World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Canada: Parade in Chinatown in Montreal Congratulates 13 Million Chinese Quitting the Chinese Communist Party
2006-09-08Falun Gong practitioners and volunteers from the Service Center for Quitting the CCP in Montreal, Canada held a parade in Chinatown on September 2nd, 2006, to congratulate 13 million Chinese quitting the CCP and its affiliated organisations. They also expressed their support for Yuan Sheng and Gao Zhisheng. -
Taiwan: The CCP Live Organ Harvesting Shocks People at Lungshan Temple in Taipei
2006-09-07An older man who carefully read the explanation on the display boards said that he only knew that the CCP had a poor human rights record before, but he never expected that it could be so brutal and inhumane as to harvest organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. -
New Zealand: People Moved to Tears by "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition
2006-09-07Between August 23rd-30th, 2006, a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition was held in the Art Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. Visitors were amazed by the art works, which display the beauty of Falun Dafa. Many people cried in front of the art works which portray the brutality of the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Thailand: Falun Gong Practitioners Support the Withdrawal of 13 Million from the CCP
2006-09-06On September 1st, practitioners from Thailand were assembled in front of the Chinese Embassy to support the Withdrawal of 13 Million from the CCP and to support Captain Yuan Sheng and Attorney Gao Zhicheng. Practitioners also protested the CCP’s harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
New Zealand: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth of Falun Gong in Pukekohe
2006-09-06On August 31st, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners held the "Falun Dafa Practitioners Validating the Fa" Photo Exhibition in Pukekohe and exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The activity was supported by the local citizens, who also condemned the CCP’s brutality. -
Australia: "Uncompromising Courage" Art Exhibition Touches Faculty and Students in Queensland University
2006-09-05From August 31st to September 1st, practitioners held an "Uncompromising Courage" Art Exhibition to display the grace of Falun Dafa and expose the CCP's brutal persecution of practitioners in China for more than seven years. The exhibition caught the attention of many students, faculty and staff and touched many kind hearts. -
Amnesty.ca: Take Action
2006-09-05Bu Dongwei had previously served a term of ten months' in Tuanhe [...] after he petitioned the authorities asking them to review their ban on Falun Gong. During this period, he was reportedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including being made to sit all day in a small chair as well as beatings and sleep deprivation [...]. -
United States: Mayor Jonathan Weinnapfel of the City of Evansville, Indiana Proclaims Falun Dafa Day
2006-09-04On July 26th, 2006, Mr. Jonathan Weinnapfel, Mayor of the City of Evansville proclaimed July 26th, 2006, as "Falun Dafa Day" in the City of Evansville, Indiana. -
Manningham Leader (Australia): Escaping from Hell
2006-09-04''I was forced to squat with both hands holding my head and was not allowed to move, otherwise I would be beaten,'' she said. ''My group was put in a small room and it was very crowded. We were forced to take off all our clothes to enable them to (do a) body search. ''The food was really terrible. Dogs and pigs wouldn't eat it.'' Ms Luan was constantly interrogated by police who forced her to give up Falun Gong by threatening her with three years in a labor camp if she refused. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners in Pingtung Condemn Singapore Government and Call for Charges to be Dropped
2006-09-03On August 31st, Falun Gong practitioners in Pingtung, Taiwan collected signatures at a busy train station. The signatures were to be faxed to the office of Lee Kuan Yew to call for the unfair charges against Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore to be dropped and to call for the cancellation of deporting a Falun Gong practitioner to Mainland China. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Facts of the Persecution to Government Employees
2006-09-03On August 30th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) crimes of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners to city government employees in Waterloo and Kitchener. City government employees all said the crimes were unbelievably evil. Some of them signed to show support. -
Taiwan: Taipei County Police Department Warns Public against Organ Transplants in Mainland China
2006-09-02On August 7th, 2006, Taiwan Association for Rescuing Persecuted Falun Gong practitioners sent letters to courts under the Judicial Yuan, prosecuting offices, investigation bureaus and police offices regarding the Chinese Communist Party's crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth in Queens, Boston
2006-09-02After reading the materials, a lady told practitioners that she visited China in October 1999. She recalled seeing a practitioner holding a Falun Gong banner on Tiananmen Square being violently arrested by police. She is still upset by what she saw--how can police treat a peaceful appealer so violently? -
Australia: SOS Walk on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland against CCP's Live Organ Harvesting
2006-09-02Our SOS walk attracted attention from a local radio station who were keen to interview a local practitioner about the walk and a major newspaper published a story the following day. Our walk concluded opposite a busy beach side shopping and outdoor dining area. -
Thailand: Thai Police Arrest Falun Gong Practitioners under Pressure from the Chinese Embassy
2006-09-01On August 12th and 13th, Falun Gong practitioners took part in celebrations for the Queen of Thailand's birthday, and spread the Fa to the Thai people. The practitioners’ parade entry, dance and musical performances were highly praised by the organisers, which upset the Chinese Embassy. According to the Thai police, the Chinese Embassy exerted pressure on the police to arrest Falun Gong practitioners.