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Jubilee Campaign: The Day Is Coming when Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance Will Win out over Tyranny
2005-07-31
On the 21st of July, 2005, in front of the Capital Hill, Washington DC, more than a thousand Falun Gong practitioners held a grand rally to protest against the persecution of Falun Gong. Representative from Jubilee Campaign, Mr. Robert S. Turner, pointed out, "Chinese government hates and fears those who practise truthfulness, compassion and tolerance because they possess none of these characteristics themselves." -
The Epoch Times: Persecution of Falun Gong Continues, Chinese People More Cynical
2005-07-30
Ms. Cai Yongmei continued to say that, although she is not a follower of Falun Gong, Chinese citizens should have their freedom of belief. Moreover, the government does not have a right to judge what is righteous and what is evil. Only the people can choose for themselves what to believe in. The persecution and crackdown of Falun Gong simply exposes the truth that China does not have freedom of belief. -
Falun Dafa in Tangshan City Before the Persecution
2005-07-30
Before the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20th, 1999, Falun Dafa was very popular in Tangshan City. Nearly every park and square had a practice site. Since the persecution started, about 40 Falun Gong practitioners from Tangshan have died as a result of persecution. -
A Ray of Light in a Dark Corner
2005-07-29Falun Gong practitioners' compassionate words, action and righteous field quickly changed and rectified everything, moving things in a compassionate direction, helping those detainees feel that they had found some friends in this strange and terrible environment, someone to care about them and someone who will really listen to what they have to say. They started to complain about the abusive treatment of towards practitioners and felt indignant about practitioners' bitter experiences. They also felt regret for their own crimes. -
Four Cases of Persecutors of Falun Gong Practitioners Receiving Karmic Retribution in China
2005-07-29For several years, under the instigation of the Village Security Head Zhang Fengchun, local villager Chen Fuquan from Bainiu Village, Zhangzi Town, Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province had gone everywhere tearing down Falun Dafa banners or covering them up with paint. Some practitioners spoke to him so as to try and let him learn the truth. They warned him, "By doing this, you might meet with retribution." But Chen didn't listen to them at all, and instead, he said, "I do not believe you. The village government pays me. I would rather do it." As a consequence, in May of 2005, he had a cerebral hemorrhage and died. -
My Father Escapes a Serious Car Accident Unhurt
2005-07-28
At that moment, I was profoundly happy for him because my aunts and uncles all know that our family practises Falun Gong and they know that it is good. When we get together each year, we always talk about Falun Gong with them, but they never wanted to learn it. After my dad's incident, my uncles were all shocked and said, "Falun Gong is truly amazing." -
Banners Reading "Falun Dafa is Good" Appear in a Busy Area of Daqing City, China
2005-07-27
On July 21st, 2005, as a way of further trying to help stop the persecution against Falun Dafa in China, Falun Gong practitioners in Daqing City of Heilongjiang Province in China hung banners in a busy area of the city and on a residential building. The banners reading "Falun Dafa is Good" looked even more eye-catching after heavy rainfall from the night before. -
The Kind Deeds of a Bridge Owner in China and Two Other Stories
2005-07-27After learning the facts, the director was no longer influenced by the propaganda against Falun Gong that is so prevalent in China and so he decided to stand up for the truth no matter what. Soon, he took down the portrait of the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Jiang Zemin and smashed it to pieces. Also, he no longer forces his students to carry out the orders issued by the CCP. -
Declarations of Withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party Appear in Many Places in Jilin City - Part 1
2005-07-25
The declaration states, "If the CCP is not eliminated, people will have no way out, and the nation's revival will have no hope. My joining the CCP was the biggest mistake in my life. After I declared my resignation from the CCP, I was so relieved! I'm happy to have removed myself from the evil!" "Withdraw from all malevolent organisations of the CCP, so that we will have a beautiful future." -
The Lives of Two Landlords In Communist China
2005-07-24As he lay on the bed dying, he would often call out to his parents in Shanghai dialect. He hadn’t dared to say their names for 30 year because they were landlords. Now he finally dared to express his longing for them. Sometimes he would be conscious and point to the ceiling with a sneer, saying, "Landlord, landlord, so what?! Damn it! ”Suddenly he would start sobbing and complain tearfully to the daughter, "Suppressed for thirty years;" scratching his stomach, "My heart.... is suffocated..." -
Coming Through Six Year of Trials and Tribulations Shows the Glory of Falun Gong
2005-07-23Mark Palmer, Vice-chairman of the human rights organisation Freedom House in the USA said, "I want to say in all seriousness that I believe your movement, the Falun Gong, is the movement which will define our time at the beginning of the 21st Century. I think when people look back they will say, "Oh yes, there was Gandhi, there was the American Civil Rights movement, there was Solidarity, and then there was Falun Gong. There was a movement that came out of China that defined its era, and ultimately it was successful." -
Voices from People All Around the World Condemning the Persecution of Falun Gong
2005-07-22I just want to thank my good friend Mitchy for bringing this information to me. We hear so much of the atrocities of Darfur and other places in Africa through Amnesty, but the persecution of those practicing Falun Gong I had never heard of. My friend and I are going to work to bring light to this, and hopefully bring about change, letting those that were like me know that these things are happening in places outside of Africa and the Middle East. -
Four Examples of People Supporting Falun Gong in China
2005-07-22The Town Secretary from Henan Province took a walk in Tiananmen Square. As soon as he reached into his pocket for some tissues to blow his nose, a plainclothes police officer patrolling the area immediately seized him. The policeman twisted his arms behind his back and shoved him onto the ground. Afterwards, the secretary exclaimed, "They assumed that I was a Falun Gong practitioner and almost arrested me. Now, I know how they treat Falun Gong practitioners." -
London Bombings and Hate Crimes
2005-07-21We have seen in history that crimes resulting from hatred can be very severe. Hate propaganda can instigate and instill a sense of hatred in people, therefore acting as an unseen motive to attack. Terrorists release articles and videos with just such a purpose--to beget hatred in the readers. This instigates those who follow the terrorists to commit unpardonable acts. -
The Epoch Times: Despite Six Years of Persecution, Falun Gong Stresses Peace and Rationality
2005-07-21Four Bay Area practitioners talked about their personal experiences at the gathering. All four are professionals or executives in technology fields. They expressed their hope that more people could learn the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party and oppose the persecution. They stressed that faith in truthfulness, compassion and tolerance cannot be changed by violence; the peaceful resistance practised over the past six years demonstrated this point.
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