Several members of the Israeli Parliament were caught in diplomatic crosshairs earlier this week when the Chinese Embassy demanded they retract their signatures from a petition.
A 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner has persisted in sitting outside the Chinese Consulate in Bangkok protesting every weekday for years, despite being harassed.
Drivers along Granville St. in Vancouver have become accustomed to a unique sight — a blue shelter and a row of large display boards outside the Chinese consulate where Falun Gong practitioners have been holding a round-the-clock peaceful appeal.