(Clearwisdom.net)
Telling people about July 20
July 20, 1999 is a day that saddened millions of people. On that day, Jiang
Zemin's group started its ferocious suppression of Falun Gong in China.
Appalling persecution cases continue to pour in from China. Unfortunately,
brutal, inhuman mistreatment still continues in today's civilized society.
Falun Gong practitioners have come to realize that when everyone all over the
world learns of the persecution, when Chinese administrators and law enforcement
personnel are no longer deceived by Jiang's lies, and when kind hearts and
voices of justice are gathered together, the senseless persecution will come to
an end.
On July 23, 2004, approximately 80 Falun Gong practitioners from Tainan City
gathered at the busy Chiaodong Road to hold a candlelight vigil. In this way,
they memorialized the practitioners who died as a result of being persecuted for
not giving up their beliefs.
Candlelight vigil commemorating fellow practitioners in China who died from
torture
A 93-year-old practitioner continuously distributed truth-clarifying
materials along the road, and he did not take a break until the activity
concluded. In order to rescue her husband Lin Tsiao-kai, who was unlawfully
detained by Shanghai National Security last year, Ms. Chen Shu-ya worked to
raise awareness. Her appeal received Taiwanese President Chen's attention, and
her husband was successfully rescued and brought home. Now, even though she is
pregnant, she is even more diligent in rescue efforts.
Seeking support
With assistance from the Tainan City No. 4 and No. 6 Police Bureaus,
practitioners successfully delivered an appeal letter to President of Taiwan Mr.
Chen Shui-pian. In the letter, practitioners expressed their gratitude to the
Taiwan government for providing a free cultivation environment for Falun Gong
practitioners, which contrasts sharply with the atrocities in China.
Practitioners said that this is a blessing for Taiwan Falun Gong practitioners
and also a blessing for the Taiwanese people. Practitioners hope that more
people with a sense of justice will pay attention to and help stop the Jiang
group's extension of the persecution into other countries.
After listening to Falun Gong practitioners' introduction of the persecution
in China, as well as the shooting incident in South Africa, Tainan City
councilor Hong Yu-feng and Wang Jia-zhen held a Falun Gong press conference.
They emphasized respecting basic human rights and condemned the violence and
terrorism. Ms. Wang Jia-zhen also mentioned that she could see people practicing
Falun Gong in a nearby park everyday. Those practitioners always look so
peaceful and have a smile on their faces. She could not imagine how Jiang's
group could commit such atrocities against these people.
Appeals will continue until the persecution is stopped
Groups of Falun Gong practitioners are continually seen at roadsides or
tourist attractions. Their resolute, persistent spirit moves people, and is
awakening people's conscience. We believe that sooner or later, everyone in the
world will come together and put a stop to the persecution.
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