World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Falun Gong Draws Attention at Asian Festival in Tulsa
2008-06-17On June 7, practitioners participated in the 6th Asian Festival under invitation of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, gave music and dance performances and displayed the beauty of Falun Dafa. They were warmly received and became the focus of attention. -
United States: Grand March and Rally Held in Flushing to Protest the Persecution
2008-06-16On June 14, the Eastern US Falun Dafa Association and Global Tuidang (Quitting the Chinese Communist Party - CCP) Service Centre jointly organised a grand march and rally to protest the Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong and support the Chinese people who have bravely withdrawn their membership from the CCP and its affiliated organisations. -
Taiwan: Chiayi County Council Passed a Resolution Supporting NTDTV's Competition Series
2008-06-15On June 11, 2008, at its sixteenth scheduled meeting, Chiayi County Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting NTDTV's series of global competitions to be held in 2008. The resolution also recommended that county government assist with publicity and encourage citizens to participate in the contests, get to know the top candidates from other countries, and improve the area's international image through the contests and thereby attract more tourists. -
United States: San Jose Mayor Pledges Support for Falun Gong After CCP's Flushing Attacks
2008-06-15Over the years, Falun Gong practitioners have built up a very good relationship with the people of San Jose. Mayor Reed said: "Here in San Jose, we welcome Falun Gong. They have been in our community for a very long time. We will protect the practitioners and protect their constitutional rights. Falun Gong practitioners have participated in many parades in San Jose. Usually a large group of them do a nice job in our parade, so I hope that they will continue to do that." -
Japan: Rally Condemns Chinese Communist Party's Attack in Flushing , NY
2008-06-14The rally was held to support the brave Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations, and to condemn the CCP's attack of volunteers at the Flushing Quitting the CCP Service Centre. The supporters distributed many leaflets along the route, exposing the CCP's criminal activities. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil in Flushing to Mourn Those Who Have Died in the Persecution in China
2008-06-13"We are here to display Falun Gong practitioners' peacefulness and our determination in non-violent resistance against the CCP's persecution. The violent assault against Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing will not deter our truth-clarification efforts. For every day that the CCP does not stop its persecution of Falun Gong, that is another day we will keep up our efforts. -
FDI: Top 10 Things You Should Know about the Beijing Olympics and Falun Gong
2008-06-12According to Amnesty International, in preparing for the Games, Former Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang issued the following order in the context of "successfully holding the 17th Communist Party Congress [in October 2007] and the Beijing Olympic Games": "We must strike hard at hostile forces at home and abroad, such as ethnic separatists... and 'heretical organisations' like the Falun Gong." -
Malaysia: Rally and Parade to Support 38 Million Chinese That Have Quit the CCP and to Condemn the CCP 's Actions in Flushing, NY
2008-06-11The rally in support of 38 million Chinese people who have quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations began in the afternoon. The attendees first observed a one-minute silent tribute for the victims of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake. They also condemned the CCP's violent attacks against Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing, NY. -
United States: Voices of Justice from Local Chinese Residents in Flushing
2008-06-11On May 17, 2008, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started blatantly fanning hatred by hiring hooligans and mobs to besiege and assault Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing, New York. Since then, Falun Gong practitioners and volunteers working at the Service Centre for Quitting the CCP have strengthened their efforts to help the public learn the truth, and have increased the number of service centres from one to five. -
WOIPFG Submits Investigative Report on the Control of Overseas Chinese by the Chinese Communist Regime to U.S. Congres
2008-06-10On June 5, the World Organisation to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) submitted a report to the US Congress, providing evidence of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) control of overseas Chinese and implementation of a "global united front work strategy." The report states that the assaults against Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing, New York, is part of the evidence. -
United States: New York – "The Theme of Today's Parade is Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance"
2008-06-10On June 1, 2008, Puerto Rican residents of New York held a parade in Long Island. It was one of the biggest of the local parades, with more than 20 thousand people watching it. Falun Gong practitioners also took part in the parade as the only Asian group. The parade went on for two miles. Practitioners were glad to bring the beauty of Falun Dafa to the local residents. -
Australia: Sydney Falun Gong Rally Condemns CCP's Extension of Persecution to Free Countries
2008-06-09On June 5 2008, Falun Gong practitioners held a rally to protest and condemn the CCP for inciting hatred among overseas Chinese and instigating local thugs to attack Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing, New York. They also expressed support of the righteous actions of the volunteers of the Service Centre for Quitting the CCP in Flushing. -
United States: The CCP Attacks Falun Gong – Members of US Congress Call for Expulsion of the Criminals
2008-06-08Spokespersons from the different organisations reported on the recent CCP-instigated incidents in New York in which mobsters attacked Falun Gong practitioners and the CCP-controlled Chinese language media misled the Chinese community, spreading lies to slander Falun Gong around the world in an attempt to shift attention away from its own imminent collapse. -
Flushing, New York: Local Chinese Speak Out Against CCP-Instigated Assaults
2008-06-07On Sunday June 1, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Flushing, New York to practise the exercises, and to later pass out leaflets to local people. Following the pattern of recent weeks, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) instigators organised a few attacks on practitioners, but for the most part, local Chinese seemed supportive. -
Japan: Citizens Support Falun Gong Practitioners' Anti-Persecution Efforts in Kobe
2008-06-07Since mid-May 2008, Falun Gong practitioners in Japan have been holding activities in Kobe, an important city in the Kansai area. They exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong that has persisted for nine years. They also called on kind-hearted people to sign a petition to express their support for an end to the inhuman persecution.