World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Australia: Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance Art Exhibition Makes an Impact at Rayburn House Office Building
2009-07-27The director of an international religious organisation said that he knew about the persecution of Falun Gong, but he was still shocked to see how cruel it was. He was moved by the artwork about a mother and her child studying the Fa. -
United States: Candlelight Vigil in Front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles
2009-07-26Falun Gong practitioners in Los Angeles held a rally and a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate on the evening of July 20th, 2009, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Falun Gong's peaceful resistance and to call for the end to the persecution. -
Timesunion.com (United States): Falun Gong deserves tranquility
2009-07-26"Chinese authorities arrested Ms. Yang and sentenced her to seven years in prison for her cultivation and practice of Falun Gong. This young woman, who only desires to become a good person of high moral character, will spend the best years of her life in jail simply because of her spiritual beliefs." -
Taiwan: Candlelight Vigil Calling for Justice in Taitung
2009-07-25On July 18th, Falun Gong practitioners from Taitung held a candlelight vigil at Chiben River, a famous tourist spot, to bring the persecution of Falun Gong to people's attention. Mr. Liang, a practitioner, said that many Chinese tourists visited the site, so he hoped that they would learn the facts about Falun Gong. -
Australia: Candlelight Vigil Held in Melbourne in Memory of Fellow Practitioners
2009-07-24On July 20th, 2009, more than one hundred Falun Gong practitioners from Melbourne held a candlelight vigil in memory of those who have been tortured to death during the 10-year long persecution. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Deliver a Joint Statement, Appealing to Governments Around the World to Help Stop the CCP Persecution
2009-07-24Falun Gong practitioners in 41 countries and regions delivered a joint statement to the governments of their respective countries on July 17th, 2009, calling upon the governments to show concern over the ten-year brutal persecution taking place in China, and take action to join in the efforts to stop the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP. -
Singapore: Candlelight Vigil to Protest the Persecution
2009-07-23On July 17th, about 100 Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore held a candlelight vigil in memory of those who have lost their lives in the 10-year-long persecution of Falun Gong. They displayed a banner with the words, "Only dissolving the CCP can stop the persecution." -
Taiwan: Photo Exhibition Helps People Learn the Facts
2009-07-20The most recent stop for the International Truth-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition concluded on July 12nd, 2009 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. -
United States: Candle Light Vigil at the Washington Monument in Washington DC
2009-07-19On July 16th, Falun Gong practitioners held a candle light vigil in front of the Washington Monument in memory of those tortured to death during 10 years of persecution. The Chinese characters for "Falun Dafa" were spelled out by the many hundreds of practitioners holding their candles. -
United States: Rally in Washington DC Calls for End of Persecution
2009-07-18Prior to the 10th anniversary of the start of the persecution, more than 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners, nine US Congressmen, and representatives from more than 10 NGOs held a rally in Washington DC, calling upon people to recognise the evil nature of the CCP and calling for the end of the persecution. -
Japan: International Truth-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition Welcomed in Japan
2009-07-18The three-month-long International Truth-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition is being held in the Comprehensive Cultural Center in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan from July 10th to October 2nd, 2009. Many people from the city and other counties came to view the paintings. -
Hong Kong: Rally Calls for Disintegration of CCP to Stop the Persecution
2009-07-17As "July 20th", 2009, the tenth year of Falun Gong practitioners' resistance to the persecution approaches, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners and other concerned groups held a rally and parade on July 12th, 2009. -
United States: Local Dafa Association in Houston Visits South Korean Consulate and Appeals for Help to Stop Deportation of Falun Gong Practitioners from Korea to China
2009-07-16Representatives of the local Falun Dafa Association visited the South Korean Consulate in Houston this week in response to the recent secretive deportation of Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu from South Korea to China. The deportation happened after a Chinese Communist Party official's visit to South Korea. -
Saipan: Divine Land Marching Band Receives City Recognition
2009-07-15On July 10th, the Saipan city government presented a plaque of appreciation to Falun Gong practitioners' Divine Land Marching Band for their outstanding performance in the Independence Day Parade. -
Japan: CCP's Live Organ Harvesting Exposed on Japanese Prime Time Television News
2009-07-15On the morning of July 6th, 2009, renowned Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas was invited to be a guest speaker on a programme by the Sakura Japanese TV Network broadcast via satellite in Japan. He told the viewers that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is still harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners, and he provided a large amount of detailed evidence to prove that the Chinese Ministry of Health deliberately lied by saying that five percent of organs for transplants were from executed prisoners.