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Anti-Torture Exhibition in Manhattan Brings Italian National TV Reporter to Taiwan
2005-03-25
When a senior reporter from an Italian national TV station in New York saw Falun Gong practitioners sincerely telling people about the brutal persecution encountered by Falun Gong in China, he phoned his TV station headquarters and reported what he saw. -
Saipan Tribune: Itinerant art exhibit stops by today
2005-03-25
A traveling art exhibition featuring artists from all over the world, including a former Saipan resident, will open in the CNMI Arts Gallery on Capitol Hill today."Truth, Compassion, Tolerance" is a collection of 40 pieces of painting and sculpture by over 15 artists including seven pieces by painter Michelle Chen, who has lived on Saipan for nine years. -
Malaysia: Practitioners Hold Anti-Torture Exhibition During Malaysia Bar Association's Annual Meeting
2005-03-24
On March 19, 2005, the Malaysia Bar Association held its annual meeting at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. In order to let more lawyers learn the truth, practitioners in Malaysia held an anti-torture exhibition at the hotel to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China by the Chinese Communist Party. -
Washington Square News (NYU Student Newspaper): Falun Gong finds home at Kimmel
2005-03-24
The Falun Gong club's purpose is twofold: to inform students of the abuses taking place in China and to provide a space for students to practice meditation and other exercises. Student response to both goals has been positive, said Chin-Yunn Yang, another student who helped found the club. "Overall people who have stopped by at meetings said it felt really good and that they can focus more and better on school," said Yang. -
Sri Lanka: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold First Experience Sharing Conference
2005-03-23
On March 19, Falun Gong practitioners in Sri Lanka held their first Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference and had a wonderful day. Some practitioners from Canada and Australia also attended the Fa conference and shared their understandings and cultivation experiences. Some young practitioners shared their experiences too. -
Canada: Falun Gong Art Exhibition Moves Viewers at Simon Fraser University
2005-03-23
Forty paintings by Falun Gong practitioners were exhibited on the campus of Simon Fraser University (SFU). Falun Gong practitioners have held similar photo exhibitions and other activities to reveal the facts of the persecution on the SFU campus before. This time, the number of visitors and the positive responses were unparallelled. -
International Educational Development Calls on the International Community to Pay Close Attention to the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-03-22On March 14, 2005, during the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, International Educational Development (IED) submitted a statement calling for the United Nations, governments of all nations and the international community to pay close attention to the human rights violations against Falun Gong practitioners in China ... In the statement, IED once again stressed the severity of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
From Suspicion to Support of Falun Dafa: The Great Change in My Wife
2005-03-22I also remember when she and I visited another Dafa practitioner's home. On the road back, my wife told me, "I really envy you believers. How can you be so happy, so open and optimistic?" The practitioner we visited had had his personal property confiscated twice from his home and had 5,000 yuan extorted from him by the authorities. If it had been another person, perhaps he would have not eaten well or slept well as a result of these events befalling him. -
Maintain Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions Every Minute of Your Daily Life
2005-03-22At the end of each day at work, I often found that I was tense and fretful. The unsolved issues during the day kept tormenting me at night, and I would try to solve them like a non-cultivator. Only after I have studied one of Teacher's lectures seriously can I restore my inner peace, approach these unsolved issues and tell right from wrong as a Falun Gong cultivator. Besides my duties at work and daily chores at home, I try to spend all of my spare time listening to or studying the Fa. -
Will the United States Supreme Court Hear the Case Against Former Leader of Chinese Communist Party for Genocide & Torture? Group Asks
2005-03-22WASHINGTON, March 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The United States Supreme Court will decide soon if it hears the case filed against Jiang Zemin, former leader of Chinese Communist Party for crimes of genocide and torture. Practitioners of Falun Gong filed a class action lawsuit against the former Communist Party Chief, Jiang Zemin, in October 2002. The District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed the case based on a suggestion of immunity filed by the United States' Department of State. -
United States: Practitioners from Kansas Take Part in St. Patrick's Day Parade
2005-03-22
On March 17, Falun Gong practitioners from Kansas took part in the grand parade in the City of Topeka to commemorate the St. Patrick's Day. Tens of thousands of visitors watched the parade. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited Again to Participate in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York
2005-03-21
On March 12, a large-scale parade for St. Patrick's Day took place in White Plains, New York. Groups from different ethnic communities participated in the event. Last year, Falun Gong practitioners' performance was well received and they were invited again this year. -
The Epoch Times: Chinese Consulate Apparently Involved in Lawsuit against U.S. Hotel
2005-03-21More questions than answers have arisen from a lawsuit by Falun Gong practitioners against the Atlanta-based Homestead hotel chain. Plaintiffs in the civil suit against Homestead say they planned a trip to Houston in October 2002 to coincide with a visit from Jiang Zemin in order to raise public awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. The court documents, obtained by The Epoch Times, contend that they were denied accommodation in Houston based on their beliefs -
Canada: Practitioners Display the Beauty of Falun Gong at the Montreal St Patrick's Day Parade
2005-03-20
On March 13, 2005, the annual grand St Patrick's Day parade was held in Montreal. Falun Gong practitioners were one of the 100 entrants and well received. It was reported that about 300,000 people watched the parade. Wherever Falun Gong practitioners went, the spectators gave them warm applause. -
The Epoch Times: Department of Justice Investigation of U.S. Hotel Touches a Bigger Issue
2005-03-20The Department of Justice has decided to investigate Homestead Studio Suites for civil rights violations in connection with revoking hotel reservations made by Falun Gong practitioners. Despite booking reservations a month in advance of an October 2002 visit to Houston by then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin, they were denied accommodation and unable to hold peaceful appeals next door to Jiang's hotel. Plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit against the hotel applauded the DOJ action.
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