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Germany: Dafa Practitioners Rally to Condemn Persecution During Shandong Governor's Visit to Bavaria (Photo)
(Clearwisdom.net) "What a cold day! Your courage is truly
admirable," a policeman told practitioners. He had just gotten out of his
warm vehicle, and the piercing wind already made him shiver. On November 23, 2005, the Governor of Bavaria was holding a banquet for
visiting Shandong Province Governor, Han Yuqun, in the Palace in Munich. Outside
the palace, practitioners rallied to condemn the severe persecution of their
Chinese fellows by the Shandong government. In a world of ice and snow,
practitioners practiced the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and sent forth
righteous thoughts. When Han and his delegation arrived, the practitioners
called aloud: "Falun Dafa is good! Stop the persecution of Falun
Gong!" Since the persecution started in July 1999, at least 281 practitioners have
been persecuted to death in Shandong Province, ranking it 5th among
all the provinces of the communist state for their brutality in the persecution. The first death case reported by the Minghui/Clearwisdom website was Zhao
Jinhua of Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. Ms. Zhao, 42, was illegally
arrested by Zhangxing Township Police Station on September 27, 1999. Ten
days later, Zhao Jinhua died at the police station. Her death raised a sensation
around the world, and the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) atrocity was widely
condemned by all nations that support justice and by kindhearted people
worldwide. In addition, the first death that was reported in depth by foreign media was
from Shandong Province as well. Ms. Chen Zixiu, 59, was a practitioner from
Weifang City, Shandong Province. After being unlawfully detained for 5 days, on
February 21 2000, Ms. Chen was beaten to death by officials. Ian Johnson, a
reporter from the Wall Street Journal, received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize
for his series of articles on the persecution of Falun Gong. The first article
he wrote was on Chen Zixiu's death. The persecution has lasted more than 6 years. While the governorship of
Shandong Province has been transferred from Wu Guanzheng (promoted to the
Central Government in acknowledgment of his harsh persecution of Falun Gong) to
Han Yuqun, the persecution has never stopped. In this month alone, reports on the persecution of practitioners in Shandong
are too many to count. For example, Wang Shuhua of Zhaoyuan, Ma Wenlong and Yu
Chuanqi of Yangguo County, Liang Chunyan of Weifang, Li Qingmei, Liu Guifang,
Cui Fenglan and Zhou Huajun of Chiping County have been unlawfully arrested, and
Yao Guizhen, Bai Jiazhen, Yu Zhenghong and Han Yusheng have been persecuted to
death. During the very first day of Han Yunqun's visit to Germany, the Minghui/Clearwisdom
website reported another persecution case in Shandong: In the beginning of
November, the 610 Office of Huantai County arrested Chi Yongzhi who
is in his 60s and sent him to Zibo City Brainwashing Center. The purpose of the practitioners' rally at the palace was to tell Shandong
officials to immediately stop the persecution. Otherwise, they will be held
accountable for all the crimes they have committed. Though Han's delegation left
the palace from the back door after the banquet, they still ran into some
practitioners who were waiting there. From several meters away, the
practitioners shouted loudly: "Falun Dafa is Good! "Stop the
persecution of Falun Gong! "Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice!" Many of the
officials were shocked by the courage of the practitioners. Posting date: 11/27/2005
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