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New Book (Taiwan): The Story of Yaya and Surviving in Bohai Gulf
2005-08-13
Minghui picture book "The Story of Yaya and Surviving in Bohai Gulf" was published recently by Taiwan Yih Chyun Book Corporation. The book has two stories, presented in both English and Chinese. Two brothers that read the book asked their mother, "We both liked this book, can we keep it?" The mother said, "The stories are well written, and the pictures are pretty." -
United States: Practitioner Plaintiffs in US Seek Default Judgment in Lawsuit against Chinese Ministry of Public Security, National Security Bureau and Chinese Central TV
2005-08-12
More than 50 practitioners filed the lawsuit in April 2002 in Washington DC. Due to the Chinese Communist regime's refusal to accept the service of the papers, the lawsuit was delayed more than three years. Recently the US State Department helped the plaintiffs to complete the procedure of serving the papers, giving the lawsuit a breakthrough. -
Japan: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition Successfully Held in Iwatuki
2005-08-12
The city of Iwatuki is a famous Japanese traditional arts and crafts center. From July 26 to July 31, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners held a Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition in Iwatuki. The six-day-long exhibition was very successful. -
Canada: Falun Gong Banner Group Opens the Hamilton Carnival in Ontario
2005-08-11
Falun Gong practitioners were invited to take part in the Hamilton Carnival in Ontario, Canada. As the organisers were deeply impressed by the practitioners' parade entry last year, they sent a special invitation to Falun Gong practitioners and arranged the Falun Gong contingent as the first entry in the parade. -
United States: Lotus Flower Ornaments Are Warmly Received at the Fremont Festival of the Arts in California
2005-08-11
On August 6th and 7th 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area participated in the annual Fremont Festival of the Arts, to help more people learn about the truth of Falun Dafa. Fellow practitioners in Taiwan sent several thousand small exquisite lotus flower ornaments for this event. -
Malaysia: Chinese Embassy Pressures Chinese Organisations to Exclude Falun Gong
2005-08-10
On August 6th and 7th, Falun Gong practitioners in Malaysia held a "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibition at the Chin Woo Gallery in Chin Woo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. However, on August 7, administrators of the Chin Woo Stadium forced practitioners to immediately stop the art exhibition. -
United States: "Compassion" Art Exhibition Touches People's Hearts
2005-08-10
The "Compassion" International Art Exhibition and "Collection of Contemporary Renowned Chinese Artists' Works" exhibition were successfully held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Philadelphia from July 26th to 31st, 2005. The two exhibitions enhanced each other's beauty and touched people's hearts. -
Taiwan: Hsingchu Second Falun Dafa College Study Camp
2005-08-09
From July 29th to 31st, the second Falun Dafa College Study Camp was held at National Chiao Tung University. More than 120 college students, including some graduate students, attended the three-day event. The participants learned about Falun Dafa through a variety of programs, including movies, an outdoor concert and games. -
Ottawa Citizen (Canada): Don't deport Falun Gong supporter: protesters: Montreal woman faces torture in China, group says
2005-08-09
"The kind of risk she is facing, there's no need to send her back," said Lucy Zhou, one of about 20 protesters who gathered in front of Ms. McLellan's office on Laurier Street. "There's hundreds of thousands of people in detention (in China) and she could be one of them." Falun Gong is a spiritual movement that was outlawed in China in 1999. The persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China has been decried by the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and several other human rights organizations. -
United States: Practitioners in Minnesota Set up a Booth at a Local Farmer's Market
2005-08-08
On July 30, 2005, several Minnesotan practitioners set up a booth at a local Farmer's Market in downtown Minneapolis. The event was a huge success. Many people learned about Falun Dafa, the persecution in China, and the righteous grace of Truthfulness - Benevolence - Forbearance. -
Speech by Michael Horowitz of Hudson Institute at the July 21st Anti-Persecution Rally in Washington, D.C.
2005-08-08
"Your television [programming], one of the miracles I've seen of energy, effort and ingenuity, sends messages of freedom and hope to little villages in China; where people gather the little bits of money they have to buy, secretly buy, receivers to receive [your] broadcast. My God, you stand for freedom for all of us, and thank you so very much." -
United States: Practitioners' Grand "Falun Dafa Boat" Captures Attention in the Seafair Torchlight Parade, Seattle
2005-08-07
On the evening of July 30th, the Seafair Torchlight Parade, one of the top ten parades in the U.S., was held in downtown Seattle. The parade dates back to 1950, celebrating the culture of the Pacific Northwest. Practitioners from Portland, Oregon, Vancouver, Canada and Washington State participated. -
Speech by Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington at the July 21st Anti-Persecution Rally
2005-08-07
"It is wonderful to see so many people gathered here today and it reminds me of a promise of Jesus in my Christian tradition that "Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them." Of course today we are gathered in the name of pluralism, tolerance, and religious freedom. As I look around, it is clear to me that these tenets are born and nurtured among us." -
Australia: Practitioners in Adelaide Protest the Six-Year Persecution
2005-08-06
On July 23, 2005, Adelaide practitioners gathered at Victoria Plaza downtown to raise awareness of the six-year persecution of Falun Gong in China. They displayed banners and photo posters, demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, and collected signatures calling for an end to the persecution. -
US Congressman Rush Holt Calls for Immediate Release of All Imprisoned Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2005-08-06
On Wednesday, July 21, 2005, several thousand Falun Gong practitioners from across the world held a rally in Washington DC. New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt attended the rally and said in his speech that the American government should exert its influence and leadership to express strong disapproval to the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.
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