2008-09-06On August 31st, 2008, the Toronto Branch of the Tianti Bookstore was launched in the Luohu shopping centre in busy central Chinatown. The bookstore primarily carries Falun Dafa books, audio and video materials. -
Taiwan: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Takes Root in Pingtung High School
2008-09-06Mr. Li Liangmo gave a welcoming speech as the host of the art exhibition. He said he wanted to encourage students to visit the exhibition and wished the spirit of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance would take root in Pingtung Senior High. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for Bringing the Murderers to Justice
2008-09-04On September 15th, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners in Australia filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan and the 610 Office for crimes against humanity and genocide. The Supreme Court in Australia took the case. Falun Gong practitioners applied for a trial by default. -
Macau: Practitioners Hold Series of Activities in Downtown Macau to Promote Falun Gong and Expose the Persecution
2008-09-04Recently, Falun Gong practitioners from Macau held a series of activities in the busiest downtown area to promote Falun Gong and expose the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Canada: Grand Opening of Tianti Books in Toronto
2008-09-03On August 31st, 2008, the Tianti Bookstore opened up a new branch in Toronto's Chinatown. Zhang Zhaojin from the Toronto Falun Dafa Association and Hong Shizhong, chairperson of the Greater Toronto Chinese Community Association, attended the opening ceremony. -
Hong Kong: Protest at Tiananmen Square Results in the Second Entry Denial
2008-09-02In the morning of August 29th, Swiss Falun Gong practitioner and professional photographer Daniel flew to Hong Kong from Taiwan. After nearly 5 hours of inquiry, he was deported back to Taiwan. Daniel, who married to a Taiwanese woman 4 years ago, was attempting to enter Hong Kong on his Swiss passport. Customs officials didn't provide any explanation for their refusal to grant him permission to enter Hong Kong. -
United States: Practitioners Clarify the Truth at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado
2008-09-02Practitioners from at least ten states gathered in Denver over the last week to clarify the truth during the Democratic National Convention. Over 80,000 members of the press, delegates, and people from all over the nation attended the widely-publicised Convention activities. -
Indonesia: Practitioners Participate in Parade Celebrating Indonesian Independence Day in Bali
2008-09-01On August 18th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the main county office in Singaraja, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, to participate in a parade celebrating Indonesian Independence Day and the founding of Singaraja. -
Japan: Anti-Persecution "Millions of Signatures" Presented to Local Governments
2008-09-01The 2008 Anti-persecution "Millions of Signatures" Global Campaign was completed in late July 2008. Since then, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) has begun presenting the collected signatures to government bodies in Japan. -
United States: TV Station Reports CCP's Organ Harvesting from Living Practitioners
2008-08-31WCBI TV interviewed Ms. Liu, who said, "Now in China we have the Olympic Games. They look very beautiful. But actually behind the scenes, there are many people being tortured. We have evidence coming from China. We are informing people about the two sides of the communist party." -
Indonesia: Divine Land Marching Band Makes an Appearance at Indonesian Independence Day
2008-08-30Divine Land Marching Bands from Malaysia and Singapore were established not long ago, and the Indonesian practitioners invited the two bands to participate in this event. When the Divine Land Marching Band arrived at the event, there was a sudden downpour, but the practitioners didn't drop out of the parade. -
Korea: Hu Jintao Visits Korea; Falun Dafa Practitioners Call for Bringing to Justice the Chief Culprits Responsible for the Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-08-30When Hu Jintao visited Korea on August 25th, 2008, the Korean Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy to Korea, condemning the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Dafa.