World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Dr. Stephen Ladyman MP Raises Parliamentary Questions Regarding Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2002-11-30My hon. Friend's concern for the practitioners of Falun Gong is welcome. Does he agree that what is happening to Falun Gong and other religious minorities in China is extremely worrying, but that the forthcoming Olympic games provide a real opportunity for the entire international community to put pressure on the People's Republic of China to improve its human rights record and to free practitioners of Falun Gong? -
Falun Gong Activities at the "International Education Week" of Texas Tomball College
2002-11-29"The annual "International Education Week" started on November 19, 2002 at Tomball College in Houston, Texas. Local Falun Dafa practitioners were invited to perform and exhibit. -
Israel: Falun Dafa Workshop in North Netanya
2002-11-28Next to the workshop venue, a group of people were playing soccer and a local practitioner invited them to come and learn the exercises. Alongside them was a man standing with his bicycle watching the game. He immediately put his bicycle aside and joined the workshop. At the end of the practice he was very happy and wanted to find out about the practice site. -
Eastern Canada English Speaking Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Takes Place in Toronto
2002-11-28"On November 23 and 24, 2002, Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in Toronto, Canada to share their experiences. -
New Zealand: Practitioners Participate in Rotorua Christmas Parade
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Germany: Letter of Response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Regarding the Case of Xiong Wei
2002-11-27I myself am using every available opportunity to discuss with my Chinese conterparts and to work toward an end of the discrimination and abuse against Falun Gong followers.. -
A Letter of Support from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
2002-11-27"The United States Government has raised its concern over China's treatment of the Falun Gong repeatedly with the Chinese authorities both in Washington and Beijing, and will continue to do so. We have also voiced our concern about the numerous reports of the torture and deaths of Falun Gong practitioners in custody..The steps the Chinese government has taken to restrict the freedom of thought, conscience and belief are disturbing" -
United States: Falun Dafa Photo Exhibition Held in the Nebraska State Capitol
2002-11-26From November 2 to 9, 2002, Nebraska Falun Dafa practitioners held a Journey of Falun Dafa photo exhibition in the hallway of the state capitol. Many people gained a better understanding of Dafa after viewing the photo exhibition. -
Texas: Falun Dafa Photo Exhibition in front of a Chinese Supermarket
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Falun Dafa Introduced in Mexico in October and November 2002
2002-11-24During the activities, reporters from four TV stations interviewed Falun Gong practitioners and reported on the peaceful appeal. -
"Scenery at the APEC Summit" -- The Motorcades of the APEC Summit Drive Past the Falun Gong Demonstration
2002-11-24At 1 p.m. October 27, 2002, when the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in Mexico ended, the leaders and representatives from different countries were leaving for the airport. Along the coastal highway, they saw Falun Gong practitioners holding up banners and meditating. These practitioners came from over a dozen countries. This had been described as "Scenery at the APEC Summit" by the local newspaper. -
Hong Kong Practitioner Mr. Suen Chung-man Faces Trial in China; Family Calls for Rescue
2002-11-23Mr. Suen’s wife, Wong Am said that Suen would be tried on November 22, in the Longgang district court in Shenzhen City. It has been reported that a seven-year term in jail has already been decided internally. -
Amnesty International and Kansas Practitioners Hold Falun Gong Photo Exhibition and Seminar in Kansas State University
2002-11-23For quite some time, due to a lack of practitioners there had been few Dafa activities in Kansas. At the suggestion of practitioners from other areas, we had a breakthrough with the help of the school's Amnesty International chapter. After several email exchanges and participation at their biweekly meetings, we introduced the persecution and how practitioners had suffered in China. AI Kansas division decided at once to hold a seminar and photo exhibition at Kansas State University to expose the Jiang regime's crimes in persecuting Falun Gong. -
Canada: Stories of Collecting Signatures on Postcards
2002-11-22Since September 2002, Falun Dafa practitioners in Toronto, along with practitioners from other places in Canada, began a one-and-a-half-month activity "to collect signatures and rescue our family members." Over twenty thousand postcards continuously flowed from Toronto to the Canadian Prime Minister's office. -
Clarifying the Truth to Tourists at the Brastagi Resort In Indonesia
2002-11-21In early November of this year, about ten Falun Dafa practitioners from Medan, Indonesia, went to Brastagi, a tourist resort about 80 miles from Medan, to introduce Falun Dafa and clarify the true situation to tourists and local Chinese residents.