World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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Canada: Toronto Divine Land Marching Band Warmly Received at Easter Day Parade
2009-04-17On April 12th, 2009, the Divine Land Marching Band participated in the annual Easter Day Parade in Toronto, Canada and was warmly welcomed by the spectators. -
Taiwan: "Every Painting is Touching"
2009-04-16On April 3rd-14th, 2009, the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibition was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Many people came to see the artworks, and over the weekend, a group a Chinese tourists also came. -
Japan: Practitioners Expose Li Changchun's Crimes in Persecuting Falun Gong
2009-04-15From March 29th to April 4th, Li Changchun, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), visited Japan. Li has been actively involved in the persecution of Falun Gong in China over the last 10 years. During his visit, he encountered many protests. -
Australia: Mainland Chinese Praise Shen Yun's Performances in Brisbane
2009-04-15"The dances have profound meaning. The movements are traditional too. The shows in China are shallow; there is no deep content in them. The Shen Yun show is different. Every movement and facial expression was amazing. It shows the inner purity. Shen Yun is really rare." -
Australia: Audiences Continue To Be Moved By Shen Yun - "It's A Pleasure To See The True Cultural Heritage of China," "Stunning and Wonderful!"
2009-04-14The damp weather in usually sunny Queensland certainly didn't put a damper on theatre-goers spirits. They were well and truly impressed after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Conservatorium Theatre in Brisbane on Saturday, April 11th. -
Australia: Shen Yun Performing Arts Show Amazes Chinese Audience
2009-04-13On April 10th, 2009, Shen Yun Performing Arts International Company staged its third show in Queensland's Conservatorium Theatre in Brisbane, Australia. The splendid show on Chinese traditional culture generated warm applause again and again. -
United States: Seventeen Missouri State Congressmen Call for Release of Cao Junping
2009-04-13Seventeen Missouri State Congressmen recently wrote to Jiang Yikang, Governor of Shandong Province, China to request the immediate release of Falun Gong practitioner Cao Junping. They also wrote to President Obama to call for his voice of concern to Chinese President Hu Jintao, about human rights and Falun Gong practitioner Cao Junping. -
Canada: Chinese Audience Members in Vancouver, British Columbia Impressed by Shen Yun Performance
2009-04-12On the afternoon of April 5th, Ronald Leung, spokesperson and consultant for Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, watched the show. He said the show was "very wonderful" as it portrayed Chinese traditional culture through dance, music, and song. -
Japan: Rally Held in Kobe to Support Chinese People Quitting the Chinese Communist Party
2009-04-11To support the 52 million Chinese people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated associations, the Global Service Centre for Quitting the CCP in Japan and Falun Gong practitioners held a rally on Sunday, April 5th, 2009, in a busy shopping district in Kobe, Japan. -
Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Press Conference Prior to International Trade Minister's Visit to China
2009-04-10On Monday, April 6th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Canada held a press conference asking Stockwell Day, minister of international trade, to focus on the issue of the persecution of Falun Gong when he visits China on April 7th. -
United States: March and Rally in St. Louis Supports 52 Million Chinese Withdrawing from the CCP
2009-04-09On April 4th, 2009, the Service Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party in St. Louis held a rally and a march to support the 52 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its related organisations. -
Japan: Promoting the Fa at the Suigen Cherry Blossom Festival
2009-04-09On April 4th and 5th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners attended the 17th Suigen Cherry Blossom Festival in Toyota City, Aichi Province. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and promoted Falun Gong to the local residents. -
Korea: Li Changchun Confronted by Falun Gong Practitioners' Protests During His Visit to Korea
2009-04-08Spokesperson for the Korean Falun Dafa Association Wu Shilei stressed that Li Changchun is one of the chief culprits in the persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners' protest of his visit to Korea is to call for justice. -
Canada: Chinese Audience Member in Vancouver: "I Shed Tears Several Times"
2009-04-08Since 1998, more than thirty thousand Chinese have immigrated to Vancouver, on Canada's west coast, because of its nice weather and environment. On April 3rd, 2009, among the audience at the Shen Yun Performing Arts show, there were a number of Chinese people from China. -
Taiwan: A Special Children's Day Present
2009-04-07On April 3rd, school teacher Mr. Chu of Chongguang Elementary School took his class to view the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibit which is on display in the Taichung County Culture Centre.