World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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2004 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference
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United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Press Conference to Commemorate Liu Chengjun and Call for Punishment for His Murderers
2004-01-14On December 31 2003, St Louis Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference at the famous Gateway Arch. While commemorating Liu Chengjun, the practitioners also called for punishment for Jiang Zemin and Liu Chengjun's murderers. -
Open Letter from New Tang Dynasty TV Regarding the Inaugural Chinese New Year Global Gala
2004-01-13On the Eve of the New Year, as NTDTV and other Chinese organisations and individuals are preparing for the Inaugural Chinese New Year Global Gala, officials from the Chinese Consulates have been making the rounds to verbally attack NTDTV and the Gala. The Chinese Consulates' unreasonable, irrational interference with an organisation legally incorporated in the United States and other countries is highly unbefitting of their diplomatic status. In addition, this attempt to go outside China to extend their censorship of media oversteps bounds and looks backward, rather than forward. -
United States: Letter to President Bush from UCLA Student Organizations Concerning the Detention of Charles Lee in China
2004-01-13In October 2003, the Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC, a student government) at UCLA voted 11-0 to co-sign a letter to President Bush concerning the detention of Dr. Charles Lee. The letter was also signed by the President of LASA, the Latino American Students Association at UCLA, and the President and the entire Amnesty International club at UCLA. The letter was initiated by the Falun Gong club at UCLA. -
Canada: Falun Dafa Association of Canada Requests CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) to Correct the Damage Done by Repeating the Slanderous News on Media in China
2004-01-12On December 31, 2003, CBC aired a report repeating a piece of news in which the media slandered Falun Gong. Falun Dafa Association of Canada wrote this letter requesting them to correct the damage. -
United States: State Department Publishes Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, Criticizes Chinese Government's Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-01-12"Practitioners who refuse to recant their beliefs are sometimes subjected to harsh treatment in prisons and re-education - through - labour camps. There have been credible reports of deaths due to torture and abuse. Thousands of individuals are still undergoing criminal, administrative and extra-judicial punishment for engaging in Falun Gong practices." -
Malaysia: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Ipoh City's "Bougainvillea" Parade
2004-01-11On the morning of January 4, 2004, Ipoh City, Perak State held a parade with the theme, "Bougainvillea," which is the city flower of Ipoh. 35 groups participated the 3.1 km long parade. Falun practitioners also participated and displayed the beauty of Dafa to Ipoh residence. -
Taiwan: Introducing Dafa and Clarifying the Truth at Dayuan Elementary School in North Taoyuan
2004-01-11On January 3, North Taoyuan Dafa practitioners came to Dayuan Elementary School of Dayuan District to participate in the school's 100th anniversary celebration and demonstrate Falun Gong exercises. Many parents of students as well as some famous figures in the local community came to participate in this event. -
Statement from the Committee for an International Special Tribunal on the Persecution of Falun Gong
2004-01-10The foundation of the The Committee for an International Special Tribunal on the Persecution of Falun Gong was announced on January 5th 2004, their mission statement, "To unite the wisdom, expertise, and moral strength of the judicial and international community, as well as of the good people of courage and conviction inside China, to promote the establishment of an International Special Tribunal on the Persecution of Falun Gong as an institute of fair justice against the ongoing atrocities." -
Africa: Introducing Falun Gong to the Public and Media in Tunisia
2004-01-10Two Falun Dafa practitioners held a weeklong activity in Tunisia, Africa to introduce Falun Dafa. They received much interest from their activities and clarified the truth and taught the exercises to the public and media outlets. -
Taiwan: Breathing a "Breath of Fresh Air" Into the Educational System - A Minghui Falun Gong School Opens in Central Taiwan
2004-01-10The courses offered in the school include reading, arts, history and human culture, music, science and preservation of health. They will educate students in a free and healthy environment, and help them to develop a noble character. The course also includes simple and effective Falun Gong exercises to increase students' wisdom and strength, and to have a peaceful state of mind. Minghui School provide a pure environment for students to purify themselves after receiving their daily compulsory education. -
United States: Practitioners Hold Press Conference In Front of "Liberty Bell" Asking to Bring Murderer to Justice
2004-01-10The metro Philadelphia area Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference at noon on January 4 2003 in front of the "Liberty Bell" (which represents America's spirit of freedom) to commemorate Changchun practitioner Liu Chengjun who was tortured to death by Jiang Zemin's regime. -
Taiwan: Zhang Cuiying's Art Exhibit Well Received in Tainan
2004-01-09An international Art Exhibit by Australian artist Zhang Cuiying was held at the Art Gallery of the Tainan Municipal Library from December 26, 2003, to January 1, 2004. The Mayor of Tainan, two city councillors and the Library Director went to her art exhibit and extended their greetings. -
Japan: Young Japanese Practitioners Attend the First Taiwan Young Practitioners' Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference
2004-01-09Practitioners from the Japan Minghui Falun Gong School travelled to Taiwan in order to attend the Young Practitioners' Experience Sharing Conference. Among the seven children, the eldest was 14 years old, the youngest was 5, and it was the first time the seven of them had left their parents and travelled so far. -
United States: During the Holidays, Practitioners Collect Signatures for Rescuing Charles Li
2004-01-09Practitioners from Orlando, Florida rented a booth in a busy flea market during the period between Christmas and New Year, to educate the public about the horrific acts of violence the Jiang regime is perpetrating against Falun Gong practitioners in China and to encourage support for the release of American citizen Charles Lee who is detained in China.