World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Flushing, New York: Service Centre for Quitting the CCP Returns to Library--Four More Centres Added
2008-06-06"Service Centres for Quitting the CCP symbolise suffocating the CCP's evilness, exposing the CCP's tyranny, and inspiring people's righteous morale. Falun Gong practitioners have been here for four years, and will continue being here to encourage people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organisations, and do things that are good for people." -
Malaysia: Divine Land Marching Bands of Malaysia and Singapore Perform Together for the First Time
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United States: "Conscience and Courage Led Me to Stand Up for Falun Gong"
2008-06-05On Sunday, June 1st, Falun Gong practitioners and other members of the community held a rally to support withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and condemn the physical assaults carried out against practitioners in Flushing. -
Flushing, New York: Chinese Residents Support Falun Gong, Veteran Party Member Quits CCP
2008-06-05On May 31, Falun Gong practitioners and human rights activists from all circles held a grand rally in front of the Flushing Public Library to condemn recent violence in Flushing instigated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). At the rally site, many local Chinese residents expressed their support for Falun Gong and condemned the violence orchestrated by the CCP. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest the Violent Attack in New York and Ask that the Chinese Consul Be Deported
2008-06-04On May 28th, Falun Gong practitioners from Washington, D.C., held a press conference in front of the Chinese Embassy. Practitioners condemned Zhou Yongkang, a member of central committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for ordering spies in the US to violently attack Falun Gong in Flushing, New York. -
Malaysia: Lawyer says that the Beijing Olympics Is Meaningless If a Blind Eye Is Turned toward the Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-06-03"The CIPFG is alleging that state institutions and employees of the Chinese government have been harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted, without the victims' consent, and killing them in the process. There is big money in the commercialisation of organ transplantation surgery." -
New York Daily News (United States): Falun Gong supporters in Flushing say they're targets
2008-06-03Judy Chen, a Falun Gong practitioner who lives in Flushing, said she was punched by a woman last week as she tried to hand out literature detailing the group's charges of persecution. The woman was part of a mob that attacked her group, Chen said. -
FDI: 57-year-old Woman Latest Victim of Anti-Falun Gong Hate Crimes in Flushing
2008-06-02Wang Weixing, an artist from Queens and a practitioner of Falun Gong, was in Flushing Monday observing the events. At approximately 3:30pm, she picked up a Chinese newspaper whose lead story illustrated the connection between the Flushing mobs and the Chinese consulate in New York. Within seconds of picking up the paper, Wang found herself surrounded by hecklers -
Queens Tribune (United States): Two Chinese Factions Clash In Flushing
2008-06-02The violence commenced on May 17 with 200 to 300 Chinese people protesting a "Quit Chinese Communist Party" rally, intended to commemorate the 36 million people who have withdrawn from the party. Protestors hurled bottles and eggs and issued death threats to the Falun Gong attending the rally. -
United States: Interview with a Volunteer at the Service Center for Quitting the CCP in Flushing, New York
2008-06-01China's New York Consul General Peng Keyu admitted to his behind-the-scenes role in orchestrating the attacks by a group of thugs against Falun Gong practitioners at the Flushing Service Center for Quitting the CCP. The Communist Party has again reared its ugly head, this time taking advantage of people's highly charged emotions over the recent earthquake. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Long Island Memorial Day Parade
2008-05-31On the long weekend of May 24th to 26th, Falun Gong practitioners of Long Island New York participated in three parades in the area. At the parade in Centerreach, the practitioners met a congressman who has been a longtime Falun Dafa supporter. He greeted to the practitioners and remarked, "You did a great job." -
Malaysia: Human Rights Torch Relay Condemns the CCP Atrocities
2008-05-30The Human Rights Torch Relay, initiated by the "Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong" (CIPFG) arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia on May 25th, 2008. -
United States: New York State Assembly Member Tim Gordon Issues Citation Recognising Falun Dafa as an Outstanding Organisation
2008-05-29On May 4th, 2008, Tim Gordon, Member of the New York State Assembly, issued the following citation recognising Falun Dafa as an outstanding organisation. -
United States: Pennsylvania: Falun Gong Practitioners Attend the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Activity in Philadelphia
2008-05-28The opening of the second Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was held at Franklin Square in Philadelphia on May 17th, 2008. More than 30 Asian groups from the Greater Philadelphia area attended the activity. Falun Gong practitioners also had a booth there. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in front of Parliament Hill
2008-05-27On May 18th, Falun Gong practitioners held activities in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction and the 9th World Falun Dafa Day. The Divine Land Marching Band, Lotus Performing Arts from Toronto, and Waist Drum Team from Ottawa performed at the event.