Tailai Prison Intensifies Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners

November 24, 2016 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province

(Minghui.org) Tailai Prison has intensified its persecution of detained Falun Gong practitioners since November 2015, when a new mandate was issued to specifically target practitioners who refuse to give up their belief.

As no law in China criminalizes Falun Gong, the imprisoned practitioners never considered themselves criminals and thus refused to take part in forced labor. Their peaceful protest against the false imprisonment was met with this new mandate.

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http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2016/11/24/160065.html

Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Major Festival

November 22, 2016 | By Minghui correspondents Sun Bai and Su Rong

(Minghui.org) The Tian Guo Marching Band, which is made up of Falun Gong practitioners, was chosen to the lead the grand parade at an annual cultural festival held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, November 19 and 20.

In conjunction with the Matsu Festival in Gangshan, the event also celebrated the screw production in this region—about one-sixth of the industry’s total production globally. Nearly 100 groups and 10,000 spectators participated in the festivities.

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http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2016/11/22/160045.html

Australia: Community Leader Supports Practice Site at Gold Coast, Queensland

November 21, 2016 | By practitioners in Australia

(Minghui.org) On October 29, 2016, a prominent community leader received a big welcome at the Falun Dafa practice site on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Michael Kaff, who recently ran as an independent candidate for the Australian Senate, continues to be very supportive of Falun Dafa and has taken every opportunity to raise awareness of the horrifying reality that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is killing Dafa practitioners, Tibetans, underground Christians, and Uyghurs for their organs for profit in China.

Mr. Kaff showed his support for the fundamental freedom to practice Falun Dafa, without fear of persecution or organ harvesting, by attending the weekly practice site at Harley Park, Labrador. He learned all five exercises – the four standing ones and the sitting meditation.

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http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2016/11/21/160029.html