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Joint Announcement By Falun Dafa Associations in Europe: Falun Dafa Practitioners To Hold Peaceful Appeals In European Countries
(Clearwisdom.net) To coincide with North American Falun Dafa
practitioners' large scale activities during the Chinese dictator Jiang Zemin's
visit to the United States, practitioners in Europe will hold peaceful appeals
in front of Chinese embassies and consulates in European countries between
October 20, 2002 and October 27, 2002. The aim of these appeals is to clarify
the facts to the public, and to protest the persecution of Falun Gong.
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a practice of meditation and
exercises with teachings based on the universal principle of
"Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Through its practice, many
practitioners have benefited through learning to become better people. Since Mr
Li Hongzhi introduced Falun Dafa to the public in May 1992, it has spread
rapidly, and there are now many practitioners in over 50 countries around the
world.
However, to protect his self-interest, China's dictator launched the
persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999. For the past three years. Jiang has
directed a policy to, "ruin their reputation, drain their financial
resources, and destroy them physically." As of end of October 2001,
according to the government's official internal statistics, 1600 Falun Gong
practitioners were tortured to death. In fact, as of October, 503 deaths have
been verified and reported overseas. In the past three years, tens of thousands
of practitioners have been illegally jailed, sent to labour camps, and tortured,
and had their houses ransacked. Thousands have been sent forcibly to psychiatric
hospitals.
Over the past three years, Falun Dafa practitioners have followed
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, clarifying the facts to governments and to
people, to protest this political persecution that is in fact against the
Chinese Constitution and laws, as well as a crime against humanity. Many
government officials, media, and human rights organizations have stood up to
condemn the brutal persecution, and have supported Falun Dafa through 800
proclamations commending the practice.
The appeals will demonstrate to the world the peaceful nature of Falun Gong,
as well as the Falun Gong practitioners' firm belief in their practice,
encouraging more people to see the truth of the Jiang regime's persecution. We
will continue our peaceful appeals and clarify the truth to the public to call
for an end to this evil persecution.
Falun Dafa Association of Europe Posting date: 10/26/2002
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