World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News

• United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in Washington DC Protest the Intensified Persecution in China Ahead of the Olympics, and the Extension of the Persecution to the US

  2008-07-16
  At noon on July 11th, Falun Gong practitioners from the greater Washington DC area rallied outside the Chinese Embassy to protest the Chinese Communist regime for rampantly arresting and persecuting practitioners in China in the name of the Olympics and extending the persecution to the US.
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• Peru: Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Held in Lima

  2008-07-15
  On July 5th, 2008, the Peruvian Falun Dafa Association held its sixth Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Lima. Twenty-three practitioners gave speeches at the conference and shared their cultivation experiences.
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• Australia: Falun Gong Procession Wins Prize in Blacktown City Festival Street Parade

  2008-07-14
  Out of more than 70 entries, the Falun Gong group won the Champion Community Entry. Mayor Leo Kelley said in the awards ceremony that Falun Dafa is a traditional practice system, which includes gentle exercises and meditation and follows the principles of Truth-Compassion-Tolerance. He said that since the practice was made public in 1992 in China, it has been spread to over 80 countries.
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• United States: New York Practitioners Condemn Flushing Incident and Call for In-Depth Investigation of CCP Involvement

  2008-07-13
  Falun Gong practitioners in New York held a press conference on July 10, 2008. They condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for inciting the hate assaults targeting Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing, and called for justice and an in-depth investigation of this hate crime. They also called for the US government and international society to help stop the escalating persecution of Falun Gong before the Olympics.
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• Australian Human Rights Commissioner: We Must Pay Attention to the CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong

  2008-07-11
  Dr. Sev Ozdowski OAM, Australian Human Rights Commissioner and Director of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) Oceania Delegation, pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not carried out its promise to improve human rights in China, but rather, it has escalated repression and persecution, most notably the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
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• Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold March and Rally Ahead of G8 Summit in Hokkaido

  2008-07-10
  The G8 Summit took place on July 7-9, 2008 at the Toyako resort area at Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan. One day ahead of the summit, Japanese Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, where they held a rally and parade expressing their support for persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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• United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Perform in Philadelphia Independence Day Celebration

  2008-07-09
  Kitte and Charlina, who sat in the front row, highly praised the performances. Kitte said: "I love meditation. The young girls look so peaceful. I want to learn." Charlina said: "Their performances were inspiring and powerful." Lynnete Davis pointed at the bookmark on a paper lotus flower, which read "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance", and said: "These are the principles of my life. I am glad to see it."
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• United States: Practitioners Put on a Show at the Washington DC Independence Day Parade

  2008-07-08
  On July 4, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Washington DC Independence Day Parade for the seventh consecutive year. Starting in 1979, the parade has been a key component of the annual Independence Day celebration activities. It was estimated that several hundred thousand people watched the parade along Constitution Avenue.
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• United States: The Divine Land Marching Band Performs in Fremont Independence Day Parade

  2008-07-07
  On July 4, Independence Day, the City of Fremont in Northern California held a grand parade to celebrate the establishment of America 232 years ago. More than eighty groups participated in the parade. The splendid US West Divine Land Marching Band appeared in this city for the first time and was welcomed by warm applause from the audience
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• United States: Falun Gong Contingent Warmly Received in Redwood City Independence Day Parade

  2008-07-06
  One of the MCs said, "I'm very surprised that there are so many Falun Gong practitioners. Their group is majestic, and is one of the grandest groups in the parade. Their costumes are brilliant and gorgeous, and they display a good demeanour."
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• Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Event in Front of Parliament Hill on Canada Day

  2008-07-05
  July 1, 2008 was the 141st anniversary of the founding of Canada. To honour the occasion, Falun Gong practitioners held a day of celebratory activities in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Tens of thousands of Canadians witnessed the goodness of Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) through a variety of artistic performances by the practitioners.
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• NTDTV Updated Statement Regarding Eutelsat Incident

  2008-07-04
  On July 1, 2008, NTDTV (New Tang Dynasty TV), an independent Chinese media, published a statement regarding the failure of a transponder for sending NTDTV broadcast signals to China, on a satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. The statement pointed out that since the Eutelsat transmissions ceased on June 16, 2008, the only explanation provided has been, "power supply abnormality". The company has failed to provide any official explanation to NTDTV for the outage.
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• United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Take Part in Ballwin Day Parade in Missouri

  2008-07-04
  On June 28, practitioners from Missouri, attended the annual Ballwin Day Parade for the third year in a row. Practitioners displayed banners and a float, and demonstrated the exercises. Many spectators accepted leaflets from practitioners. Some of them expressed their concern about the human rights situation in China.
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• Eutelsat Has Not Formally Explained Why NTDTV Broadcasts to China Have Stopped

  2008-07-03
  The signal for New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), an independent Chinese media, went down in China on June 17 due to "technical difficulties" with the W5 satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. Hong Kaili, the spokesperson for NTDTV, said on June 28 that Eutelsat has yet to give NTDTV any formal explanation.
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• Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Against Persecution in Front of Canberra Chinese Embassy

  2008-07-02
  Ms. Zhang Cuiying said the CCP is exporting the persecution against Falun Gong to other countries, and the persecution in China is getting worse. She was imprisoned in China for eight months because she shouted "Falun Dafa is good" in public. She was badly tortured in the prison.
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