Indonesia: Tens of Thousands of People View Parade and Anti-Torture Exhibit That Expose Jiang's Group's Five-Year Persecution (Photos)
By Dafa practitioners in Indonesia
(Clearwisdom.net) July 20, 2004 marks five years of
persecution of Falun Gong in Mainland China. To commemorate this solemn
occasion, Indonesia Falun Dafa Association held a parade to peacefully appeal
and an anti-torture exhibit to expose Jiang's group's brutal persecution of
Falun Gong practitioners in China. The parade set off from the Chinese Embassy
in Indonesia and concluded outside the Indonesia Hotel opposite a fountain in
downtown Jakarta. The route was five kilometers.
Nearly 200 practitioners from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali
Island, Batam Island and Tanjung Pinang organized the parade. Several human
rights organizations voluntarily participated in the parade. They were
Jakarta Law Support Organization, KRHN (National Law Reform Organization),
KONTRAS and AFAD (Asian Branch for Missing People Organization), IKOHI
(Indonesia Missing People's Relatives Organization) and PBHI (Indonesia Law
and Human Rights Support Association). Jakarta police sent two cars to lead
and protect the parade, helping maintain traffic so that the parade went
smoothly. Tens of thousands of residents along the way viewed the
parade enthusiastically. When they learned that the torture methods
demonstrated are currently being used in China, and that Falun Gong
practitioners in China are suffering such brutal persecution and even lost
their lives, they could not understand Jiang's group's act. Regarding this large-scale parade, the police claimed
that every one has a freedom to express their position in striving for human
rights. Indonesia Falun Gong practitioners simply expressed their position
in supporting Falun Gong practitioners in China who have been tortured to
death for practicing Falun Gong, so can be regarded as reasonable act of
human rights, and therefore they were obliged to help maintain traffic and
protect them until the end of the parade. TV stations such as SCTV, LATIVI, TV7, ANTV, Meidu and
NTDTV all sent reporters to conduct interviews, nearly 20 reporters from Kompas,
an Indonesian daily newspaper with the largest circulation in Jakarta, Indopos,
Reuters, Antara (Indonesia's official news agency), Xinhua
News Agency came to conduct interviews and report. Some reporters even
jumped on to the float to shoot photos of torture exhibit in close
proximity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High-ranking officials and the entourage from the Chinese
Embassy in Indonesia were also among the procession and videotaped the whole
process. A high-ranking official commanded and gave orders. Later on, we
learned that that official is the Minister Yu Hongyao at the Chinese
Embassy. Caption: the Chinese Embassy's car with the license plate
being CD25-29 follows the parade and videotapes the whole process
Colorful Banners hung on the float, Dafa practitioners are
demonstrating sitting meditation
Falun Dafa's exercise demonstration
Anti-torture exhibit and float cause citizens' strong response, they
watch the parade while holding Dafa truth clarification materials
Police cars lead and protect the parade that traverses five
kilometers
Anti-torture exhibit
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/7/20/79827.html
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