Tag: Falun Dafa

Falun Dafa Association Decries Pro-Beijing Lawmakers’ Attempt to Ban Spiritual Practice in Hong Kong

Several pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong took aim at the spiritual practice Falun Gong on July 3, urging the government to ban the discipline under the city’s controversial national security law. Their call was met with condemnation by the city’s Falun Dafa Association who called it an attempt to extend the Chinese regime’s decades-long persecution…


Suppressing Faith, China Sentences 674 Falun Gong Practitioners in First Half of 2021

China sentenced 674 Falun Gong practitioners in the first half of 2021, with the longest sentence being 14 years and the oldest victim 88 years old, according to statistics from Minghui.org. The regime detained the practitioners due to their faith, and prosecutors charged them with so-called “sabotaging the enforcement of law.” However, the courts were unable to…


Chinese Regime Raids Homes, Detains Falun Gong Practitioners Ahead of Centenary

The Chinese regime has been raiding the homes of Falun Gong practitioners and detaining them all around the country during the month of June, ahead of its upcoming 100 year anniversary celebration on July 1. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will celebrate the centennial of its founding next month. In order to “maintaining social stability,” which is…


Australian Politicians Commemorate World Falun Dafa Day

Starting as a spiritual discipline with roots dating back thousands of years to a household name during China’s 1990s, “qigong fever,” Falun Gong has become a movement that spread throughout China and around the globe, and May 13 2021, marks 29 years Falun Dafa was first brought to the public in China, and it is…


Sydney Marks World Falun Dafa Day

Falun Dafa practitioners in Sydney celebrated World Falun Dafa Day on May 13 with festivities including a marching band and a parade of people wearing bright yellow shirts across the city. This year marked the 29th anniversary since Falun Dafa was introduced to the public in 1992, and is also the 7oth birthday of Mr. Li Hongzhi,…


Officials Worldwide Celebrate Spiritual Group’s Moral Teachings

Government officials from around the world have sent letters and proclamations to commemorate the annual celebration that falls on May 13, which marks World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual discipline with slow meditative exercises and moral teachings centered on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. On…


May 13: A Day for the Celebration of Faith

Commentary As Australians continue to face the outcomes of the COVID-crisis, expanding the national debt, and a belligerent Chinese Communist regime, there is a celebration happening in Australia and around the world that may fly under the radar. On May 13, 1992, Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, was introduced to the public in…


‘She Instilled in Me a Deep Appreciation and Respect for Asian Culture:’ Grateful Flight Instructor on Eve of Mother’s Day

She thanked her mother for guiding her to Falun Dafa, an ancient Chinese spiritual practice consisting of simple, slow-moving meditation exercises, and shared her incredible story of recovering from Lyme disease after practicing Falun Dafa.


Toronto Area Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Car Parade

A car parade of over 100 vehicles drove across Greater Toronto over the weekend, celebrating the 29th anniversary of the introduction of Falun Dafa to the public. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice that consists of five meditative exercises and moral teachings based on the core tenets of “truthfulness, compassion,…


Bay Area Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

SAN FRANCISCO—A truck with LED electronic billboards drives by, distinguishing itself from the rest of the city’s traffic. The colorful screens, which are mounted on three sides of the vehicle, continuously play videos of people doing slow-moving exercises. At the front, a flower-bordered sign reads: “Falun Dafa is Good.” Dan Ngo, a local Falun Gong…