World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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WOIPFG Concerned about the Intensified Persecution Before the Beijing Olympics
2008-08-05On July 21st, the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) published an urgent notice regarding the arrests of Falun Gong practitioners before the Beijing Olympics. WOIPFG called on the international community to pay attention to the intensified persecution against Falun Gong and take action to stop it. -
Canada: CIPFG Releases Information on Labour Camps Near Beijing Olympics Contest Venues
2008-08-04Mr. Zhang said, "Hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners were unlawfully imprisoned in jails, brainwashing centres, and mental hospitals even before the CCP's escalation of persecution. This is the biggest human rights disaster in the world." -
Israel: Wide Support Condemning the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-08-03On July 22nd, 2008, a rally was held near the Israeli Parliament building in Jerusalem to support 22 Members of the Israeli Parliament who co-signed a letter condemning the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong. -
Taiwan: Practitioners Hold an Experience Sharing Conference on Clarifying the Truth to China
2008-08-03The annual "Experience Sharing Conference on Fa-study and Clarifying the Truth to People in China" was held on July 27th, 2008, at the Youth Activities Centre in Caotun, Nantou County, Taiwan. About a thousand Falun Gong practitioners attended, and many shared their experiences of clarifying the facts to Chinese compatriots in mainland China. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in New York Protest the CCP's Large-Scale, Olympics-Related Arrests
2008-08-02Falun Gong practitioners in New York held a demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate at 6 p.m. on July 30th, 2008, to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for escalating its persecution of Falun Gong using the pretext of the Olympic Games. -
United States: Thirty-five Representatives of Congress Sign Open Letter to President Bush and Call for Investigation of Flushing Incident
2008-08-02On July 29th, 2008, an open letter to President Bush that was initiated by Congressman Tom Tancredo and signed by a total of 35 representatives of the US Congress was sent to the White House. The letter calls on President Bush to direct the Justice Department to investigate the frequently organised attacks on Falun Gong practitioners. -
Epoch Times: Preliminaries of Chinese Violin Competition Impress Judges
2008-08-01NEW YORK - After the first round of preliminaries finished on Friday, July 25th, the judges of the first NTDTV International Chinese Violin Competition left the New York City Town Hall Foundation visibly pleased. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest CCP's Escalation of Persecution in San Francisco Prior to Olympics
2008-07-31On the afternoon of July 26th, Falun Gong practitioners and civil right activists held a rally outside the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to protest the Communist regime's intensifying the persecution of innocent Chinese citizens and to urge the public to help end the nine-year persecution of Falun Gong. -
San Francisco Chronicle (United States): TV network says it's been shut down in China
2008-07-30"We are the only (Chinese) channel not under the state's control," said Cathy Zhang, general manager of the Palo Alto office of the nonprofit station. The station estimates it has 225 million potential viewers worldwide, including 100 million in Asia. "Our coverage is controversial from the communist regime's point of view. "We just want to bring the truth to the Chinese people. They get a filtered view from the government." -
Canada: Everyone Should Know the True Story of Falun Gong
2008-07-29It started pouring just before the rally, and pedestrians quickly dispersed. However, Falun Gong practitioners weren't deterred. They stood firmly in the rain, holding the banner "Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong." As the rain stopped, it turned dark. Falun Gong practitioners lit their candles and looked even more steadfast. -
New Zealand: Maori Tribes Support Falun Gong
2008-07-29Amato Akarana, an elder of the Nga Puhi Maori people, signed the "Global One Million Signature Campaign" petition on behalf of the Maori Tribal Union. Initiated by the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong, the petition urges the world to take actions to end the persecution of Falun Gong before the Beijing Olympics. -
Japan: Falun Dafa Practitioners in Tokyo Hold Rally and March
2008-07-28On July 20th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners in Tokyo held a rally and march, as well as a candlelight vigil, to protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ongoing persecution of Falun Gong. -
Peru: Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution
2008-07-28On the afternoon of July 20th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners in Peru held an activity in Chinatown, exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) nine-year-long persecution of Falun Gong and calling for an end to the persecution. Many people signed the petition to support the effort to end the persecution. -
Korea: Rally and March Held to Call for an End of the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-07-27On July 20th, 2008, more than 600 Falun Gong practitioners and several Korean civil groups held a rally and march in the Jongmyo (Royal Shrine) Park, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, Korea to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and call for an end to the persecution. -
Guam: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Those Who Lost Their Lives in the Persecution
2008-07-26Falun Gong practitioners from Guam and Taiwan held a candlelight vigil in Guam on July 20th in memory of those who lost their lives in the persecution against Falun Gong in China. The Divine Land Marching Band performed during the ceremony while practitioners clarified the truth to the local citizens.