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July 19, 2000

Press statement from U.S. Falun Gong practitioners

JULY 20, 2000

If you have been following the dramatic Falun Gong story this past year, you have seen three Chinese characters with the English words "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" on our banners, our web sites, and in our speeches and statements. "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" is neither a motto nor a marketing slogan; "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" is how Falun Gong practitioners endeavor to act and what we endeavor to become at every moment. We understand "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance" to be both the foundation of and the highest principles in the universe, and we work to bring ourselves into harmony with these principles.

Public Statement From U.S. Falun Gong Practitioners

JULY 20, 2000

 

One year ago this week, the government of China declared the practice of Falun Gong to be illegal. The campaign of ruthless suppression against Falun Gong practitioners began with midnight arrests. Tens of thousands have been arrested and detained since then, including several American citizens and citizens of other nations. In Beijing alone, 35,000 arrests were made during the period from July to October 1999, as confirmed in a speech by Vice Premier Li Langing. In June of this year, more than 1200 practitioners were arrested in nine provinces when they began doing Falun Gong’s gentle exercises in public.

Latest New from China - 07/18/2000

[Qingtao City, Shandong Province] The Living Cell --- The Brutal Persecutions against Practitioners in Hongdao Town

I was detained for 15 days for appealing for Falun Gong. On the second day of my detention, six to seven practitioners from Hongdao Town were sent in. They told me the persecutions they had suffered.

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