(Clearwisdom.net) On June 23 and 24, 2004, before the arrival of United Nations International Day to Support Torture Victims (June 26), Falun Gong practitioners in Canada held an anti-torture exhibition in front of Ottawa City Hall to show the various tortures that police use to persecute Falun Gong practitioners in China for practicing Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance.

During the last five years, under Jiang's persecution policy of "ruining [Falun Gong practitioners'] reputations, cutting them off financially and destroying their bodies," "610 Offices"[a government organization specially set up to persecute Falun Gong and it has offices at each administrative level], labor camps, and jails have used nearly 100 kinds of torture methods to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up practicing Falun Gong. At least 992 Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to death in China as of June 23. Tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been unlawfully imprisoned, tortured, persecuted by brainwashing and other mental and physical tortures.

Ottawa citizens were shocked upon seeing the anti-torture exhibition. A gentleman working in Bell Canada said, "It's really shocking. I feel that I am physically experiencing the scene, although I heard about persecution of Falun Gong before. The exhibition scene is shocking. I feel sorry. I think that Canada should not provide money to China in commerce with China. It is a waste to invest in a government committing such kind of conduct." One senior citizen in a wheel chair said in sorrow, "This exhibition reminds me of the persecution of Christians. Such kind of exhibition should also be held on St. Patrick Street (location of Chinese Embassy) and have embassy staff take a look."

Falun Gong practitioner Li Jinman went to appeal for Falun Gong, was unlawfully detained and tortured by force-feeding. As a witness of the torture, she reproduced it under the human rights monument. Ms. Li said, "The persecution is maintained because the Jiang faction covers up their crimes. Their crimes must be exposed and the Jiang faction must be brought to justice."

Many passers-by accepted and signed postcards from Falun Gong practitioners. Canadian Citizen and Professor Zhang Kunlun, 63 years old, was unlawfully imprisoned and tortured in China for practicing Falun Gong and clarifying the truth. Later, Professor Zhang was rescued to Canada. Currently he is filing a lawsuit in Canada to sue 22 people who conducted the torture, including Jiang Zemin and police in the labor camp.

One passer-by said sincerely to a Falun Gong practitioner after signing on a signature book, "Wish you success!"

Posting date: 6/26/2004
Original article date: 6/26/2004
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/6/25/77947.html