World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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2005 Mid-USA Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Is Held in Chicago, Master Li Arrives in Person to Teach the Fa
2005-06-28The solemn occasion of the 2005 Mid-USA Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held on June 26th 2005 in downtown Chicago. About 2000 practitioners attended the grand conference. At about 3 p.m., benevolent great Master came in person to the conference hall. The entire audience burst into thunderous applause. -
New Zealand: Practitioners Call for the Punishment of Ms. Gao Rongrong's Murderers
2005-06-28New Zealand practitioners held an appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate in Auckland on the evening of June 21st to expose the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to call for the punishment of recently murdered Gao Rongrong. -
Australia: Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil to Commemorate Gao Rongrong and a Press Conference to Call for Justice
2005-06-27The murder of Shenyang Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong on June 16, 2005, shocked the world. On June 22, Sydney practitioners held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate to memorialise Ms. Gao. Practitioners also held a press conference to strongly condemn the CCP's murder of practitioners. -
Korea: Practitioners Gather in Front of the Chinese Embassy and Condemn the Murder of Gao Rongrong
2005-06-27On June 16, 2005, Ms. Gao died in the emergency room of China Medical University Hospital of complications stemming from torture and abuse in custody following nearly two years of incarceration, brainwashing attempts, and torture for her beliefs. Recently, three former CCP officials who have defected to Australia exposed inside details of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong. Their revelations have astounded the world and brought the attention of the international community. -
United States: Practitioners Rally in New York to Protest the Murder of Gao Rongrong
2005-06-26Upon hearing the shocking news that practitioner Gao Rongrong was persecuted to death, several hundred practitioners in the greater New York area rallied in front of the Chinese Consulate to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for murdering Ms. Gao. The practitioners demanded the immediate punishment of the murderers. -
Hong Kong: Practitioners Rally in front of Chinese Liaison Office to Protest the Murder of Gao Rongrong
2005-06-26In front of the liaison offices, practitioners read a statement that called upon all kind-hearted people around the world to stop the atrocities committed by the CCP, demanded that the Chinese authorities punish Ms. Gao's murderers, demanded immediate action to bring Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan to justice. -
Japan: Practitioners Rally In front of Chinese Consulate in Osaka to Protest CCP's Atrocity
2005-06-26To send a protest letter to the CCP regime, practitioners requested to meet with the consul general. However, when the staff of the consulate learned that we are practitioners of Falun Gong, they pretended that they didn't hear anything and refused to answer our request. -
Canada: High-Profile Torture Victim Murdered - 610 Office Reveals Its "Gestapo" Nature
2005-06-25On June 20, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners rallied in front of the Chinese embassy in Ottawa to strongly condemn the CCP's murder of Gao Rongrong and to demand that her killers be brought to justice. In May 2004, because of her belief in Falun Gong, Gao's face was disfigured by continuous shocks from electrical batons. -
Australia: Practitioners Gather in Front of the Chinese Consulate to Protest the Murder of Gao Rongrong
2005-06-25The news of Gao Rongrong's disfigurment and death has shocked the world. On the evening of June 21st, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Melbourne, Australia gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate to hold a candlelight vigil, to strongly condemn the CCP's brutality and atrocities, and to demand punishment for Gao Rongrong's murderers. -
(FDI): High-profile Torture Victim Dies Surrounded by Chinese Security Agents
2005-06-25NEW YORK (FDI) – The grossly disfigured face of 37-year-old Ms. Gao Rongrong (photos) – the result of torture by Chinese authorities – was publicized around the world to the alarm of many. But it wasn’t enough, sources revealed yesterday, to save Gao from being tortured to death by Chinese Communist Party officials. -
Canada: Victims Recount Harassment, Threats in Press Conference Attended by Major Media
2005-06-24On June 17th, the President of the Canada Falun Dafa Association, Mr. Li Xun, and seven practitioners held a press conference on Parliament Hill. They explicitly recounted the harassments, threats, surveillance and discrimination they have experienced on Canadian soil at the hands of spies from the Chinese Communist regime. -
Japan: Practitioners Appeal in Front of Chinese Embassy, Call for Severe Punishment of the Murderers of Gao Rongrong
2005-06-24Falun Gong practitioners in Japan were shocked to learn that Ms. Gao Rongrong had been tortured to death. They went to the Chinese Embassy on the morning of June 21, 2005 to strongly protest the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong, and appeal for severe punishment for her murderers. -
Australian TV: Chen Yonglin Reveals that Chinese 610 Official Went to Chinese Embassy in Australia to Inspect Their Work in Suppressing Falun Gong [Excerpt]
2005-06-24"TONY JONES: So let me get this straight: You were told by a senior official of the 6-10 Office in Sydney that you should go eyeball to eyeball with Falun Gong members and be more aggressive in the way you approached your surveillance of them, is that right? CHEN YONGLIN: Right. TONY JONES: Did you actually do that? CHEN YONGLIN: No. That's why they are quite displeased." -
United States: After Learning of the Death of Gao Rongrong, Practitioners Protest in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC
2005-06-23On June 20th, 2005, Dafa practitioners were shocked to learn that Gao Rongrong, who had suffered tremendously from torture and abuse, had died from persecution three days earlier in China. Falun Gong practitioners in Washington DC hurriedly went to the Chinese Embassy to hold an urgent press conference. -
Toronto Star Editorial (Canada): China's odious spies
2005-06-23"One document supplied by Hao names Jillian Ye, a Toronto Falun Gong adherent, as the subject of a 2004 report to top officials in Beijing. Hao says Chinese spies keep tabs on practitioners, tap phones and threaten and harass them. Other Falun Gong practitioners confirm they have been harassed. (Prime MInister Paul) Martin should let Beijing know that if proof surfaces that China is targeting Canadian citizens, the impact on relations will be serious, swift and negative."