World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Practitioners Join the Annual Santa Fe Fiesta Parade in New Mexico
2006-09-29On September 10th, 2006, practitioners from Colorado and Kansas joined practitioners in New Mexico for the "Historical/Hysterical" parade in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The parade is a major event in the annual Santa Fe Fiesta. -
Canada: Members of Parliament Support Falun Gong in Condemning the CCP's Live Organ Harvesting
2006-09-29Falun Gong supporters and Canadian MPs rallied in front of the Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on September 26th, 2006, calling on the Canadian government and people to work together to stop the CCP crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. Seven MPs came to voice their support. -
Hong Kong: Practitioners March to Singapore Consulate with Letter Urging the Government to Withdraw Charges and Stop Being an Accomplice of the CCP
2006-09-28The three Hong Kong practitioners who were unreasonably deported took part in the parade. After reaching the Consulate General of Singapore, the practitioners read out an open letter outside the consulate, urging the Singapore authorities to respect freedom of speech and other basic human rights. -
United States: Practitioners Bring Beauty and Colour to Poway Days Heritage Parade in San Diego, California
2006-09-28When practitioners passed the main stage, the host announced warmly: "This is the Falun Dafa group, also known as Falun Gong. The practice teaches ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance’. Welcome to Poway. The organiser later said: "We are so glad to have you. Your performance was great! We hope you will come back next year!" -
Hong Kong: Three Falun Gong Practitioners Denied Entry into Singapore
2006-09-27Three Falun Gong practitioners were denied entry into Singapore on September 23rd by the Singapore authorities. They boarded a flight back to Hong Kong later in the morning after each of them was forced to pay $100 Singapore dollars as "airfare." The practitioners pointed out that the Singapore authorities unreasonably denied their entry, obviously to appease the CCP, and used the CCP's blacklist approach to participate in the persecution. -
United States: Activities Expose Organ Harvesting Atrocities in Houston, Texas
2006-09-27On September 22nd, Falun Gong practitioners in Houston held two activities to expose the Chinese Communist regime’s atrocities of harvesting organs from detained practitioners: a noon-time press conference in front of City Hall, and a seminar at a medical centre. -
Australia: International Human Rights Exhibition Entitled "China's Gulags" Exposes Psychiatric Abuse in China
2006-09-26The Citizens' Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) held an international human rights exhibition at the Darling Harbor Conference and Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia for the first time. Photos exposing the CCP’s psychiatric persecution of Falun Gong practitioners were shown at the exhibition under the title, "China’s Gulags". -
United States: Practitioners Participate in Beaverton Parade in Oregon
2006-09-26On September 16th, Oregon practitioners participated in a parade in Beaverton to introduce the beauty of Falun Dafa and raise awareness of the brutal persecution in China to local residents. The practitioners were warmly welcomed. -
Korea: Beautiful Music Awakens People's Consciences
2006-09-25The parade lasted about three hours. Seeing the people awaken, the members of the band smiled too. The director of the band said, "I wish everyone who hears the music will feel the beauty of Falun Dafa. And at the same time, I hope all people come together to stop the persecution of Falun Gong." -
Thailand: Protests in Front of Chinese Embassy in Bangkok Resume
2006-09-25Three days after a coup in Thailand, Bangkok is largely calmed down and Falun Gong practitioners have resumed their protest in front of the Chinese Embassy. The participants includes well-known professors, doctors, white-collar workers and housewives. -
United States: Practitioners Warmly Welcomed at Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest in Missouri
2006-09-24When the practitioners’ procession passed the stage, the host announced loudly, "Here we welcome ‘Falun Dafa’, a peaceful practice following ‘Truth-Compassion-Tolerance’. …" Along with warm applause, many spectators took photos of the practitioners’ exercise demonstration. -
United States: Flowers and Applause at Green Tree Festival in St. Louis, Missouri
2006-09-24On September 16th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in St. Louis participated in the Green Tree Festival Parade in Kirkwood. It was the fifth time they participated in this annual parade, and they have been received warmly every time. The local media reported on the festival in 2004, with the Falun Gong float as the headline picture. -
Malaysia: Practitioners Protest Singapore's Unfair Treatment of Falun Gong
2006-09-23Malaysia practitioners called on the Singapore government to treat Falun Gong practitioners fairly, stop discriminating against Falun Gong, drop the unfair charges against practitioners, and respect overseas practitioners’ freedom of belief and action. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Newark Annual Parade in California
2006-09-23"Falun Gong has been in our community for many years. We all think that they are good. I like this group. I remember the first time they attended this parade, they only had the exercise demonstration. Later, they added more and more performances, including the celestial maidens dancing. This year, they had a band. That shows that the Falun Gong group is developing." -
Macau: Falun Gong Practitioners Deliver Open Letter to Liaison Office to Protest Bo Xilai's Upcoming Visit
2006-09-23As Liaoning Provincial governor, Bo had spent one billion yuan on jail renovations. More than half of it went to the notorious Masanjia Forced Labour Camp, where eighteen female Falun Gong practitioners were stripped naked and thrown into prison cells with male criminals, who raped the women.