OTTAWA—Falun Gong practitioners in Ottawa gathered across the street from the Chinese embassy at noon on July 20 to mark the 13th anniversary of the group’s persecution in China by the communist regime.
Participants at the rally called for an end to the persecution of adherents of the spiritual belief, also called Falun Dafa. They also urged Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, who is currently visiting China, to make a statement to his Chinese counterpart on the rights of Falun Gong practitioners and on Canada’s position on human rights and religious freedom.
