Threat to Church Screening of Organ Harvesting Film Escalates With Mass-Shooting Warning

‘At a future screening we will infiltrate as viewers begin the screening and suddenly open fire killing everyone and throwing bombs ...’ read the message.

Samuel Liu addresses the audience. Photo: Jessie Zhang / Epoch Times

A bomb threat targeting a Sydney church screening exposing Beijing’s systematic organ harvesting has escalated with a second message threatening a mass shooting and bomb attack.

The new threat, sent several days after the first, again targeted the Nov. 29 screening of the award-winning State Organs at St. John the Evangelist Church in Campbelltown, in South-Western Sydney.

Both warnings were delivered through Eventbrite, the platform hosting registrations for the event.

The initial message demanded that organisers cancel the screening and sever ties with Falun Gong, or “a bomb will be detonated.”

But the second threat, received on Nov. 27, took an even darker turn, warning of plans to infiltrate the audience and “open fire” before detonating explosives.

“Since you insist on carrying out anti-Communist and inhumane activities, don’t blame us for taking action at a future screening,” reads Eventbrite’s message to the organisers.

“We will infiltrate as viewers, begin the screening, and suddenly open fire, killing everyone and throwing bombs into the crowd. This is not a joke.”

Eventbrite has notified local law enforcement in New South Wales, Australia, and shared details of the report, including the source information.

Eventbrite’s email to the event admin about the second bomb threat on Nov. 27, 2025. Courtesy of organisers

State Organs, screened multiple times across Australia this year, sheds light on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) atrocity of harvesting organs from practitioners of Falun Gong—a spiritual practice based on the teachings of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance—which has been persecuted by the atheist regime since 1999.

The local Campbelltown Police have searched the church grounds on Nov. 24 and found no immediate threat to the public. However, the police investigation has since intensified.

“The NSW Police Force takes hate crimes seriously … It is important that the community and police continue to work together to make NSW a safer place for everyone,” a NSW police spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.

“Using a carriage service to make a hoax threat—if the matter is heard and determined at a Local Court level—maximum two years imprisonment. If it was heard and determined at a District Court level or Federal Court of Australia level, 10 years imprisonment.”

Similar Pledges of Mass Shootings in Taiwan

While the sender of the threats is unclear, the pattern mirrors previous incidents linked to the CCP’s transnational repression efforts, which aim to intimidate dissidents abroad while undermining democratic freedoms.

It has also been described as a more “aggressive form of foreign interference” by the G7 countries.

For instance, in Taiwan this year, government offices and hosting venues in multiple cities received at least 17 emails threatening explosions or mass shootings, aimed at stopping performances of Shen Yun, a New York-based arts group founded by Falun Gong practitioners to showcase classical Chinese dance and music from the era before the communist takeover.

Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau traced the emails to Xi’an, China, through a multi-agency investigation.

The emails appear to have originated near the Huawei Xi’an Institute, a key research centre supporting Beijing’s global tech ambitions, Taiwanese authorities confirmed.

Organiser: Goodness Prevails Over Evil

Lucy Zhao, president of the Australian Falun Dafa Association, said she was shocked upon seeing the second threat message.

“This is much more than just a Falun Gong case or Chinese human rights issue now. Such transnational repression is challenging and undermining Australian values, freedom, and fundamental rights,” she told The Epoch Times.

“If our government allows the CCP to continue bullying and intimidating Falun Gong practitioners today, the CCP may find its way to silence and intimidate any person or group they don’t like in the near future.

“We won’t be silenced and intimidated by the CCP. We are determined to continue exposing CCP crimes until such transnational repression and the persecution is stopped.”

St John the Evangelist Church, in Campbelltown of south-west Sydney in Australia. Courtesy of Stacey Wang

Julia Yi, a Campbelltown-based Falun Gong practitioner who helped organise the screening, wants to apologise for the panic and unease to the parish.

“The church is meant to be a sacred place, a place of spiritual refuge. It is absolutely intolerable for evil to target such a place,” she told The Epoch Times in Chinese.

“I want to tell the good people in the local area that we are doing our best to communicate with the local police, government, and relevant departments. You are safe. We absolutely will not disappoint you.”

Yi also encourages local residents who have signed up for the event not to be terrified and to continue attending the screening.

“Goodness prevails over evil! I hope to see you join us in witnessing the power of faith and courage!”

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.