Information Provided by Practitioners Arrested with Zhao Xin

On June19, some practitioners who were arrested with Zhao Xin while doing Falun Gong exercises were released. The following are their stories. From them, people can gain a better understanding about how firmly Zhao Xin has cultivated Falun Dafa and how the police have mistreated Falun Dafa practitioners.

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published August 01, 2000

August 01, 2000

Promoting Falun Dafa on Saipan Island on the July 20 Anniversary

July 20 is an unforgettable day for us.

the past year, our fellow practitioners in China used their lives

creating

opportunities for overseas practitioners to promote Falun Dafa. They were steadfast and unyielding

Toronto Practitioners Held a Press Conference and Luncheon in the Ontario Provincial Parliament to Commemorate the July 20th Anniversary

On July 20, with the full support of members of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament, practitioners in Toronto held their first press conference and luncheon in the parliament building. During the press conference, practitioners delivered a statement describing in detail the persecution endured by Falun Gong practitioners in China. They reiterated their desire to establish an open dialogue with the Chinese government in order to resolve the crisis peacefully, and called upon all people of the world to support their efforts.

Washington Post (Editorial): China's Falun Gong Obsession

Washington Post (EDITORIAL): China' Falun Gong Obsession (8/1/00)

EDITORIAL

Tuesday, August 1, 2000; Page A22

IT HAS NOW been just over a year since the government of China began its effort to stamp out the nonviolent spiritual movement known as Falun Gong. Thousands of Chinese followers of the group have been subjected to surveillance, harassment, arrest, torture and, in some two dozen cases, death. The two most recent Falun Gong members to perish in police custody were 44-year-old Li Zaiji and 68-year-old Wang Peisheng, according to the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy. They both died in the first two weeks of July.