Over 5,000 Expected in Washington DC to Rally for Falun Gong

Four years ago in China on July 20, men and women throughout the country who volunteered their time to setup Falun Gong practice sites in public parks were taken from their homes in the middle of the night. It was the beginning of a persecution campaign - launched by former Chinese Communist leader Jiang Zemin - against the ancient Chinese exercise and meditation discipline.

Four years later, Chinese government sources indicate thousands have died from torture and abuse in China. More than 100,000 languish in labor camps, sentenced without trial. Millions of ordinary Chinese citizens have been arbitrarily detained, harassed, fired from their jobs, or expelled from school - all simply because they practice Falun Gong.

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Today’s Articles — July 19, 2003

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33 Year-old Falun Gong Woman Tortured to Death

Ms. Tang Fafen was beaten and tortured to death because of her practice of Falun Gong.

NEW YORK (FDI) -- In April, Ms. Tang Fafen died from injuries sustained while beaten and tortured in a Chinese labor camp.

Dafa Practitioner Ms. Xiao Yafang Is on the Verge of Death Due to Torture by Qidong County Police, Hunan Province (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Dafa practitioner Ms. Xiao Yafang, 29, from Qidong County, Hunan Province, was illegally detained by the police for more than two years because she went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. All kinds of torture in prison caused this healthy young woman to become emaciated and handicapped. In late June, Xiao Yafang was on the verge of death. The police was afraid to be held accountable for her condition and released her. They attempted to force her to give them 10,000 Yuan, and eventually extorted 2000 Yuan from her family. More information is being sought through an investigation.

Dafa Practitioner Liao Yuanhua Suffers Inhuman Tortures at Fanjiatai Labor Camp

(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Liao Yuanhua, a resident of Wuxue City of Hubei Province, was illegally arrested for practicing Falun Gong. Prior to the arrest, he was the Discipline Committee Secretary of Wuxue City Forestry Bureau. He followed higher moral standards and his work performance was outstanding.