World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Introducing Falun Dafa at a Multicultural Festival at a Centenary Town
2011-11-26Berri is a small town located beside the Murray River in Southern Australia. On October 15th, 2011, the residents of Berri celebrated the centenary anniversary of the town and held their annual Riverland multicultural festival. -
Turkey: Falun Gong Photo Exhibition Raises Awareness
2011-11-25From November 11th to 17th, Falun Gong practitioners from Turkey held a photo exhibition titled “Peaceful Resistance” in Adana, the fourth largest city in Turkey. Many local citizens came to the exhibition. -
Taiwan: Practitioners in Taiwan Recall Teacher's Visit 14 Years Ago at the Time of US Thanksgiving
2011-11-24The third Thursday in November each year is Thanksgiving Day, a day the American people give thanks for all that they receive. Some 14 years ago, the founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li Hongzhi, visited Taiwan and gave a lecture on the day that Thanksgiving was being celebrated in the US. -
Australia: Falun Gong Contingent Receives Two Awards at Festival of Fisher's Ghost Grand Parade in Sydney
2011-11-23On the afternoon of November 5th, 2011, the Campbelltown City Council in Sydney announced that the Falun Gong contingent had won two awards at the Campbelltown City Festival of Fisher's Ghost, including "Best Cultural Group" and "Overall Runner Up." -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for the End to the Persecution at APEC Summit in Hawaii
2011-11-20The APEC Summit was held in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 12th-13th. More than 100 Falun Gong practitioners took this chance expose the brutal persecution to the government officials from all over the world, and called for it's end. -
Hong Kong: CCP-Hired Thugs Destroy Truth Clarification Site, People from All Walks of Life Condemn Violence
2011-11-19“The gangster pushed over all the racks, pushcarts, and display boards,” she said. When the police arrived to question and arrest the man, he told them in Cantonese, “I did it just for a little benefit.” -
United States: Local Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City
2011-11-19Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises, and included fairy dancers, and a waist drum troupe. Besides spreading the beauty of Falun Gong, they also exposed the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. The spectators warmly welcomed them. -
Cameroon: People Learn About Falun Gong and the Persecution in Cameroon
2011-11-18On October 26th, 2011, many people in Douala, the largest city of Cameroon, Africa, were very happy to learn about Falun Gong from a group of practitioners who were visiting from the US. As the practitioners passed out fliers, some people even ran across the street or came out of their shops to get the information and learn more about the practice. Many also asked if there were any practice sites in Cameroon. -
Peru: Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference held in Lima
2011-11-17On October 29th, the Ninth Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference in Peru was held at Hotel El Condado in Lima. Nineteen practitioners shared their understandings of the Fa and their experiences. -
India: Raising Awareness about Falun Dafa and the Persecution in Hyderabad and Warangal
2011-11-16Local Falun Dafa practitioners recently conducted two Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance art exhibitions to raise awareness about Falun Dafa and the ongoing persecution of this spiritual discipline in China. -
Canada: Accounts of the Nine-Day Falun Dafa Lecture Seminar in Toronto
2011-11-15The Tianti Bookstore Toronto Branch was opened on August 31st, 2008. The bookstore mainly sells Falun Gong books, and audio and video materials. The Toronto branch is located at the cultural centre, the largest building in Chinatown on one of the busiest streets in Toronto. -
FDIC: Sad Day in Vietnam as Falun Gong Radio Broadcasters Jailed in Show Trial
2011-11-14NEW YORK - A Vietnamese court sentenced two Falun Gong practitioners to jail Thursday for broadcasting uncensored news programmes via radio into China, according to their lawyer and media reports. Meanwhile, police reportedly beat and detained other Falun Gong practitioners who had quietly gathered outside the courtroom for a sit-in to protest the trial. -
Malaysia: Introducing Falun Gong at the International Health Fair
2011-11-12The Eighth International Health Fair, the largest health expo in Malaysia, was held on November 5th-8th, 2011 at the Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur. Local practitioners participated in the event, introducing Falun Dafa's (also known as Falun Gong) benefits to physical and mental health. -
FDIC: 50 Falun Gong Practitioners Beaten, Arrested during Peaceful Demonstration in Vietnam
2011-11-10NEW YORK - Approximately 50 Falun Gong practitioners were beaten and taken into custody as they sat in peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. The practitioners are currently being held in a detention centre in Dong Anh, according to sources in Vietnam. -
FDIC Urgent Appeal Update: Vietnam to Try Falun Gong Radio Broadcasters Thursday
2011-11-09NEW YORK - The trial of two Falun Gong practitioners in Vietnam that has been postponed twice under international pressure is now scheduled to take place on Thursday (November 10th), the Falun Dafa Informaton Center recently learned. The pair are charged with broadcasting uncensored news programmes via radio into China and have been in custody for 17 months, apparently because of pressure from the Chinese Communist Party on the Vietnamese authorities.