World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Taiwan: Practitioners in Pingtung Call on President Chen Shui-bian to Help Stop the Chinese Communist Party's Persecution
2006-05-03On April 28th, 2006, practitioners of Pingtung displayed banners and posters at Checheng Township Marina Life Hall to appeal to President Chen Shui-bian, who's attending the opening ceremony of the hall. They hoped that President Chen could help to stop the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Japan: Rally Supporting 10 Million Withdrawals from the CCP Draws Attention from Japanese People and Political Circles
2006-05-02On the afternoon of April 23rd, 2006, more than 200 people held a rally in Tokyo, supporting 10 million withdrawals from the CCP and its affiliated organisations. They protested the CCP's organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit, and called upon the international community to stop the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: U.S. Congressman Urges Bush to Investigate Atrocities in the CCP's Concentration Camps
2006-05-02On April 26th, Congressman John R. Kuhl, representative of the 29th district of New York, wrote a letter to President Bush. In the letter, Kuhl urged Bush to condemn the atrocities of harvesting and selling organs from Falun Gong practitioners and to investigate such atrocities. A scanned copy of the letter is reproduced here. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners in Toronto Rally to Commemorate April 25
2006-05-01On April 25th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to mark the seventh anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal at Zhongnanhai. -
Malaysia: Parade Exposes CCP's Organ Harvesting Atrocities
2006-05-01On April 23rd, 2006, Malaysian Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and parade in the bustling commercial and tourist centre, the Bukit Bintang District. They urgently called on Malaysians to help stop the Chinese Communist Party's atrocity of harvesting jailed Falun Gong practitioners' organs and selling them for profit. -
United States: U.S. Senators Urge Bush to Respond to Falun Gong Issues Promptly
2006-05-01On April 19th, senators Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg jointly wrote to President Bush, requesting him to bring up the issue of the persecution and killing of Falun Gong in China during his meeting with Hu Jintao. The two senators also hoped that Bush would respond to this important human rights abuse issue promptly. -
United States: Follow-Up Report on the CIPFG's Application to Go to China for Investigation
2006-04-30On April 27th, 2006, Ms. Zhang Fen, investigator of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG) and reporter of NTDTV in San Francisco, went to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to inquire about her visa application to go to China to investigate the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Australia: Candlelight Vigil in Brisbane
2006-04-30On April 25th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners from Brisbane held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate in downtown Brisbane, commemorating fellow practitioners who died in the Communist Party's persecution. The date was a national holiday, and many people passed the vigil site. -
Taiwan: Grand Parade in Taipei Supporting Withdrawals from the CCP Calls for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong
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New Zealand: Practitioners Commemorate the Seventh Anniversary of April 25 in Auckland
2006-04-29On April 25th Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside the Chinese Consulate in Auckland to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the "April 25" peaceful appeal, and call for attention from the international community to stop the CCP's brutal persecution. -
Thailand: Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate the April 25 Appeal and Protest the CCP Persecution
2006-04-28Thai practitioners protested the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong and called upon the international community to investigate the CCP's organ harvesting atrocities from living Falun Gong practitioners. They also supported the ten million brave Chinese people's magnificent acts of quitting the CCP and its affiliated organisations. -
Australia: Sydney Citizens Urgently Request Prime Minister to Pay Attention to the CCP Live Organ Harvesting
2006-04-28On April 19th-20th, over a dozen Sydney citizens held a one-day hunger strike to call on Prime Minister Howard to demand that the CCP allow the team of investigators from the "Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China" (CIPFG) to enter China and conduct a thorough and open investigation into all forced labour camps, prisons, mental hospitals and related facilities. -
United States: Eighty-One US Congressmen Join to Request Bush to Investigate CCP Atrocities of Live Organ Harvesting
2006-04-27Eighty-one US Congressmen co-signed a letter to US President Bush to express their serious concerns over charges of CCP illegal organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners. The letter has delivered to the White House. -
Taiwan: Grand Parade of 10,000 People Support 10 Million Withdrawals from the CCP
2006-04-27On April 23rd, 2006, groups and individuals from different fields in Taiwan jointly initiated a parade activity entitled, "Support Human Rights, Support 10 Million People Quitting the CCP." The attendees condemned the CCP's atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. -
C-Span: An Interviews with a Spokesperson for Falun Gong
2006-04-26On April 22nd, spokesperson for Falun Gong Erping Zhang accepted an interview by C-Span TV station. During 30-minute interview, Erping Zhang answered questions on the Falun Gong issues that the American people are concerned about. C-Span broadcast the programme live, and opened hotlines for the audience.