The Chinese government staged a large-scale arrest of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Early in the morning, some North American practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC to show their deep concern over the situation, hoping the Chinese government would stop arresting and suppressing the millions of kind-hearted people.

At about 1:00 PM on July 22, many Dafa practitioners decided to move on to Capitol Hill. They brought with them banners that stated in Chinese: "Harm the innocent, even Heaven will not allow", and posters saying "Respect human rights" and "Lies will never be the truth". The practitioners hoped more people could have a clearer understanding of the Chinese government's atrocious persecution against Falun Dafa practitioners.

A letter from Mr. Li Hongzhi, addressed to Chinese leaders and dated July 22, 1999, was delivered to the Chinese Embassy. Over 500 practitioners gathered outside the Embassy; more later joined them from California and Taiwan. Journalists from CNN, VOA, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the World Journal closely followed the event. Seven practitioners, representing practitioners in Canada, met with an official from the Chinese Embassy.

As the number of Falun Dafa practitioners increased to about 600, they decided to move to the National Mall, (between the National Gallery and Air Space Museum). Many Chinese and Western media reporters were there to interview the practitioners. The group exercise attracted many tourists and many tried to find out more about Falun Dafa. About 500 Falun Dafa practitioners went to the Mall, sitting and meditating on the lawn in an orderly manner to peacefully protest against the Chinese government's persecution. Practitioners continued to arrive from other states and from abroad.

Practitioners of Falun Dafa from all over the world gathered in front of Capitol Hill. They passed information to passers-by about the savage suppression of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China that has been implemented by the Chinese government since July 20. Practitioners in Washington DC called on the International Community to pay close and immediate attention to the current crackdown on Falun Gong. These activities received extensive attention from media; many reporters arrived at Capitol Hill to cover the event.

At 10 AM, a press conference was held in front of Capitol Hill. Voluntary representatives of Falun Gong practitioners briefed the media on the current situation, including persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, vilifying Falun Gong, fabricating charges against Falun Gong and severely violating individual human rights. They appealed to governments of all countries and kind people around the world to urge the Chinese government to immediately stop the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners and to resolve the current crisis through peaceful dialogue.

On July 31, August 7 and August 8, practitioners came to Human Right Square and did group practices. Banners saying "Falun Dafa" and "Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance" were set up. Some banners said "Release all arrested Falun Gong practitioners immediately, give practitioners in China basic human rights". Journalists from different media interviewed practitioners.

During the days of the APEC Summit in New Zealand, approximately 200 practitioners from New Zealand, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Sweden attended the Falun Dafa group practice in Victoria Park on Saturday and Sunday.

Despite pressure from Chinese security personnel, practitioners exhibited "Falun Dafa" banners on the city's main street with a permit from the local police. Practitioners played Falun Gong music and did group exercise demonstration along the street. With assistance from local police, practitioners managed to present a letter for appeal and the books Zhuan Falun and China Falun Gong to U.S. President Clinton.

On September 17, 1999, about 200 Falun Dafa Canadian practitioners gathered at Parliament Hill in Ottawa at a Falun Dafa press conference and a Falun Dafa public introduction event. Many English media including CBC, MewRO, CFMT, and Canadian Press were on hand to interview Dafa practitioners. Chinese Media including World Daily, Sing Tao, Ming Bao and Central Press also reported the event. The event was also aired on the evening TV news. .

Practitioners informed the media that since arrests of Falun Gong practitioners began on July 20, the Chinese government has escalated their persecution and intensified the state-run campaign to defame Falun Dafa nationally. Practitioners strongly appealed to all governments and concerned international communities to urge the Chinese government to stop the persecution and release arrested practitioners.

On Monday, September 20, 1999, the first day of the United Nations General Assembly, a group of practitioners held a peaceful gathering in front of the UN. The local police chief was very impressed with the peace and serenity of Falun Gong practitioners. He offered to assign Wednesday morning to the practitioners since the Chinese representative would speak on Wednesday at the General Assembly.

Falun Dafa practitioners had a group practice behind Toronto's Metro Convention Centre where 19 countries were represented at an informal meeting of NATO Defense Ministers. In contrast to raucous demonstrations of other groups, practitioners displayed peace and serenity in their exercise, which was noted and appreciated by the hundreds of military police on the spot. Some news media covered the story and took pictures of Falun Dafa practitioners.

On October 1, China's National Day, practitioners from the San Francisco Bay Area and other places gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. Practitioners held big banners, gave out introductory material and practiced in a group.

A Falun Gong Press Statement was presented at the United Nations Annual Assembly in New York. The press statement gave a briefing of the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and called upon the United Nations and its member countries to help with the peaceful solution of the crisis. The statement said: "Just today we received an Internet report that practitioners in China are, at great personal risk, preparing a long letter to Secretary General Annan asking for his help. We have attempted to bring our concerns before UN human rights bodies and have gone to the Secretary General. There has been only silence even though some Western governments and human rights groups have spoken out."

On October 7, 1999, Zhao Jinhua, a 42-year-old lady, was beaten to death by a Chinese local government. On hearing this news, practitioners in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom wrote public letters or press statements to appeal for the Chinese government to stop the persecution.

In an open letter to the President of China, UK practitioners said: "The brutal treatment of Falun Gong practitioners is a clear violation of the constitution of the P. R. China and international human rights treaties which China has signed. We sincerely hope that you would ensure that the Chinese Government correct its mistakes in the treatment of Falun Gong."

President Jiang Zemin of China started his visit to the U.K. beginning on Oct. 19. About 50 Falun Gong practitioners from all over the U.K. also started their 4-day Falun Dafa introduction and appeal.

On October 19, Falun Gong practitioners went to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's residence, to hand a letter to Tony Blair which they asked him to forward to Mr. Jiang. Across the street from the Prime Minister's residence, practitioners set up banners saying "Zhen-Shan-Ren" (Truth-Compassion-Forbearance) and introduced the public to Falun Gong and to the unspeakable persecution of Chinese practitioners.

Upon learning that Jiang Zemin defamed Falun Gong as an "evil cult", some Falun Gong practitioners in Japan went to the Chinese Consulate in Japan to appeal peacefully.

After the Chinese government imposed the label "evil cult" on Falun Gong, a large number of Falun Gong practitioners throughout United States gathered in front of the UN building in New York City. In the following week, they appealed peacefully for Falun Gong and tried to tell a truthful account to the public.

The Foreign Relation Committee of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives passed Concurrent Resolution 217 and 218 on November 3 and November 4 respectively. The resolutions condemned the Chinese government's persecution of Falun Gong since July. The resolutions urged the Chinese government to abide by the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights that China had signed, respect the freedom of belief, stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and release all Falun Gong practitioners in custody.

Rob Anders, M.P. read a letter to Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin in the Canadian Parliament. The letter said: "We respectfully request that the people of China be allowed to practice Falun Gong without fear. We entreat you to immediately stop the mass arrests of Falun Gong practitioners, to release detained and arrested Falun Gong practitioners, and to rescind the ban on Falun Gong."

On November 22, practitioners went to the Chinese Embassy to deliver letters of appeal and related materials. But the Embassy refused to accept them. Practitioners then left them in a box in front of the Chinese Embassy. Journalists from various news agencies interviewed practitioners. Practitioners from different countries described to the journalists the spread of Falun Dafa in their own countries, especially the fact that after April 25 many people started to learn Falun Dafa. They hoped that all the kind-hearted people around the world would pay attention to what was happening to Falun Gong practitioners in China.

The Seattle Falun Dafa experience-sharing conference was successfully held on Sunday, November 28, with over 700 practitioners attending the event. A November 29 press conference called for public support to peacefully resolve the crisis of human rights violations in China through direct dialog with the Chinese government. At the press conference, Falun Gong practitioners reaffirmed that Falun Gong is a peaceful traditional practice for health and spiritual well-being, that it is apolitical and not against any government, and that tens of thousands of innocent citizens who were arrested and tortured for their spiritual belief should be released immediately. In honor of the conference, Mr. Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, wrote a welcome letter to the participants.

On December 9, Sweden's Foreign Minister, Ms Anna Lindh, wrote in response to a question from Ms Kia Andreasson, a member of the Swedish Parliament, "...The treatment of Falun Gong practitioners in China means in many ways serious violations of the human rights. We have on repeated occasions made it clear to the leaders of China in both our bilateral contacts and in EU that we shall continue to closely watch the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and we shall continue to comment on violations of human rights against them and others, when such crimes are committed."

On December 26, after learning that four members of the former Falun Dafa Research Society had been sentenced to harsh prison terms, dozens of practitioners went to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to peacefully appeal to Chinese authorities. They asked that the Chinese government respect the basic human rights of Falun Gong practitioners, stop the brutal persecution and resolve the conflict through peaceful dialogue.

After the Chinese government handed down a harsh sentence to four former Falun Gong Beijing contact people because they had exercised their constitutional rights, practitioners from North Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on December 27 to protest this unjust sentence against their fellow practitioners in China.

Falun Gong practitioners from the Northeast U.S. peacefully gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in New York City, urging the Chinese government to immediately stop the inhumane treatment of its own citizens. Practitioners released a press statement to the media that read: "The show trial took place secretly without any outside legal representation for these four innocent Falun Gong practitioners. There was no open media coverage, and no specifics were given on the groundless charges......"

Los Angeles practitioners appealed in front of the Chinese Consulate in response to China's unfair sentencing of Falun Gong contact people. They displayed two banners: "It is not a crime that Falun Gong practices Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" and "Chinese government should respect China's constitution and human rights."

Dozens of practitioners from Chicago and other states gathered at the Chinese Consulate in Chicago to protest the Chinese government's unjust sentencing of the four Falun Gong contact people. Journalists from five Chinese newspapers covered this activity.

Falun Gong practitioners in Sweden gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy to express their concern over the unjust sentence of four contact people and to urge the Chinese communist regime to stop its irrational persecution against Falun Gong practitioners.

Falun Gong practitioners in Singapore tried to deliver a letter to the Chinese Embassy to express their concern over the unjust sentence of Li Chang, Wang Zhiwen, Ji Liewu, and Yao Jie, as well as other arrested contact people in China. The letter was rejected and they left the letter in the mailbox outside the Embassy.

On the morning of December 31, seven representatives of Falun Gong practitioners in France delivered a letter of appeal to the Chinese Embassy in Paris in response to the Chinese communist regime's heavy sentences against the four former contact people of Falun Gong. The letter was rejected.

On December 29 and 30, some practitioners from Texas gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Houston to protest Chinese communist regime's unfair trial of four former Falun Gong contact people in Beijing, and to urge the Chinese government to stop its persecutions against Falun Gong practitioners and release all the practitioners in custody.

Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Boston. Practitioners shared cultivation experiences and their understanding of the current crisis in China.

Two staff members of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney sprayed water on Falun Gong practitioners who were keeping a vigil outside the Chinese Consulate building while pretending to wash a car. Their hose was pointed over the car and on to the sidewalk toward practitioners and also on the practitioners' banners. The incident lasted for more than one hour. Local police were informed of the harassment.

This vigil had lasted for more than five months without response from the Chinese government. The Consulate did not respond nor accept an appeal letter from practitioners.

On the afternoon of February 9, dozens of Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese Embassy to protest the latest attacks on Falun Gong practitioners. They drew attention to massive arrests and mistreatment by police in Tiananmen Square on the Lunar New Year's Eve.

Wang Ze, a journalist from Voice of America, reported that Falun Gong practitioners tried to deliver a letter of appeal to the Chinese Embassy. However, the Chinese Embassy closed the door. Staff members refused to open the door for practitioners and also said that the appeal letter would not be accepted.

On February 19, 2000, dozens of practitioners from Australia practiced Falun Gong exercises on the Lunar Pier in Sydney and delivered an open letter to Mr. Annan, Secretary General of UN Security Council. They also had a peaceful parade on George Street.

Many kind-hearted people worldwide have expressed their sympathies for the sufferings of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and signed the appealing letter urging the Chinese government to solve the current crisis through peaceful dialogue. Before the Conference of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference were held, overseas practitioners had started to sort out those signatures and deliver them to the Chinese government. By February 25, 2000, over 6,000 signatures had been delivered to the National People's Congress through email. It is estimated that several tens of thousands of signatures would be delivered before the two conferences were held.

Tracy Zhao, a Falun Gong practitioner and flight attendant, appeared before the Committee of International Relations. She testified about her personal experience of being illegally arrested on Tiananmen Square and detained for six days without explanation from police. Miss Zhao also shared with the Committee her eyewitness account of egregious prison conditions and police brutality toward Falun Gong practitioners. Miss Zhao's testimony was preserved in the Congressional Record.

At the invitation of the Council on Foreign Relations, Erping Zhang representing Falun Gong practitioners, spoke at a luncheon to over sixty guests, including foreign diplomats, the former U.S. Ambassador to China, the media, scholars and experts on China, and corporate leaders. At the luncheon, Mr. Zhang introduced the audience to the facts about Falun Gong and answered questions regarding the crisis in China.

The audience also watched the documentary video "Falun Gong--The Real Story." By presenting objective facts, this program gave the audience a truthful understanding of Falun Gong and the Chinese government's brutality toward Falun Gong. After the luncheon, many guests expressed their sympathy and support for the legal rights of Falun Gong practitioners in China.

Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Geneva. Practitioners shared experiences and did a group practice in front of the UN building.

On April 24, about two hundred practitioners from New York held a group practice in front of the United Nations to commemorate the Appeal of April 25, 1999 and to introduce Falun Gong to the public. The peaceful practice attracted a lot of people.

Falun Gong practitioners celebrated May 13 as "World Falun Dafa Day" in the following countries, regions, and cities: Copenhagen, Berlin, Australia, France, Japan, Netherlands, USA, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland, and many provinces in China.

Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Toronto, Canada.

Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Chicago.

Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Taiwan.

The World Summit on Social Development and the UN Special Representative Conference, held every five years, had their prelude meetings in Geneva. Heads of governments from over 30 countries and delegations from over 180 countries attended the conferences. A large-scale five-day forum on social development named "Geneva 2000" was held at the same time. Hundreds of Chinese and Western practitioners from European countries came to State Square in front of the UN in Geneva to participate in spreading Falun Dafa.

World Falun Dafa Radio officially signed on.From that day onward, World Falun Dafa Radio broadcast daily one-hour radio to China, 10:00pm to 11:00pm (Beijing Time).

Practitioners from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut held a press conference in Manhattan. The conference released the true stories of the suppression of Falun Gong in China, including accounts of numerous innocent Chinese citizens being arrested, beaten, insulted, detained, put into prison and tortured to death simply because they persisted in their belief. At the conference, the video "Suppression and Recognition: The Real Story of Falun Gong II" was shown, and pictorial accounts were also posted on boards.

This press conference memorialized the events of July 20, 1999, when overt persecution started against Falun Gong. Through July 23, practitioners introduced Falun Gong to people, and revealed the truth of the persecution in China.

Falun Gong practitioners in San Francisco and Los Angeles held candle light vigils to commemorate "7.20", the anniversary of the start of a nation-wide crackdown on Falun Gong by the Chinese government.

Practitioners in Houston gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General to present a peaceful petition. They called upon the Chinese government to stop the persecution, release arrested Falun Dafa practitioners, stop all the despotic and slanderous activities towards Falun Gong, show respect for China's constitution and the will of the people, and resolve this issue peacefully through direct dialogue.

On the one-year anniversary of the suppression of Falun Gong in China, about 500 Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in Washington DC for a four-day event, which was part of worldwide commemorative activities. The DC event called for support for the practitioners who were still under persecution in China.

At 4:00 p.m. Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference at the Washington DC Hilton Hotel to commemorate the first anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese government. The video "Falun Gong: The Real Story II" was played.

Speakers from Freedom House, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, and Amnesty International gave speeches and expressed support for Falun Gong practitioners.

Over thirty Falun Dafa practitioners from California met with California Senator Dianne Feinstein. Senator Feinstein told the practitioners that she was very fond of China and maintained warm personal relationships with some senior Chinese leaders. When three California practitioners were detained without reason by the Chinese police in Shenzhen last year, Senator Feinstein personally intervened, and lodged a protest against the Chinese government. As a result, the practitioners were released two days early.

On July 20th and 21st, 2000, about 500 Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the crackdown on Falun Dafa in China. Practitioners did Falun Gong exercises and distributed information to passers-by. Banners were displayed adjacent to the Embassy and along nearby streets. Poster boards with information and pictures exposing the persecution lined adjoining streets.

Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Washington DC.

Falun Dafa practitioners petitioned the Chinese Consulate in Chicago. They practiced the exercises in front of the Consulate and distributed Falun Dafa materials to the public. Around 10:30 am, three practitioners accompanied by two reporters went into the Consulate and delivered a petition letter. The letter described numerous accounts of brutal treatment during the past year and expressed their deep concern U.S. practitioners felt about the situation in China.

Practitioners in Hong Kong introduced Falun Gong to the general public by handing out materials to people waiting in subway stations and pedestrians in the downtown area. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the crackdown, the practitioners did a group exercise in front of the Central Government's Liaison Office. They then delivered a letter of petition to the Central Government's Liaison Office. However, the door was locked and no one answered.

From July 19 through July 23, practitioners in Tokyo, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, and Toronto held activities to introduce Falun Gong to the public, and tell the truth of the Chinese government's crackdown on Falun Gong. Activities included parades, candlelight vigils, group practice, material distribution and press conferences. Letters of appeal were delivered to local Chinese Embassies and Consulates, but none were accepted.

During the week designated as Falun Dafa Week in Australia, Australian practitioners conducted activities to introduce Falun Gong to people and call attention to the persecution in China.

At the one-year anniversary of Falun Gong persecution by the Chinese government, European practitioners organized various activities to spread the truth of Falun Gong to people in their respective countries.

Hong Kong practitioners held a peaceful appealing parade to expose the truth to the public about the brutal suppression of Falun Gong and call for the support of kind-hearted people all over the world.

About 160 practitioners started the parade in Xiaque Park at 3:00PM. In the front of the parade, two young practitioners carried a list and photos of practitioners who were persecuted to death. Displaying many banners, the practitioners peacefully marched to the Chinese government's Liaison Office (former Beijing's representative office in Hong Kong).

Arriving at the Liaison Office at 4:00PM, practitioner representatives delivered an open letter to Chinese government leaders by leaving the letter in the front of the closed gate. Once again, the letter asked the Chinese government to immediately stop its persecution of Falun Gong and start a peaceful dialogue to resolve the issue.

On September 4, 2000, a one-day New York Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held successfully in the Marriott Hotel at the World Trade Center in Manhattan. "Validate the Fa with reason, clarify the truth with wisdom" was the theme of this conference. More than 1,500 Chinese and western Falun Dafa practitioners from North America, the Asia-Pacific region and European countries attended the conference.

During the following week when Chinese President Jiang Zemin visited New York, practitioners held various Hongfa activities. Practitioners did group practice in front of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (where Jiang resided while in New York), at the United Nations, the Chinese UN Mission, the Chinese Consulate General and other sites. An outdoor press conference was held before the parade and, during a parade through Manhattan and Flushing, practitioners distributed Falun Dafa information to people on the street.

In the morning of September 6, 2000, near 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners from 30 countries and over 30 states of the United States gathered for a peaceful appeal on the sports ground across from the office of Chinese Mission to the United Nations in Midtown

Colorful balloons with the words of "Falun Dafa" in both Chinese and English flew in the sky. Two thousand Falun Dafa practitioners wearing yellow T-shirts performed Falun Dafa exercises together.

At 10:00 am, Falun Gong Press Conference began. A spokesperson read the "Peaceful Appeal Statement". She briefly described the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and stated that Falun Gong practitioners do a cultivation practice based on the principle of "Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance", and Falun Gong is peaceful and non-political. On behalf of the Falun Gong practitioners, she expressed her gratitude to governments of many countries and international organizations for their support, and called on people and leaders of all countries throughout the world to help stop the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese government. Some Falun Gong practitioners who were persecuted when they returned to China from abroad or had family members persecuted in China also described personal experiences. Western media including the Associated Press, Reuters, the Voice of America, CBS, Foxnews, Chinese news media (including World Journal, Duowei News, and Xingdao Daily), and over ten other news media from Japan and Taiwan came and made on-the-spot coverage of the press conference.

After the press conference and under heavy police protection, the parade moved west from the sports ground, turned north and marched along Third Avenue. The parade then turned east on to 47^th Street to the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in front of the United Nations. Wearing bright yellow T-shirts that caused comment everywhere they went, practitioners held many banners with their state's name as well as "Falun Dafa is Good", "Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance", and "Stop Persecuting Falun Gong".. A spectacular sight in downtown New York, the parade extended for over a mile. Police commented on how peaceful the event was and people on the street could all feel the amazing power of Falun Gong and its great benevolence. Many people asked for Falun Dafa materials from the practitioners who were distributing them on the way, and expressed their sympathy for and concern about Falun Gong's suppression in China.

Around 1:30 pm in front of the United Nations and on side streets, practitioners demonstrated Falun Gong exercises peacefully and harmoniously.

Following the release of the U.S. State Department's annual report on the status of international religious freedom, the Congress held a witness hearing regarding this issue. When speaking of the Chinese government's brutal persecution of Falun Gong, Robert Seiple, the State Department's Ambassador of International Religious Freedom, described the death of Chen Zixiu, a woman in China who was beaten to death for being a Falun Dafa practitioner.

Later, a Chinese-American spoke of his experiences in China. He was detained and physically abused by police while visiting Tiananmen Square as a tourist, just because he was a Falun Gong practitioner. The hearing attracted a large audience. Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights of the International Relations Committee presided.

A Falun Gong - the Real Story Exhibit was displayed in the European Parliament Building in Brussels. The exhibit's success is attributed to the support of Ms. Cecillia Malmstrom, a member of the European Parliament. Mostly Western Falun Gong practitioners from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and Sweden attended opening activities. Some arrived in Belgium to participate directly from Hongfa activities in New York City. European practitioners set up three exhibit areas in the 100 square meter hall in the European Parliament Building. The exhibition languages were English, French and German.

A press conference was held at 11 am on September 12th. At the press conference Ms. Malmstrom said: "The reason we are organizing this is to focus on the massive violation of human rights that Falun Gong is exposed to by the Chinese government."

A Falun Gong practitioner read a statement from European Falun Gong practitioners: "China must follow the same human rights standards as all United Nation member states. ... We urge the European Parliament to continue to help stop these flagrant violations of human rights and to recognize that Falun Gong is a peaceful, non-political, spiritual practice which has brought immense benefits to a hundred million people worldwide." Another practitioner read the experience of a practitioner residing England who was brutally tortured during a visit to China.

After the press conference, reporters interviewed Falun Gong practitioners and Ms. a Malmstrom. At 2 pm, Ms. Malmstrom presided over the opening ceremony of the exhibit, which was well attended by visitors and members of the European. During the exhibit, many parliament members and their staff visited during their breaks to view pictures and read Dafa materials. Practitioners from different European countries contacted parliament members from their respective nations to introduce Falun Dafa to them in detail, and to make them aware of the true facts concerning the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Pparliament members seemed very interested in the exhibit and gave many suggestions about how to clarify the truth of Falun Gong to the public.

More than 400 practitioners from Australia, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Mainland China attended a Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference.

Practitioners from different parts of Australia shared their respective experiences on spreading Dafa. The head of the Australian Falun Dafa Association made a keynote speech entitled "A Look Back on How Australian Practitioners Made it through the Difficult Time." Australian public TV station SBS also covered the conference, in preparation for a 30 minute special on Falun Dafa.

This experience sharing conference was different from previous ones. Everyone saw how much Australian practitioners were lagging behind practitioners from other countries, and grew more determined to catch up. Some were immediately able to find areas for improvement.

Approximately ten Falun Gong practitioners waited at the arrival gate of Atlanta airport for the arrival of the Chinese Ambassador to the US. They wore yellow T-shirts with "China: Stop persecuting Falun Gong". However, when their presence was noted, the ambassador bypassed the gate and was transported directly to his hotel by police car.

That evening, the ambassador gave a banquet at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Dunwoody. Twenty practitioners quietly stood in the lobby, waiting to hand a letter to the Ambassador who was about to come out. Expected to leave the banquet hall at 6:00 pm, he did not actually leave until 7:30 pm when, to avoid the Falun Gong practitioners, he took the kitchen elevator and entrance. The incident was reported by Channel 2 Action News.

In the evening, over sixty practitioners from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas gathered to practice Falun Gong exercises along the intersection near the front lawn of the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel. Their purpose was to tell people the truth about the ongoing persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China, and to hold a candlelight vigil to mourn for the 56 practitioners who had died. At the same time, the Chinese embassy in Los Angeles was holding a dinner reception at the Hilton Hotel to celebrate the Chinese national holiday. Almost all the guest's cars had to drive past the practitioners. Many drivers coming and going honked their horns to show their support. Also, many people rolled down their windows to receive copies of Falun Gong literature as they waited for the traffic light.

According to CNN and other news sources, in the morning of October 1st, hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners who appealed peacefully in China for Falun Gong have been kicked, beaten and arrested. Shocked by the news, on Sunday, October 1st, Falun Gong practitioners all over Canada simultaneously appealed in their respective areas. Toronto practitioners were appealing in front of the Consulate General of China since last night. Ottawa practitioners arrived at the Embassy of China; Montreal practitioners will went to Chinatown to spread appeal letters.

Around forty Falun Gong practitioners from Washington DC appealed in front of the Chinese Embassy from 2:00 to 5:30 PM. They called upon Chinese government officials to stop Jiang Zemin's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners displayed several banners. Practitioners then did the exercises together; many pedestrians passed by at that time and drivers honked their horns to show their support.

On the morning of September 30, over 100 Falun Gong practitioners from Washington DC, Philadelphia, PA Delaware, Pittsburgh PA and West Virginia attended the Chinese Culture Festival on the lawn in front of the White House. This was to promote Dafa and clarify the truth of Falun Gong -- the essence of Qigong which itself is the essence of Chinese culture.

The practitioners held a candlelight vigil from 7 PM to 9:30 PM. Everyone thought that practitioners outside and inside China were linked together and we should share the same fate and breathe the same air, mutually "assisting the Teacher in the human world."

At 9 am on October 1, after hearing the Chinese Government had arrested over one thousand Falun Gong practitioners on Tiananmen Square, several dozen Falun Gong practitioners from Washington DC went to the Chinese Embassy to peacefully appeal. They called upon the Chinese government to immediately stop further persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and release all the detained practitioners.

Atlanta Falun Gong practitioners held an open house on October 1 (the National Day of the People's Republic of China) to expose Jiang Zemin's ruthless policy against Falun Gong and to voice their sincere concern about the future of China.

The open house caused quite a stir in the local Chinese community. Many people expressed admiration for Falun Gong practitioners' courage and said that such an open house was being held at the right time.

At the Hilton Hotel where the open house was held, practitioners displayed photographs and reports of Jiang's brutal suppression of Falun Gong. Attendees first watched the documentary film "Falun Gong: The Real Story" produced by an award-winning professional journalist. Then they exchanged opinions on current issues. The host of the open house read a statement written by practitioners in Mainland China regarding October 1 as well as an article titled: "Jiang Zemin Cannot Shirk the Responsibility for the Persecution of Falun Gong."

Sixty Falun Dafa practitioners peacefully protested in front of the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne on September 28th and 29th. At 10:00 am on the 29^th, they unfurled banners. Practitioners then distributed flyers and other materials exposing the truth about the persecution in China.

On the morning of October 1 (the National Day of the People's Republic of China), 70 practitioners from Los Angeles and San Diego came to a park near the government building of Montreal City where Chinese nationals were attending a flag-raising ceremony. They explained the real situation concerning the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in.

In the early morning of September 29, practitioners gathered in the busy central business district, Zada Park, and Tianxin ferry to tell the truth to people and call for their support. They carried more than ten large display boards that exhibited the photos of the inhumane persecutions endured by Mainland China practitioners.

On Saturday, September 30, in Hong Kong and Kowloon, the practitioners handed out "fact sheet" flyers at subway stations, streets and other busy public areas. From 10:00AM to 5:00PM, some practitioners also went to the Liaison Office of the Chinese government (formally Xinhua News Agency) to peacefully appeal. In the afternoon, other practitioners went to the Wanchai area, where most of the government departments and agencies are located, to hand out flyers. The large display boards caught a lot of attention.

On October 1, 2000, practitioners once again went to the Hong Kong Liaison Office of the Chinese government and organized a small-scale parade. Practitioners also prepared an open letter to hand to the Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa to forward to leaders of the Chinese government.

On September 30^th, several dozen practitioners from Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri joined with local practitioners from Chicago to peacefully appeal in front of the Chinese consulate. They called on the Chinese government to stop the brutality of Jiang Zemin and a few others who have been ruthlessly persecuting Falun Gong practitioners for selfish personal interest. Chinese language media including the World Journal, as well as English language media such as the Chicago Sun Times (newspaper) and a FOX TV station interviewed the practitioners during this activity. Practitioners paraded in downtown Chicago to celebrate China's national day.

On the morning of October 1, 2000, when practitioners heard that over a thousand Falun Gong practitioners were arrested on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, they immediately applied for a permit, and went again to the Chinese Consulate to peacefully appeal. They called upon the Chinese government to immediately stop the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and to release all detained and jailed practitioners. As on the previous day practitioners displayed banners and posters and repeatedly practiced the exercises to express their serious concern for practitioners in China.

October 1, 2000, The Hague, Netherlands

On October 1, practitioners from the Netherlands went to the International Court at Hague, to promote Dafa. They distributed flyers near the Hague Central Station. Many Dutch people expressed their encouragement and showed their support. Practitioners demonstrated the five sets of exercises there. Some practitioners were telling people about Dafa as they distributed flyers on the sidewalk.

In the afternoon, Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners held a news conference to discuss "Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested for Filing Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin." More than twenty reporters from 18 different major international media outlets, including Reuters, BBC, France News Agency, and TVB, attended the news conference. The news conference focused on what happened to a Hong Kong practitioner and a Beijing practitioner when they filed a lawsuit against President Jiang Zemin, the Communist Party Organization, Department Chief, Zeng Qinghong, and the Secretary General of the Political Council, Luo Gan, for their brutal persecution of Falun Gong. The two practitioners followed Chinese law explicitly when they filed their lawsuit at the Chinese High Court. However, the law did not protect them. Police scaled the wall surrounding their residence and arrested them. They are being detained to this day.

From 7 to 8:30 p.m., Japanese practitioners held a candle light vigil on a beach, in memory of the 57 practitioners who lost their lives.

In the afternoon, Falun Dafa practitioners in Singapore held a press conference at the International Conference/Exhibition Center. Among those invited were local and international media including Reuters, Agency France-Press (AFP), officials from foreign embassies including the British Embassy and governments represented in Singapore, and the General Manager from the most prestigious Singapore publishing house.

The conference began with the reading of an open letter from practitioners appealing to the people of the world. The letter summarized the persecution suffered by Falun Gong practitioners in China in the past year. After that, there was a slide show of the typical cases of persecution of practitioners and the massive arrests in Tiananmen Square from October 1st through the 9th, and a showing of the video "Falun Gong: The Real Story 2." Four practitioners from Singapore told their stories of being tortured in China, which moved many conference attendees. The press conference introduced Falun Dafa and how it has grown in popularity in other parts of the world. Practitioners also demonstrated the exercises and answered questions.

On the afternoon of October 11, 2000, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) government, Tung Chee Hwa, delivered a policy address for the coming year to the Legislative Council. Almost all the legislators attended. Hong Kong Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in Zheda Park outside the Legislative Council to practice the exercises and promote Falun Dafa to the legislators and government officials. The practitioners also delivered a petition letter to the Chief Executive and appealed to him and the legislators to show their concern about the vicious crackdown on Falun Gong in Mainland China. About 150 practitioners participated in this event.

A delegation of fifty-seven practitioners from Taiwan, Singapore, and Macau traveled to Thailand to introduce Falun Dafa in Bangkok, Chieng Mai and Chieng Rai. Mr. Hong G Hong led the group from Taiwan. They also brought news to Thai practitioners about the New York Experience Sharing Conference.

In a group, practitioners did the exercises at Suan (Park) Lumpini. They also distributed flyers and introductory materials.

News media interviewed the practitioners. The "Bangkok Post" reported news the brutal arrests at Tiananmen on October 1. On October 3, practitioners practiced and introduced Falun Dafa at Suan Benjasiri. This time, the "Nation TV" taped the practice and interviewed practitioners about Falun Gong, the situation in China, and the purpose of the delegation. News footage was aired in the evening across Thailand with footage from Tiananmen and Falun Dafa around the world.

Twelve thousand experts and scholars from around the world participated in the 2000 American Symposium on Nephrology held, in Toronto. Falun Dafa participated in the three-day exhibition held during the conference, from the 13th to the 15th of October, in which many world-renowned medical companies and institutes showcased their products and their achievements in the field of Nephrology.

Practitioners set up a booth, introduce Falun Dafa to attendees and distributed materials. Many people showed their interest and left their contact information.

Practitioners in United Kingdom held Falun Gong Video Forums at the University of Manchester and Leeds University. Before the forums, practitioners sent out flyers, distributed the forum information, contacted news media and drew attention from local municipalities. . The forums raised the concern of the Falun Gong crisis in China and attracted interest from people interested in the cultivation practice.

On Sunday 29^th October, a day after a successful Falun Gong presentation at the Sunshine Plaza, Maroochydore, around 70 practitioners from the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Toowoomba, again presented Falun Gong in the grand annual Tropicarnival Parade at the Gold Coast. Practitioners held a group practice at Cascade Gardens in the morning before the parade, all wearing yellow T-shirts, bearing the messages "China: Stop Persecuting Falun Gong" "Falun Gong is Good".

October 27~29, 2000, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

On the weekend of October 27-29, 2000, Amnesty International hosted a Midwest Regional Conference entitled "Spirituality, Religion and Human Rights: Uniting our hope and activism".

Hundreds of members of the Amnesty International Midwest chapter, scholars, journalists, and other human rights advocates attended the conference. Erping Zhang, US Spokesperson for the Falun Gong spiritual practice, was among the invited panel speakers. Zhang delivered a speech on Saturday morning focusing on the continuously escalating brutal crackdown again Falun Gong in China.

On Saturday afternoon, he hosted a breakout session for "Religious Freedom as a Human Right." Conference organizers gave Falun Gong the biggest exhibition space. The documentary "Falun Gong --- The Real Story" Parts I and II were shown throughout the conference on Saturday.