Media Report

Swedish TT News Agency reported on February 15 that there is still one Swedish Falun Gong practitioner in Beijing. Last Thursday, over 40 Falun Gong practitioners from other countries held a demonstration at Tiananmen Square to appeal against the persecution, and they were taken into police custody. They were deported last Friday. In addition, 14 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested in a hotel even though they did not partake in the demonstration.

Swedish TT News Agency reported on February 17 that three Swedish Falun Gong practitioners, who were in Chinese policy custody, would be allowed to leave China the following Monday or Tuesday. On February 14, 59 Falun Gong practitioners went to Tiananmen Square to appeal for the rights of Falun Gong. They believe that the persecution against Falun Gong in China is growing worse, and that the urgent situation requires help from fellow foreign practitioners.

Holland ANP News reported on February 28 that China expelled another batch of Falun Gong practitioners on Monday. Chinese police have arrested a total of 59 Falun Gong practitioners who went to appeal in Tiananmen Square; among them is one Dutch citizen. This is so far the biggest demonstration by Falun Gong practitioners from foreign countries.

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95 people published solemn declarations, claiming that all the forced brainwashing under intimidation, threats and brutal torture is void. All they have written, said and done that doesn't conform to Dafa is completely nullified. They will redouble their efforts to make up for the loss, clarify the truth, wipe out the bad influence they caused to Dafa and become real Dafa particles.

During the Chinese New Year, our Dafa practitioners held various truth-clarifying activities so the people who were visiting their families and friends could see the enlightening materials on the first day of the Chinese New Year. On New Year's Day, truth-clarifying materials were flying in the air, displayed on trees, on utility poles and on the ground. They were of different colors and looked great. [Note: Without access to any typical means of communication such as newspapers, magazines, TVáor radio, Falun Gong practitioners have resorted to many creative and sometimes unusual methods for raising awareness among Chinese people about the persecution.]

Cultivation Stories and Experiences

After spending some time concentrating on studying Fa, I went to Tiananmen Square on January 5, 2000. I unfurled a banner and held it up and loudly said, "Falun Dafa is good." I was arrested and sent to Mentougou Detention Center in Beijing, where the perpetrators shocked me with electric batons and poured cold water on me. However, I opposed the evil's control and went on a hunger strike. Although I had not had any food or water for at least a week, 6 police guards could not hold me down. On the 11^th day of my hunger strike, the perpetrators had no choice but to send me home from the detention center.

On the evening of July 19, 2000, over 10 police officers broke into my home and tried to kidnap me. My husband opposed them so firmly that he risked his life to prevent them from taking me away. As a result, the perpetrators failed in their attempt. In 2001, I went to Beijing again. While I was being escorted back home I escaped and did not go home so I wouldn't be arrested again. Six months later I was arrested. During that detention I went on a hunger strike 4 times (for a total of 20 days). Just before October 1, 2001, the police broke into my home again and kidnapped me. Using strong righteous thoughts I escaped again.

On the morning of January 1, 2002, I went to Tiananmen Square with some other practitioners. One after another, we loudly proclaimed, "Falun Dafa is good!" all around the square. Although the plain-clothed police, uniformed police, and spies all tried to arrest us, they were suppressed by our powerful righteous thoughts. Under the protection of our compassionate Teacher, we returned home safely.

Overseas Brief News

A Taiwanese Practitioner Promotes Falun Dafa on the Trip Back Home on the Chinese New Year Holiday: As our whole family was traveling to the east for the Spring Festival, I handed out Dafa materials to travelers. They probably did not expect that they would meet someone giving them introductory materials during the New Year holiday period. Before we returned, I gave the last Dafa truth-clarifying brochure to a staff person in charge of the building we were staying in. My two younger brothers and my youngest sister also began to know about Falun Dafa.

Stories during the exhibition of "Journey of Fa-Rectification" in London:

The Chinese students who had just left China for overseas study were very amazed by the exhibition. A young man from Russia was very thrilled to find Zhuan Falun in Russian. A teacher from a school for girls sincerely invited us, "Please come to our school, and we will let our children learn this." A mother from Mainland China said that she felt shame for the government's criminal deeds.