World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Canada: The Cross-Canada Car Tour Participates in Thunder Bay Christmas Parade and Clarifies the Truth
2003-12-17About twenty thousand people watched the parade that day, and more people viewed it at home on television. They saw the truth about Falun Dafa and listened to the beautiful Dafa music "Pu Du." Two practitioners handed out truth-clarifying materials and our handmade lotus flowers. -
United States:Houston Falun Gong Practitioners Rally on International Human Rights Day, Request Immediate Release of Charles Li
2003-12-16Charles Li was arrested by Chinese public security officials at the Guangzhou Airport when he returned to China last January. He was later sentenced to three years and is being held in Nanjing Prison. He has been deprived of his rights to read Falun Gong books, to practice Falun Gong and to appeal. Furthermore, he has been suffering from forced brainwashing for more than 11 months. Brainwashing is a means of mental torture. Though in appearance the person suffering from brainwashing doesn't have any cuts and bruises, forcing a person to give up his belief is equivalent to forcing him to give up his conscience and his identity -
Hong Kong: Legislative Committee Member Calls for Independent Group to Investigate Charges of Genocide against Jiang
2003-12-16Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners gathered on Central Statue Square and invited many Legislative Council members to deliver speeches. A majority of the members thought that an independent group should be set up to investigate Jiang's genocide and reveal the truth to the public. -
Australia: Appealing in Front of the Chinese Embassy on International Human Rights Day
2003-12-15At 7 pm on December 10, International Human Rights Day, Falun Gong practitioners from Melbourne gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy and held a candle light vigil. They strongly demanded Jiang's regime to stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, release all illegally detained Falun Gong practitioners and respect Falun Gong practitioners' basic human rights. -
United States: Practitioners Hold Press Conference in Front of Chinese Consulate to Mark International Human Rights Day, Call for Release of Charles Li
2003-12-15December 10 was International Human Rights Day. Los Angeles Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles to mark this important day and call on China to release Charles Li. -
Canada: A Symbolic Public Trial of Jiang Zemin Is Held in Downtown Vancouver on Human Rights Day
2003-12-15On December 10, World Human Rights Day, a symbolic public trial of Jiang Zemin was held in front of the Art Museum in downtown Vancouver. Ms. Mary-Woo Sims, former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission, Sadie Kuehn, a local activist for racial justice, and a Falun Gong practitioner acted as judges. -
United States: Falun Gong's Welcoming Activities and "Bring Jiang to Justice" Banner Dispel the Jiang Group's Lie that "Falun Gong Opposes the Chinese Government"
2003-12-14After the weekend's heavy snow in New York, in the freezing wind, Falun Gong practitioners unfurled banners that read, "Welcome Wen Jiabao to the US" "Bring Jiang Zemin to justice," "Falun Dafa is good." These banners delivered a clear message to the world. These banners were a way to expose the lie spread by Jiang and his cohorts that Falun Gong "opposes the Chinese government." -
United States: Wen Jiabao Visits Boston, Falun Gong Practitioners' Magnanimous Behaviour Enables More Chinese to Learn the Truth
2003-12-14Practitioners welcomed Wen Jiabao to the US to learn the truth about Falun Dafa, and at the same time, in the face of such evil persecution, practitioners also clearly conveyed the message: Stop the persecution as soon as possible and bring Jiang Zemin, the head of the persecution, to justice. -
Australia: Practitioners Hold Group Practice at Darling Harbour
2003-12-14On Sunday morning, in a grove at Sydney's Darling Harbour, Falun Gong practitioners held a large group practice. The peaceful exercise music attracted many passersby and tourists, who stopped to watch. Some even learned the movements and joined in. -
Canada: Wen Jiabao Continues His Visit to Canada, Falun Gong Practitioners Appeal in the Rain
2003-12-13On December 11, Wen Jiabao met Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien at Parliament Hill. At the same time, Falun Gong practitioners from across Canada peacefully performed the exercises on the lawn of Parliament Hill. When Wen Jiabao's motorcade entered and left Parliament Hill, he saw the Falun Gong practitioners, who were appealing in the rain. -
United States: Chinese Consulate General Hires Thugs to Suppress Falun Gong in US
2003-12-13Yeongching Foo said that Jiang Zemin's teams involved in various hate crime towards Falun Gong have extended its means of persecution to US territory. Now Chinese Consulate Generals and the Embassy in US hire thugs to harass Falun Gong practitioners. Similar incidents had occurred in Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Washington DC. She hoped California legislation could start investigating the matter. -
Israel: Prior to the Israeli President’s Visit to China, Practitioners Hold a Wide Range of Activities
2003-12-12Practitioners were invited to meet one of the president’s advisors and the meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere. The President’s advisor was very supportive and encouraged practitioners to continue their activities. He mentioned that letters and materials sent by practitioners to the President allowed staff members at the President’s Office to learn more about the persecution of Falun Gong in China. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Continue Welcoming Wen Jiabao in Front of the White House and Calling for Bringing Jiang Zemin to Justice
2003-12-12"Falun Gong practitioners' welcoming Wen Jiabao to the U.S. is an expression of our positive attitude towards him. At the same time, we continue to oppose the persecution and call for an end to it. As everyone knows, Jiang Zemin is the chief culprit of the persecution." -
United States: Practitioners Clarify the Truth at International Human Rights Day Rally
2003-12-12On December 6, 2003, practitioners were invited to participate in an International Human Rights Day activity. The practitioners presented the facts about Falun Gong to attendees and demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises on stage. Many people attending the rally expressed their appreciation for the Falun Gong practitioners' participation. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Christmas Parade of Lights in the City of Grapevine
2003-12-12On the evening of December 4, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners from Dallas went to the city of Grapevine, Texas to attend the annual Christmas Parade of Lights held in the downtown area. In addition to expressing appreciation to the local community, we attended the parade to help local residents to learn about Dafa.