FDI Germany: Let's Work Together to Stop the Persecution Against Falun Gong by China
By Falun Dafa Information Center in Germany
A press release from the Falun Dafa Information Center in Germany July 18th, 2002. Three years ago on July 20th, 1999, China started the persecution
against Falun Gong practitioners. Jiang's regime banned Falun Gong on July 22nd,
1999. From then on, over one hundred thousand practitioners have been arrested,
tens of thousands sent to labor camps without legal trials and hundreds tortured
to death. Falun Gong, with its five sets of exercises, is the Buddha Law based
on the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." Falun Gong is just
like other peaceful beliefs, being a principle to live by. However, the ruling
authorities fear that their political power might be threatened. It is their
paranoia that has lead to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Why has the persecution lasted for three years? Three years ago in July 1999, something happened on the streets in China. A
bulldozer piled up thousands of books, records and tapes and the police set fire
to them. Before the event, people used to think that such a scene could only be
seen on the movies or reports about the Nazis. On the night of July 19th,
there were police raids on practitioners' homes. During that night, hundreds of
people were arrested just because they practiced the peaceful, traditional
cultivation, and many people went missing. The next few days after July 20th,
just in Beijing there were thirty thousand people detained in a sports arena. The persecution happened just because China's leader felt his political power
was threatened. The leadership felt threatened by those people who had no
interest in politics and just wanted to exercise their basic human rights. The persecution was manipulated by the "610 Office." It was set up on Jiang's
orders on June 10th, 1999 for the purpose of persecuting Falun Gong.
It is under the direct control of the government and is not regulated by any
law. The long reach of the regime's persecution in other countries This year, the pressure from Jiang can be clearly felt, especially during his
frequent international visits. Several weeks ago, some democratic countries
accepted the "black list" compiled by China's secret agents, on which were
listed the names of residents in Europe, America, Canada, Asia and Australia.
During Jiang's visits to Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the "black
list" was utilized to deny Falun Gong travelers entry into these countries. In
this way, people's democratic rights were threatened. During Jiang's visit to
Germany this April, the German government yielded to Jiang's request. Those who
called on China to protect human rights, people of Asian descent and the color
yellow were kept from Jiang's sight. This March, Falun Gong practitioners who set up a legal sit-in appeal in
front of the Chinese Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong were driven away
with violence. Sixteen practitioners were prosecuted. Regarding the Hong Kong
government's treatment of Falun Gong, this incident draws international
attention and makes people doubt the promise of "one country, two systems." The Chinese Embassy in every foreign country abuses its political power to
escalate the persecution against Falun Gong. Exhibitions against Falun Gong have
been held in the Chinese Embassy. Under diplomatic immunity, the Chinese Embassy
do not have to worry about the consequences of their actions in democratic
countries. China abuses political power to persecute Falun Gong. The Chinese government uses state-run media for its propaganda. Opposing
opinions or criticism are never be reported. So far 1,500 web sites have been
shut down, and access to web sites of foreign newspapers are being denied. Even
BBC World television news broadcasts, available throughout the world, are
blocked in China. A spokesman in London for the BBC said, "The reason is that
there was a report on BBC World about the banned spiritual group Falun Gong." In China there is no independent court. The government departments show
contempt for the constitution and civil freedoms of speech and belief. Falun
Gong practitioners are arrested and sent to labor camps and mental hospitals
without legal trials. Because of their unwillingness to sign their names on the
statement to give up Falun Gong, the practitioners are tortured not only by the
prison guards but also by the prisoners. The persecution has lasted for three years, and so has the peaceful journey Four hundred and thirty eight practitioners are proven to have been tortured
to death (according to the unofficial report at least 1600 practitioners), over
one hundred thousand practitioners have been arrested, over ten thousand
practitioners been imprisoned, and countless homes have been broken. Despite the
brutal persecution, Falun Gong practitioners still live their lives by the
principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." Have they been treated
fairly and justly? Although the persecution has lasted for three years, Falun Gong will continue
to flourish in China and other countries because righteousness will last forever
and truth cannot be covered up. To inform the world of the extent and facts of
the persecution, to stop the suppression, to gain the release of the
practitioners imprisoned in labor camps, prisons and mental hospitals, and to
regain the freedom to practice Falun Gong in China, we appeal for everyone's
support. Let us work together to stop the persecution against Falun Gong.
Chinese version available at
http://search.minghui.org/mh/articles/2002/7/20/33577.html
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