Four Young Girls Write to the Swedish Prime Minister Asking for Help to Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong

After a summer camp in Sweden at the end of July 2007, one parent and four Swedish girls wrote letters to the Swedish Prime Minister asking for help to stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong.

Letter from the parent

Dear Prime Minister:

I'm pleased to forward you a few letters from children. At the end of July, many parents from around the country participated in a week-long summer camp with their children. There was a rich variety of games and outings, but mainly the children practised and studied Falun Gong together and shared their thoughts and experiences. Older children talked about the persecution that is going on in China. Later they took the initiative to write these letters. They also made lots of paper lotus flowers that were distributed during our event at Borgholm to expose the persecution. The children also would like to include a few flowers for you and your family.

These lovely children follow the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." I am so lucky to have been able to spend these past few days with them!

Best regards,

The letter from the parent

Letters from the children

The first letter

Hello. My name is Tala. I am ten years old. I live in Arvika. I am writing to you about the persecution in China. I am a Falun Gong practitioner! I very much hope you can say "No" to the persecution in China. Babies are dying (because of the persecution). Mummies are dying. Daddies are dying. Children are dying.

Best regards.

(Tala wrote at the end of the letter "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" in Chinese and Swedish).

The letter from Tala

The second letter

Hello. My name is Emilie. I am almost twelve years old and will be in the sixth grade in fall. I practice Falun Gong. It is a cultivation method, not a religion. However, it is banned in China. How strange! Why? It was spread across the whole country due to its popularity. Jiang Zemin banned Falun Gong in 1999 because he was afraid because it was bigger than the Communist Party. Falun Gong practitioners are arrested and tortured, even to death. Their organs are harvested. They are taken to cellars in labour camps (by the police). After localized anaesthesia, their organs are taken, such as cornea, liver, heart, kidney, etc. Can you imagine - not being able to decide for yourself whether to donate your organs! Their organs are then sold on the internet for thousands of Kronas. In 2006, Canada published an independent investigative report on organ seizure. The Canadian Prime Minister (your counterpart) is quite brave! Do you think China would refuse to let Canadians buy Chinese products? Not a chance! China needs to do business with other countries too! You should do something about this! Try to stop it! Please think about those people (who are persecuted)!

How can something that contains "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" be banned? These are all good things! I truly hope you can do something!

The letter from Emilie

The third letter

Dear Prime Minister,

I have a few words to say. Falun Gong is being persecuted in China. I hope you can help them, for example, you can call on other countries to help them together. Please remember these words, "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance!"

Regards.
Yilin (nine years old)

The letter from Yilin

The fourth letter

Hello. My name is Lerna. I am nine years old and will be in the third grade. I hope you can help stop the persecution of Falun Gong in China. If you want, you can work with other countries.

The letter from Lerna