World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News

  • Front Page Magazine: Red Star Over San Francisco

    On March 1st, 2006, Front Page magazine published an article entitled "Red Star Over San Francisco". The article said that although San Francisco, California, boasts its own Human Rights Commission and bills itself as a bastion of tolerance, diversity and inclusion, it didn't quite work out that way when Falun Gong practitioners wanted to showcase their heritage in the 2006 Chinese New Year parade.
  • The Epoch Times: Persecuted Father and Daughter Find Freedom in New Zealand

    Huang Guohua and his four-year-old daughter Huang Ying still can't believe they were fortunate enough to make it to the paradise of New Zealand, following the nightmare they were put through in China where Mr Huang's wife was tortured to death in a Chinese prison for practising Falun Gong while three months pregnant. On a sunny afternoon in an East Auckland park, Mr Huang calmly tells his story...
  • United States: Practitioners in Los Angeles Create "Great Wall of Truth" in New Chinatown

    A practitioner from Taiwan was doing the exercises while her coworker and his brother passed by. The coworker was surprised to see her in Los Angeles! They parked their car and came over to talk to her. In the end, they got a lot of materials explaining the facts of Falun Gong and the persecution.
  • AFP: Media Group Slams China's 'Brutal Vendetta' against Epoch Times

    AFP reported on March 2nd, 2006, that The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has accused China of a "brutal vendetta" against independent media following the ransacking of the offices of one of its leading critics. The Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times was broken into by four unidentified men on Wednesday. They smashed a glass door at the entrance of the building and wreaked havoc in the offices, including entering the computer room in the print shop and wrecking office machines and computers, IFJ said.
  • United States: Clarifying the Truth in San Francisco

    One day, a western practitioner went to distribute fliers. While she was clarifying the truth to people, a group of arm-waving Cantonese-speaking men surrounded her. She was not frightened at all. She calmly talked with them for about 30 minutes. Later she told me that one of the men asked her: How could you be not frightened?
  • Epoch Times: Australian Pressures Government to Uphold Justice

    A Sydney woman suing Ex-Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin and the 610 Office (secret Chinese police), says she will seek a court order to pressure the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) into serving legal documents on the defendants.
  • Japan: Practitioners Protest CCP in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sapporo

    During the three-day activity, practitioners clarified the truth to passersby and Sapporo police. Just as many passersby were shocked by the brutality and expressed their sympathy to practitioners, the informed police officers also expressed that they understood the cause after chatting with practitioners.
  • United States: Clarifying the Truth at the Oregon Asian Festival

    From February 18th to 19th, the 21st Oregon Asian Festival was held in Eugene. With the increasing interest in Asian culture, the annual festival was even more colourful and well attended. Music, dance, painting, calligraphy, martial arts and cooking, from Asia could be found here.
  • New Zealand: People in Waikato Become Aware of the Persecution

  • South Africa: Promoting Falun Dafa at the Durban Health Expo

    After practitioners' efforts over the last several years, many local residents have heard of Falun Dafa. Practitioners gave seminars that gave the audience a better understanding of Falun Dafa and the persecution. Some in the audience returned to the booth again after the seminar to pick up more materials. They wanted to find out more.
  • United States: Bearing in Mind "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," Drums and Trumpets Shake Heaven and Earth

    Drummer Yu Xin is a hostess at NTDTV. She said that one of the reasons attributed to the miracle of the Celestial Band is the power of everyone's "heart," and their spirit in opposing the persecution. Everyone wants to convey the beauty of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance through the musical notes they play.
  • Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners in Melbourne Take Part in Clayton Festival

    Two young Chinese men saw a western practitioner in her Tang Dynasty Costume and wanted to take a photo with her. She agreed, and later when she performed the dance as a Falun Gong practitioner the two young men were a little surprised but as they watched they became more and more joyful and gave them a warm applause.
  • Malaysia: Police Release Detained Practitioners

    The four had gone to the Chinese Embassy on the morning of February 23rd, 2006 to protest the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. The police soon arrived and arrested them due to pressure from embassy officials and intended to charge them with "Illegal Assembly" according to the No. 27 item in the police decree.
  • United States: Practitioners in Washington State Clarify the Truth to State Government Officials

    On February 23rd, 2006, practitioners from the State of Washington once again hosted a "Legislative Day" at the State Government building. They did this to further expose the persecution of the practice of Falun Gong to state congressional members. This was the fourth "Legislative Day" that practitioners have held since 2003.
  • Taiwan: Account of Taipei 2006 Winter Camp for Young Practitioners

    From January 21st-26th, 2006, Taipei Minghui School held a winter camp for young Falun Dafa practitioners in Sijhih, Taipei. The young practitioners who joined ranged from 3 to 15 years old. Nine practitioners acted as teachers in the camp.