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Practitioners from Los Angeles Hold Press Conference, Eleven Practitioners End Their Hunger Strike (Photo)
(Clearwisdom.net) On March 21, 2002, eleven practitioners from Los Angeles
successfully completed their three-day hunger strike. Local practitioners held a
press conference in front of the Chinese Consulate. Fox TV, Pasadena Star
News, Free Asia Radio, a Vietnamese Chinese Newspaper, KFI, KNX and other
media all covered the event. Practitioners read the statement of the hunger appeal and an open letter to
the Chinese Consulate. They said, Jiang's recent order of "Shoot at
will" and "Kill without mercy" against peaceful Falun Gong
practitioners was severely unconstitutional; it is inhuman and against heavenly
laws. If we just watch the killing, what faces our nation is a terrifying
disaster. Practitioners strongly protested the brutal persecution against Falun
Gong practitioners conducted by Jiang's gang and called for an immediate end to
the killing. They also called for all kindhearted people, international
organizations and governments to uphold justice so as to together help stop
Jiang's gang's illegal orders of killing and also rescue the Falun Gong
practitioners being tortured in China. Even though they had not taken any food for a few days, the practitioners
were all in good spirits. Two days before the hunger appeal, the local
temperature suddenly dropped and then it started raining. However, practitioners
kept sending forth righteous thoughts and firmly went through the hunger appeal
despite the bad weather. The Chinese Consulate had called the police to try to
interfere in the practitioners' activities, but instead, the police were deeply
touched by the practitioners. Posting date: 3/22/2002
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