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Tens of Thousands of People Support the Petition Initiated by Austrian Amnesty International Calling for the Release of Zhao Ming and Teng Chunyan
(Clearwisdom.net) The escalating persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China has aroused the
concern of Amnesty International in Austria. In the summer of 2001, they drafted a petition letter
to Chinese President Jiang and started to collect signatures. The petition letter states, "... The large-scale persecution against Falun Gong
practitioners was launched in Mainland China in July 1999. In order to force the practitioners to
give up practicing Falun Gong, [the Chinese authorities] have imprisoned them. They have sent
practitioners to forced labor camps or mental hospitals. The Falun Gong practitioners suffered
inhumane torture. Since Falun Gong was banned, at least ninety-three practitioners were tortured to
death. And the number is still increasing. ..." The petition requested: In just a few months, many people came to know the cruel persecution against Falun Gong
practitioners in Mainland China. They signed the petitioner letter to show their support. At the
ending date of the signature collection in early December 2001, more than ten thousand people had
signed the petition. The petition letter and signatures were sent to the Chinese Embassy in Austria.
The Chinese Embassy was requested to forward the letter to the Chinese leaders. We see that kind-hearted people around the world are concerned about the persecution against
Falun Gong. This cruel and unacceptable persecution is bound to end in complete failure. |