November 4, 2003
(Clearwisdom.net) About 60 people gathered in central Melbourne today to
protest against human rights abuses in China.
Members of the Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice held a peaceful rally in
City Square to alert the public to what it says are former Chinese president
Jiang Zemin's crimes against humanity.
Coalition members include groups who suffered persecution under Jiang Zemin's
rule, such as Falun Gong practitioners and Christians.
Coalition members, who braved cold and windy conditions in Melbourne, held
banners saying "Bring Jiang to Justice" and "Uphold Human Rights".
Falun Dafa Association of Victoria spokeswoman Ana Vereshaka said the
meditative practice known as Falun Dafa or Falun Gong, was outlawed in China in
1999 and its practitioners persecuted.
"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," she said.
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