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Today’s Articles — September 20, 2007

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Toronto, Canada: People Look Forward to the Mid-Autumn Spectacular Performance by the Divine Performing Arts

(Clearwisdom.net) The Falun Dafa Association of Canada will present two performances of the Mid-Autumn Spectacular by the Divine Performing Arts on September 27 and 28, 2007, at the Toronto Center for the Arts. This is the first performance that the Falun Dafa Association of Canada will present. The promotion activities started a week ago, and the general public has responded enthusiastically.

Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners March to Support Lawsuit Against CCP Official Jia Qinglin (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On September 14, two Falun Gong practitioners from Japan filed a lawsuit in Osaka against Jia Qinglin, the Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and member of the Central Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, for genocide, torture and slander. On September 15, Falun Gong practitioners held a rally and march in Kobe to support the lawsuit.

Switzerland: Falun Gong is Supported in Geneva, the Human Rights Capital of the World

(Clearwisdom.net) On September 15, 2007, Mr. Patrice Mugny, Mayor of Geneva, received the Human Rights Torch. The torch had just arrived from its last stop in Slovakia. In his speech, he voiced his support for Falun Gong practitioners. Mr. Mugny is a member of the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) in Europe. Mr Mugny said that he came to know about the use of torture by the Chinese Communist Party in March 2006, from a report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. According to the report, two-thirds of torture victims in China are Falun Gong practitioners. An Amnesty International report last year pointed out the Chinese Communist regime's public campaign of slander against Falun Gong in order to incite hatred, and leading to violence against practitioners.