World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Senator James Talent Shows Support for Falun Gong and an End to the Evil Persecution
2003-07-29"Like you, I believe that China's position on Falun Gong is unacceptable, especially given this group's benign activities. China's repression of Falun Gong makes clear the nature of the regime, its hatred --and fear--of individual thoughts, its disregard for basic human rights and human dignity." -
United States: U.S. Congress Holds Hearing on the Group Attack Case in New York
2003-07-28"I don't know the people who beat me and I didn't hold any grudges against them, but at that time I truly felt the atmosphere of terror in which Falun Gong practitioners in China are suppressed and beaten. What surprises me is that such brutal behaviour exists in this free country." -
United States: Missouri Dafa Practitioners Visit Members of Congress
2003-07-28After the Conference, practitioners visited all members of Congress from their home state and updated them on recent developments. Congresswoman Karen McCarthy and Congressman Ike Skelton met with the practitioners in person and expressed their deep concern over the brutal persecution. -
United States: Senator Christopher Bond Shows Support for Falun Gong and an End to the Persecution
2003-07-28"Your commitments to those who face persecution for their faith in the Falun Dafa and your dedication to this practice of self-improvement do not go unnoticed. Your strong principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance are evident in the people who you have touched world wide...It is the joint efforts that you make that help to achieve the freedom of belief, and expression, as well as, the deserved respect in the international community that are so important to us all. -
Canada: Labour Congress Condemn the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners by the Chinese Authorities
2003-07-28"On behalf of the Canadian Labor Congress, I want to express our solidarity with you today...The Canadian Labour Congress, on behalf of working women and men has repeatedly denounced the oppression and persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese authorities...Today, we salute the courage and determination you have shown in defending the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance."" -
Korea: Falun Dafa Practitioners Circle the Country to Clarify the Facts around July 20th
2003-07-27On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Jiang regime's persecution of Falun Gong, to call for justice and conscience and to support the global trial of perpetrator Jiang Zemin, practitioners from Korea conducted a 23-day journey around the country to clarify the facts and to collect petition signatures. -
Taiwan: Young Practitioners from Tainan Minghui Falun Gong School Introduce Dafa During Summer Vacation
2003-07-27Young practitioners from Tainan Minghui School demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. They also performed songs and recited Hongyin (poems written by Master Li Hongzhi). Young practitioners' wonderful performance deeply impressed the attendees. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Rally on Capitol Hill
2003-07-27On July 22, practitioners rallied on the U.S. Capitol Hill to call on people from all walks of life to support justice. A number of U.S. Senators and Representatives came to express their support. On the evening of July 21, Falun Gong practitioners also held a candlelight vigil to commemorate practitioners who were persecuted to death in China. -
Epoch Times: Falun Gong Practitioners Rally on Capitol Hill; More than Ten U.S. Senators and Congressmen Come to Show Support
2003-07-26After going through four years of persecution, Falun Gong practitioners have not succumbed. More than 2,000 practitioners from all over the world gathered on Capitol Hill in Washington DC to hold a peaceful rally. More than 10 U.S. Senators and Congressmen as well as over 20 non-governmental organisations came to show their support. -
Malaysia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Activities to Introduce Falun Gong
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BBC Monitoring: Taiwan Falun Gong March Held In Support Of Mainland Counterparts
2003-07-26At least 1,000 Taiwanese Falun Gong followers took to the streets Sunday afternoon (20 July) in the southern port city of Kaohsiung in support of their fellow practitioners in mainland China. The demonstrators called on the international community to help stop Beijing's persecution of mainland Chinese Falun Gong practitioners. -
FDI: Congressional Briefing Held Regarding Communist Chinese Agents Harassing, Assaulting American Falun Gong on U.S. Soil
2003-07-25Attacks against Falun Gong on U.S. soil by agents of the Chinese Communist regime have caught the attention of federal law makers. The office of Congressman Hyde initiated a briefing on Capitol Hill regarding harassment, assaults and other persecutory measures carried out by Chinese government agents in the U.S. -
United States: Senator Paul S. Sarbanes letter supporting DC Rally
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FDI: Over 5,000 Falun Gong Practitioners from Around the World Attend Conference in Washington DC
2003-07-25Four years after former Chinese Communist leader, Jiang Zemin, launched the persecution of Falun Gong in China, Falun Gong practitioners from around the world gathered in Washington DC to take part in the annual Washington DC Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. -
United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Symbolic Trial and Public Assembly in Washington DC to Comprehensively Expose the Persecution
2003-07-24In the morning of July 22, 2003, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world held a symbolic trial in front of Capitol Hill to comprehensively expose the persecution. Various groups supported the practitioners' public assembly, condemning the persecution and showing their support for "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance".