New Zealand: 28,060 People Sign the Global Petition against the Persecution |
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(Clearwisdom.net) In order to stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong before the Beijing Olympics, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) initiated the "Millions of Signatures Global Campaign" in January 2008. The signature collection campaign has received an enthusiastic response across the world. |
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27/07/2008 , Rallies and Protest
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New Zealand: Practitioners Hold a Rally and March to Protest the Persecution (Photos) |
(Clearwisdom.net) On July 17, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand gathered in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, to hold a rally and march calling for an end to the nine-year brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). New Zealand government officials attended the rally and expressed their support for Falun Gong. |
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23/07/2008 , Rallies and Protest
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Auckland, New Zealand: Practitioners Hold a Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Fellow Practitioners (Photos) |
(Clearwisdom.net) On July 20, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Auckland to hold a candlelight vigil. They commemorated the fellow practitioners in China who have died as a result of the persecution in the past nine years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a persecution campaign against Falun Gong. |
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23/07/2008 , Rallies and Protest
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New Zealand MP: Eutelsat Must Immediately Restore NTDTV's Broadcast (Photos) |
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(Clearwisdom.net) On June 16, 2008, Eutelsat suspended New Tang Dynasty Television's (NTDTV) broadcast with a pretext of a "power supply anomaly," on the W5 satellite transmission to China. During press interviews on July 15, New Zealand Green Party MP and spokesperson Mr. Keith Locke and secretary of the Kiwi Party, Bernie Ogilvy, condemned the Chinese Communist regime's suppression of freedom of the press. Mr. Keith Locke called for Eutelsat to immediately restore NTDTV's satellite broadcast. |
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18/07/2008 , Voices of Support
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New Zealand: Patiently Explaining the Facts Resolves a Disturbance in front of the Chinese Embassy in Auckland |
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(Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of May 22, 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Cao and other practitioners held a peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in Auckland, New Zealand as usual. As soon as they set up banners and started to practice the exercises, a Chinese man in his thirties came and yelled at them, saying, "Why do you still stand here? Now it is a disastrous time for China, can you quit for a few days?" |
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16/06/2008 , Community Events
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