World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Taiwan: Waist Drums Move People's Hearts
2007-07-27A Falun Gong practitioner who distributed fliers in the crowd told them, "It is the waist drum dance. It originated from lively folklore dance celebrating harvest. It shows the spirit of respecting the heavens, praying for blessing, joy and diligence. The rhyme implies daringness and righteousness of the Chinese farmer." -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Rally and Parade to Protest the Persecution
2007-07-26On July 21st, 2007, at City Square in Melbourne, Falun Gong practitioners held a rally to protest the 8-year persecution of Falun Gong in China. Practitioners displayed banners and held a photo exhibition to raise awareness of Falun Gong and the persecution. -
Saipan Island: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigils and Condemn the Persecution
2007-07-26On July 19th-20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Saipan Island held two candlelight vigils in memory of those who have been persecuted to death. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Parade in Taipei to Protest the Persecution
2007-07-25Ms. Chen, a practitioner, told the reporter that she had brought 500 copies of materials to the parade, but she passed out all of them before reaching the end of the parade. She said almost everyone along the route accepted the materials. -
Indonesia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Anti-Torture Exhibition
2007-07-25The policemen assigned to the event learned the facts of the persecution. Many drivers slowed down to read practitioners' banners and asked for materials. Practitioners expressed that people are more friendly now, compared to their attitudes several years ago, and more and more people are willing to learn the facts. -
Peru: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution at Three Universities in Lima
2007-07-24From July 16th to 18th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Peru held activities to expose the brutal persecution at three universities in Lima.In three days, practitioners passed out more than 30 thousand flyers. They were pleased that many people learned about Falun Gong. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil and Condemn the Persecution
2007-07-24On July 20th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from Pingtung, Taiwan held a candlelight vigil in front of the County Cultural Bureau. Several high school principals in Pingtung gave speeches, calling for an end of the persecution. -
United States: Two Thousand Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil in Washington DC to Mark Eight Years of Persecution
2007-07-23Darveen, a tourist from India, said that he and his mother passed by and heard the melodious music. They walked toward the music and were moved by the solemn and grand scene they encountered. Hearing about the brutal persecution in China, he said, "This persecution must be stopped."? -
Indonesia: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest the Persecution in front of the Chinese Embassy
2007-07-23"The persecution has been going on for eight years. We have been exposing the facts of the persecution to the public so that more people will learn the facts and help to end the persecution. We will bring the murderers in the persecution, Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Zhou Yongkang and Liu Jing, to justice." -
United States: Spokesman for Falun Gong Interviewed at the Eighth Anniversary of Anti-Persecution Efforts in Washington, DC
2007-07-22Mr. Zhang said, "The CCP has been using the power of the state and spending a lot of money to persecute Falun Gong, which violates both international laws and Chinese laws. The persecution is actually anti-China and anti-human. It shows the evil nature of the CCP. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil in Los Angeles, California Calling for an End to the Persecution
2007-07-22July 20th, 2007, will mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of Falun Gong practitioners' anti-persecution efforts. Two days before, practitioners from Los Angeles held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate in memory of fellow practitioners who were persecuted to death and called for an end to the persecution. -
United States:Members of United States Congress Commend the 23 Million Chinese People Who Have Quit the CCP
2007-07-21At the forum, three House Representatives, government officials from many countries, specialists, and media reporters examined and talked about the harm that the CCP has brought to Chinese people and people across the world, the wave of CCP withdrawals, and what awaits the future. -
Japan: Grand March Opposes Persecution; Support from Tokyo Metropolitan Assemblyman
2007-07-21One Tokyo metropolitan assemblyman sent letters of support. A city council member of Hiroshima stated in his letter, "In a country the size of China, such persecution is still going on. It is a sorrow for human beings. The persecution must be stopped. CCP high level officials must resign." -
United States: Rally in San Francisco Supports 23 Million Chinese Quitting the Chinese Communist Party
2007-07-20The "July is Quit the CCP Month" effort was originated by the Global Quitting the CCP Service Center, and Chinese from many countries outside of China have responded. Since the beginning of July, large scale rallies and parades have been held in America, Germany, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong. -
Taiwan: Legislator Supports Falun Gong, Condemns Hong Kong's July 1st Deportation
2007-07-20"Our purpose in going to Hong Kong was to raise people's awareness, work together to resist the genocidal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and stop the CCP's atrocity of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The international community and human rights organisations are all concerned about this matter of human rights violations, violence and the Olympics taking place concurrently."