Japan: Introducing Falun Gong During the Cherry Blossom Festival

Practitioners offered free instruction to learn the Falun Gong exercises at the event and distributed information to passersby. They also collected signatures on a petition calling for the prosecution of Jiang Zemin, the former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999.

Rally in Washington, D.C. Calls to End 20-year Persecution in China

Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. on April 14 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the peaceful April 25 appeal in Beijing. Twenty years ago, on April 25, 1999, 10,000 practitioners peacefully gathered in the Chinese capital to petition the government for a reinstatement of their right to freely practice their belief.

Turkey: Falun Dafa Draws Great Interest During Adana International Orange Blossom Festival

Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the International Orange Blossom Festival in Adana, one of the largest cities in Turkey, on April 5-7, 2019. Millions of people had the opportunity to experience Falun Dafa during the three-day festival, at the practitioners’ booth in the city center, at various performances throughout the area, and in the Orange Blossom Festival parade—Turkey's only annual parade.