(Clearwisdom.net) On September 14, 2006, with help from the Office of the
UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the New Zealand government, eight Falun
Gong refugees from Thailand arrived at Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The
local Falun Gong practitioners welcomed them at the airport. Before these eight
practitioners' arrival, the New Zealand government had already accepted five
Falun Gong refugees.
Falun Gong practitioners from Auckland welcome eight refugees
at the airport.
Zhang Hanwen (left) finally reunited with her daughter He
Yanchen (right). But her husband, He Sanpu is still jailed in China.
Zhang Hanwen was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in a labor camp because of
her belief in Falun Gong. She has been arrested and jailed many times in China.
In the labor camp, Ms. Zhang was tortured, and her arm was injured. Finally, she
was reunited with her daughter, He Yanchen, in New Zealand.
Lu Changliang, a Falun Gong practitioner from Shenyang, was tortured in the
Masanjia and Longshan Labor Camps. Her mother, Shi Shengyin, was persecuted to
death because of her steadfast belief. Ms. Lu, her husband, her son, and Lu
Tianjiao, an orphan that her mother adopted, all left China for New Zealand.
Zhang Huamin and his family were persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party
because of practicing Falun Gong. They were forced to leave their home and
became homeless in China. Finally, they found a chance to escape from China and
were able to come to New Zealand.
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