We organised an exhibition of torture methods to inform the public about the unjust persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Banners were hung with inscriptions reading “Concentration Camps in China – Unsavoury Trade in Organs Taken from Falun Gong Practitioners”, “SOS – Rescue Falun Gong – Deadly Torture in China”, and “Concentration Camps in China – Torture – Murder – Organ Trade”. While we were distributing flyers next to the anti-torture exhibition, we were often able to give detailed explanations to the public. We answered their questions about the reproductions of paintings depicting the cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners or the horrible torture methods used to torment our fellow practitioners. Some of the visitors went to the table where we had placed a petition condemning the trade in organs taken from Falun Gong practitioners and a second one demanding the return of the Jiang family to China.
Many people watched us demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and asked questions about it. The main attraction remained the torture exhibition which featured a practitioner wearing stage make-up simulating torture wounds. Very often the passersby asked concerned questions about the well-being of the practitioner. We explained that the practitioners are happy to endure this type of hardship if there is a chance of easing the tortures which practitioners imprisoned in China have to suffer.
[2] The Jiang family was mistakenly extradited from Germany to China in March 2005, despite credible claims that due to his Falun Gong practise the father’s life would be in danger once he arrived in China. Indeed, he was interrogated after his arrival in China and was sentenced to three years in a labour camp because he was practising Falun Gong and thereby ‘endangering public security’. Very recently, Mr. Jiang was released but he remains under house arrest. After having obtained asylum in Germany, we hope that he will soon be able to return to Germany with his family.
Published by de.clearharmony.net on May 2nd, 2006
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