World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Sydney Morning Herald (Australia): Call to UN to Probe Falun Gong Genocide Claims
2006-08-19Two senior parliamentarians - one from Europe, the other from Canada - have called on the United Nations to investigate startling allegations that the Chinese government killed thousands of Falun Gong practitioners and harvested their organs for sale. -
Peru: Falun Gong Practitioners Call on Singapore Authorities to Withdraw Unreasonable Charges against practitioners
2006-08-18Two practitioners from the Peru Falun Dafa Association went to the Singapore Consular Agency in Lima at 11:45 a.m. on August 14th, 2006. They delivered a letter from the Peru Falun Dafa Association, requesting that Singapore authorities withdraw the illegal charges against local Falun Gong practitioners, respect human rights and freedom of belief, and not join the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in persecuting Falun Gong. -
United States: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance International Art Exhibition" in Nebraska Helps People Understand Falun Gong
2006-08-18Omaha, Nebraska is a mid-size city in America, whose population is about 300 thousand. There are ten public libraries in Omaha. To help people learn about Falun Gong and the persecution of Falun Gong in China, local practitioners held a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance International Art Exhibition" in the public libraries. -
AAP (Australia): Olympic Boycott Call Over Organ Claims
2006-08-18A high-level European official says there's clear evidence China is harvesting the organs of dissidents and has urged Australia to boycott the Beijing Olympics unless China ends what amounts to genocide. EU parliament vice president Edward McMillan-Scott and former Canadian minister David Kilgour, who are in Australia, claim China is killing thousands of members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. -
Australia: Foreign Minister Downer's Settlement Proposal Seen As Insincere; Falun Gong Practitioners Will Continue their Lawsuit
2006-08-17On August 8th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners announced that they will not accept Foreign Minister Downer's settlement and that they will continue the lawsuit against him for abusing his power to issue 49 consecutive monthly certificates banning Falun Gong practitioners from displaying banners in front of the Chinese Embassy. -
Indonesia: Denpasar Minghui School Established in Bali
2006-08-17In order to create a better cultivation environment for young Falun Dafa practitioners, Denpasar Minghui School was officially established on August 6th, 2006. The celebration for the founding of the school was held in a special school in Denpasar, with several dozen Falun Gong practitioners attending. -
Singapore: Practitioners Explain the Facts about the Persecution of Falun Gong at a Human Rights Forum
2006-08-16The Singapore Democratic Party sponsored a human rights forum at the Changi Village Hotel on August 12th. Falun Gong practitioners were invited, and spoke for 30 minutes about the cases in which police filed unreasonable charges against 11 practitioners. With a computer, the practitioners clarified the facts of the case to those attending. -
Indonesia: Human Rights Monitor in Jakarta Writes to President of Indonesia to Condemn the CCP's Brutal Persecution of Falun Gong
2006-08-16We urge the president to call upon the Chinese government to stop their violent persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and demand to bring to justice the people who are responsible for the cruel violence against human rights. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioner Sheng Yuan Holds Press Conference at National Press Club
2006-08-15At 10 a.m. on August 11st, 2006, a pilot of China Eastern Airlines, who is also a Falun Gong practitioner, Sheng Yuan explained his decision to stay in the U.S. to media during a press conference held at the National Press Club, Washington DC. -
New Zealand: Practitioners Expose the CCP’s Atrocities in Auckland
2006-08-15On August 11th, practitioners in New Zealand held an event on Elizabeth Square to expose the CCP’s atrocities of organ extraction from living Falun Gong practitioners. The practitioners distributed truth-clarification flyers to passers-by, and many of them stopped to ask for more information. -
Taiwan: Prosecutor's Office links Organ Harvesting to Murder
2006-08-14On August 8th, the High Court’s Prosecutors Office in Kaohsiung issued a letter to the city prosecutor's office, stating that organ harvesting relates to murder as specified in the criminal code, as well as organ transplant regulations. The state office thus requested the local office to process the related issues accordingly. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in Boston Clarify the Truth at the Mid-Autumn Festival
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Fuji Evening News (Japan): Falun Gong Organs for Transplant
2006-08-14The report said that the investigation was performed by former Canadian Secretary of State (Asian-Pacific) and Senior MP David Kilgour and international human rights lawyer David Matas. The two recently released their "Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China." Because the communist regime rejected their visa application, they spent two months to write the report based on interviews with witnesses and phone interviews with Chinese labour camps and medical institutions. -
Indonesia: CCP Atrocities Extend to Indonesia, Peaceful Practice Meets with Violent Assault
2006-08-13On August 5th, 2006, a violent incident once again took place in Jakarta’s Chinatown where local Falun Gong practitioners’ peaceful exercises were harassed. Several dozen local Chinese whose minds have been poisoned by CCP lies and hate propaganda violently assaulted over a dozen Falun Gong practitioners and broke up their peaceful exercises. -
Singapore: Practitioners Decide to Defend Themselves - Trial Postponed
2006-08-13On August 7th, 2006, a pre-trial meeting was held again for the cases in which police charged Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore. Because of doubts of the justness of Singapore’s judicial system and high cost of legal fees, the practitioners decided to defend themselves.