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May 29, 2005

Russia: Practitioners from St. Petersburg Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On May 13th, World Falun Dafa Day, practitioners held celebratory activities in St. Petersburg. Although the weather was not good, many local practitioners attended the celebrations. Three information boards were set up in Neva Street to let people know more about Falun Gong and a banner reading "The World Needs Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" attracted the attention of other passers-by. While some practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong exercises to the peaceful exercise music, some showed people how to fold paper lotus flowers. Many people came forward to get a flyer.

U.S. Federal Court in Illinois Accepts Motion of Lawsuit Against Wang Xudong, Former CCP Secretary of Hebei Province

(Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of May 26, 2005, the U.S. Federal Court in Illinois accepted a motion of a lawsuit filed against former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary of Hebei Province, Mr. Wang Xudong, currently the Minister of the Information Industry Department. This is an important victory for the plaintiffs, Falun Dafa practitioners, and shows that the U.S. Court is concerned over the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China.

Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Anti-torture Exhibition at Harvard Square (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Between April and May every year, the "Harvard China Review" at Harvard University holds an annual large-scale conference taking some aspect of China as the theme. Each conference attracts many prominent Chinese people in the Northeast U.S. and Westerners who hope to expand business markets in China. Due to the Chinese Consulate's direct support and the poisoning of the Chinese Communist regime's slander and propaganda, the "Harvard China Review" presents a biased and one-sided viewpoint of the situation in China. They emphasize the expanding Chinese economy and the attractions of the Chinese market, creating an illusion that Communist China's economy had boundless prospects. The result is that many Chinese and Western people attending the seminar become filled with an idealized picture of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) prospects, and develop a repulsion and misunderstanding of people who raise questions concerning the CCP's human rights situation and freedom of belief. They believe that such people only view China negatively.