Ireland Practitioner

Irish Western practitioner Brian was detained in a police station with other over 30 western practitioners after arrested by Chinese police for a peaceful appeal on Tiananmen Square. He secretly walked out of the police station with wisdom from Dafa and protected one precious video tape recording the western practitioners' guarding and validating Dafa on Tiananmen Square. He returned to Dublin safely on November 22, 2001. His family and other Dafa practitioners warmly welcomed his safe return in the airport. We played the Dafa music Jishi for 10 minutes in the airport with the permission from airport staff.

Photo of Brian and his father	Photo of Brian and fellow practitioners

After Brian's parents and his other family members learned that he had been arrested by Jiang Zemin's regime on Tiananmen Square, they expressed great support and understanding and actively contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese Embassy in Ireland to rescue him. Brian's mother contacted us by phone and listened to Brian's letter to his parents and other family members. She cried over phone, "I am proud of my son." Brian's father said, "We support him. He's very courageous to stand out to defend his belief." Brian's sister said, "He's a hero. I am really proud of him."

The mayor of the city of Brian's home called Brian's parents in person and expressed his concern to Brian and Brian's family. He said, "I am proud of Brian. I must meet him after he returns and greet him in person."

Patricia McKenna, Member of European Parliament from Ireland also wrote to the Chinese ambassador to the European Union, the Irish Prime Minister, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to express her extreme concern regarding this matter and strong indignation regarding China's persecution against Falun Gong and the infringement of people's basic rights by Jiang Zemin's regime.

All Irish media including various newspapers, radio broadcasting stations, TV stations covered the event that 35 western practitioners demonstrated on Tiananmen Square peacefully to protest the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners by Jiang Zemin's regime.

Brian, the 22-year-old Irish practitioner had the wish to go to China and Tiananmen to validate Dafa long time ago. Now his wish has come true.

After coming back, Brian joined in the Fa-rectification again by writing about his experience in Tiananmen and organizing the information he brought back, which can show people around the world how Jiang Zemin's regime treated the western practitioners by punching and kicking, pulling female practitioner' hair, twisting the limbs of female practitioners and even knocking them unconscious to the ground, and then claimed the treatment as "humane and fair" to the world (claimed by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman).

We extend our deep respect to the 35 western practitioners who went to Tiananmen to validate Dafa and tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners in China who have gone to Tiananmen to shout, "Falun Dafa is good!" from the bottom of their hearts since the evil's persecution began.

Posting date: 11/26/2001
Original article date: 11/25/2001
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Translated on 11/25/2001
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2001/11/25/20317.html

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