World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Yesterday Appealing Together at Tiananmen Square, Today Singing Together On the Stage of the Kennedy Centre
2004-03-06From late 2001 to early 2002, many western Falun Gong practitioners from more than ten countries went to the Tiananmen Square to tell Chinese people the truth about the brutal persecution of Falun Gong. However, they practitioners were beaten by policemen, arrested and repatriated. The song "Coming for You" was later written based on their experience. Some of them were singers in this Chorus. -
Korea: Practitioners Continue Their Appeal in the Lawsuit against Jiang
2004-03-06Korean Falun Gong practitioners expressed that while they visited Macao, Mainland China and Hong Kong to clarify the truth about Falun Gong, they were unlawfully arrested, detained, and expatriated after forcible investigation. Therefore, they have sufficient reasons to prove that Jiang's group has committed crimes against Korean laws: that is, violent arrest and imprisonment, special arrest and incarceration, coercion, impeding operations and robbery. -
Taiwan: Promoting Falun Dafa at Banqiao Railway Station Square in Taipei
2004-03-06On the afternoon of February 21, 2004 about one hundred Falun Gong practitioners came to the square in front of the Banqiao Railway Station to clarify the truth to the Taiwanese people. Banqiao is the location of the Taipei County government. A lot of introductory fliers were distributed, allowing more people to know that Falun Dafa is good. -
United States: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution H. Res. 53 Urging International Censure of China for Human Rights Abuses
2004-03-05The House of Representatives today passed by a wide margin a resolution H. Res. 530 urging the Bush Administration to sponsor and aggressively pursue a resolution condemning China for its human rights abuses at the annual meeting of the United Nation's Commission on Human Rights, which will meet later this month. The final vote was 402-2. -
Australia: Candlelight Vigil Held in Brisbane in Memory of Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured to Death in China
2004-03-05Brisbane's King George Square was transformed by a candlelight vigil held in memory of all Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death over the past four and a half years. Banners in English, Greek and Chinese were held by practitioners during the evening, together with a huge wreath of flowers. -
United States: Letter From Friends of Falun Gong to More than 1,250 of the Largest US Corporations
2004-03-05Friends of Falun Gong USA, a non profit organization dedicated to ending the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, has written letters to more than 1,250 of the largest US corporations. Many of the corporations have business dealings in China and the goal of the letter was to encourage these companies to play no role, direct or indirect in the State-run persecution of Falun Gong. -
USA: In Los Angeles More Than One Thousand Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal for Bringing the Prime Criminal of the Persecution to Justice (Photos)
2004-03-03On February 29, 2004, over one thousand Falun Gong practitioners from the USA, Canada, Russia, Korea, Taiwan and Sweden and other countries held a symbolic trial of Jiang Zemin and a press conference in Monterey Park. -
Taiwan: Falun Dafa Club at National Chiao Tung University Holds Photo Exhibition
2004-03-03From January 19 to February 23, the Falun Dafa club at National Chiao Tung University held a photo exhibition at the student activity centre. They laid out truth clarifying materials and Falun Dafa books for people to freely take and read, and even set up an area of chairs so people could sit down and read them there and then. -
United States: Dr. Huang Appeals from America “Help Find My Brother Huang Xiong”
2004-03-03I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to more people in the world to pay close attention to the situation of millions of Falun Gong practitioners in prisons and labour camps in China. One of them is my brother. I appeal to people everywhere to help me find my younger brother, and help end this persecution in which tens of millions of practitioners suffer daily. I ask public security officials and government officials in China to treat Falun Gong practitioners well, and in doing so secure a better future for themselves. -
USA: Photo Report of Falun Gong Practitioners' Grand Parade in Los Angeles
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Indonesia: Falun Gong Practitioners Peacefully Appeal Outside the Chinese Embassy to Bring Chief Perpetrators of the Persecution to Justice
2004-03-02On February the 19th 2004, more than 30 Indonesian Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese Embassy at Indonesia despite the windy and rainy weather to commemorate the several dozen Falun Gong practitioners who were recently tortured to death in China and appeal for justice against the chief perpetrators. -
United States: WOIPFG Requests Expulsion of Persecutors from Shijiazhuang City Visiting Edison
2004-03-02A delegation of 7 people from Shijiazhuang City, China led by the Deputy Secretary of Shijiazhuang City Communist Party Committee Li Zunying visited Edison. WOIPFG released a statement describing how the Li Zunying participated in the persecution of Falun Gong and thus, WOIPFG sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, requesting the expulsion of Li Zunying because of his egregious human rights record. -
The 2004 Western United States Experience Sharing Conference Solemnly Commences, Master Li Arrives to Teach the Fa and Answers Questions
2004-03-01On February the 28th, more than two thousand Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world gathered in L.A.'s Pasadena Convention Centre to participate in the 2004 Western United States Experience Sharing Conference. At 2:10 pm, revered Teacher came to the conference site in person and taught the Fa for the disciples. The entire body of practitioners gave a standing ovation to greet Teacher. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Global Chinese New Year's Gala in Washington DC
2004-03-01On February 26 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from the U.S., Canada, and Taiwan were invited to perform in New Tang Dynasty TV's Inaugural Global Chinese New Year Gala held in the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC. -
Practitioners from Taiwan Introduce Falun Dafa in Thailand
2004-03-01Since Thailand is geographically close to China, the Thai people often receive news reports slandering Falun Gong from Jiang's group in China. Therefore many Thai people did not know that Falun Dafa was widely spread around the world and was recognized and welcomed by governments and associations around the world.