World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Taiwan: Hualien Area Practitioners Organise Petition Drive against Article 23
2003-07-02In Response to Article 23 in being enacted in Hong Kong, Falun Gong practitioners from Hualien, Taiwan took the initiative to organise the Global Anti-Article 23 Petition Drive that strongly protests the proposed legislation. -
Representative of US Democratic Party Leader Reads Letter Supporting Freedom of Hong Kong at Rally Against Article 23 Legislation
2003-07-02A representative of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Congress's Democratic Party leader, attended a rally and parade against the Article 23 legislation in San Francisco and read a letter from Ms. Pelosi supporting freedom in Hong Kong. -
United States: San Francisco Chinese Community Holds Rally and Parade Against Hong Kong's Article 23 Legislation
2003-07-01On June 28 at 1 p.m., more than 100 Chinese from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and San Francisco Bay area gathered at Chinatown's Garden Corner Square to hold a rally to support the Hong Kong residents' July 1 parade against Article 23. -
United States: "Falun Dafa Chinese Culture Art Festival" Held in Seattle Centre
2003-07-01On June 22, 2003, Seattle Dafa practitioners held a "Falun Dafa Chinese Culture Festival" in the Seattle Centre. Practitioners offered a wonderful Chinese Culture performance to the visitors under a painting entitled "Celebrating together in heaven and earth." -
Peru: Photo Report - Dafa Practitioners Support the Lawsuit Against Jiang in front of the Chinese Embassy
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World Journal: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Press Conference to Expose Chinese Association's Assault
2003-06-30The World Journal reported on June 27: New York Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference on June 26 to expose the Chinese Association's assault on Falun Gong practitioners on the night of June 23. They stressed, "Peaceful demonstrators were assaulted and harassed. This is not allowed in a democratic country." -
Washington File: Resolution Warns That Hong Kong's Basic Freedoms Are in Danger
2003-06-30House of Representatives approved by a 426-1 margin a resolution June 26 that calls on the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to withdraw their proposal implementing Article 23 of the Basic Law governing Hong Kong because it would reduce the basic human freedoms of the territory's residents. -
United States: Introducing Falun Dafa During the Fa Conference in Chicago
2003-06-30 -
The Whole World Focuses on Hong Kong: The Campaign against Article 23 Legislation Continues
2003-06-29The White House released a statement on June 19 pointing out that Hong Kong's Legislative Council is in the final stages of considering internal security legislation mandated by Article 23 of the territory's Basic Law. Article 23 legislation, as currently drafted, could harm local freedoms and autonomy over time. The United States urges Hong Kong's Legislative Council to adopt amendments to correct these shortcomings. -
FDI: Local Pro-Communist Chinese Leader Arrested for Assaulting Falun Gong Practitioners in New York City
2003-06-29Mr. Guan Jun Liang, a pro-Communist (or pro-Beijing) Chinese leader and chairman of the Unified Organisation of Overseas Chinese Associations, was arrested on the evening of Wednesday, June 25, 2003 by New York City police, for his leading role in a group assault against a number of peacefully demonstrating Falun Gong practitioners Monday night. -
Australia: Practitioners Rally in Canberra to Support Bringing Jiang to Justice
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Japan: Dafa Practitioners Support Bringing Jiang to Justice in Hokkaido
2003-06-29On June 21 2003, while nearly 3,000 Dafa practitioners from around the world gathered in Chicago to support the lawsuit against Jiang, Falun Dafa practitioners in Hokkaido, Japan arrived outside the Chinese Consulate to hold a 24-hour sending righteous thoughts in support of bringing Jiang to justice globally. -
United States: Chicago Chinese Officials Film Falun Gong Practitioners Passing By from Rooftop of Consulate
2003-06-28This may seem innocuous to Westerners, but to Chinese who have grown up in a society of oppression under the finger of a dictator, it is clear that the filming was done to harass the law abiding practitioners, and make it clear that the Chinese government will attempt to identify all practitioners and apply pressure wherever possible. -
Hong Kong: "Global Coalition Against Article 23 Legislation" Will Hold a Public Rally on Saturday in Support of Hong Kong's "July 1st Grand March"
2003-06-28To support Hong Kong citizens' July 1st Grand March, the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Legislation will hold a public rally on Saturday, June 28 in Washington DC, USA. Meanwhile, branch organizations of the Global Coalition Against Article 23 Legislation around the world will also hold activities to support the event. -
Greetings to the 2003 Mid-US Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference from Mayor of Chicago Richard Daley
2003-06-28