Special Report: Changchun Falun Dafa Day Established by Disciples in Changchun, China

December 21, 2001

(Clearwisdom.net) At the end of November 2001, some Falun Dafa practitioners in Changchun proposed to establish a Falun Dafa Day in Changchun. Having a Falun Dafa Day under such adversity has shown the rock-solid belief in Dafa of practitioners in Changchun as well as those in China. It has also expressed the longing for Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance and the reverence for the Buddha Fa of those tens of thousands of people who know the truth. At the same time, it has also delivered a strong blow for the elimination of evil forces in Changchun and other areas.

South China Morning Post: Falun Gong sues SAR media group for defamation

Saturday, December 22, 2001

Falun Gong members have filed a multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit in a Canadian court against a Hong Kong newspaper group for carrying an article that likened its members to September 11 terrorists.

AP: Foreign Falun Gong Followers Protest

Lilian Staf, 25, a Swedish Falun Gong follower currently residing in London, is joined by other practitioners for a meditation session in Hong Kong Friday, Dec. 21, 2001. After being expelled from China for staging a Falun Gong demonstration, five Western followers of the spiritual [group] took their protest Friday to Hong Kong, saying they were beaten and bruised by mainland police. "When I was sitting in meditation, I was lifted by my hair and pulled by my arms," Staf said police dragged her away, gripping her so tightly it felt like her skin was being penetrated and leaving her in pain "so intense it made my whole body numb." (AP Photo/Anat Givon)

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