Falun Gong Practitioners Initiate Worldwide 3-Day Appeal to Stop the Killing in China
Verified: 43 Death Reports, 22 Killed by Police Since November, 2002
(1/11/2003?2:49)
The activities include peaceful appeals in front of Chinese embassies and consulates, candlelight vigils, and press conferences.
Falun Gong is practiced in over 50 countries worldwide. Appeals are anticipated in many of these countries.
Since November 2002, FDI has received 43 individual reports of practitioners of Falun Gong being beaten, tortured, and killed by authorities in China. 22 of the deaths reported actually occurred after November 1, while the remaining cases occurred prior to November. Because information regarding the death of Falun Gong practitioners is severely blocked, it is sometimes months or even years before details can be discovered.
Chinese government sources say that for every report of wrongful death, as many as three others go unreported (about).
Falun Gong practitioners are asking that these cases be investigated and the perpetrators be stopped.
As Killings Continue, Jiang Faces Charges of Genocide in US Court
Identified by China experts as the instigator and driving force behind the "annihilate-at-all-costs" campaign against Falun Gong (about), Jiang Zemin has adopted a policy of Genocide toward those who practice or are supportive of the practice.
"If you turn a blind eye to dictatorships...they can get away with literally murder. Saddam Hussein got away with gassing tens of thousands of his own citizens," explains Brian Coleman, a member of the London Assembly. "In China, they're currently getting away with persecuting thousands of Falun Gong practitioners. Hitler got away in the 1930's with persecuting the Jewish community...that turned into Genocide in the 1940's."
Mr. Coleman concludes: "The next stage [for Falun Gong] is the gas chambers."
In October 2002, Falun Gong practitioners and their relatives suffering from Jiang's persecution filed a lawsuit (news) against him in US Federal District Court with charges of genocide.
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To find out about events in your city, please contact the local Falun Gong practice group or one of the Falun Dafa InfoCenter spokespersons.
MEDIA ADVISORY - Jan. 11, 2003
Falun Dafa Information Center, www.faluninfo.net
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about), is a practice of meditation and exercises with teachings based on the universal principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." It is a practice that was taught in private for thousands of years before being made public in 1992 by Mr. Li Hongzhi. Falun Gong has roots in traditional Chinese culture, but it is distinct and separate from other practices such as the religions of Buddhism and Taoism. Since its introduction in 1992, it quickly spread by word of mouth throughout China, and is now practiced in over 50 countries.
With government estimates of as many as 100 million practicing Falun Gong, China's President Jiang Zemin outlawed the peaceful practice in July 1999 (report), fearful of anything touching the hearts and minds of more citizens than the Communist Party. Unable to crush the spirit of millions who had experienced improved health and positive life changes from Falun Gong, Jiang's regime has intensified its propaganda campaign to turn public opinion against the practice while quietly imprisoning, torturing and even murdering those who practice it.
The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified details of 551 deaths (reports / sources) since the persecution of Falun Gong in China began in 1999. Government officials inside China, however, report that the actual death toll is well over 1,600, while expert sources estimate that figure to be much higher. Hundreds of thousands have been detained, with more than 100,000 being sentenced to forced labour camps, typically without trial.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA INFORMATION CENTER Contacts: Gail Rachlin (+1 917-501-4441), Levi Browde (+1 914-720-0963), Erping
Zhang (+1 646-533-6147), or Feng Yuan (+1 917-941-1097). Fax: 646-792-3916 Email: faluninfoctr@nycmail.com,
Website: http://www.faluninfo.net/ Mailbox of FalunInfo editor@faluninfo.net
NEW YORK (FDI) -- In response to escalating reports of death by persecution in China (news), practitioners and supporters of Falun Gong around the world will hold public activities during a three-day, worldwide appeal, calling for an end to the killing.
Falun Gong practitioners and supporters will hold peaceful appeals worldwide over the next three days, calling attention to the increased killing of practitioners in China. 43 new reports of wrongful deaths have been received since November. [ read more]
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