Tag: Falun Gong April 25 appeal

Bay Area Falun Gong Practitioners Commemorate Peaceful Appeal

SAN FRANCISCO—Bay Area Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Ferry Building on April 24 to commemorate an anniversary and to raise awareness that the meditation discipline Falun Gong is still being persecuted in China today. On April 25, 1999, around 10,000 people gathered peacefully at the Chinese communist headquarters at Zhongnanhai…


A Day of Commemoration Across Cultures

Anzac Day, April 25, remembers the sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who landed at Gallipoli in 1915, and also commemorates the lives of Australians who died in the Second World War and in other military and peacekeeping operations. It is also an important day in Turkey commemorating the Turkish soldiers who…


‘We Really Salute You’: Sydney Rally Honours April 1999 Beijing Appeal

Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Sydney on Saturday to mark the 22nd anniversary of a significant day for the group—the peaceful April 25 appeal at Chinese Communist Party (CCP) headquarters in Beijing. Out of respect for Anzac Day, the large crowd gathered at Sydney Town Hall a day early to hand out fliers and raise…