Indonesia: Parade to Condemn Persecution Held on the United Nations' International Day In Support of Victims of Torture (Photos)

By a practitioner in Indonesia

(Clearwisdom.net) A series of events was held by 37 human rights organizations in Indonesia to mark the United Nations' International Day In Support of Victims of Torture (June 26). A parade on June 26 brought the events to a climax. Friends of Falun Gong Indonesia Chapter invited dozens of Falun Gong practitioners to participate in the parade. The practitioners' group was unique and very peaceful and was highly commended by the participating human rights organizations.

Practitioners' procession

At 9:30 a.m., on June 26, the crowd gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy to kick off the parade. The Falun Dafa procession consisted of about 60 practitioners. Some reenacted the torture methods employed in China in the persecution of Falun Gong, some displayed huge banners, some participated in a waist drum troupe, while others were part of the "Celestial Maidens" and flag troupes. The focus of the parade was to demonstrate the beauty of Falun Dafa and to protest the persecution.

The practitioners walked about 5 kilometers in nearly two hours. The procession ended at a hotel where reporters were waiting. Dozens of reporters from local and foreign media outlets surrounded the practitioners who were reenacting the tortures used against practitioners in China. They took many photos and interviewed the practitioners.

The Falun Gong procession attracts many reporters

About 40 minutes later, in the baking sun, practitioners walked another 2 kilometers to the plaza in front of the presidential palace.

One member of the organizing committee thanked the practitioners for their participation. He said that Falun Gong was a group that has been severely persecuted. He said that since being against persecution has no boundary of race or nation, all people should condemn the persecution.

In a prepared statement, Indonesian practitioners said: "In this modernized age, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been relentlessly persecuting Falun Gong, resulting in at least 2,500 confirmed deaths of practitioners. Practitioners, regardless of their age or gender, have been subjected to torture. Today, we show you the photos of Ms. Gao Rongrong as evidence of this brutal persecution. Ms. Gao was arrested in 2003 and was then shocked with electric batons for 7 continuous hours, resulting in severe facial disfigurement. Even so, she never gave up her belief in Falun Dafa. Despite mounting international concern over her case, the CCP tortured Ms. Gao to death on June 16, 2005. We call upon all kind-hearted people around the world to pay close attention to the persecution of Falun Gong and help us stop it as soon as possible."
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/6/30/105168.html

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