World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Falun Gong Practitioner Mr David Liang Returns to Work Three Months after Being Shot in South Africa
2004-10-13On June 28th, 2004, the world was shocked to learn that Falun Gong practitioners were fired upon by hired gunmen in South Africa during Chinese officials' state visit. In the incident, Australian Falun Gong practitioner Mr David Liang was shot in both of his feet. Now, David has recovered and returned to work three months after the incident. -
United States: An Attendee is Brought to Tears as Practitioner Clarifies the Truth at UN World Leaders Forum
2004-10-13On September 23rd, 2004, the second annual World Leaders Forum held a special panel discussion at Columbia University on the topic of how to eliminate violence and discrimination against women. After each of the foreign ministers presented her opinions on how to protect the rights of women, Ms Albright moderated the discussion and answered questions from the audience. A Falun Gong practitioner asked how world leaders should take action to help female Chinese practitioners and stop the persecution. -
Argentina: Zhuan Falun Displayed at a Book Show in Cordoba City
2004-10-12Every year, there is a book show in Cordoba City. After practitioners explained Falun Dafa to the organisers and introduced Zhuan Falun [the main text of Falun Dafa] to the city government, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to the book show and given a place to demonstrate the exercises and a hold a seminar to introduce the Book. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners from Southern California Win First Prize in Walnut City Parade
2004-10-12On October 9th, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from San Diego and Los Angeles took part in "Walnut on Parade" as part of the Walnut Family Festival. The City of Walnut is located in the Los Angeles area. The parade judging committee praised the Falun Gong practitioners' procession, which won the first prize in the float category. -
Argentina: Special Report About the Persecution of Falun Dafa in China Aired by a Radio Station in Buenos Aires (Part I)
2004-10-11Martin Bermudez is the host of a radio program in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. During his last trip to New York, he saw anti-torture exhibitions performed by Falun Dafa practitioners in Manhattan. He was shocked so deeply that he asked himself, "What can I do?" When he returned to Argentina, he immediately contacted Falun Dafa practitioners for more information on the practise and the situation in China. On October 1st, 2004 "The Island" broadcast the first special report about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China. -
United States: Falun Gong Brings Truth to Wall Street in New York
2004-10-11The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a busy place and has great influence on the world economy. Across the street, Falun Gong practitioners from the west coast were demonstrating exercises and telling passersby that innocent practitioners are being persecuted in China. -
United States: A Practitioner's Enquiry about the Persecution of Falun Gong at the New York "World Leadership Forum" Draws Audience Support
2004-10-10United Nations representatives assembled in New York City for meetings in late September. The "2004 World Leadership Forum" conducted by the "Foreign Policy Association" launched a three-day conference, attended by several hundred strategy experts. Also in attendance were foreign ministers and diplomats from several countries. Falun Gong practitioners participated with enquiries and received support and applause from the audience. -
Korea: Fine Art Exhibition Entitled "Uncompromising Courage" Held in Seoul
2004-10-10"Uncompromising Courage," a fine art exhibition, was held in Seoul from October 4th to October 7th, 2004. Congressman Shin Hak-Yong, Director of the Cultural Academy, and others attended the opening ceremony. After closing in Seoul, the exhibition will tour to Daejon, Gwangju and Busan. -
Australia: Sydney Practitioners Hold a Press Conference Calling for the Immediate Release of Tianjin Practitioner Li Liang
2004-10-10Ever since the brother of Sydney practitioner Li Ying was illegally abducted in Tianjin on October 2nd 2004, Australian practitioners have launched an urgent rescue campaign. On October 5th, Sydney practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate to call for Mr Li's immediate release. -
United States: Report by the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China Cites Intensified Repression of Freedom of Belief
2004-10-09On October 5th, 2004, members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) presented its Annual Report for 2004. The CECC was created with the legislative mandate to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report to the US President and the Congress. This years report states, "The freedom to believe and to practise one's religious faith is a universal and essential right. The Chinese leadership must open itself to dialogue on establishing true freedom of religion for all its citizens." -
India: Falun Dafa Association of India Founded
2004-10-09The Falun Dafa Association of India registered as a non-profit organisation in Bombay in September 2004, and became a legal group recognised by the Indian Government. The founding of the Association formally announces to the world that this ancient nation has formally embraced Falun Dafa. -
Thailand: Introducing Falun Dafa and Exposing the Persecution at the 2004 Thailand Healthcare Expo
2004-10-09On October 1st, 2004, the Thailand Healthcare Expo 2004 was held near Bangkok. Thailand's Falun Gong practitioners made good use of this opportunity to introduce Falun Dafa and expose the persecution taking place in China. During a busy two days, a great deal of people had an opportunity to learn about the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." -
United States: Three U.S. Congressmen Voice Their Support for Falun Gong
2004-10-08"In 1999, China's dictators launched a brutal campaign to completely eradicate Falun Gong from their country through whatever means necessary, claiming that Falun Gong was a threat to "social order" in China. The reason behind this campaign of brutality is clear: by the mid to late 1990s, the number of Falun Gong practitioners began to exceed the number of members of the Communist Party. Like all dictators and totalitarian terror systems, the PRC fears and hates what it cannot control. So it sought to destroy and intimidate those who practice Falun Gong." -
Indonesia: "Uncompromising Courage" Art Exhibit Causes a Sensation at the Book Fair
2004-10-08From September 29th to October 3rd of 2004, the 2004 Indonesia Book Fair sponsored by the Indonesian Book Publishers Association was held at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Centre. The Chairman of the Indonesian Book Publishers Association hosted the opening ceremony. The theme of the book fair was "Books and Children." -
United States: Introducing Falun Gong and the Persecution Outside the Vietnam Veterans Plaza in New York
2004-10-08At this particular anti-torture exhibition, an actor depicting a murderous looking Chinese policeman waves an electric police baton and beats an already bleeding elderly woman locked in a small metal cage. It is in the heart of Manhattan near Water Street, an area of office buildings and workers. Falun Gong practitioners are performing an anti-torture exhibition.