(Minghui.org) The State Journal, a newspaper in the State of Kentucky (US), reported on Falun Dafa practitioners’ World Falun Dafa Day event in front of the Kentucky State Capitol Annex on May 14, 2026.
The report opened by stating that practitioners demonstrated five peaceful exercises on the lawn and steps in front of the Annex to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day.
During the event, practitioners introduced Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to the public, as well as the exercises and meditation. They also drew attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing persecution of practitioners in China.
Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a traditional practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. It includes the study of teachings, gentle exercises, and meditation.
“The belief system of Falun Dafa offers the possibility of spiritual growth through disciplined practice,” according to falundafa.org. “Its teachings encourage learners to let go of unhealthy attachments as they strive to attune their lives to the underlying qualities of the universe—truth, compassion, and forbearance.”
The report stated that World Falun Dafa Day “also serves as a day of awareness to bring attention to the millions of people in China who have been persecuted for practicing Falun Dafa. In the 90s, Falun Dafa gained popularity in China, and tens of millions of people had taken up its exercises and moral teachings.”
The CCP, fearing the popularity of Falun Dafa, launched a full-scale persecution in 1999. As a result, countless practitioners were unlawfully detained, tortured and even killed for their organs.
“This persecution is still happening today in China, with attempts by the CCP to end the practice in the U.S.” the report said, citing information from faluninfo.net. “The Chinese regime has launched a new campaign against Falun Gong in the U.S. using death threats, lawfare, and manipulation of our media.”
Ms. Fang from Louisville was among the practitioners who attended the event that day. She was quoted in the report as saying that practitioners hoped to use this opportunity to raise public awareness and call on residents to ask US senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell to support and co-sponsor Senate Bill 4009—the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act.
The bill aims to “provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes,” according to www.congress.gov.
Ms. Fang told The State Journal, “Here, we can practice it [Falun Dafa] and talk about it. In China, we would be put in jail.”
She also shared her personal experience in practicing Falun Dafa. She was tormented by long-term stomach pain when she was younger. Taking medicine temporarily relieved the symptoms, but the pain returned when she didn’t take medicine.
“Two months after I started practicing Falun Dafa, I didn’t have pain [...], and I haven’t paid a penny for learning this,” she told the newspaper.
The report also mentioned that a march will be held in Washington, DC, this July to raise awareness of the CCP’s persecution in China.
“When the evil gets exposed, the evil gets eliminated in the process,” Ms. Fang told The State Journal. “We’re for peace and raising awareness.”
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