World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Overseas Rescue Campaign Gains Headway, Wang Wei, Sister of an Australian Citizen, Gets Early Release From Labour Camp
2004-01-08On December 11, 2003, Australian citizen Esther Wang's elder sister Wang Wei was released from the Jiangbei Forced Labour Camp in Chongqing City of Sichuang Province, prior to the expiration of her term. This was achieved with the support of the appeal of an overseas rescue campaign. Upon her release, she was much thinner than before her imprisonment, but she was in good spirits. -
Canada: Seven Family Members of Canadian Residents Rescued in 2003
2004-01-08In 2003, seven family members of Canadian residents who had been illegally detained in China for practicing Falun Gong were released under rescue efforts. They are Yang Yueli, Lin Mingli, Wu Zhanzhong, Lu Xiuzhen, Yuelei, Liu Baoxing and Chen Yinghua. 2003 is the year that saw the most rescued family members since July, 1999. -
Australia: 'Petals of Peace' Cultural Performance
2004-01-08The Sunshine Plaza came alive with song and dance, as the ‘Petals of Peace' Cultural Event, showcasing the beauty of traditional Chinese dance, music and Falun Dafa exercises delighted shoppers at the Sunshine Coast's largest Shopping Centre on Jan 3, 2004. -
Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa at a Carnival in Tainan
2004-01-07At the end of the day, the practitioners said they felt quite physically tired, but their hearts were full of joy and energy. They saw so many people learn the truth about Falun Dafa and take the side of the righteousness to support Falun Dafa that they felt happy. -
Macao: Practitioners Hold a Candlelight Vigil to Commemorate Liu Chengjun
2004-01-07Macao Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil on the evening of January 2, 2004 at the park opposite the Chinese Liaison Office to commemorate Liu Chengjun and several other Dafa practitioners who were tortured to death because of the TV-tapping incident in Changchun City. They called upon more people to show concern over the brutal persecution of Falun Gong that is currently happening in China. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Collect Signatures for the Rescue of Charles Li
2004-01-07Indianapolis Falun Gong practitioners took the opportunity of a college basketball game to take to the streets and introduce Falun Gong and the persecution to the American people. They also collected signatures calling for the release of American citizen Charles Li from incarceration in China. -
United States: San Francisco News Conference Exposes that Jiang's Mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency "Poisons and Kills People"
2004-01-06At noon on January 2, 2004, in spite of the rain, Falun Gong practitioners from San Francisco Area held a news conference outside the Chinese Consulate to expose the so-called case of "Chen Fuzhao, homicide by poisoning", which was twisted by the Jiang's regime to frame Falun Gong and deceive people. Practitioners also demanded that Jiang Zemin, the prime criminal of the persecution, be brought to justice. -
United States: Introducing Falun Dafa at the 2004 St Louis New Year's Eve Grand Celebration
2004-01-06"We wish to celebrate the New Year practicing the exercises and informing people that right now in China, tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners are being brutally persecuted for persisting in their beliefs." -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in Northern California Hold Memorial Service for Liu Chengjun
2004-01-05Mr. Liu Chengjun, a Changchun Falun Gong practitioner, one of the first to tap into the Changchun cable TV system and broadcast Dafa truth-clarification videos, died from long term torture early on the morning of December 26, 2003. Falun Gong practitioners in the Bay area in northern California, U.S.A. held a memorial service and a candlelight vigil at in front of the Chinese consulate in San Francisco. They called for the punishment of Jiang Zemin and those responsible police officers in Changchun City. -
Taiwan: Tainan Dafa practitioners Commemorate Liu Chengjun
2004-01-05After hearing that another Dafa practitioner, Liu Chengjun, was tortured to death on December 26, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners from Tainan, Taiwan and the Global Coalition to Rescue Falun Gong Practitioners Taiwan Branch held a candlelight vigil on January 1, 2004 to commemorate Dafa practitioner Liu Chengjun. -
Singapore: 2003 Singapore Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Concludes Successfully
2004-01-04On December 28, the 2003 Singapore Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference concluded successfully. Organized by the Singapore Falun Dafa Association, this conference was attended by practitioners from Singapore, Canada, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan. -
Japan: Practitioners Rally in Front of the Chinese Embassy on New Year's Eve to Call on China to Stop the Persecution
2004-01-04Every New Year's Eve Falun Gong practitioners in Japan come to the Chinese Embassy to peacefully call for the immediate end of the brutal persecution. On December 31, 2003, practitioners gathered again at the Chinese embassy to commemorate Changchun practitioner Liu Chengjun and all fellow practitioners who have died as a result of the Jiang regime's persecution. -
United States: Falun Gong Receives First Place in Parade
2004-01-04Mr. White said: "It is the first time that we have judges to select winners among all groups participating the parade. Falun Gong is the first Chinese group to win an award. We have so many beautiful floats, bands and other groups. The fact that Falun Gong won first place says a lot about their outstanding performance. We were very pleased to have Falun Gong in our 2003 Harrisburg holiday parade. We hope that they will come every year in the future." -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest the Death of Liu Chengjun in front of Chinese Consulate at Calgary
2004-01-03On December 30, Falun Gong practitioners in Calgary came to the Chinese Consulate in Calgary to commemorate Liu Chengjun and demand an immediate end to the persecution against Falun Gong. Practitioner's peaceful protest attracted attention from local media. -
Japan: Falun Dafa Practitioners in Osaka Hold Candlelight Vigils in Front of Chinese Consulate to Commemorate Liu Chengjun
2004-01-03On December 30 and 31, practitioners held candlelight vigils in front of the Chinese Consulate in Osaka to commemorate Liu Chengjun and demand that Jiang Zemin and the murderers of Liu Chengjun are brought to justice.