Australian Government Officials Attend Queensland Press Conference, Express Support for Rescuing Falun Gong Practitioners' Family Members Imprisoned in China (Photos)
By practitioners from Queensland, Australia
(Clearwisdom.net) On January 31, Falun Gong practitioners in Queensland, Australia held a
press conference at the George King Plaza in front of City Hall. They once again exposed the
persecution that Falun Gong practitioners have been suffering in China. At the press conference, three Australian citizens talked about the ordeal that their family
members have endured in China. Mr. Yan said that his sister Ms. Yan Haiyu has been imprisoned for
more than three years, and has been suffering cruel torture simply because she practices Falun Gong
and believes in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance". Mr. Li said that his fiancée was
illegally sentenced to two years of forced labor and jailed in the Shanghai Qingsong Women's Labor
Camp because she distributed VCDs about the real story of Falun Gong. Mr. Lu said that because his
wife practices Falun Gong, when she took their 6-year-old daughter back to China to visit her family
there, she was followed by police officers. On January 22, she was illegally arrested. Later,
because this incident was exposed to the media and public, the Australian Embassy in China got
involved in the issue, and his wife was released. A Queensland Falun Gong spokesperson also delivered a speech. He called upon the Australian
government and people as well as people all over the world to work together to uphold justice and
help stop this persecution of innocent and kind people. Government officials who attended the press conference expressed their deep sympathy towards the
persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. They also encouraged practitioners in Australia to persist in
their belief in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and continue to work hard to allow more people
learn the facts about the persecution going on in China. Member of Parliament Mr. Thompson said, "In Australia, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
is a noble and lofty belief and should be recognized by everyone. Your actively introducing these
principles is highly welcomed in Australia and the entire world should welcome you to do so. The
Australian people are astonished to learn that Chinese people are imprisoned and tortured because
they believe in and spread these principles." City Council member Mr. Bailey expressed his deep sympathy towards those Falun Gong practitioners
in Australia who have family members in China enduring the brutal persecution. He said, "My
heart is filled with sympathy for Australian Falun Gong practitioners' family members and all
practitioners who are imprisoned, murdered and persecuted in China. The Chinese government does not
accept the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, instead, it rejects and persecutes the
people who follow these principles. It is really a pity!" City council member Mr. Quick said that he was very happy to have this opportunity to express his
support to Falun Gong practitioners. He highly praised Falun Gong practitioners for their steadfast
faith in their belief and their noble conduct by following the principles of
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
Mr. Yan
Mr. Li
Mr. Lu
Falun Gong spokesperson in Queensland
Member of Parliament Mr. Cameron Thompson
City Council member Mr. Bailey
City council member Mr. Quick.
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/2/5/44039.html
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