World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Present a Special Christmas Gift to Residents at a Ski Resort
2003-11-29An annual parade was held at Banff, in Canada, to greet the coming of Christmas. When the Falun Dafa procession appeared, the spectators gave them warm applause and acclamations. When practitioners in the procession passed out flyers, the residents happily accepted them and thanked the practitioners. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Call on All Western Companies in China to Uphold Human Rights
2003-11-28Some observers believe that the U.S. cosmetics company Mary Kay Inc. is a victim of the terrorist organization, the "610 Office," which was established by Jiang for the sole purpose of persecuting Falun Gong. Mary Kay Inc. 's experience in China tells us that since government work, company profits and even students' education are forcibly linked with Falun Gong, the truth about Falun Gong is something every investor must learn. -
Taiwan: Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa in the Chung-li Area Over the Holiday Season
2003-11-28On November 16, dozens of Falun Dafa practitioners came to the Longgang exercise yard to practice the exercises and introduce Dafa to the public. Longgang, located in Chung-li Area, is an important military base. When there are no military activities, the exercise yard is open to the public. If the weather is good during a holiday, many people will come. -
United States: Candlelight Vigil at American University Calls for the Release of Charles Li and Liu Chengjun
2003-11-28At the candlelight vigil sponsored by the university's Falun Dafa Club, students, professors and alumni with different backgrounds made speeches urgently calling upon Jiang's regime to release illegally detained Falun Gong practitioners Liu Chengjun and Charles Li. -
Malaysia: The First Malaysia Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference Successfully Held in Kuala Lumpur
2003-11-27The First Malaysia Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was successfully convened in Kuala Lumpur on November 23, 2003. During the day long experience sharing conference, 20 practitioners shared their cultivation experiences, after the speeches, several practitioners sang "Be Saved"; "Return Road"; "Wish" and other songs created by practitioners. -
United States: Falun Gong Participates in Harrisburg Holiday Parade
2003-11-27Among 81 parade entries, the Falun Gong group represented traditional Chinese culture that allowed Americans to appreciate the festivity, magnificence and benevolence Falun Gong has brought to the holiday season. The officials on the stage praised when they watched Falun Gong practitioners' performance, "Beautiful!" -
Japan Economic Newswire: Falun Gong Follower Released from Detention in China
2003-11-26According to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, Luo Rong, 39, was sentenced by China to labour reeducation for about a year and a half after she was arrested May 24 in Beijing along with two Japanese while passing out Falun Gong leaflets to passersby. Luo Rong, whose Japanese name is Yoko Kaneko, is a resident of Hamochi, Niigata Prefecture. Embassy officials said Luo was released Sunday after serving out her sentence. -
United States: Mary Kay Spokesperson Claims the Controversial Pledge No Longer in Use, No Job Terminations Occurred
2003-11-26According to the report, Mary Kay Inc. spokesman Randall Oxford told AFP that the firm was already in the process of changing the statement put to employees before receiving the Lantos letter. "When we learnt how the pledge was being interpreted, we knew we had to change it and we are in the process of doing that now," said Oxford. He further claimed that no-one had been fired because of their refusal to sign the statement, but that one person saw their employment in China where Mary Kay has a 120,000 strong sales force, terminated because of "multiple illegal activities." -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Attend a Seminar on Freedom of the Press at the University of Minnesota
2003-11-25During his speech, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Erping Zhang pointed out that the media controlled by Jiang's regime has played an extremely important role in the persecution of Falun Gong. The slanderous lies, false charges and framing of practitioners and blocking all channels of legitimate information has caused an already morally deteriorating Chinese press to become totally corrupt. -
Indonesian Human Rights Groups Prepare to Establish the "Indonesia Coalition Supporting Falun Gong"
2003-11-25Recently, Indonesia Falun Gong practitioners and several human rights organisations and religious groups declared their intention to set up "Indonesia Coalition Supporting Falun Gong" and planned to bring the chief criminal of the persecution, Jiang Zemin, to court. -
Hong Kong: Falun Gong Practitioners Launch Rescue Campaign and Ray Tang Is Released While Xue-ying Fu Is still in Custody in Mainland China
2003-11-23Two Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners were illegally detained by the Mainland regime in the past 30 days. On November 19, 2003, together with relatives of these two practitioners, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners and global organizations for the rescue of Falun Gong practitioners initiated a series of rescue efforts. Just one day after the case was exposed to the public, Ray Tang was released. -
Taiwan: Summary of the Lawsuit Filed in Taiwan Against Jiang Zemin and Two Other Officials for Committing Crimes of Genocide
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United States: Congressman Todd Akin's Letter of Support for an End to the Persecution in China.
2003-11-23To that I end I recently sent a letter to the Chinese Ambassador Yang Jiechi, reminding him of China's dismal human rights record, admonishing him to encourage his government to respect basic human rights and informing him of my resistance to his efforts to discourage me from aiding Falun Gong practitioners and other victims of Chinese tyranny. I also have co-signed my colleague Representative Anna Eshoo's letter to Chinese Ambassador Yang Jiechi in an attempt to secure the release of Chinese political prisoner, Dr. Charles Li. " -
Australia: Bring Jiang to Justice Trial in University of New South Wales
2003-11-22In late October a group of Falun Dafa practitioners held a mock trial of the "Global Bring Jiang to Justice Lawsuit" at the University of New South Wales. The purpose was to inform the students about the lawsuit and expose former head of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin's crimes of torture, genocide and acts against humanity. -
United States: Encounters During the 2003 Indiana International Festival
2003-11-22Several hundred exhibition booths attracted large crowds. With its fresh and auspicious decoration, the Falun Gong booth attracted people of all ages. The staff of the hosting agency also came to our booth to express their appreciation for our participation.