Worldwide News
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Macau: Truth-Clarification in Downtown Macau
2008-04-27To expose and end the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Falun Gong practitioners in Macao have been persistent in distributing truth-clarification materials on Senado Square and helping people quit the CCP. -
Worldwide Vigils Mark April 25th Falun Gong Appeal
2008-04-26Practitioners of Falun Gong will marked April 25 yesterday with candlelight vigils around the world, renewing calls for the Beijing regime to end a nine-year campaign of suppression that has recently escalated with the approach of the Olympics. It was on April 25, 1999, that Falun Gong first gained worldwide attention when some 10,000 adherents petitioned the central government in Beijing. Those gathering asked officials to release 40 practitioners who had recently been subjected to police abuse and unlawfully detained, and called for protection of their right to practice their beliefs in peace. -
United States: Warmly Welcoming the Divine Performing Arts Chinese Spectacular, Government Officials in the State of Washington Send Congratulatory Letters
2008-04-26The Divine Performing Arts of New York touring company concluded its Asia-Pacific tour and returned to the US with honor. The company would next put on two performances of the Chinese Spectacular at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Seattle from April 23rd to 24th, 2008. -
United States: Diverse Audience in Honolulu Experiences Oriental Legends
2008-04-25The Hawaiian Islands welcomed the premiere performance of the Divine Performing Arts Chinese Spectacular in Hawaii on the evening of April 21st, 2008 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. -
Canada: Rally Held in Ottawa Supporting 35 Million Withdrawals from CCP
2008-04-24On Sunday April 20th, a rally supporting the end of Communism in China was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Hundreds of people were on the Hill that day and learned that more than 35 million people have quit the Chinese Communist Party, and that the number is steadily increasing every day. -
United States: The Mayor of Honolulu Sends a Congratulatory Letter to the Divine Performing Arts
2008-04-23After presenting the Chinese Spectacular 140 times in 19 Asian and Australian cities, the Divine Performing Arts returned to the United States on April 21st, and will hold several shows at Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. The mayor of Honolulu, Mufi Hannemann, sent a congratulatory letter to the arts company. -
Japan: Practitioners Participate in Suigen Cherry Festival
2008-04-22On April 12th and 13th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Suigen Cherry Festival in Toyota City, Aichi County. They performed Chinese traditional dances and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises. -
Canada: Celebrating the Thirty-Five Million Chinese People Who Have Quit the CCP and Its Affiliated Organisations
2008-04-21On the afternoon of April 12th, 2008, there was a gathering in the middle of Chinatown to celebrate the occasion of 35 million Chinese people having quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations. -
New Zealand: Chinese Audience Members Have High Regard for the Divine Performing Arts
2008-04-20Many local Chinese people have attended. Daniel Liu, a local artist, had high praise for the show. To him, the combinations of the colours and the background scene designs were the most impressive. "They were unique and different from any other shows I have seen. The match between the colour of the background and the performers' costumes was amazing," he said. -
United States: Uncompromising Courage Art Exhibition Welcomed in Easton, Pennsylvania
2008-04-19The Uncompromising Courage Art Exhibition was held from March 8th to April 6th, 2008 at The Gallery at the State Theatre Centre for the Arts in Easton, Pennsylvania. The 15 paintings in the exhibit showed the brutality forced on Falun Dafa practitioners from the persecution, the effects it has had on their loved ones, and the practitioners' determination and faith. -
United States: Colorado State Senate and House of Representatives Pass Joint Resolution in Support of Human Rights Touch Relay Campaign
2008-04-18On the occasion of the Human Rights Touch Relay arriving in the State of Colorado, the State Senate and House of Representatives jointly passed the following resolution to declare their support for the Human Rights Torch Relay campaign and proclaim April 2008 to be Human Rights Torch Relay Month in Colorado. The resolution pointed out: "There are reports that the Chinese regime sells illegally harvested vital body organs from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience." -
Australia: Local Chinese Praise the Spectacular as True Art and True Chinese Culture
2008-04-17The touring company of Divine Performing Arts completed its fifth performance of the Chinese Spectacular in Sydney, Australia on the evening of April 5th, 2008. Many local Chinese people attended the show and were pleased to talk about their impressions afterwards. -
Taiwan: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition Held in Hualian
2008-04-16From March 25th to April 6th, the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibition was held at the Chi-an Town Public Library and then at the Songyuan Exhibition Centre, both in Hualian County, from April 9th to 23rd. -
Australia: Canberra Media Introduce Divine Performing Arts Chinese Spectacular
2008-04-16Canberra newspapers and magazines, including Capital Magazine, City News, and several others published articles to introduce the upcoming Chinese Spectacular presented by Divine Performing Arts. The show was staged in Canberra, the capital of Australia, on April 11th and 12th, 2008. -
Australia: Chinese lady supports the Chinese Spectacular
2008-04-12The Divine Performing Arts of New York presented the second Chinese Spectacular show at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on the afternoon of April 8th, 2008. Many Chinese-Australians, new immigrants and visiting Chinese attended the show and enjoyed the Chinese traditional culture that was presented in the show in its beautiful and elegant programmes.