27 Years On, Australians and New Zealanders Stand Against the CCPs Brutal Persecution

Young practitioners perform peaceful Falun Dafa meditation exercises ahead of the July 20 global appeal in front of the Chinese Communist Party’s consulate in Perth on July 17, 2026. Falun Dafa is an ancient meditation practice rooted in the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Wade Zhong/The Epoch TimesAustralians march through city streets carrying banners to raise awareness ahead of the July 20th global appeal in Brisbane, Queensland on July 18, 2026. Since July 1999, millions of practitioners in China have faced unlawful arrest, torture, and forced organ harvesting simply for holding their spiritual convictions. Hong Yuan/NTDA volunteer speaks with a member of the public ahead of the July 20th global appeal in Brisbane on July 18, 2026. Hong Yuan/NTDPassersby pause on a busy city street to read an information flyer during a Falun Dafa rally in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 21, 2026. Echo Wang/The Epoch timesA bystander turns to capture photos as a Falun Dafa parade moves through Wellington, New Zealand, on July 21, 2026. Echo Wang/The Epoch timesHolding emblems emblazoned with Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, rallygoers stand up for human rights and freedom of belief in Brisbane on July 18, 2026. Hong Yuan/NTDAdvocates stage a dramatic re-enactment in lab coats to raise awareness and demand an end to forced organ harvesting in China during a rally in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 21, 2026. Echo Wang/The Epoch timesA lady sits inside a replica cage in a street demonstration symbolising the imprisonment and torture faced by adherents in China, during a rally in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 21, 2026. Echo Wang/The Epoch timesPractitioners sit in peaceful meditation ahead of the July 20th appeal in Martin Place, Sydney on July 16, 2026. Yamin Kasim/The Epoch timesBraving the wet weather in a plastic raincoat, a practitioner continues the meditation exercises during a rally in Sydney on July 17, 2026. Jason Lin/The Epoch TimesA paper lotus lantern glows alongside portraits of victims during a solemn candlelight vigil to honour those who have lost their lives in the persecution of Falun Dafa, in Melbourne on July 20, 2026. Tien Nguyen/The Epoch Times