World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Malaysia: Practitioners Protest the Murder of Gao Rongrong
2005-07-04On June 30th, 2005, Malaysian practitioners rallied in front of Chinese embassy to protest the murder of Gao Rongrong and call for punishment of the murderers. Several media outlets including Reuters, AP and several Chinese language newspapers in Malaysia interviewed practitioners at the event. -
United States: Promoting Falun Dafa at the Miami International Women's Show
2005-07-04The Miami International Women's Show was held at the Miami Convention Centre from June 24 to 25. About 150 groups participated in this event. The show included fashion, jewelry, costume, beauty and food as well as health and fitness. Local practitioners had a booth, promoting Falun Dafa as a holistic health practice. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Mourn Gao Rongrong and Condemn the CCP's Atrocities
2005-07-03Falun Gong practitioners from Pingdong County, Taiwan gathered on the evening of June 26th at Chaozhou Town Older People's Activity Centre.They held a candlelight vigil in memory of Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong, protested the CCP for showing no regard for people's beliefs and human rights, and demanded an end to the persecution. -
Malaysia: Practitioners Hold Anti-torture Exhibition to Awaken People's Conscience
2005-07-03To help more people learn about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s ongoing persecution of Falun Gong, practitioners in Malaysia held an anti-torture exhibition on the morning of June 19th, 2005, in the busy Peoples' Park in Klang City, Selangor Province. -
Reporter's Question About the 610 Office during the Australia-China Human Rights Dialogue Silences Chinese Official
2005-07-03Recently, Assistant Foreign Minister Shen Guofang's statement that the Chinese communist regime has the "responsibility to restrict overseas Falun Gong activities" aroused attention from overseas media. On June 28th, SBS, an Australia special broadcasting service broadcast an interview with Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Ying. Li Ying said, "What Shen Guofang said can not be accepted. The Chinese communist regime has no right to demand that the Australian government restrict Falun Gong activities." -
Australia: Practitioners in Melbourne Call on Foreign Minister Downer to Stop Helping the Chinese Communist Party Persecute Falun Gong
2005-07-02On June 23rd, 2005, Falun Dafa practitioners in Melbourne rallied in front of the federal government building to call on Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer to withdraw the restrictions on Falun Gong's peaceful appeals. They also reenacted torture methods used in China in the persecution and distributed leaflets. -
Hawaii: Taiwanese Practitioners Join Local Practitioners to Promote Falun Dafa and Expose the Persecution
2005-07-02On June 25th and 26th, Hawaiian practitioners shared their experiences with practitioners from Taiwan and promoted Falun Dafa in Hawaii. The peaceful Falun Gong exercises attracted the attention of many passersby. For many of them, it was the first time they had come into contact with Falun Gong. -
Canadian Press Reports on Chinese Defector Who is Exposing More Inside Stories of the Persecution
2005-07-02Inspired by former diplomat of Chinese Consulate in Sydney Chen Yonglin and former Tianjin 610 agent Hao Fengjun, who openly renounced their membership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and exposed the inside stories about how the Chinese regime persecutes Falun Gong practitioners outside China, Mr. Ha Guangsheng, former Head of the Shenyang Municipal Judicial Bureau and third-level police supervisor, revealed more inside stories about the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong to the Canadian Press. -
United States:: Event with the Theme "Expose the Persecution, Righteousness Will Prevail" Held in Chicago
2005-07-01In July 1999, Jiang Zemin claimed that he would "eradicate Falun Gong with three months". Six years have passed since then. On June 25th, 2005, nearly one thousand Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Chicago and held an event with the theme "expose the persecution, righteousness will prevail." -
Thailand: Practitioners Mourn Gao Rongrong and Call for an End to the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2005-07-01The CCP blatantly murdered Gao Rongrong, whose case has been made known to the outside world, with no regard for international opinion and consequences. Besides the suppression carried out inside China, the CCP has also extended the persecution overseas and unreasonably interfered with the human rights of citizens in other countries. -
Australian Government's 'Softly-Softly' Approach Regarding China's Human Rights Situation Draws Criticism
2005-07-01At the annual "human rights dialogue" on Monday, June 27th, the Australian delegation did not raise the case of defecting Chinese diplomat Chen Yonglin, who claimed that the Chinese Government had deployed about 1000 spies to persecute Chinese-Australian pro-democracy activists and Falun Gong practitioners. People from different walks of life criticised the government for being too timid and blindly compromising with the Chinese communist regime. -
Australia: Practitioners in Queensland Mourn Gao Rongrong and Expose Atrocities of the CCP
2005-06-30The activity site was set up at a corner of an intersection. It was rush hour and happened to be Australia's shopping night. There were many vehicles passing by. Drivers who were waiting for green lights wound down their windows to look at display boards and banners, and some honked their horns to express their support. -
Taiwan: Mid-Taiwan Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Ms. Gao Rongrong and Demand Punishment for the Murderers
2005-06-30On the evening of June 25th, more than 200 Falun Gong practitioners from Mid-Taiwan gathered in the Stone Park in Yunlin County to hold candlelight vigil to demand that murderers Luo Gan, Tang Yubao and Jiang Zhaohua who are directly responsible for Ms. Gao's death, be brought to justice. -
Korea: Practitioners Gather in front of the Chinese Embassy to Protest the Killing of Gao Rongrong
2005-06-29On the morning of June 24th, the Korean Falun Dafa Association held a press conference in front of the Chinese embassy to condemn the Chinese communist regime's murder of Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong. Practitioners urged the Chinese authorities to end the suppression of Falun Gong and punish her murderers. -
Macao: Practitioners Mourn Ms. Gao Rongrong and Demand that her Murderers be Brought to Justice
2005-06-29On June 25, practitioners in Macao held a candlelight vigil opposite the Chinese Liaison Office to mourn Ms. Gao Rongrong and condemn the Chinese communist regime's inhumanity. For the past six years, reports of Falun Gong practitioners' deaths due to mistreatment in Mainland China have been constantly reported.