Urgent Appeal Update: Vietnam to Try Falun Gong Radio Broadcasters Thursday
Approximately 50 Falun Gong practitioners were beaten and taken into custody as they sat in peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. The practitioners are currently being held in a detention center in Dong Anh.
50 Falun Gong Practitioners Beaten, Arrested during Peaceful Demonstration in Vietnam
Approximately 50 Falun Gong practitioners were beaten and taken into custody as they sat in peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. The practitioners are currently being held in a detention center in Dong Anh.
Samples of Chinese citizen declarations nullifying anti-Falun Gong acts committed under pressure
Over the past twelve years, hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens who have posted declarations to the overseas Minghui.org website declaring retractions actions they had taken that in some measure contributed to the persecution against Falun Gong. Some of the declarations are from practitioners, typically expressing the wish to recant a denunciation of their faith that they made under torture. Many others are posted by citizens who do not practice Falun Gong but who wish to apologize past participation in anti-Falun Gong activities and voice gratitude towards adherents and founder Mr. Li Hongzhi for their kindness, courage, and patience in awakening the goodness in the hearts of the Chinese people or helping their loved ones.
Exposing the Truth of the “1,400 Death Cases”: My Son’s Death Has Nothing To Do With Falun Gong
Over 6,000 Falun Dafa practitioners in Dalian, China were surveyed. All reported significant health improvement. Of those with one or more medical conditions, over 99.8% reported improvements. Symptoms either improved or totally disappeared. Both mental and physical functions and quality of life improved dramatically. Even the aging process slowed down.
Falun Dafa Greatly Improves Health: Survey of over 6,000 Cultivators in Dalian, Liaoning Province
Over 6,000 Falun Dafa practitioners in Dalian, China were surveyed. All reported significant health improvement. Of those with one or more medical conditions, over 99.8% reported improvements. Symptoms either improved or totally disappeared. Both mental and physical functions and quality of life improved dramatically. Even the aging process slowed down.
1,400 Alleged Falun Gong-related Deaths
Chinese authorities have alleged that “the practice of Falun Gong has led to more than 1,400 deaths” of followers. Although Falun Gong was widely practiced in China throughout the 1990’s, this claim was first made only in July of 1999, after the regime had commenced the persecution of Falun Gong. The claim has been repeated by Communist Party publications and spokespersons since. It is meant to undermine support for Falun Gong practitioners, who are regularly victims of severe rights violations in China, including unlawful detention, deprivation of constitutional rights, forced labor, and torture. The latter have resulted in more than 3,400 documented deaths.
Immolation on Tiananmen
By the end of 2000—a year and a half after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the suppression of Falun Gong—the campaign had failed to garner support among many of the CCP’s rank and file. Then-CCP leader Jiang Zemin had toured southern provinces earlier in 2000 hoping to shore up more endorsement for the campaign among local leaders. Meanwhile, public support more broadly had waned. On January 23, 2001, five individuals allegedly set themselves on fire in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The entire scene was caught on camera from multiple angles. Within hours, state-controlled media was flooded with reports that the self-immolators were Falun Gong practitioners. These reports included grisly footage of the victims, portraying Falun Gong teachings as directly responsible for the tragedy.
Debunking Chinese Communist Party Propaganda
Following a common pattern in cases of large-scale state-led persecution, since 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used hate propaganda as a core component of its campaign to wipe out Falun Gong. We offer the following brief explanations and references to inform our audiences and counter the pernicious effects of the CCP’s propaganda, lest it deprive the victims of horrible crimes in China of the kind of international support that saves lives.
Buddhist Temple in Sichuan Used for Brainwashing Falun Gong Practitioners
Sections of a Buddhist temple outside the town of Pengzhou in Sichuan province have been converted into a makeshift detention center for brainwashing local residents who practice Falun Gong, according to sources inside China. At least 14 Falun Gong practitioners have been held at the facility since June 2010, with many reporting abuse and torture.
A Middle-aged Farmer’s Ordeal at a Sichuan Brainwashing Center
Ms. Qing Guangrong (???), a 48-year-old farmer from Masang village in Danjingshan town under the Penzhou city jurisdiction, is one of the practitioners who was detained at a brainwashing center established in Sansheng Temple in Sichuan.