World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Win Top Award in Blacktown City Festival Three Years in a Row
2012-07-06The Divine Land Marching Band in Australia, consisting of local Falun Gong practitioners, participated in the Blacktown City Festival parade and won the “Champion Community Entry” award for the third time. The award ceremony was held on June 26. -
Canada: Divine Land Marching Band Participates in Canada Day Parades in Toronto
2012-07-06“This band gives me a very friendly feeling. I see them every year and I know about Falun Gong. I also know about the persecution in China. I admire their courage in countering the persecution. How wonderful. It's great that Canada is a free country.” -
United States: Protest in Front of Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, California Condemns the CCP’s Encouragement of Hate Crimes
2012-07-03Mr. Wang said, “Intimidation and enticements cannot change people’s minds. With Falun Gong practitioners’ activities in Chinatown, more and more business owners and shopkeepers are learning about Falun Gong. The CCP’s vulgar means are becoming a joke in Chinatown.” -
Taiwan: Press Conference to Tell People about Company Manager Taken Away by CCP Police When Visiting Relatives in China
2012-07-03Mr. Chung’s wife said, “My husband was scheduled to return to Taiwan on June 18th. After his relatives saw him off at the Ganzhou Airport, he has had no contact with his family in Taiwan. His relatives looked for him through various contacts and learned that he was taken away by local police. The purported reason for his illegal detention is that he was needed to 'assist in the investigation of Falun Gong.'” -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Pleasanton Parade in San Francisco
2012-07-03On June 23rd, Falun Gong practitioners from San Francisco participated in the Alameda County Fair parade in Pleasanton. -
Canada: The Divine Land Marching Band Performs in Three Parades in Two Days
2012-06-26On June 16th and 17th, the Divine Land Marching Band, consisting Falun Gong practitioners in Toronto, was invited to perform at the Sound of Music Festival Parade in Burlington, the Flower City Parade in Brampton, and the Multicultural Parade in Oshawa. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in San Francisco Protest Singtao Daily for Publishing Misleading Report
2012-06-26"We came to Chinatown with one simple goal, we hope that our fellow Chinese immigrants will learn the truth about Falun Gong, and thus recognise the lies fabricated against us..." -
Australia: People in Sydney Support 118 Million Chinese Quitting the CCP
2012-06-26Jamie and Vale Fusico, a couple from in Sydney, said that they had learned about the persecution of Falun Gong long ago. They asked for information about the CCP's organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, so that they could post it on their website and expose this atrocious crime to a larger audience. They hoped that more people would work together to stop the persecution. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose CCP Hate Crimes in San Francisco
2012-06-22“These are hate crimes. The only reason for them is because people influenced by the Chinese Consulate want to attack Falun Gong. We went to the City Hall on Thursday asking that these crimes be stopped,” said Dr. Zhang. -
Japan: Parade Held in Kyoto to Support 118 Million Chinese People Who Have Quit the CCP
2012-06-22On June 10th, 2012, a large-scale march to show support for the 118 million people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations was held in Shijō Kawaramachi, Kyoto, Japan. -
United States: Senate of the State of Texas Issues Proclamation Commending Falun Dafa
2012-06-22May 13th, 2012 marked the 20th anniversary of the introduction of Falun Dafa to the public and the 13th World Falun Dafa Day. In honour of this special day, Senate of the State of Texas issued the following proclamation to commend the Southern USA Falun Dafa Association on its many achievements and extend best wishes for a memorable World Falun Dafa Day. -
Canada: Toronto Celebrates 117 Million Chinese People Quitting the Communist Party
2012-06-16“I know that they have been firm believers of their practice. I have supported them all along,” she said. When she learned that 117 million people have quit the CCP, she said, “It’s the best thing. The Chinese people deserve their freedom.” -
United States: A Chinese Visitor's Comments after Watching the Falun Gong Parade in New York
2012-06-16“I burst into tears the moment the curtain opened up,” Jane said. “The energy miraculously impacted me. With traditional Chinese culture so completely lost today, I was so moved. I felt like a chord in my heart was being stroked, with Shen Yun bringing the culture back so beautifully...” -
Japan: Call for Rescue at Amnesty International Seminar - Ms. Zhu Chunju Arrested and Sentenced to 6-Year Prison Term in China
2012-06-16At a seminar held by Amnesty International in central Japan on the afternoon of June 2nd, 2012, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Reiko Nishimura called upon attendees to help rescue her mother Ms. Zhu Chunju, who has been illegally sentenced to six years in prison in China for practicing Falun Gong. -
Indonesia: Divine Land Marching Band Participates in Sidoarjo National Leisure Sports Association Anniversary Celebration
2012-06-13“The music is active and melodious. The trumpet playing is graceful.” A student said, “The bands I know are generally composed of young people. But this band is composed of young and elderly players. It is great.”