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New Zealand: A Young Hoodlum Changes His Ways and Becomes a Good Person after Practising Falun Gong
2005-01-15
Although the majority of people on the South Island of New Zealand are kind-hearted, there was a young man there who liked fighting and beating others down. By chance, his brother found the book, Zhuan Falun [the main text of Falun Dafa]. After reading it, he began to understand the real meaning of life and started Falun Dafa cultivation practise. -
VOA Reports on Western Scholars' Comments Regarding the "Nine Commentaries" and Their Criticism of the Communist Party
2005-01-14
The overseas Chinese-language newspaper, The Epoch Times held an open forum on December 21 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to discuss an editorial series entitled, "Jiu Ping: Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" published in that newspaper. On January 1, 2005, VOA reported on the forum in its comparative news program, as well as on the disturbance that occurred around the forum. -
Central News Agency (Taiwan): Practitioners Call on Canadian Prime Minister to Condemn the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2005-01-14
The Central News Agency (Taiwan) reported on January 11, 2005 that as Canadian Prime Minister Martin would visit China soon, Canadian Falun Gong practitioners held rallies today in different cities to call on the Prime Minister to condemn the Chinese government's persecution of Falun Gong during his state visit to China. -
Renowned Lawyer Meets Rejection When Seeking Justice for a Falun Gong Practitioner
2005-01-13Mr. Gao Zhisheng is one of the ten lawyers whom China's Ministry of Justice honored in 2001. He has taken on many cases that caused a sensation throughout the country. Recently, Mr. Gao Zhisheng took the case of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Huang Wei in Shijiazhuang City. Mr. Gao Zhisheng's experience in handling this lawsuit verifies the inside story of the Chinese legal system on the issue of Falun Gong. -
Practitioners Solemnly Hold the 2005 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference
2005-01-13
On January 9, 2005, the Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was solemnly held in the Taipei International Conference Center. More than 6,000 practitioners from across Taiwan, North America, Japan, Malaysia and other places around the world attended the conference. -
Canada: Practitioners Appeal in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver Despite Heavy Snow
2005-01-12
On the afternoon of January 8th, 2005, snow fell thickly in Vancouver, Canada. Despite the heavy snow, Falun Gong practitioners persisted in practicing the exercises in front of the Chinese Consulate. People driving by constantly honked their horns to show respect. Some drivers even stopped their vehicles especially to take pictures. -
Japan: Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Paintings Exposes the Persecution of Falun Gong
2005-01-12An exhibition of contemporary arts by world-renowned Chinese artists opened to the public in the Tower Hall of Edogawa-ku in Tokyo, Japan on December 18th, 2004. The artworks were from the private collection of Australian Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Dai Meiling. People from all walks of life enjoyed the beauty of traditional Chinese fine arts, while at the same time they learned more about the persecution of Falun Gong. -
Taiwan: Thousands of Falun Gong Practitioners Form "Great Wall of Justice" to Protest the Jiang Faction's Persecution and Genocide
2005-01-11
On January 8th, 2005, nearly 4,000 Falun Gong practitioners from all over Taiwan and overseas gathered at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial despite cold weather and drizzle. They formed a six-kilometer-long "Great Wall of Justice" in Taipei, to call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. -
Japan: Practitioners Hold New Year's Group Study and Experience Sharing
2005-01-11
Every New Year's Eve, practitioners go to the Chinese Embassy in Japan to peacefully appeal for the end of the persecution of Falun Gong in China. On January 2nd and 3rd, Falun Gong practitioners from different areas of Japan gathered to have a group study and experience-sharing meeting. -
Chile: Introducing Falun Dafa During the 2004 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit
2005-01-10
"You just do this (making gesture of lotus palm), and then practise exercises. You are very quiet and peaceful, without doing anything extreme." They pointed at the Chinese Embassy and said, "Why are they so afraid of you? They asked our boss to send more people here, and said the more the better." -
United States: Welcoming the New Year in Philadelphia
2005-01-10
During the morning of January 1st, 2005, tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Philadelphia to participate in the annual "Mummer's Day Parade." This New Year's Day tradition has over 100 years of history in Philadelphia. -
United States: Introducing Falun Dafa at the Trail of Light Festival in Austin, Texas
2005-01-09
On December 23rd, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners participated in the annual Trail of Lights Festival in Austin, Texas. During their performance, practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises and performed dances and pieces of traditional Chinese music. -
AP: Taiwanese Falun Gong Followers Plan Human Chain in Protest Against China
2005-01-09The Taiwanese branch of China's Falun Gong [...] group wants to rally 3,000 supporters Saturday to form a human chain protesting human rights abuses, the group said Friday. The two-hour event, dubbed the "Long Wall of Justice," is designed to protest the persecution of its members by Chinese authorities, the group said. Beijing [slanders and persecutes Falun Gong brutally]. China has arrested thousands of followers since it outlawed the group in 1999. -
New Zealand: Introducing Falun Dafa on the North Island
2005-01-08
During the Christmas and New Year holidays, Falun Gong practitioners from Auckland, New Zealand carried out a four-day van tour. The tour traversed nearly a thousand kilometers to convey the blessings and the truth about Falun Dafa to towns and villages along the route to the Upper North Island. -
United States: Anti-Torture Photo Exhibition Held at La Jolla Cove in San Diego
2005-01-08
After several weeks of preparation, an anti-torture photo exhibition was held at the renowned La Jolla Cove in San Diego on December 12th, 2004. The photo exhibition caught the attention of many passersby. Many expressed indignation over the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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