World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australian Member of Parliament Peter Slipper Shows Concern for the Relative of an Australian Citizen Detained in China
2002-12-07 -
Jiang Zemin Fails to Respond to Genocide Lawsuit
2002-12-06According to an October 24 report from AP, however, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry denied the existence of the lawsuit...When confronted by reporters as to the exact nature of his denial, however, the spokesman backpedaled, saying the reporter's "understanding is right" when the reporter gave a detailed account of the lawsuit being filed and served in Chicago. -
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Statement against proposed Article 23 Legislation
2002-12-06"The ICFTU is deeply concerned that the legislative proposal contained in the recent Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government consultation document entitled Proposal to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law, will lead to the erosion of human rights and rule of law in Hong Kong." -
Official Recognition of the Falun Dafa Association of Queensland
2002-12-06On 28 November 2002, the government of Queensland, Australia officially recognized the Falun Dafa Association of Queensland Inc. as a registered non-profit charitable association. -
A New York Attorney Urges Officials to Bring Hate Crime Charges Against Thugs Who Terrorised Chicago Practitioners
2002-12-06"I am disturbed however, upon learning that the unprovoked beating of Chicagoan Bill Lin Fang and the terrorising of practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement have been treated as mere misdemeanours and not as genuine hate crimes." -
"Rescue Our Family Members and Bring Them Home" Press Conference and Large-Scale Parade During Philadelphia Experience Sharing Conference
2002-12-05Practitioners walked through Chinatown holding a large banner reading "Rescue Our Family Members and Bring Them Home". At the front were dozens of practitioners whose family members are being persecuted in China. Wearing sashes reading, "Please Help Rescue Our Family Members" and carrying pictures of their family members, they called upon the public for support. -
Falun Gong Attracts Attention at a Health Expo in Taiwan
2002-12-05Recently, Falun Gong practitioners' exercise demonstration at a health expo in Taiwan attracted the attention of many people who wondered how the practitioners could do sitting meditation so peacefully in a crowded environment. -
Texas Dafa Practitioners Participate in Grand Thanksgiving Parade in Houston
2002-12-04At 9:00 a.m. the parade began. The local TV and radio stations and newspapers came to conduct interviews and videotape the parade...also,tens of thousands of locals crowded along the roadside to watch the performances. -
Australia: Melbourne Minghui School Founded
2002-12-04The Melbourne Minghui School was founded on November 17, 2002. Currently all students are young practitioners and Dafa practitioners' children with ages ranging from three to sixteen years old. -
Grand Parade After Eastern U.S. Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in Philadelphia
2002-12-03 -
Resolution Strongly Condemning the Jiang Regime's Persecution of Falun Gong
2002-12-03This is the second resolution passed in Borough of Sayrevillee, New Jersey which strongly condemns the persecution against Falun Gong. It was passed on the November 12, 2002 -
2002 Eastern United States Experience Sharing Conference Solemnly Commences in Philadelphia
2002-12-02On November 30, 2002, the Eastern United States Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with about two thousand Falun Gong practitioners from the Eastern United States and all over the world in attendance. -
Photo Report: Houston Peaceful Protest on October 24, 2002
2002-12-02 -
Letter of Support: I Will Continue to Promote H. Con. Res. 188 and Human Rights Worldwide
2002-12-01I share your concerns with respect to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, which is why I am a cosponsor of H. Con. Res. 188, which expresses the Sense of Congress that the Peoples Republic of China should cease persecuting practitioners of Falun Gong. -
Israel: Photo exhibition held in Jerusalem
2002-11-30From October 10 to October 21, a Falun Dafa photo exhibition was held in Jerusalems Sinematec. Through these photos people became acquainted with Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, which is a meditation practise of body, mind and spirit with around 100 million practitioners in over 60 countries.