SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents commemorated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the spiritual practice with a parade in San Francisco on May 7. Two Falun Gong practitioners shared how the practice changed their lives. Linda Campbell, who is from the North Bay, has been practicing for 14 years. She used to get…

NEW YORK—The soaking rain and bitter wind would have been enough reason for anyone to stay indoors, but not for the hundreds who steadily held up at lower Manhattan’s Foley Square since the morning of May 7. They had a special reason for being there, with a message of health, hope, and resilience to share….

Irish lawmakers have joined officials from around the world in sending messages to commemorate World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual discipline with slow meditative exercises and moral teachings centered on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. On May 13, 1992, Li Hongzhi, the founder of the…

Starting as a spiritual discipline with roots dating back thousands of years to a household name during China’s 1990s, “qigong fever,” Falun Gong has become a movement that spread throughout China and around the globe, and May 13 2021, marks 29 years Falun Dafa was first brought to the public in China, and it is…

Falun Dafa practitioners in Sydney celebrated World Falun Dafa Day on May 13 with festivities including a marching band and a parade of people wearing bright yellow shirts across the city. This year marked the 29th anniversary since Falun Dafa was introduced to the public in 1992, and is also the 7oth birthday of Mr. Li Hongzhi,…

Practitioners of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, gathered in London on Sunday to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. May 13, 2021, marks the 29th anniversary of the spiritual practice’s introduction to the public in China in 1992, and the 70th birthday of its founder Li Hongzhi. Dozens of practitioners meditated opposite the Chinese Embassy…

MELBOURNE, Australia—Federal Liberal MP Tim Wilson, Australia’s former human rights commissioner, has given his support to Falun Dafa practitoners on World Falun Dafa Day saying he believes liberal democratic countries, like Australia, have a responsibility to uphold religious freedoms in the face of “cultural hegemony,” being imposed by oppressive authoritarian regimes such as the Chinese Communist…

SAN FRANCISCO—A truck with LED electronic billboards drives by, distinguishing itself from the rest of the city’s traffic. The colorful screens, which are mounted on three sides of the vehicle, continuously play videos of people doing slow-moving exercises. At the front, a flower-bordered sign reads: “Falun Dafa is Good.” Dan Ngo, a local Falun Gong…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—In an annual tradition that dates back more than 20 years in Taiwan, thousands came together for a celebratory event. On May 1, the island’s iconic Liberty Square in Taipei became the stage for a vibrant spectacle: about 5,200 people donning colored outfits sat in formation to form a gigantic image commemorating almost three…