World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Taiwan: Kinmen Mingcheng Cable TV Highlights Falun Dafa
2006-08-25Anchor Mr. Shih was very interested in the practice. After the interview, he invited practitioners to demonstrate the exercises. The anchor and his cameraman also tried the exercises. The theme of the show was "Health- Do It Yourself." -
United States: Mayor William May of the City of Frankfort, Kentucky Proclaims Falun Dafa Week
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New Zealand: Exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Atrocities in Downtown Auckland
2006-08-24Falun Gong practitioners set up posters and pictures in the downtown square of Auckland City on August 19th, 2006, to expose the CCP's brutal persecution against practitioners. The event started in the morning, and lasted until 3:30 p.m. Many people learned the facts of Falun Gong after the event. -
Sunshine Coast Daily (Australia): Coast march against horror of organ grab
2006-08-24"The Chinese Communist Party has been trying to cover this up for a long time now and we have a shocking report that proves this is going on. They're removing organs without anaesthetic because it costs too much and then they incinerate the evidence by cremating the bodies. There are 41,500 transplants that are unaccounted for." -
Singapore: In Attempt to Deport Elderly Chinese National, Singapore Suddenly Drops Charge Against Her
2006-08-23In his letter to Ms. Chen, Mr. Eric Tan, Director of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, wrote: "Chen is "unwelcome" in Singapore because her participation in a protest outside the Chinese Embassy violated the 'Assembly without Permit' and 'Public Recreation' regulations." -
Singapore: Summon Request Declined, Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal to Supreme Court
2006-08-23"For so many years, we have heard from the police officers and officials from government departments that they have no other choice but to follow orders from the higher authorities; therefore, we hope that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng and others can clarify all of this in court." -
Vancouver Sun (Canada): China kills Falun Gong members for organs, ex-MP says
2006-08-23A report giving credence to allegations Falun Gong practitioners in China are being killed for their organs was made public today in Ottawa by its authors, former Liberal and Independent MP David Kilgour and human rights lawyer David Matas. -
Australia: Opposition Foreign Affairs Spokesman Supports Investigation into the CCP's Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners
2006-08-22Rudd said that a few weeks ago, one of his constituents sent him a copy of the investigative report entitled "Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China." He read it and was deeply disturbed by it. -
Malaysia: Practitioners Call on Lawyers to Help Stop the Persecution
2006-08-22Practitioners distributed the independent investigation report by former Canadian Member of Parliament David Kilgour and Canadian human rights lawyer, David Matas, outside the conference hall after obtaining permission from the secretary of the Bar Council. Many lawyers said they had heard of Falun Gong when accepting the investigation report. -
ABC (Australia): Interview with David Kilgour on the Live Organ Harvesting Report
2006-08-21DAVID KILGOUR: Yes, but you know, too, that in fact [a person] just died in Canada a few months ago - a man who at the age of 19, got out of Auschwitz and told the world what was going on there in, I believe, 1943. And the world said, "This can't be happening." And he said, "It is happening." And nobody believed him. We all know what was happening in Auschwitz and, yeah, I find them extraordinary as well. But, as I say we've looked at it as carefully as we can and we've come to the regrettable conclusion that it is happening, and it's happening on a large scale and as I say, it's got to stop now. -
Thailand: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition Held at University
2006-08-21From August 16th to 18th, Thai practitioners held a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" art exhibition at the Uthanthawai College of the Eastern Ratchamongkol Technology University to raise awareness of the persecution. -
Canada: A Weekend with the Divine Land Marching Band in Toronto
2006-08-20The Toronto chapter of the Divine Land Marching Band is composed of 120 Falun Gong practitioners. The band participated in the Caribbean Festival parade held on August 12th in Ontario. The powerful music won a round of applause from the spectators. -
New Zealand: VIPs Concerned About the Illegal Detention of Falun Gong Practitioner Sanpu He in China
2006-08-20I am familiar with the general situation, as described in the report of 6 July 2006, 'Report into allegations of organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China' and have recommended that this information should be immediately directed to the attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon Winston Peters. I have written previously to the Minister about the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners and I would recommend, that it is his Ministry that should be directly approached for expert assistance in the case of your parents. -
Japan: Practitioners Gather in the Downtown Area of Nagoya to Call for an End to the Persecution
2006-08-19On Monday, August 14th, 2006, Falun Dafa practitioners in Aichi County, Japan held an activity in one of the busiest areas to expose the Chinese Communist regime's brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. They called for an immediate end to the persecution that has persisted for seven years. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong at the Longan and Honey Culture Festival in Kaohsiung
2006-08-19The waist drum team comprised of Falun Gong practitioners in golden exercise suits were in high spirits. The lively waist drum performance and elegant and peaceful demonstration of the five sets of exercises presented a peaceful scene and attracted attention from many tourists.