Category: Falun Dafa

New Yorkers Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, Sharing Joy and Beauty of the Practice

Over 1,000 adherents of the Falun Dafa spiritual practice celebrated World Falun Dafa Day on Sunday in New York City, sharing their joy with onlookers. World Falun Dafa Day falls annually on May 13, which is also the birthday of Mr. Li Hongzhi, founder of the practice. The event is celebrated around the world. This…


Falun Gong Adherents Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in New York

Over 1,000 adherents of the Falun Dafa spiritual practice celebrated World Falun Dafa Day on Sunday in New York City, sharing their joy with onlookers. World Falun Dafa Day falls annually on May 13, which is also the birthday of Mr. Li Hongzhi, founder of the practice. The event is celebrated around the world. This…


Falun Dafa Practitioners Hold Parade in San Francisco to Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

SAN FRANCISCO—Approximately 400 Falun Dafa practitioners participated in a grand parade in San Francisco on May 6, celebrating the upcoming World Falun Dafa Day on May 13. May 13 is the anniversary of the day the Chinese spiritual practice Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was introduced to the public in 1992. It is…


Hundreds Rally in Toronto to Mark 31st Anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day

A grand parade, band performances, and traditional Chinese dance and music to mark the 31st anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day regaled onlookers in downtown Toronto on May 6. The event also included a flag-raising ceremony. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice rooted in Buddhist traditions that involves meditative exercises and…


Bay Area Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate 24th Anniversary of April 25 Appeal in China

SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area meditated in Harry Bridges Plaza on April 22. This was the first in a series of events held to commemorate the 24th anniversary of a peaceful appeal made in Beijing on April 25, 1999. Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a Chinese…


US Congress Should Recognize Genocide Against Tibetans, Falun Gong Adherents: Expert

The U.S. Congress should label the crimes the CCP commits against Falun Gong adherents and Tibetans as genocide, according to Anders Corr, publisher of the Journal of Political Risk and columnist for The Epoch Times. “The U.S. Congress and the U.S. State Department have already recognized the genocide of the Uyghurs; we need to acknowledge…


Study Shows Evening Exercises Can Lower Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels

A New Zealand study has found that regular, light exercises at night can be particularly effective for improving health by breaking the prolonged period of sitting time that tends to happen in the evening when people have their largest meals and consume the bulk of their online streaming services. The researchers found that interrupting periods…


University Professor Plans to Add Mr. Li’s Article to His Teaching

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— “I find great benefit for the public (to learn) what Mr. Li has written here,” said Mark Thomas, assistant professor of Political Science at La Salle University. “The philosophy behind Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, actually is very helpful. It brings a great value to society.” Thomas told The Epoch Times his comments…


Congresswoman Calls on State Department to Help Free Florida Family’s Loved One Detained in China

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) is urging the State Department to do more to help a Florida family’s husband and father who has been detained in China for nearly two years for his faith. Zhou Deyong, a geological engineer, was arrested in a police sweep targeting Falun Gong practitioners and their family members in eastern…


National Broadcaster to Re-Train Journalists on Impartiality After Pressure Over “Inaccurate” Alice Springs Report

Reporters from Australia’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), will undergo impartiality training when covering news about the controversial Indigenous Voice proposal. The move comes after the country’s largest taxpayer-funded media outline faced heavy backlash for its reports on the Alice Springs community meeting in January, which its Ombudsman office has ruled as “impartial”…