World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Kansas City Saint Patrick's Day Parade
2005-03-19On March 12, practitioners in Kansas participated in the Saint Patrick's Day Grand Parade in North Kansas City. The practitioners' float was greeted with applause and exclamations, and practitioners who were distributing fliers along the parade route found it hard to keep up with the demand. -
Epoch Times: CCP Withdrawals Exceed 300,000, News Broadcast in China
2005-03-19Around 11:30 am on March 16 (Beijing time), The Epoch Times reported that the number of people who withdrew from the CCP exceeded 300,000. At the same time, the Chinese official news agency, Xinhua News, confirmed that the signals of many TV stations were intercepted and the news of the withdrawals were broadcast in China on the intercepted signals. China's official news agency, Xinhua News, confirmed that the signals of many TV stations were intercepted, and without producing any evidence, blamed Falun Gong. -
Canada: Falun Gong Calls for Attention of the UN Human Rights Commission, Canadian MP Assists a Practitioner's Brother to Come to Canada
2005-03-18As the annual meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva approaches, the persecution of Falun Gong has caught the attention of the international community again. Practitioners called on the Canadian Government to condemn the Chinese Communist Party for its trampling of Falun Gong practitioners' basic human rights. -
Indonesia: The Number of People Who Want to Learn Falun Gong Soars After a Recent Fair
2005-03-18Bian Street is well known in Semarang, Indonesia as a place where many Chinese people live. During the recent Lunar Chinese New Year festivities, a local fair was held here. About a hundred booths were spread out along the long street, displaying a variety of goods related to the Lunar New Year. -
Malaysia Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the Persecution in Front of the Chinese Embassy
2005-03-17On March 11-12, 2005, Malaysia Falun Gong practitioners peacefully appealed in front of the Chinese Embassy and called for an end to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China.Practitioners stood on roadside during rush hour, unfurling banners reading, "Falun Dafa is Good," and "Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong." -
Uncensored Satellite Broadcast to China Going Dark -- Communist interference suspected
2005-03-17NEW YORK - The TV network aspiring to be "the Chinese PBS" will be unable to reach its prime audience in east Asia after satellite provider Eutelsat unaccountably stops carrying the signal this week. New Tang Dynasty TV (NTDTV), headquartered in New York, says that the unilateral move not to continue the contract "doesn't make any business sense," according to Samuel Zhou, programming director for NTDTV. "They have abundant unused capacity on their satellite," he said. "This is a company that has never removed any channel, even those with content that incites violence and hatred." -
Australia: Practitioners Hold Anti-Torture Exhibition in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2005-03-16On March 9, practitioners from Australia held an anti-torture exhibition and news conference in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra. On that day, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and fifty Non-Governmental Organisations held a closed-door meeting to discuss human rights issues. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose the Persecution of Falun Dafa in Front of the U.S. Supreme Court
2005-03-16At noon on March 11, 2005, practitioners in Washington DC went to the U.S. Supreme Court and exposed the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners taking place in Mainland China, initiated and carried out by Jiang Zemin's political faction. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Anti-torture Exhibition in Front of Los Angeles Chinese Consulate
2005-03-15On Friday, March 11, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in Los Angeles County held an anti-torture exhibition in front of the Chinese Consulate and reenacted the inhuman torture of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The exhibition was to have more people understand the cruelty of the persecution. -
Canada: Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Paintings Exhibition Held in Victoria, BC
2005-03-15Practitioners from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada hosted the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition on March 5-7, 2005. The exhibition was held at two separate locations, first at Oak Bay Public Library, and then at the University of Victoria. -
Texas, United States: Student Organisation Holds Event to Rescue Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Qu Yanlai
2005-03-14At noon on March 8, Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) at the University of Texas Arlington (UTA) held an event at the Central Library mall on campus to rescue Falun Gong practitioner Qu Yanlai and to let more kind-hearted people know about the plight of this excellent young scholar. -
The Australian: Kowtowing to China
2005-03-14You can draw your own conclusions why Australia finds it necessary, unlike other countries, to impose a statutory restriction on a group just because the Chinese say they are offended, as opposed to the police simply keeping an eye on members or responding to specific complaints about breaches of the law. This week the Government went further to please the Chinese by excluding Falun Gong from talks it convened in Canberra with non-government organizations on human rights in China ... Haven't heard much about those? That is because they are held behind closed doors. -
Prime Minister Paul Martin Writes to Canada Falun Dafa Association: Human Rights Was One of the Dominant Issues During Visit to China
2005-03-13On February 9, 2005, Prime Minister Paul Martin wrote a letter to the Canada Falun Dafa Association after his visit to China. Prime Minister Martin said in the letter that human rights was one of the dominant issues during the meetings with Chinese leaders. He referred specifically to rights-related obligations China must face. He also spoke of the need to work together to develop a transparent legal system, as well as reform China's judiciary, develop its justice system, and protect women's rights. -
The Most Outstanding Team in the South Taiwan Heritage Celebration
2005-03-13The once famous traditional celebration of "Eighteen Beauties" returned to the streets of Madou six years ago after being discontinued for 64 years. Soon it became one of the largest Lantern Festival Celebrations in Taiwan. In order to show the people of Madou the beauty of Falun Dafa, local practitioners participated. -
Canada: Edmonton Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at Health Exhibit
2005-03-12Falun Gong practitioners participated in a Health Exhibit held on March 5-6, 2005. The practitioners performed the Falun Gong exercises twice. The two days of activities achieved a good result, and many people learned the truth about Falun Gong and were eager to learn such a beautiful practice.