SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents commemorated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the spiritual practice with a parade in San Francisco on May 7. Two Falun Gong practitioners shared how the practice changed their lives. Linda Campbell, who is from the North Bay, has been practicing for 14 years. She used to get…
Hundreds of New Yorkers Brave Rain to Mark World Falun Dafa Day
May 8, 2022
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NEW YORK—The soaking rain and bitter wind would have been enough reason for anyone to stay indoors, but not for the hundreds who steadily held up at lower Manhattan’s Foley Square since the morning of May 7. They had a special reason for being there, with a message of health, hope, and resilience to share….
April 25 Annual Commemoration in Hong Kong Spotlights Peace and Courage of Falun Gong Adherents
Despite a limit on public gatherings that are part of Zero-COVID measures, Hong Kong, as in previous years, saw a commemoration of the April 25, 1999 Peaceful Appeal, that showed the courage of Falun Gong adherents in their efforts to stop the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of their faith. Falun Gong adherents held yellow…
SF Residents Commemorate April 25, 1999 Appeal in Beijing
April 25, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—This past weekend, practitioners of Falun Gong along with local supporters from the community held events around the city to commemorate a large-scale protest held in China on April 25, 1999. The historic event was notable because of the sheer number of people who quietly gathered in Beijing as they appealed for their right…
April 25: Remembering Sacrifice and Service for a Greater Good
April 22, 2022
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Commentary On April 25 two significant events stand out. They have parallels, yet occurred at different times, in different countries and involved different peoples—Australians, New Zealanders, Turks, and Chinese. What happened on April 25, 1915, at Gallipoli in Turkey, is well known to most Australians and New Zealanders. ANZAC Day remembers the sacrifices of 16,000…
Former City Councilor: Powerful Film ‘Unsilenced’ Should be Shown in China
After watching the premiere of the award-winning film “Unsilenced” in Auckland, New Zealand on Mar. 31, Tony Brunt, former city councilor of New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, said it is a “powerful” film that should be shown in China. “I wish that one day this powerful film can be shown in China,” Brunt told Director Leon Lee at…
Canadian MPs Urge Passage of Organ Trafficking Bill in Honour of Late Rights Champion David Kilgour
April 8, 2022
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MPs rose in the House of Commons on April 8 to table a petition requesting the passage of a bill combating organ trafficking in honour of David Kilgour, a former cabinet minister and renowned human rights advocate. Kilgour, who had a long career in politics, passed away on April 5 from a rare lung disease….
Most Australian Solar Farms Exposed to China’s Slave Labour Supply Chains
April 6, 2022
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At least six in every 10 of Australia’s largest solar farms have sourced solar panels from supply chains vulnerable to China’s Uyghur forced labour programmes. The United States, Australia, and other western countries have condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over its human rights abuses against more than a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, including its…
UPCOMING LIVE: ‘The Escalation of Human Rights Violations in the 21st Century’
March 21, 2022
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CAP Freedom of Conscience, an NGO with Economic and Social Council consultative status at the UN since 2016, and Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), a Nobel Peace prize nominee advocacy group, are co-organizing two consecutive virtual side event conferences to the 49th session of the Human Rights Council. The first event, “Escalation of Human Rights…
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Shen Yun Revives ‘Ancient Religious and National Tradition,’ Says Think Tank Director, TV Commentator
SYDNEY, Australia—Shen Yun is “a tremendous display of artistic virtuosity,” said Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity, and Civil Society program at the Australian think tank The Centre for Independent Studies. Mr. Kurti, who is also a published author, a TV commentator, and an adjunct associate professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia,…