City Council Votes Down Motion to Support Persecuted Faith Group Group

Published on May 2, 2024

A city council in Sydney’s multicultural western suburbs has declined to support a motion to recognise World Falun Dafa Day, an annual celebration commemorating the spread of the popular meditation practice that has assisted millions. Cumberland City Councillors Paul Garrard, Steve Christou, and Helen Hughes presented the motion of urgency in support of Falun Dafa on May 1, to have it passed before World Falun Dafa Day, celebrated annually on May 13. Mr. Garrard and Mr. Christou said the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China has been ongoing for 25 years, including illegal detention, torture, and organ harvesting (pdf). “They have been denied their rights and liberties and been subjected to illegal organ harvesting whereas many members of their community have been kidnapped and been illegally imprisoned,” Mr. Christou said....

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