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United States: New York State's Capital City Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Falun Gong
2004-09-10
On July the 8th 2004, The Albany City Common Council unanimously (12 to zero) passed resolution 44.71.04R in support of the rights and freedom of those who practise Falun Gong. This is the second unanimously passed resolution that supports Falun Gong. The first one, 71.122.00R, was passed on December the 18th 2000. -
A South African TV Station Broadcasts Interview with Practitioners Across Africa During Prime Time
2004-09-10On August the 18th to the 20th 2004, four Falun Dafa practitioners from western countries went to South Africa to communicate the facts of Falun Dafa to the African media, schools, political circles, Ministers from African countries, and the general public. This attracted widespread attention. The South Africa Broadcasting Company and a local TV station interviewed Falun Dafa practitioners and broadcast the programs across Africa during its prime time news. -
Taiwan: International Youth Chamber of Commerce Invites Falun Gong Practitioners to Attend "Activities Showing Compassion for Young People"
2004-09-09
On August 22nd 2004, at the Rende Sports Park in Tainan County, Taiwan, the International Youth Chamber of Commerce held a series of activities to show compassion for young people. Sponsors invited the Falun Gong practitioners' waist drum troupe to perform at the opening ceremony. -
Australia: Independent Member for Bligh Clover Moore Requests Government to Protect Falun Gong Practitioners in Australia
2004-09-09On August the 23rd 2004, State Independent Member for Bligh (including the east part of the City of Sydney) Clover Moore wrote to the Minister Alexander Downer of the Foreign Affairs to request government's protection for Falun Dafa practitioners in Australia, on behalf of David Liang, a Australian Falun Dafa practitioner who was recently shot through both feet while travelling in South Africa. -
Hong Kong: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Peaceful Appeal during Liu Qi's Visit to Hong Kong
2004-09-08
During Liu Qi's stay in Hong Kong peaceful appeals were held at Chater Gardens and the Government House condemning Liu Qi for his part in making Beijing one of the areas where Falun Gong is most severely persecuted during his post as Mayor of Beijing and Secretary of Beijing's Municipal Committee of China's Polit Bureau. -
Africa: Introducing Falun Dafa in Adis Ababa of Ethiopia
2004-09-08
The owner of a fitness centre in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia was interested in Falun Gong and wished to learn it. He invited Falun Gong practitioners to give a demonstration of the five-sets of Falun Gong exercises in the fitness centre and to answer any questions. In addition, practitioners were invited to participate in an annual exhibition by a martial arts school. The activity was held in a well-known concert hall. -
United States: Media Reports on Falun Gong Activities in New York
2004-09-07
During the US Republican National Convention, there were 15,000 reporters gathered in New York City to cover all the events taking place there. Media outlets reported on stories of nearly a thousand Falun Gong practitioners who had come to Manhattan. -
United States: Telling People About Falun Gong on New York's Wall Street
2004-09-07
Several tourists from Paris were very happy to see Falun Gong on Wall Street. They said that there are also many Falun Gong practitioners in France. A New Yorker suggested that practitioners to go to the United Nations to call for an end to the persecution. -
United States: A Journey to New York
2004-09-06
Manhattan is the world's financial centre, and the pedestrians rarely stop in their busy lives. The ups and downs in the stock market fill their thoughts, but they don't know of the wide spread of Falun Dafa, and don't know of Chinese dictator and former President Jiang Zemin and his regime's persecution of Falun Gong. Falun Gong came to awaken their hearts. -
United States: Falun Dafa Practitioners from Northern California Participate in the Mid-Autumn Street Fair
2004-09-06
To introduce Falun Gong to more people, Falun Gong practitioners from the bay area participated in this street fair for the third consecutive year. We displayed materials and posters, and demonstrated the exercises at our booth. Many Chinese people also learnt the truth about Falun Gong at this fair. -
United States: Young Falun Gong Practitioners Introducing Falun Gong on the Streets of Manhattan
2004-09-05
On the last weekend of August 2004 more than 1000 Falun Gong practitioners came to New York City to show people the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong on the bustling Manhattan streets. Many young practitioners also came with their parents to introduce Falun Gong to the people and to demonstrate the five sets exercises of Falun Gong. -
Japan: Tokyo Formally Recognises the Japanese Falun Dafa Association as a Non-Profit Organisation
2004-09-05According to reports from several media outlets in Japan, including Kyodo News, Yomiuri Shimbun and Mainichi Newspaper, Falun Gong, which is regarded as an illegal group and suppressed in China, has now being officially and formally recognised by Tokyo as of the 27th of August, 2004, as a "Non-Profit Organisation" and registered under the title "Falun Dafa Association of Japan." -
United States: The World is Awakening - Anti-Torture Exhibition Held on the Edge of New York City's Central Park
2004-09-04
During the US Republican National Convention, Falun Gong practitioners held week-long anti-torture exhibitions in several places in New York City. In front of the exhibition on the edge of Central Park, streams of people passed by and many of them were shocked and signed a petition to condemn the persecution. -
Epoch Times: Shocking Photographic Evidence of The Persecution in China
2004-09-04
It is not the kind of publicity that China wants or needs at the tail-end of the 2004 Olympics in which they placed third overall, and leading into the 2008 Olympics in which Beijing will be host: shocking photographs of emaciated and seriously injured Falun Gong practitioners who were tortured while being illegally held in police custody in China. -
Islands of Serenity in the Clamour - Calling for an End to the Persecution at New York's "Corners of Courage"
2004-09-03
On August 29, New York City was extremely crowded because of the Republican National Convention (RNC). To let more people know the truth about Falun Dafa and the evil nature of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, more than 1000 practitioners from all over the world came to the Big Apple.
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