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August 30, 2004

New York: Candlelight Vigil Held in Midtown Manhattan to Call for Justice, Conscience and Courage (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Correspondent Tang Feng reports -- On the evening of August 29, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from across the world held candlelight vigils simultaneously in two locations in midtown Manhattan. One was outside the Waldorf Hotel on busy Park Avenue, the other at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 30th Street, close to the location of the Republican National Convention at 7th Avenue and 34th Street.

Practitioners Hold Multiple Anti-Torture Exhibits on the Streets of Manhattan -- Many New Yorkers Learn the Facts and Condemn the Persecution (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Clearwisdom.net Correspondent Su Jing reports ¨C On August 29, 2004, as the U.S. Republican National Convention was getting underway in New York, many prominent Republicans and numerous tourists began to gather in Manhattan, and the New York police began to intensify security. In order to fully utilize this good opportunity to allow more people to learn about Falun Gong and pay attention to the ongoing persecution in China, practitioners from North America and other countries around the world held came together to hold anti-torture exhibits in several busy areas of Manhattan and to distribute a large quantity of truth-clarifying literature. After learning the facts, one after another, people condemned the inhuman persecution and expressed their blessing to Falun Gong practitioners for their efforts to end it.

New York: Candlelight Vigil Held in Midtown, Calling to Take Seriously the Extension of the Persecution to the American Society (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Clearwisdom.net correspondent Shen Jing reports -- On the evening of August 28, Falun Gong practitioners from across the U.S. gathered outside the Waldorf Hotel located on the Park Avenue to hold candlelight vigil, calling upon the American society to take seriously the harm of American's freedom of belief caused by Jiang Zemin's regime. Practitioners called upon the entire world to work hand in hand to stop the persecution against human rights that is taking place in China and has been secretly extended to democratic countries outside China. The twinkling candlelight formed a bright line that covered three blocks. Yellow banners calling for an end to the persecution were displayed side by side. About four to five hundred people attended the vigil.

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