Oceania: Events in Four Cities Mark 19th Year of the Persecution of Falun Gong

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Oceania: Events in Four Cities Mark 19th Year of the Persecution of Falun Gong

July 29, 2018 | By Falun Dafa practitioners in Australia and New Zealand

(Minghui.org) From July 20 to 24, Falun Dafa practitioners in Australia and New Zealand held public activities in Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, and Wellington to raise awareness of the Chinese regime's persecution of Falun Gong that has lasted 19 years.

Sydney, Australia

Residents and Falun Gong practitioners held a group exercise practice and rally at Martin Place on July 20. Government and community leaders spoke at the rally in support of Falun Gong's peaceful resistance to the persecution and condemned the Chinese regime's brutality and violation of basic human rights.

Event held at Martin Place on July 20 marks 19^th year of peaceful resistance to the communist regime's persecution.

Lucy Zhao, chairwoman of the Falun Dafa Association in Australia, speaks at the rally.

Mayor of Parramatta Andrew Wilson

Chairman of Vietnamese Society of New South Wales, Paul Huy Nguyen.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), former senior official of immigration department and attorney Quang Luu.

Mr. Paul Folley from Australian Tradition Family Property Association

Attorney Michelle Nguyen from End Organ Pillageing (EOP), Advocacy & Global Initiatives.Chairman of Indian Association Sreeni Pillamarri.

(From top left) Mr. Bob Vinnicombe, Eric Jia, Jingjiang Zhong, Xiaogang Zhang, John Hugh, Wei Hu.

A candle light vigil at Martin Place commemorates Falun Gong practitioners who died in the persecution.

Passersby talked to Falun Gong practitioners and signed a petition to end the persecution.

Canberra, Australia

Falun Gong practitioners held a candle light vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy in Canberra on the evening of July 20.

Adelaide, Australia

Falun Gong practitioners held activities on July 21 at North Terrace. This is a bustling commercial and culture area with a library, an art museum and University of Adelaide nearby.

Activities in Adelaide, Australia on July 21.

A close observation of CCTV's news “Tiananmen Square self-immolation” helped a Chinese student realize that it was a hoax created by the communist regime to defame Falun Gong.