World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Practitioners Participate in Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing, New York
2007-02-21Practitioner Yi Rong said, "Falun Gong practitioners clarify the truth as usual and bring the grace of Dafa to each corner of society. The community initially rejected our application for the parade and now welcomes our participation. More and more people know and support Falun Gong..." -
Taiwan: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition Held Outside of Taiwan National Palace Museum in Taipei
2007-02-21An outdoor art and antique exhibition was held on the plaza in front of the National Palace Museum in Taipei on February 3rd-11th, 2007. Falun Gong practitioners exhibited the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" artwork and showed the DVD of NTDTV’s 2006 Global Chinese New Year Gala. -
United States: Compassionate Calls from Artists Touch the Hearts; Chinese New Year Spectacular Receives Overwhelming Praise
2007-02-20On February 16th, two shows of the NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular were performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The talented performers, the profound and lofty Chinese culture, and the perfect blend of music, dance, backdrops and lighting elicited overwhelming praise from the audience. -
Taiwan: Inmates at Tainan Prison Benefit from Practising Falun Dafa
2007-02-20In order to provide better care to the inmates, the administration of Tainan Prison invited Falun Dafa practitioners to hold a nine-day Falun Dafa class in the prison. The class was completed successfully on February 23rd, 2007, and the attendees said that they benefited a lot in both mind and body. -
United States: Falun Gong Well-Received at Vietnamese Festival in San Jose
2007-02-19San Francisco Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in the 11th annual Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival held in San Jose on February 10th, 2007. It is the fifth year that Falun Gong practitioners participated in this grand occasion and gained great support from the host of the activity. -
Canoe.ca (Canada): Falun Gong supporters protest in Calgary
2007-02-19Falun Gong supporters rallied in downtown Calgary on Thursday to protest the ongoing persecution of the group in China and to urge the Canadian government to help release relatives of some Calgarians detained there for being practitioners. -
United States: NTDTV Global Chinese New Year Spectacular in New York Portrays Divine Culture and Touches the Audience
2007-02-18On February 15th, 2007, the NTDTV Global Chinese New Year Spectacular held two shows at Radio City in New York. The severe weather didn't stop the enthusiastic audience. As Ms. Zhou Mei, the MC of the Spectacular, said: "The performances at the Spectacular warm up everybody." -
Australia: Practitioners Expose Chinese Communist Party's Live Organ Harvesting Atrocities During APEC Conference in Perth
2007-02-18The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) had a series of meetings in Australia this year. After last month's meeting in Canberra, a minister-level meeting on minerals was held in Perth, Western Australia on February 12th-16th. -
United States: New York City Mayor Bloomberg Issues Proclamation to Designate February 14th as NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular Show Day
2007-02-17At 7:00 p.m. on February 14th, 2007, one hour before the first show of the NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular, a representative of New York's Mayor Bloomberg brought the Mayor's proclamation to designate February 14th as NTDTV Chinese New Year Spectacular Show Day. -
Australia: Rally Held in Brisbane to Support 18 Million Withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party and Affiliated Organisations
2007-02-17The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, which was published in 2004 by the Epoch Times newspaper, initiated the trend of quitting the party. Mr. Luo, an attendee at the activity, said that 18 million Chinese people have already awakened from the CCP's lies, and they have broken through the CCP's control. One of the purposes of the activity is to tell people that the CCP will soon fall, and quitting the party will lead to real peace. -
Taiwan: Parade Held in Jhongli to Support 18 Million Withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party
2007-02-16The Divine Land Marching Band led the parade, with groups from Minghui School, the Epoch Times and Falun Gong practitioners also taking part. Many citizens watched the parade. After they learned what the parade was about, they were all very supportive. -
Singapore: Falun Gong Practitioners Continue Clarifying the Truth
2007-02-16The trial of six Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore, falsely charged with assembly without a permit, is still ongoing. Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore have not been intimidated by the authorities' unreasonable charges, and they have continued clarifying the facts. -
United States: Chinese New Year Spectacular in Boston Presents the Essence of Divinely-Inspired Culture
2007-02-15New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)'s Chinese New Year Spectacular show, a traditional fine arts cultural show, was performed on February 10th, 2007 at the historic Opera House in Boston, presenting the audience a new hope in the New Year. -
Falun Dafa Information Centre: Kidnapped Girl Rescued by Federal Agents Minutes Before Air China Take-off at JFK
2007-02-15Federal authorities confirmed that Zhao, who practises Falun Gong, was missing from the tour group Sunday around noontime when several police apprehended tour chaperons on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tour chaperons refused to disclose Zhao's whereabouts, only insisting "She's not here" and that "other chaperons" had taken her somewhere. -
Australia: Young Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Van Tour to Raise Awareness about the Persecution
2007-02-14On January 22nd, ten young Falun Gong practitioners and an adult practitioner started a six-day van tour from Sydney to Broken Hill, Australia. Young practitioners hoped that the van tour would raise awareness about the children in China who lost their parents during the persecution of Falun Gong.