FDIC: Eleven Years of Persecution and Peaceful Activism

20 Jul 2010

NEW YORK - Eleven years ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party launched a campaign to eradicate Falun Gong--a peaceful and popular spiritual practice embraced by tens of millions of Chinese citizens. But the practitioners of Falun Gong are not the only victims, and the lives destroyed and lost are not the only costs.

Former High-ranking Chinese Communist Party Officer Talks About Falun Gong

(Clearwisdom.net) Mr. Xiao (an assumed name), who is in his sixties, is a former high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officer. He has a basic understanding of Falun Gong and has read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Mr. Xiao and I talked by chance about Falun Gong and the eleven-year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners at the hands of the CCP. Mr. Xiao spoke about his learning of Falun Gong and his observation of the persecution. The following is our conversation.

Philadelphia: Falun Gong Practitioners' Rally Marks Eleven-Year Effort to End the Persecution (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners in the greater Philadelphia area held a rally in Chinatown at 1:30 p.m. on July 17, 2010 to mark their eleven-year effort to end the persecution. The theme of the rally was "Only when the CCP is gone will the persecution end."

Taiwan: Falun Gong Practitioners Call for an End to the 11-year-long Persecution (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) The Chinese Communist Part (CCP) launched the the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999. Commemorating the 11th anniversary of the peaceful resistance to the persecution, Falun Gong practitioners from Taitung held activities and a candlelight vigil at Chiben River, a famous tourist spot, remembering those who were persecuted to death, and calling for an immediate end to the persecution.

Press Conference at Parliament: Canadian Government Asked to Expel Chinese Diplomat (Photos)

法轮功学员戴工羽在新闻发布会上发言(Clearwisdom.net) On July 14, 2010, more than ten groups held a press conference at the Canadian Parliament and read a joint letter to the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The letter asked the Canadian government to declare Liu Shaohua, first-tier secretary in the Department of Education of the Chinese Embassy, as an unwelcome person. The groups charge that Liu gathered and instigated Chinese students and visiting scholars to abuse and attack peaceful demonstrators during Hu Jintao's visit to Canada last month.

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