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December 03, 2004

Columbia Spectator (Columbia University's Daily Newspaper): China's Oppression of Falun Gong

Opinion

A Voice in the Crowd

By Brian Wagner

November 30, 2004

It is impossible to have missed them during the last few months as you wandered around Times Square or caught the 1/9 at 116th Street. They are easy to recognize: serene individuals, often Chinese, holding up signs describing and depicting scenes of torture. The Falun Gong, banned from China, target New York as a place where decision-makers live and people care about human rights abuses. They may seem odd or repelling to the average New Yorker, what with their solemnity, fake-blood face paint, and street theater re-creations of abuse. However, Columbians should look beyond their initial impressions and consider the horrible situation that confronts them.

Falun Gong Practitioner Lei Bangxi from Zhoukou City, Henan Province Died Under Persecution in 2003

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioner Lei Bangxi from Zhoukou City in Henan Province suffered torture over the course of one year of imprisonment. He died in April 2003 after he was released from prison. The following are the details:

Near Death, Ms. Zhang Liping and Ms. Wang Yuling Are Still Being Held in Detention

(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Liping is 32 years old. She was illegally sentenced to 11 years in prison. She has a growth in her colon that can possibly lead to perforation at any time, which could kill her. She was originally held at the Shuangyang No. 3 Detention Center in Changchun City, and the detention center authorities sent her to the Heizuizi Women's Prison nine times, but the prison refused to take her because of her poor condition. Ms. Zhang is still being held at the Shuangyang No. 3 Detention Center.

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