April 26, 2005
(Clearwisdom.net) Five Filipino [practitioners] of the Falun Gong
spiritual group denounced the alleged torture of thousands of members in China
during a small protest in front of a Manila hotel where Chinese President Hu
Jintao was expected to arrive late Tuesday.
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Anti-riot police read flyers
distributed to them by a Falun Gong [practitioner] during a protest
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 in front of a Manila hotel where Chinese President
Hu Jintao will be billeted.
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A Filipino [practitioner] of the
Falun Gong does exercises during a peaceful protest
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The rally was to raise awareness about [practitioners] who were allegedly
detained and tortured in China, said Falun Gong [practitioner] Jobo Lavina.
Protesters displayed enlarged pictures of alleged torture victims outside the
hotel and hung a streamer reading "Stop the persecution of Falun Gong in
China."
Lavina said Falun Gong practitioners will follow Hu during his three-day
visit to Manila.
"We want to bring this to the attention of the Chinese president that the
Philippines are sympathizing with Falun Gong practitioners who are being
tortured," said Falun Gong coordinator Bing Felipe.
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