By a German practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) Practitioners in Hamburg learned some
alarming news about two separate incidents during November of last year. In
Thailand and Argentina, two countries where democratic values are held in high
esteem, peacefully protesting Falun Gong practitioners, who did nothing more
than exercise their fundamental human rights by appealing against the
persecution of their fellow practitioners in China, were attacked. The spread of
the persecution of Falun Gong to countries outside China is a threat to
democratic values worldwide. Here in Germany, we did not hesitate to find ways to expose
such incidents as soon as we heard about them. We decided to hold two protests
outside the Argentinean and Thai Consulates that same day. We also decided to
visit the consular officials for a chat; we felt that they should know about
those incidents in their countries, and that they definitely would condemn them
once they heard the particulars. Small Protests with Big Impacts Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful protests have become
common activities in many cities throughout the world. Throughout Europe, Asia
and North America one can regularly find Falun Gong protests outside the local
Chinese Embassy or Consulate. By themselves, such activities appear at first glance small
and unimportant. Yet, the efforts of the many small groups accumulate into a
collective power and impact, because the commitment and courage of the
individual are aimed at the common goal of saving practitioners in China.
Activities that expose the persecution in China are unwelcome to the Embassy and
Consulate staff because they reveal the injustices occurring in China. On the
orders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Embassies and Consulates in many
countries spread lies and cause disturbances, so that they can justify the
persecution of Falun Gong in the eyes of the public and broaden the persecution
to foreign countries. They are trying to prevent the truth from coming to light
by all possible means. The incidents in Thailand and Argentina show that the CCP
puts pressure on all national governments to interfere with Falun Gong
practitioners in their own country, and even to persecute them. The recent
incidents against Falun Gong practitioners occurred in Argentina and Thailand
during December of last year. The Incident in Thailand Three men, two women and three of their children, aged five,
six and fourteen were arrested in Thailand on December 15, 2005, only because
they meditated across from the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok. Those arrested were
actually Chinese refugees with UN refugee status. The grown-ups were officially
charged with trespassing. Apart from the fourteen-year-old girl, all others were
held in the internment camp for immigrants, located in Bangkok. The reason for
the practitioners' peaceful protest was the cruel and despicable rape of two
middle-aged female Falun Gong practitioners by a policeman in China. Among those arrested were a father and his four-year old
daughter. His wife, in her fifth month of pregnancy, was murdered in China.
Father and daughter had fled to Thailand. How does a person or child feel, when
they have to escape from their homeland to a country where they hope to find
protection, but suddenly find themselves persecuted again? How will this
incident affect a small child? If all nations throughout the world can be
manipulated for economic reasons, where can security be found? One has to ask
oneself if this incident does not affect the sanctity of human rights. The Incident in Argentina In Argentina, Argentinean police stood by and watched when
protesting Falun Gong practitioners were beaten up by Chinese thugs hired by the
Chinese Embassy. The reason for the protests by Falun Gong practitioners was the
state visit by Luo Gan in Argentina. He is one of those directly responsible for
the persecution of Falun Gong. The practitioners' intention was to file a
complaint of genocide and crimes against humanity against Luo during his visit
to Argentina. Luo Gan was not pleased about this. He even stooped to instigating
violence against Falun Gong practitioners outside China. We Will Take this to the Highest Authorities Two practitioners had the opportunity to deliver a letter in
person to the Consul of the Thai Consulate. The Consul was pleasant when meeting
the Falun Gong practitioners and was happy to accept the informational materials
and the letter. He immediately mentioned when meeting the practitioners that he
was already aware of the incident. He was taking the situation seriously and
promised to read the informational materials, after which he would send them to
the highest authority. The materials included information about Falun Gong and
the persecution, a letter and the Nine Commentaries on the Communist
Party. After meeting with the Consul, the practitioners had the
opportunity to meet with two staff members from the Consulate and one of the
police officers on duty who knew little about the incident. After they had
listened to the details, they condemned such injustice. During these activities, many of the passersby heard about
the incidents in Thailand and Argentina. Many people stopped by, showing great
interest about the reason for the protest and to take informational materials.
Protest outside the Argentinean consulate
Protest
outside the Thailand consulate in Hamburg
Practitioners
on their way to meet with the Thai consul