World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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United States: Introducing Falun Dafa at Yale University's International Culture Festival
2003-05-06The practitioners performed a dance they created and demonstrated the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises. The beautiful dance and the smooth, elegant exercise demonstration won warm applause from the audience. -
University of Central Florida Student Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting Falun Gong
2003-05-06"The Student Senate condemns the human rights abuses that have occurred during the Chinese regime's persecution of Falun Gong over the last three and a half years...the Student Senate at the University of Central Florida calls upon the Chinese regime to cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China" -
Taiwanese Falun Gong Practitioners Charge Hong Kong SAR Government with Human Rights Violations
2003-05-05In late February 2003, when Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners with officially issued visas went to Hong Kong to attend a Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference that had been approved by the local authorities, about 80 of them were compulsorily detained by the Hong Kong Immigration Office and later violently deported by the police. Hong Kong police injured several female practitioners due to the violent treatment. As a result, the practitioners from Taiwan have filed a lawsuit against the Hong Kong SAR government on the charge of human rights violations. -
United States: Missouri Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Clarify the Truth on "Earth Day"
2003-05-05On April 26, 2003, practitioners from St. Louis, Missouri participated in the annual "Earth Day" activity held in Senlin Park. A Falun Dafa booth and the peaceful Falun Dafa exercises attracted many people, who requested Dafa materials and information about practise sites. -
Canada: On the Fourth Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal, Practitioners Introduce Falun Dafa and Explain the Facts at a Health Expo in Edmonton
2003-05-04Practitioners introduced the beauty of Dafa to people who stopped and watched the demonstration. They also explained the relationship between cultivation practise and health, and that of morality and health. Practitioners also exposed Jiang regime's inhuman persecution of Falun Gong. -
United States: San Antonio Practitioners Rally in front of City Hall to Commemorate April 25 Peaceful Appeal
2003-05-04On the evening of April 25, 2003, the Falun Dafa practitioners of San Antonio, Texas rallied in front of the city hall to commemorate the "Ten Thousand people peaceful appeal" in Beijing four years ago. -
United States: Dallas Falun Gong Practitioners Gather to Commemorate the 4th Anniversary of April 25 Peaceful Appeal
2003-05-03In the evening of April 25, 2003, Dallas Falun Gong practitioners held a three-hour activity including group practice, candle light vigil and sending forth righteous thoughts on JFK Plaza to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the April 25 peaceful appeal. -
United States: Washington DC Practitioners Peacefully Appeal in the Rain to Commemorate 1999 Zhongnanhai Appeal
2003-05-03On April 25, 2003, in the rain, Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference outside the Chinese Embassy to commemorate the significant day, to condemn and expose the Jiang regime's lies and to demand an immediate end to the persecution and the immediately release of American citizen Charles Li. -
Proclamation of San Bernardino County Falun Dafa Week, City of Rialto, California
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United States:Poster Display in San Francisco's Chinatown Commemorates the 4th Anniversary of the Zhongnanhai Appeal
2003-05-02There were over 80 photos and posters introducing Falun Gong and revealing the brutal persecution. The exhibition was warmly welcomed by local residents. Viewers specially paid attention to the lawsuit against Chinese dictator Jiang. -
New Zealand: Introducing Falun Dafa to the People of Wellington; a photo report
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United States: Michigan and Windsor Practitioners Hold Activities to Commemorate Fourth Anniversary of Zhongnanhai Appeal
2003-05-02A candlelight vigil started at 6PM. The practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts on the lawn and practised the exercises. When night came, the candles were lit one by one to commemorate the over 600 practitioners persecuted to death by the Jiang regime. The candlelight vigil continued until 9:30PM. -
Israel: Practitioners hold a Wide Range of Activities to Let More People Know the Truth about Falun Gong
2003-05-01To support the lawsuit against Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin, Israeli practitioners have peacefully appealed opposite the Chinese embassy in Tel Aviv several times over the past month. Many people were attracted by the display boards and signed the petitions calling for an end to the severe persecution of Falun Gong and for the immediate release of illegally detained Dafa practitioner Xiong Wei, who is suffering in a labour camp in China. -
Canada: Vancouver Practitioners Hold Two-day Signature Drive to Commemorate Fourth Anniversary of Zhongnanhai Appeal
2003-05-01On April 25, 2003, practitioners held group practise and signature collection at the Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver. Many passersby signed their names on a golden cloth to support Dafa and appealed for the end of the persecution and the release of all those who are being illegally detained. -
Japan: Practitioners Rally in Yamanashi County to Commemorate Zhongnanhai Appeal's Fourth Anniversary
2003-05-01A Chinese student saw our group and happily talked to us. When we told him that the Chinese government created a lot of lies to defame Falun Dafa, he replied, "I know. I have read Zhuan Falun two times and it is very good. You can't listen to China's propaganda. It is always lies..."