Today’s Articles

May 21, 2003

Deaths ~

• ▪ Elderly Dafa Practitioner Li Qisheng From Jiaozhou City, Shandong Province Tortured to Death
• ▪ Falun Dafa Practitioner Zhang Shouqian from Haiqing Town, Jiaonan, Shandong Province Is Tortured to Death
• ▪ In Memory of Our Fellow Dafa Practitioner Zhou Yuling

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ An Engineer from Kailuan City Has Been Illegally Jailed for More Than Three Years for Clarifying the Truth to American Journalists
• ▪ Dalian Practitioner Ma Li and Her Mother Are Arrested; Her Father Dies in A Car Accident
• ▪ I Received Permanent Physical Damage in Shibalihe Female Labor Camp, Suffering Brutal Rope Torture, Unbearable Pain and Sleep Deprivation

Solemn Declarations ~

• ▪ 197 People Declare that their Words and Deeds Under Forced Brainwashing are Null and Void

Voices of Support Worldwide ~

• ▪ Letter of Support from a German Mayor
• ▪ Governor of Texas Rick Perry Sends Congratulations on World Falun Dafa Day [May 13, 2003]
• ▪ Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich: Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance Are Strong Values We Should All Be Mindful of As We Relate to One Another [May 2003]
• ▪ US Congressman Jeb Bradley: It Is an Injustice That the Government of China Has Forbidden Falun Gong Practitioners to Practice Their Beliefs and Systematically Attempted to Eradicate the Practice [April 30, 2003]
• ▪ Proclamation Recognizing and Congratulating the Falun Dafa Celebration in New York Presented by US Congressman Gregory Meeks [May 13, 2003]
• ▪ Certificate of Merit to the Falun Dafa Association Commemorating the Celebration of World Falun Dafa Day Presented by New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky [May 11, 2003]
• ▪ Citation Recognizing Falun Dafa as an Outstanding Organization, New York State Assembly [May 13, 2003]

Dafa Day Recognition ~

• ▪ Citation Recognizing Master Li Hongzhi and the Practitioners of Falun Dafa and Proclaiming May 13, 2003 as World Falun Dafa Day, New York State Assembly [May 5, 2003]
• ▪ Citation in Recognition of the Achievement of Falun Dafa on the Occasion of the Fourth Annual Falun Dafa Day, the Assembly of the State of New York [May 13, 2003]

Voices of Support Worldwide ~

• ▪ Proclamation Honoring Falun Dafa and the Occasion of World Falun Dafa Day, New York State Senate [May 13, 2003]

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Falun Dafa Broadcast Heard Above Pengxi County Detention Center in Suining City, Sichuan Province

People in China Awaken to the Truth ~

• ▪ The Story of Grandma Song

Other Community Events ~

• ▪ Ottawa Practitioners Celebrate the 11th Anniversary of Falun Dafa's Public Introduction at Tulip Festival Flower Boat Parade (Photos)

Dafa Day Celebrations ~

• ▪ Dafa Practitioners in Austria Celebrate the 11th Anniversary of Falun Dafa's Public Introduction (Photos)

Other Community Events ~

• ▪ Pennsylvania: Falun Gong Practitioners Invited to Participate in Second Asia Cultural Festival in Philadelphia (Photos)

Rallies & Protests ~

• ▪ Sweden: Collecting Signatures and Clarifying the Truth in Gothenburg (Photos)

Opinion & Perspective ~

• ▪ Letter from Swedish Practitioners to the King of Thailand Regarding the Detention of Pirjo Svensson

Other Community Events ~

• ▪ Falun Dafa Association of Canada Wins First Place in the Walking Groups during the 105th annual Victoria Day Parade

Accounts of Persecution ~

• ▪ Summary of Other Articles and News - 05/15/2003