World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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New Zealand: Snapshots from the Touring Photo Exhibition, "Falun Dafa Practitioners Validating the Fa"
2005-11-21After having looked at all the photos, an elderly Chinese couple had a souvenir photo of themselves taken in front of a "Falun Dafa is Good" banner. The practitioners invited them to sit down to have a brief break. They said that they came from Henan Province and were more than 80 years old. They know that Falun Dafa is good. -
United States: Falun Gong at Indianapolis's International Festival for 2005
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Japan: Clarifying Truth at an International Peace Education Conference
2005-11-20A young teacher from the UK heard about the persecution for the first time. She raised her voice and said, "It is another Holocaust, isn't it?" She asked the practitioner what she could do to help end the persecution. The practitioner simply wanted her to help more people know the facts. She said that she would tell all of her students about it and thanked the practitioner for letting her know about such an important matter. -
Japan: Practitioners Call for Support During Attorney Convention on Human Rights
2005-11-19Falun Gong practitioner Yoko Kaneko participated in the torture reenactment during the exhibit. Having experienced torture in China, she knows the suffering of practitioners in China and wants to take every opportunity to call on the public to pay attention to this unprecedented persecution. -
Taiwan: Photo Exhibition "Falun Dafa Practitioners Validating the Fa" Comes to National Chung Cheng University
2005-11-19From the 1st to the 5th of November, "Falun Dafa Practitioners Validating the Fa," came to the National Chung Cheng University. The purpose of the exhibition is to let the public know more about Falun Dafa and to help them learn the truth about the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: Practitioners Participate in the New York City Veterans Day Parade
2005-11-18This is the second time that Falun Gong practitioners have taken part in the Veterans Day Parade. New Yorkers were curious whether Falun Gong would join this parade. A man asked practitioners, "Did you apply for participation in the Veterans Day Parade? I saw your group last year and it was great." -
Canada: Falun Gong Participates in Pickering Santa Claus Parade
2005-11-18An annual Santa Claus Parade was held in Pickering, a city east of Toronto, on November 12th, 2005. Sixty groups participated in the parade to send holiday greetings to spectators. Falun Gong practitioners took this opportunity to show the beauty of Falun Dafa and to give a traditional China performance. -
New Zealand: Court Hears Torture Claims Against Chinese Officials
2005-11-17In the statement of claim, the Falun Gong practitioners allege that the three Chinese officials were "vicariously liable for the actions of their subordinates in persecuting the plaintiffs." The claim says that Li Lanqing "designed and oversaw implementation of many aspects of the campaign against Falun Gong," including re-education through forced labour and brainwashing, and unlawful detention and torture, while Luo Gan allegedly directly participated in policy-making to escalate the persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: Practitioners in New York Thank the US Government for Rescuing Li Weixun and Call for More Support
2005-11-16Li Weixun said, "I am just a ordinary Chinese person, I am not famous, just a Falun Gong practitioner. What I have seen and my personal experiences are just a small portion of the persecution that Falun Gong practitioners have suffered from. Within this persecution, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) twists the facts and tries to force people to give up their belief and betray their conscience and principles by deceiving them with lies, brainwashing them with warped 'logic,' and taking advantage of their love for their families. The feeling of mental devastation is bone-piercing..." -
Australia: Falun Dafa Participate in Campbelltown City Festival and Wins Award
2005-11-16On November 5th, practitioners in Australia participated in the Fisher's Ghost Street Parade for the fourth time. The practitioners' procession has won an award every year and received the best walking award this year. Local residents were warmhearted and applauded or waved at the practitioners' procession. -
United States: U.S. Congressmen Urge Bush to Openly Address China's Religious Freedom
2005-11-15Congressman Wolf from Virginia said, "President Bush is going to visit China soon. This presents a great opportunity. I urge Mr. President to publicly, boldly and loudly, not privately, tell the Chinese government how important these things are and raise the Commission's findings to the highest level. -
Taiwan: A Look at the Hualian County Government's Support of Falun Gong through the "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance" Fine Arts Exhibition
2005-11-15The "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance" Fine Arts Exhibition opened recently in four locations in Hualian County, Taiwan. The exhibition was a great success and received positive feedback and great support from local governments and the general public. -
Korea: The 2005 Korean Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Busan
2005-11-14This large parade, with so many practitioners, is the first one in Busan and was a local sensation. Several media outlets came to report on the event. In the days leading up to the APEC in Busan, the parade left a deep impression in the hearts of local residents and tourists alike, and demonstrated the beauty of Falun Dafa. -
United States: Practitioners in Washington, DC Call on President Bush to Urge China to End the Persecution
2005-11-14On the eve of President Bush's visit to Asia, Falun Gong practitioners in the greater Washington, DC area rallied at Farragut Square near the White House at noontime on November 10th. They called on Mr. Bush to request that the Chinese leaders end the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Australia: Zhang Dejiang Named in Lawsuit, Australian Federal Police Accepts List of Officials Involved in Persecuting Falun Gong
2005-11-13On November 8th, Zhang Dejiang, member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Secretary of the CCP Committee of Guangdong Province, was served with a summons from the Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSW) for the crime of torture against a Sydney resident, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xie Yan.