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March 02, 2005

More than a Thousand Practitioners Rally in San Francisco to Call Upon People from All Walks of Life to Strive Together to End the Persecution (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Clearwisdom correspondent Wang Ying reports from San Francisco: At noon on February 27, 2005, more than a thousand Falun Gong practitioners from around the world held a rally, "Facing Violence and Hatred with Compassion," at Union Square in San Francisco. They hoped to raise people's awareness of the persecution that is happening in China and together end the persecution. The persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has gained extensive attention of people from all walks of life. Members of U.S Congress and city and state council members came in person and gave speeches to urge the Chinese Communist regime to stop the persecution.

Europe: Practitioners from European Countries Hold Appeals during an EU Meeting (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) From the 21st to 24th of February 2005, an European Union conference was held in Strasbourg, France to discuss the resolutions of the International Human Rights Convention, which will be held in this March. European Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the EU Congress Hall to stage an anti-torture exhibition and an exercise demonstration to remind the EU and the world that the Chinese Communist regime have not let up in their campaign of genocide against Falun Gong. The number of kidnappings, illegal arrests and practitioners killed in this persecution has increased more quickly in recent times. The methods of persecution are various, brutal and savage. The persecution is spreading to other parts of the world: around the Chinese New Year, many practitioners around the world received phone harassment from the Chinese Communist Party. EU should uphold democracy, freedom and human rights and respond to the persecution.

New Zealand: "I Want to Sign, This Is Important" (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) It was Health Expo time again in Christchurch, New Zealand and the organizer gave us a booth with many conveniences. For example, we could use the space outside the hall to hold exercise demos. Our booth location was very good as it was on the way for visitors to view exhibitions, and practitioners could distribute truth-clarification literature. We placed a signature collection book in our booth to call for the New Zealand government to urge the Chinese government to stop the persecution. When everyone was busy introducing Dafa and explaining the facts, there were visitors coming to sign and it seemed that they already knew the facts. The practitioners enlightened that along with the fast progression of Fa-rectification, more and more people have come to know the truth. Dafa practitioners are one body; for example, some visitors signed and said to a practitioner, "We heard about the persecution of Falun Gong when we were in another country. We signed there and this time we want to support Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand."