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Indonesia: Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Commemorative Activities in Front of Chinese Embassy on International Human Rights Day (Photos) By Indonesia Falun Gong Practitioners
(Clearwisdom.net) In Jakarta, many civil organizations conducted
commemorative activities on International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2003.
Several thousand people walked to the Capitol and gathered there. In addition to
these processions, about 50 Falun Gong practitioners held an event to
commemorate International Human Rights Day in front of the Chinese Embassy.
Unlike the other groups, the Dafa practitioners did not chant or display any
slogans, but rather held a three-hour session of meditating, practicing the
exercises, and showing posters with photos of victims of the persecution in
China. On their banners were written "Stop Persecution of Falun Gong
Practitioners in China" and "Falun Dafa is Great." Passers-by saw the peaceful practitioners. Some police were interested in the
information on the persecution of Falun Gong in China and wanted to learn the
truth of the human rights situation in China. Many reporters from local media
came to cover the event. Two people looking like officers came out of the Chinese Embassy and took
close-up photos of each practitioner in sitting meditation. After finishing
their photo shoot, both returned to the embassy building. The Falun Gong
practitioners said, "That's why so many overseas Falun Gong practitioners are
included on the blacklist. But whether the embassy conducts spying or terrorist
activities, we will not change our belief in Truthfulness, Compassion and
Tolerance. Instead, their conduct lets us understand the necessity and
importance of exposing the persecution." In the afternoon, the practitioners held a commemorative activity in front of
the Indonesia Independence Monument and showed posters with photos of the
persecution victims in China. Indonesian visitors came over to look at the
posters and paid close attention to the persecution photos. Posting date: 12/16/2003
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