Sweden: A Program About the Persecution of Falun Gong on Presens TV in Stockholm
By a Clearharmony reporter
A television program about the persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners in China was transmitted by a television-station, Presens TV, on
Stockholm's Open Channel on July 22nd. The program was very well done with
pictures from different events. As an introduction, two pictures of Falun Gong practitioner
Gao Rongrong were shown, one before and one after she was tortured. The reporter
Mr. Askensten said, "China is counted as one of the worst human rights
violators in the world when it comes to proportion and continuity." The reporter explained that in a country with a dictatorship
there is opposition both among the intellectuals and among farmers, but in China
the opposition is very brutally intimidated into silence. He continued to say
that in countries outside China there exists also an opposition, an example of
that being Communism and Human Rights in China, a seminar held on June
13th 2005 at the ABF Parliament Building in Stockholm. The seminar, which was sponsored jointly by the China
Democratic Movement Overseas Association, The Epoch Times, China Independent
Writers Association and the International Human Rights Association, generated a
positive re-action from Swedish communities and the media alike. A large
audience at the ABF-house listened to keynote speakers, including chief editor
of The Epoch Times Ms. Annette Jun Guo, vice chairman of the China Independent
Writers Association Mr. Maiping Chen, Swedish human rights lawyer Peter
Bergquist, former Chinese political prisoner Professor Shizhong Chen, an expert
on persecuted faith-based groups in China, Professor Sen Nieh, and Chinese
business professional Mr. Man-Yan Ng. The program focused on a speech given by human rights lawyer
Mr. Bergquist, who initiated a lawsuit against the previous Chinese president
Jiang Zemin and some other human rights criminals in the Chinese regime. Mr. Bergquist mentioned that there are three circumstances
that are favorable for such a process: 1. China has ratified the Convention against Torture. 2. The crimes committed inside the country are against
China's own laws. 3. There exists a clear disagreement on the subject of Falun
Gong within the regime in China The reporter î..ke Askensten from Presens TV showed at the end
of the program once more the pictures of Falun Gong-practitioner Ms. Gao
Rongrong and said where she was from in China, that she had worked as an
accountant, that she was a Falun Gong practitioner and that she is now dead. He mentioned that this only is one example of many similar
cases where the Chinese Communist Party persecutes innocent people with another
political view or belief and peaceful groups such as Falun Gong. The program urged the general public to show interest and
take an active stance on this issue and gave examples on how to do that: For
example, you can join a human rights organization or start a purchase boycott
against China. Footnote: Falun Gong practitioner Gao Rongrong, a staff member of Luxun
fine arts college in Shenyang city, was killed after being disfigured and
suffering enormous torture. During the illegal incarceration, Gao Rongrong lost
her hearing in one ear, her face was disfigured from seven hours of electric
baton shock torture, her bodily organs were atrophying and she became just skin
and bone. Her life was in grave danger. Gao's case has received broad attention
within the international community. Her case was also the first case study in
the "2004 United Nations Human Rights Report on China's Persecution of
Falun Gong". She was once successfully rescued by other Falun Gong
practitioners. The photo of her disfigured face strongly exposed the persecution
of Falun Gong by the Jiang regime and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After
the exposure, the CCP not only did not repent or stop, but instead became angry
and carried on a more hidden and despicable persecution. The 610 Office head Luo
Gan personally took charge of the continued persecution plan against Gao
Rongrong. One member of the Judiciary said, "Luo Gan gave the order. He
said that this matter [Ms. Gao's torture case being exposed] had too much
international impact. We must handle it carefully now indicating that further
persecution would be carried out secretly." Gao Rongrong was unfortunately
re-arrested in March 2005 and then persecuted to death in police custody. Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200508/28250.html Originally published in Swedish at http://se.clearharmony.net/articles/200507/15134.html
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/8/22/108901.html
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