World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Korea: Daegu Residents Witness the Beauty of Falun Dafa
2006-05-31On May 21st, practitioners from Daegu and Gyeongsang-do gathered in Daegu to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and the 14th anniversary of the public introduction of Falun Gong. The celebrations included a parade and cultural programmes. -
Japan: Practitioners Protest Bo Xilai's Visit
2006-05-31On May 27th, 2006, Bo Xilai, one of the murderers who persecute Falun Gong practitioners, visited Japan as China's Commerce Minister. He stayed in a hotel in Kyoto. In the morning of May 28th, Falun Gong practitioners from the Kinki region came to the hotel and protested his crimes of persecuting Falun Gong practitioners when he was the governor of Liaoning Province and mayor of Dalian. -
Slovenia: Introducing Falun Dafa in the Capital City
2006-05-30On World Falun Dafa Day, two practitioners from Austria travelled to Ljubljana to share the beauty of Falun Dafa with the Slovenian people and call on their support and concern for the Falun Gong practitioners who are being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The practitioners set up a series of information poster boards in the main square in Ljubljana, -
Canada: Over Two Thousand Practitioners Gather in Toronto and Celebrate the Wide Spread of Falun Dafa
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United States: "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition in California Touches People's Hearts
2006-05-30On May 20th, practitioners from San Diego hosted the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" Art Exhibition in beautiful Balboa Park. People came in a steady stream to browse the works. People were shocked, some in tears, when seeing the depicted brutal persecution. Some asked how to help, while many others wanted to learn Falun Gong. -
Australia: Melbourne Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Successfully Held
2006-05-29On May 21st, the Melbourne Falun Dafa Sharing conference was held. Veteran and new practitioners gathered together to share their cultivation experiences from everyday life, work, study and truth clarification efforts. -
United States: Boston Media Focus on the CCP's Organ Harvesting
2006-05-29Ms. Wang Wenyi, who called at Hu Jintao for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong at the White House, came to Boston on May 24th at the invitation of several media groups. She told the media about the Chinese Communist Party's harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
Sweden: The Fortunate Swedish People
2006-05-28The Swedish people have learned Falun Dafa since 1995. Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, taught the practice personally in Sweden in April, 1995. To help more people understand Falun Gong, Mr. Li made five speeches, about three hours each, including three in Gothenburg, one in Stockholm and one in Uddevalla. -
Korea: Practitioners Protest Visit by Bo Xilai
2006-05-28Bo Xilai, one of the main perpetrator of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, visited Korea as Chinese Minister of Commerce on May 25th, 2006. The local Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in front of his hotel in Seoul to condemn Bo's crimes. -
Taiwan: Four Rounds of Fa-Validating Photo Exhibitions in Ilan
2006-05-28On May 22nd, 2006, the Ilan County Congress passed a resolution calling for the international community to condemn and stop the CCP's atrocities against Falun Gong. It was the second resolution to condemn the persecution passed by local governments in Taiwan, following the resolution in Jiayi County on May 4th. -
United States: Practitioners in Houston Protest the Arrival of the CCP's Religion Bureau Director Ye Xiaowen, WOIPFG Announces Investigation
2006-05-27Ye Xiaowen, Director of the National Religion Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is leading a delegation to visit the US. On the afternoon of May 21st, Ye Xiaowen and his delegation held a private meeting with local Chinese churches in Houston. Local Falun Gong practitioners held a peaceful protest outside one of the churches. -
Singapore: Falun Gong Practitioners' Waist Drum Troupe Becomes Focus During the Big Walk
2006-05-27On Sunday, May 21st, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore participated in the annual Big Walk for the fourth time since 2002. The event, which was held by the New Paper, had about 55,000 people participating. Falun Gong practitioners' waist drum troupe and "celestial maidens" troupe became the focus of the event. -
Bulgaria: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Sofia
2006-05-26The exhibition consisted of poster boards showing the history of Falun Gong all over the world and detailing the atrocities of the Communist regime in China harvesting of organs of Falun Gong practitioners in labour camps. Big banners stated: “Stop the persecution of Falun Gong” and “Falun Gong is good”. There was also a petition for people to condemn the persecution. -
Sweden: Celebrating Fourteen Years of the Spreading of Falun Gong
2006-05-26Swedish Falun Gong practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day by displaying pictures from the “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance International Art Exhibition”. They also demonstrated and taught the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. Poster boards were displayed to the public and people could learn how to fold paper lotus flowers. -
Germany: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Frankfurt
2006-05-26There was an unusually large amount of Chinese tourists in Frankfurt that day. Buses full of Chinese tourists parked in the square and they all saw the Falun Gong banners after getting off the buses. German people were attracted by the beautiful exercise demonstration and stopped to take a closer look. Some came to find out more and sign their names on a petition.