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| July 2006 |
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| Hong Kong: Practitioners March to Condemn the CCP's Illegal Organ Harvesting and Call on the International Community to Help Stop the Persecution [18.07.2006] |
On Saturday, July 15th, practitioners in Hong Kong held a rally and march to protest the CCP atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. They called on all circles across the world to support investigation teams to enter China and help stop the CCP's brutal, nearly seven-year-long persecution.
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| Canada: MPs from Three Major Parties Condemn CCP Atrocities of Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners in China [18.07.2006] |
On July 15th, 2006, on the occasion of a public rally to protest the persecution of Falun Gong in China and, in particular, to protest organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, Members of Parliament from the three major parties; the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, and the New Democratic Party, wrote letters to local Falun Gong practitioners condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. |
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| United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Rally Near the White House to Call for Actions to End the Atrocities of the CCP [16.07.2006] |
On July 14th, practitioners rallied at Lafayette Square near the White House. They called on the U.S. government and the international community to take immediate action to end the Chinese Communist Party harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners and end the 7-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong.
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| RFA (Radio Free Asia): A Canadian Report Regarding Harvesting Organs from Falun Gong Practitioners has Caught Peoples Attention [16.07.2006] |
In their report, Kilgour and Matas said that, through their two-month investigation and evidence collection, they reached the following conclusion, "Based on what we now know, we have come to the regrettable conclusion that the allegations are true. We believe that there has been and continues today to be large scale organ seizures from unwilling Falun Gong practitioners." |
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| Canada: Conservative Caucus Chair Condemns the "New Form of Evil," Calls upon the International Community to Exert Pressure on the CCP [15.07.2006] |
Mr. Jaffer said that the report verifies many allegations of the persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP. He urged the Canadian government to take action and cooperate with other countries to add pressure on the CCP so that the CCP will stop the persecution.
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| Hong Kong: Council Members and Residents Urge Chinese Communist Party to Release Ms. Zhang Lihong [15.07.2006] |
My wife Zhang Lihong has two young children, a blind mother and an 80-year-old father, and lived in Lufeng, Guangdong province, in Mainland China. Because she persists in her belief in Falun Dafa, she was abducted at midnight May 19th 2004 when 20 policemen in six police vehicles surrounded her house.
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| Canada: Parade and Rally Expose the CCP’s Persecution in Calgary [15.07.2006] |
Falun Gong practitioners in Calgary, Canada held a parade and rally on July 8th, 2006 to display the beauty of Falun Dafa and to inform the public of the Canadian investigation team’s report that confirms the Chinese Communist regime’s harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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| United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Clarify the Truth in a Park in Boston [14.07.2006] |
Many people visited the event. Some of them watched the exercise demonstration and some learned the five sets of exercises. A young lady said that she felt very comfortable after doing the exercises. She appreciated the practitioners’ time and patience in sharing Dafa.
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| South Korea: Commemoration Activity Held in Seoul, Korea [15.07.2006] |
On the evening of July 8th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners held a commemoration activity in Myeong-Dong, a well-known tourist destination and shopping centre in Seoul, to expose the CCP’s live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and commemorate those fellow practitioners tortured to death in China.
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| United States: Practitioners in Austin Strongly Urge Release of Falun Dafa Practitioner Dang Xiuli from Shandong Province [14.07.2006] |
Falun Gong practitioners held activities in Austin to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) police in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province for illegally detaining Dafa practitioner Dang Xiuli. The practitioners initiated a signature collection drive to further expose to American society the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Gong.
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| Indonesia: Practitioners in Surabaya Hold Candlelight Vigils in July to Condemn the Persecution [14.07.2006] |
On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners around the world persisting in their resistance to the persecution, Falun Gong practitioners in the Surabaya area held a candlelight vigil every Saturday night during the month of July to mourn fellow practitioners in China who have died as a result of persecution in the past seven years.
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| United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Appear on Popular TV Programme in Sacramento, California [12.07.2006] |
In the broadcast, a series of photos were shown intermittently, including photos of large scale group practice before July 1999 in China and the wide spreading of Falun Gong around the world, and photos of practitioners being arrested violently on Tiananmen Square and their peaceful appeal of worldwide practitioners.
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| Canada: Exposing the CCP’s Crimes of Live Organ Harvesting, Awakening People’s Conscience in Montreal [12.07.2006] |
Falun Gong practitioners in Montreal, Canada held a rally in the burning sun in Chinatown on the afternoon of July 8th, 2006, in response to two Canadian independent investigators, Mr. David Kilgour and Mr. David Matas, who released their investigative report concluding that allegations of the CCP’s large-scale practice of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners are credible. |
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| United States: Falun Gong Group Receives Award from Independence Day Parade in Ohio [11.07.2006] |
On July 3rd and 4th, Falun Gong practitioners participated in Independence Day parades in Columbus and Montgomery, Ohio. Their well-decorated float, beautiful Tang Dynasty attire, colourful banners, and peaceful and relaxing exercise demonstration were well-received by the spectators.
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| Malaysia: Practitioners Introduce Dafa in the Evening Market [11.07.2006] |
Most people in the market are Malaysian and Indonesian. Many others are from India. Practitioners first played the VCD of the Falun Gong exercise instructions. The harmonious music drew people’s attention, and some Malay kids even started to learn the exercises by following the instructions in the video.
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| Canada: Press Conference Held in Vancouver to Support Investigation Report of Organ Harvesting [10.07.2006] |
On July 7th Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate. Canada's former Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific, Mr. David Kilgour, and human rights lawyer David Matas had just released a report of their investigation confirming the existence of mass organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China.
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| United States: Falun Gong Divine Land Marching Band Amazes Philadelphia in Independence Day Parade [10.07.2006] |
Falun Gong participated in the parade as the only Chinese-American group. The one hundred person strong Divine Land Marching Band showed its mighty bearing in the parade and won countless cheers from the parade spectators.
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| Canada: Independent Investigation Group Issues Response to Chinese Embassy's Statement [10.07.2006] |
On July 6th, the independent investigation group released a report concluding that allegations that vital organs are being seized from Falun Gong practitioners in China are true. On the same day, the Chinese Embassy in Canada launched attacts on the report's authors and Falun Gong. The investigation group issued a response to the Embassy's statement.
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| AFP: Team says China harvests Falun Gong organs [10.07.2006] |
A respected Canadian human rights lawyer and a former Canadian cabinet member lent their weight on Thursday to charges that China has been killing Falun Gong dissidents so it can use their organs. The two men -- lawyer David Matas, and David Kilgour, former secretary of state for Asia and the Pacific -- spent two months investigating the accusations, which China has regularly denied. "It is simply inescapable that this is going on," Kilgour said.
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| Japan: The Spread of Falun Dafa in Japan [08.07.2006] |
In August 1997, a dozen Falun Gong practitioners founded the first exercise site in a park in Tokyo. Since then, Falun Dafa has been rooted in this country. The number of practitioners in Japan has increased fast.
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| Malaysia: Practitioners Invited to Teach Falun Gong to Civil Service Employees [08.07.2006] |
Practitioners told the government workers about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. To introduce the benefits of Falun Dafa, practitioners have been driving 40 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur every week. After a few months, many people became familiar with Falun Gong.
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| United States: Practitioners Take Part in the Largest Independence Day Parade in the Western US [07.07.2006] |
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| Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose Chinese Communist Party's Atrocities in front of Supreme Court [07.07.2006] |
In order to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong and the Chinese Communist Party's crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit, practitioners from Queensland organised activities in front of the Supreme Court to expose the CCP's atrocities.
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| United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in Washington DC Participate in the Independence Day Parade [06.07.2006] |
The Fourth of July is Independence Day in the United States, and also a national holiday in the US. Falun Gong practitioners from Washington DC and New York were invited to participate in the Independence Day Parade for the fifth year in Washington DC, adding unique oriental divine charm to this grand celebration.
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| Taiwan: Minghui Summer Camp Held in Tongsiao, Miaoli County [06.07.2006] |
The activities took place in an outside classroom on a farm, where children could enjoy the beauty of nature and scenes of the countryside while learning. Everyone benefited from the camp. Before the end of camp, the children promised each other that they would meet again at the same place next year.
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| United States: "Falun Gong is Fabulous!" [05.07.2006] |
More than 150 members of the Divine Land Marching Band attended the parade. Band members played a lot of songs with smiles on their faces. Spectators applauded and many people took photos. One gentleman was amazed: "Falun Gong is fabulous."
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| Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners in Toronto Participate in Canada Day Parade [05.07.2006] |
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| United States: Practitioners Win Award at Independence Day Parade in Oceanside, San Diego [05.07.2006] |
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| UN Reports Again Document Widespread Suppression of Falun Gong in China [04.07.2006] |
Upon being sent back to the labour camp, she was allegedly continuously beaten by the guards, who are said to have crushed her nipples, shocked her with electric batons simultaneously while pouring water on to her. They also used pliers to pinch her flesh, and buried her in snow until she passed out. At the time that this communication was sent, it was reported that she was still being detained in the labour camp, where she was believed to be at risk of being subjected to similar treatment. |
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| United States: Falun Gong in Delaware Practitioners Participate in Multicultural Festival [04.07.2006] |
An annual multicultural festival was held at a U.S. Air Force base in Dover, Delaware on June 23rd, 2006, featuring unique cultures and customs from around the world. The sponsor of the festival gave a special invitation to Falun Gong to take part in this event.
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| Canada: Falun Gong Group Is Most Eye-catching in Montreal Canada Day Parade [03.07.2006] |
In Montreal's Canada Day Parade on July 1st, 2006, the Falun Gong group led by the "Divine Land Marching Band" extended through several blocks. The procession was magnificent and left a deep impression on the organisers and spectators.
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| Australia: Rally Held in Queensland to Condemn Atrocities and Support the Eleven Million Withdrawals from CCP [03.07.2006] |
At 10:30 a.m. the organisers and participants of the event gathered in Chinatown. Poems and songs supporting the withdrawals were broadcast through a loudspeaker. A waist drum group also performed.
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| United States: Wenyi Wang and Charles Lee Hold Seminar and are Interviewed by Local Media in Denver, Colorado [03.07.2006] |
Both hosts asked what Falun Gong is and why Wenyi Wang shouted at Hu Jintao. Dr. Wang explained that Falun Gong is a practice based on "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" and explained about how the Chinese Communist regime has been brutally persecuting practitioners in order to coerce them to give up their belief. |
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| Australia: Former Chairperson of UnitingCare in New South Wales Joins the CIPFG [02.07.2006] |
Ms. Frances Milne, a former chairperson of the board of UnitingCare attended the Falun Gong practitioners’ press conference. Ms. Milne expressed a wish to take part in the CIPFG, and hoped that in Australia the investigation would begin by checking the sources of the organs used in transplants.
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| Korea: "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" International Art Exhibit Held on Seoul City University Campus [02.07.2006] |
Practitioners also set up a truth-clarifying photo display on a road leading to the university and displayed materials about Chinese concentration camps and labour camps outside the university entrance. Inside the exhibit hall, they ran a signature drive in order to rescue practitioner Mr. Kim who has been illegally sentenced to prison by the communist regime.
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| Australia: Before Prime Minister Visits China, People from All Walks Call for Help to Assist Reunion of Falun Gong Practitioners’ Family Members [01.07.2006] |
On June 27th Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference in front of the Prime Minister’s Office building. They called on Australian Prime Minister John Howard to put forward the Falun Gong human rights issue and help rescue those family members being illegally imprisoned for practising Falun Gong during his visit to China this week.
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| Taiwan: Pingtung County Council Members Pay Attention to CCP’s Illegal Organ Harvest [01.07.2006] |
Pingtung County Council Member Su I-feng held talks with Falun Gong practitioners on June 28th, 2006, to discuss how to have more people in Taiwan learn about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) atrocities of illegal harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit.
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| Korea: Practitioner Attacked in Front of Chinese Consulate, Assailant Arrested and Found Guilty [01.07.2006] |
At 10:40 a.m. on June 26th, 2006, a Chinese man, who had come to Korea one week before, violently assaulted a Korean practitioner who was protesting against the persecution of Falun Gong in front of the Chinese Consulate. The female practitioner was protesting alone.
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| Canada: Coalition Protests Proposal to Bring CCTV to Canada [01.07.2006] |
Ms Jin said, "The CCTV personnel called my interview 'voluntary.' I am the one who is most clear about whether it was voluntary. I would like to ask them, are my words under brainwashing, coercion and pressure are more voluntary, or are my words from the bottom of my heart on a free land more voluntary?"
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| Hong Kong: Falun Gong Practitioners Protest against Criminal of Torture Jia Qinglin [01.07.2006] |
The chairman of the CCP Political Consultative Conference, Jia Qinglin, arrived in Hong Kong on June 27th for a three-day visit. Hundreds of people from different groups and organisations protested with banners and signs on his arrival.
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| June 2006 |
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| Hong Kong: Arrested for Clarifying the Truth in Mainland China, Ms. Liu Ding has been Rescued to Hong Kong [29.06.2006] |
With the efforts from people of all walks of life, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioner Liu Ding was released on the afternoon of June 22nd, 2006 from a detention centre in Beijing. Liu Ding was illegally detained early this month in Beijing for distributing leaflets supporting the withdrawal of the CCP and its affiliated organisations. After being released, she was immediately escorted by the "police" officers to Beijing Airport. She took the afternoon flight and arrived in Hong Kong in the evening. Before boarding the flight, the police illegally confiscated her China travel document. |
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| United States: Falun Gong Practitioners in Michigan Participate in Local Parade to Raise Awareness of the Persecution [29.06.2006] |
Along the parade route, several practitioners distributed truth-clarifying materials. They expressed a hope that more people will learn about what Falun Gong is and the Chinese Communist regime’s atrocities of harvesting organs from living practitioners in China so that kind-hearted people will extend their help to end the persecution.
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| United Nations Pays Attention to the Situation of Falun Gong Practitioners who have Disappeared [28.06.2006] |
Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution of Falun Gong, many Falun Gong practitioners have been tortured and killed, and a lot of families have been destroyed. Equally horrifying is that many Falun Gong practitioners have disappeared. People have started paying more attention to the situation of those practitioners with whom they had lost contact during the seven-year-long persecution, especially after the CCP's crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in concentration camps was exposed to the international society. |
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| Canada: Falun Gong Practitioners in Toronto Clarify the Truth at the International Dragon Boat Festival [28.06.2006] |
The International Dragon Boat Festival was held on June 24th and 25th. As in previous years, Falun Gong practitioners from Toronto assembled at the harbor. In order to clarify the truth to the tens of thousands of tourists, they hung up banners, set up a display board and made available all kinds of truth-clarifying materials.
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| Korea: Press Conference on the Truth about China's Human Rights Held at Parliament [28.06.2006] |
A press conference about human rights in China was held on June 23rd at the Korean Parliament Assembly Hall. The conference was hosted by Member of Parliament Shen He Yong from the "Open Party." MP Hang Guang Yuan and MP Park Jae Wan from the "One Nation Party" also attended the conference. |
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| Canada: Chinese Embassy Evades and Dodges Visa Application for the Team to Investigate the CCP's Organ Harvesting Crimes [28.06.2006] |
Kilgour told the Edmonton Sun that they were investigating allegations that an underground network of Chinese surgeons, nurses, and hospital administration staff are harvesting organs for sale. "Falun Gong members are (allegedly) being held in pens, waiting to be butchered for the highest bidder in need of a cornea, a kidney, or a heart." Mr. Kilgour said. |
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| Taiwan: Yunlin County Council Passes Resolution to Condemn CCP Atrocities [28.06.2006] |
Ever since the news of the CCP's organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners was revealed, many organisations have, in succession, condemned these inhuman crimes. On June 23rd, co-sponsored by 16 county council members, the Yunlin County Council unanimously passed a resolution to condemn the CCP for its crimes.
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| United States: Human Rights Commission in California Calls for State Leaders to pay attention to the Investigation of Organ Harvesting and the charges brought against CCP Authorities [28.06.2006] |
On June 15th, 2006, Robert Bailey, Chair of Human Rights Commission of the City of San Jose, California, wrote a letter to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, urging California State leaders to pay attention to the investigation of organ harvesting and the charges brought against CCP authorities in relation to these atrocities.
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| United States: Mid-US Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference Held in Chicago, Revered Master Sends Congratulatory Message [26.06.2006] |
After holding a series of large-scale activities, Falun Gong practitioners gathered on June 25th at the Symphony Centre on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago to hold the annual Mid-US Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. A congratulatory message from revered Master was received and read aloud in the late morning.
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| United States: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold a Theme Parade Entitled "Falun Dafa is Good" [26.06.2006] |
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