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The Courageous Act of Civil Disobedience
2004-11-24
Ghandi pointed out three possible responses to oppression and injustice. One he described as the coward's way: "To accept the wrong or run away from it. The second option was to stand and fight by force of arms." Gandhi said, "This was better than acceptance or running away." But the third way, he said, "was best of all and required the most courage to stand and fight solely by non-violent means." -
What Really Goes on in the Beijing Juvenile Detention Centre
2004-11-24It was a customary practise to torture Falun Dafa practitioners with techniques such as sleep deprivation, long-term torture devices, military drilling, corporal punishment, compiling fake scriptures, spreading rumours and slandering words, personal attacks, and lies and deceptions. In addition, they adopted a very strict military-style management, forced overtime, and excessive slave labour work, forced brainwashing, mandatory viewing of anti-Falun Gong propaganda films, and demanded tons of writing. -
Arrest Warrant for Gansu Province Party Committee Secretary Su Rong
2004-11-24But the defendant failed to appear in court on the 8th of November , so he was charged with contempt of court. His lawyer requested a special hearing on Saturday, 13th of November, so Su Rong would have an opportunity to defend himself, but he again failed to appear. The court then issued a bench warrant for contempt of court. Zambian customs was reportedly told not to let Su Rong leave the country until this matter is settled. The remainder of the official Chinese delegation left the country without him. -
Evading the Important Questions and Taking the Easy Way Out
2004-11-23Jiang Zemin and his faction has wasted one fourth of the nation's money in order to persecute Falun Gong. Countless Falun Gong practitioners and their family members have had huge amounts of money extorted from them, and countless families have also being torn apart. Isn't this "derelictions that cause heavy losses to people's lives and properties--" -
The Persecution of Falun Gong Equals the Persecution of All People
2004-11-22In the end, no matter what Falun Gong practitioners do, be it peacefully appealing, going to Tiananmen Square, distributing materials related to Falun Gong, setting up websites, or organising rallies, their only purpose is to expose the persecution and eventually put an end to the persecution and the lies, so people can know the truth and regain the basic right to practise. There is no intention to gain power or change the current political system. -
An Eyewitness Recalls the Staged "Self-Immolation" Incident on Tiananmen Square
2004-11-22These young people held different expressions from the other young Chinese people that I had met before, and they openly pointed out that the principles of "Truthfulness, Benevolence and Forbearance" promoted by Falun Gong were good. I started to talk with them. When I mentioned the staged self-immolation event at Tiananmen Square, one of the young men interjected, "I have to say something about this event, because I was there at that time." The following is his eyewitness description. -
Has Hu Jintao Decided to Inherit the Blame for Jiang Zemin?
2004-11-21I heard today that during November 16-17, while Hu Jintao was visiting Argentina as China's Chairman, Falun Gong practitioners went to peacefully appeal to Hu Jintao and the Chinese delegation and held up banners that said, "Falun Dafa is good", "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" and called for "Bringing Jiang Zemin to Justice." At several different appeal sites and almost right in front of the Chinese delegation headed by Hu Jintao, Chinese Embassy officials used violence to wrestle away and destroy the Falun Gong practitioners' banners, even using knives to cut apart the banners. -
Pinochet Faces Trial so Why Wait to Bring Jiang and His Accomplices to Justice?
2004-11-20According to Jiang Zemin and his regime's confidential orders he stated with regards to those who practise Falun Gong, "Beating them to death is counted as suicide, there is no need for their families to identify the bodies, and cremate them directly," a state of affairs even more startling then that enacted by Pinochet has existed in China for over five years. This ongoing persecution has resulted in over 1,100 confirmed deaths. According to internal statistics generated by Chinese officials, the death toll at the end of 2001 had actually reached 1600. -
A Brief History of Events Leading Up to Jiang Zemin's Irrational Persecution of Falun Gong in China
2004-11-20Today, elderly Chinese people can still vividly recall the series of framing, fabrications and persecution cases during the "Anti-rightist" movement and the Cultural Revolution. After the economic reform and "opening-up" policies took effect, China's economy developed quickly and the financial environment loosened up, but the same cannot be said about the government's iron-fisted control on diversity of thought. -
The Cultivation Story of a Native-American Woman from Peru
2004-11-20One sunny weekend, people saw an elderly Indian lady and her son come to the Falun Gong exercise site. When the graceful Falun Gong exercise music played, the mother started her journey of cultivation. After practising the exercises and watching Teacher's nine lectures, the next day, her ears were painful and itchy, and then, the magnificent world was not quiet any more, as she could hear again. Once more, tears flowed down her face. -
Who Actually Killed "Golden Phoenix" Mr. Xie Hongyu?
2004-11-19The Yunnan Daily printed a story that claimed Mr. Xie Hongyu had become infatuated with Falun Gong and committed suicide. Then on September 24, the paper published another report entitled "The 'Golden Phoenix' Who Should Not Have Fallen from the Sky." Later, the CCTV (China Central Television) program Interview on Focal Points used the same story to create rumours to link Mr. Xie's death to Falun Gong. These were not independent reports; they were produced by government controlled media organisations. -
Elderly Army Veteran Regains His Health after Practising Falun Dafa
2004-11-19In October of 1994, I had a heart bypass operation. After the surgery, my heart only had one-quarter of the functions a normal heart has. One year later, during a checkup, it was found that two of the vessels in my heart were clogged, which could lead to sudden death. -
From Misunderstanding Falun Gong to Starting to Practise Falun Gong
2004-11-18The campus was full of pictures of people who had died. As college students who respected science, we were sad for those Chinese people with no scientific knowledge; we both hated and sympathised with those Falun Gong practitioners. However, we did not think carefully about the obviously doubtful points in their logic: Why were so many people practising and cultivating it? Why did those terrible incidents, including the self-immolation, murder, and self-abuse, never happen before the 20th of July, 1999? -
Introducing Scottish Children to Falun Gong
2004-11-18I related my miraculous recovery and improved character after learning Falun Gong. I also told the children that Master Li in the core text of Falun Gong, Zhuan Falun, says - “You should always maintain a heart of benevolence and a mind of kindness,” And that If I lived in China, it is very likely that I would be imprisoned in a Forced Labour Camp and tortured for following this principle. The children realised the great injustice and cruelty of the situation in China. -
Bearing Witness to History: A Photo of Group Practice in Taiyuan City, China in 1998
2004-11-18
This photo was taken prior to the time when the persecution against Falun Gong was officially instated on the 20th of July 1999 by the former dictator of China, Jiang Zemin. The photo was shot on the 29th of August, 1998 when Falun Dafa practitioners in Taiyuan City held a group practise session of the Falun Gong exercises.
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