Thailand: Practitioners Hold a Press Conference to Condemn the CCP's Violation of Human Rights (Photos)
By Falun Gong practitioners in Thailand
(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of December 18, 2005, Thailand
Falun Gong practitioners held a press conference at the Pinnacle Hotel in
Bangkok regarding the incident of the Thai police beating and arresting Falun
Gong practitioners under the instigation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
regime. The practitioners also condemned the CCP for violating Falun Gong
practitioners' human rights in Thailand and demanded that Thai police
immediately release the detained practitioners. At the press conference, a Thai Falun Gong practitioner first gave an account
of recent events: Eight Falun Gong practitioners, who had peacefully gathered in
front of the Chinese embassy in Thailand on December 15 to protest the rape of
Falun Gong practitioners by Chinese police, were arrested by the Thai police at
the behest of the Chinese embassy. Currently, five practitioners are on their
fourth day of hunger strike at the immigration bureau detention center. One
woman practitioner has become very weak. The spokesperson said, "We are
extremely worried about their situation. They have done nothing wrong. We hope
the Thai government will learn the truth about Falun Gong. Thailand is a
democratic country, and it is not good for Thailand to have such a thing
occur." Fourteen-year-old Wang Anqi said, "My parents and I were arrested and
taken to the immigration bureau by the Thai police on December 15. Now my
parents are being detained and are on a hunger strike. As a child, I feel lonely
and sad. As a human being, I feel worried that the Thai government has made such
a choice that violates basic human rights." Chen Hua, a Falun Gong practitioner from Guangzhou City who escaped mainland
China, recounted her personal experience of being brutally persecuted by the CCP
regime. She said, "The CCP is nothing but a gang of criminals. Why would
you [Thai government] choose to make friends with it? Thailand Falun Gong practitioners released the following statement, "On
December 15, opposite the Chinese embassy, eight Falun Gong practitioners were
arrested by the police. They are all persons of concern (PoC) and under the
UNHCR's protection. Currently, five detained Falun Gong practitioners have
entered the fourth day of their hunger strike. In the past week, Falun Gong
practitioners and human rights protectors around the world have been making
phone calls and writing letters to Thailand consulates and related departments
in different countries around the world to call on them to stop this violation
of human rights by the CCP. If they bow to the CCP's pressure, it would mean
conspiring with it to continue its crimes against humanity. We hope the
government will reconsider the decision, and immediately release the detained
Falun Gong practitioners." At 10:00 a.m. the same day (Dec. 18), Thailand practitioners gathered outside
the Chinese embassy to protest. They unfurled banners reading, "The CCP is
a criminal regime!" "Thailand should immediately release Falun Gong
practitioners!" and "[We] strongly condemn the rape of Falun Gong
practitioners by Chinese police." Shortly afterward, uniformed and
plainclothes police arrived. With practitioners' righteous thoughts and
truth clarification efforts to the police, the whole event concluded
smoothly.
Thailand practitioners hold press conference, condemning the CCP's
violation of Falun Gong practitioners' human rights
Protesting the violation of human rights in front of the Chinese embassy
Practitioners clarify the truth to the police
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/12/20/116922.html
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