The Canadian media provided widespread coverage of last weekend's three-day vigil at Chinese Embassies and Consulates around the world. Practitioners realize that even though the persecution of Falun Gong is taking place in far away China, the Canadian media and people are still concerned about it.

Image for article Chinese Embassy Interferes With Gov. Mike Leavitt's Decision to Proclaim

According to Deseret News article on January 15, 2002, Falun Gong claimed that Gov. Mike Leavitt changed his original decision on proclaiming January 8, 2002 as Falun Gong Day in State of Utah after meeting with Yafei He, minister and deputy chief of mission at the Chinese Embassy, who openly said he would vent China's concerns about Falun Gong to Leavitt.

Image for article Amidst Worldwide Peaceful Vigil, Reports of Four More Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured to Death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 1/16/2002 [ http://www.faluninfo.net/ ]


24 Deaths Confirmed in Last 26 Days

NEW YORK, January 16, 2002 (Falun Dafa Information Center) -- While Falun Gong practitioners and supporters held vigils in over 30 cities around the world this past weekend, the Falun Dafa Information Center received reports of four more Falun Gong practitioners who died from police brutality in China. This brings the death toll to twenty-four reported in the last twenty-six days alone, a notable ...

Image for article Female Dafa Practitioner Gao Ya, from Changchun City Was Beaten to Death

(Clearwisdom.net) Whena female practitioner from Changchun City regained consciousness after passing out during police torture, she overheard her abusers discussing the death of female practitioner Gao Ya. They stated that Gao Ya had been beaten to death, because she refused to break away from Falun Gong, but the policemen were not allowing anyone to divulge this information.

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