World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Ottawa and Montreal: Falun Dafa Practitioners Peacefully Appeal in Front of the Chinese Embassy for an End to the Killing
2003-01-18"Though the activity will be conducted for three days, our appeals will not stop and are not a temporary action. We have been bringing attention to this situation for over 3 years now, but recently, the persecution is escalating, and the number of Falun gong practitioners who have been tortured to death is rapidly increasing." -
Houston: Practitioners Appeal at Chinese Consulate to Stop the Killing by the Jiang Regime
2003-01-18The practitioners called on the international community and China to pay attention to the persecution and initiate a serious investigation of the recent death cases. Jiang is the culprit who initiated and drove the campaign to persecute Falun Gong and is being charged with genocide in US Federal District Court. -
Chicago Falun Dafa Practitioners: No Persecution Against Righteous Beliefs Will Ever Succeed
2003-01-18What we can see now is that Jiang's regime has resorted to killing practitioners in an attempt to reach its aims. The international community must not tolerate these rampant killings. -
New York: Practitioners Peacefully Appeal at Chinese Consulate to Protest Atrocities in China
2003-01-17On January 12, 2003, in phase with practitioners all over the world, practitioners went to the New York Chinese Consulate to hold a peaceful appeal. Despite the chilling cold they remained unmoved and appealled against Jiang's regime's escalating ruthless persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and exposed to the public the urgent situation of the rapid increase in the death toll since November. -
Sydney: Falun Dafa Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil to Appeal for an End to the Killing
2003-01-17Since November 2002, the Falun Dafa Information Centre has received individual reports of 43 Falun Gong practitioners being beaten and tortured to death by authorities in China...Sydney Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil on January 12, 2003, in front of the Chinese Embassy, calling for an end to the killing. -
Toronto: Practitioners Hold Press Conference to Expose the Jiang - Luo Regime's New Crimes
2003-01-17From 9am, January 12, 2003, Toronto Falun Gong practitioners held a day long peaceful appeal in front of Chinese consulate general in Toronto to expose the new crimes Jiang and Luo's regime has committed against Falun Gong practitioners in the last two months. -
Interview with Plaintiffs' Attorney in the Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin and Office 610
2003-01-16Reporter: Tell us a little bit about this lawsuit; what's the goal you want to achieve through this lawsuit?Marsh: The goal of the lawsuit is to stop the persecution in China and to use the legal system in the United States to alert the world to the holocaust that is occurring at this point in China, so as to mobilize more people to help us stop the persecution through means other than legal action as well. -
Mexico: Developing a Relationship with a Major Newspaper While Clarifying the Truth of the persecution of Falun Gong
2003-01-16It seems that everyone is different, the appearance, the character, and all, but one thing that is common about Mexicans: they are really, truly good hearted people. -
Update on Lawsuit Filed Against Jiang: The Lawyers of the Plaintiffs to Meet with the Judge on January 13
2003-01-15When the Dictator Jiang visited the United States in October 2002, Falun Gong practitioners and their relatives suffering from his persecution filed a lawsuit against him in the US Federal District Court with charges of genocide...No one, including heads of state, can be above the law when they commit such crimes against humanity. -
New York: Falun Dafa Procession is Warmly Welcomed in the "Three Kings Day" Parade
2003-01-13Falun Gong practitioners' procession was very colorful. The spectators on both sides waved and cheered to practitioners to express their gratitude. They were very happy to receive Dafa introductory materials from practitioners as they passed by. -
Speech by Amnesty International Representative at the Sydney Rally against Article 23
2003-01-13Amnesty International calls for a much longer consultation period. We believe that many of the offences outlawed are already covered and there has been a huge rise in penalties in existing legislation, greatly increased prison sentences and unlimited fines, not conducive to encouraging debate. -
Arizona: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Give a Seminar at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Tucson
2003-01-12On January 5, 2003, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tucson invited local Falun Gong practitioners to conduct a seminar about Falun Gong. About twenty people came to attend the seminar...Most of the people had little or no knowledge about Falun Gong before the seminar, and were very moved by the information. Some even asked to start group practice at the Church. -
Texas: "Journey of Falun Dafa" Photo Exhibition Held at Dallas City Hall
2003-01-12On January 6, 2003, Falun Gong practitioners from the Dallas area in Texas held a "Journey of Falun Dafa" photo exhibition at City Hall. The purpose of conducting this photo exhibition was to let more people learn about Falun Gong and find out the real story about Falun Gong. -
Australia: "Music of the Spring" in Sydney
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United States: Western Practitioners Demonstrate the Falun Dafa Exercises in a New York City Chinatown
2003-01-10Several western Falun Gong practitioners went to Brooklyn's Chinatown to clarify the truth to Chinese people. Some practitioners held a "Falun Dafa is Good" banner in their hand while others demonstrated the exercises. They used their own experiences to clarify the truth of Falun Dafa to the Chinese passersby.