The attack on practitioner Dr. Peter Yuan Li, beaten at gunpoint in his Atlanta home by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secret agents, has drawn attention from mainstream media and people from all walks of life. On February 13, 2006, practitioners protested the attack in front of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco.

Dr. Yuan Li started practicing Falun Gong in the USA in 1997, and has benefited both physically and mentally. Shortly after he began his practice, he wrote, "I have found the wisdom and truth that truly [compelled] me to pursue for my whole life." "I was a stubborn atheist. Falun Gong unlocked my wisdom to enable my mind to become broader, more peaceful and more rational. I feel from the bottom of my heart that Falun Gong is a true science, and a higher science."

In 2000, Yuan Li started participating in the Epoch Times media, and later became chief technical officer. The Epoch Times newspaper published a series of commentaries called the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party in late 2004. As a result, many Chinese people have opened their eyes to the true nature of the CCP: falsehood, wickedness and violence. Since the publication of the Nine Commentaries, eight million people have publicly renounced the CCP and its various branches on the Epoch Times website.

Falun Gong practitioner and Epoch Times staff member in the Bay Area, Ma Zhiyou, exposes the persecution by the CCP that he experienced

The CCP has employed the most evil and disgraceful tactics to persecute Falun Gong. But the Atlanta attack actually helps the world's people to see that the tactics used to persecute Falun Gong are the most wicked and shameful.

Falun Gong spokesperson Sherry Zhang expressed that the CCP extends its dark hands outside of China. The assault of Dr. Peter Yuan Li is not at all the only case. Falun Gong practitioners around the world have received repeated telephone threats and been assaulted for years. In the USA, these incidents have been reported to the FBI, and have led to increased attention and concern about Falun Gong in the mainstream media.

Ms. Zhang said that Forbes magazine reported the Atlanta attack in an article titled "When All Else Fails - Threats." AP, VOA, RFA, Fox 5, and media in Atlanta extensively reported the incident. Reporters have remarked to Ms. Zhang that they felt that every time the CCP suppresses Falun Gong, it helps popularize Falun Gong.

Epoch Times staff member Ma Zhiyou talked about his persecution for practicing Falun Gong. Last year, his home was broken into twice, and his personal computer was stolen. The CCP National Security Bureau harassed and intimidated his family members in mainland China. They sent someone to run down his father while riding a bicycle in the street. His father's arms were broken. They later demanded that his sister tell him about it on the phone.

Ma Zhiyou said, "I'm very clear that the CCP attempted to use these hoodlum tactics to intimidate me, so as to stop me from exposing their evil deeds. But these evil acts of the CCP are unable to frighten people. As of today, eight million people have announced their renunciations from the CCP. The CCP is extremely afraid that more people can see clearly its evil nature. It has lost rationality."

San Francisco Sunset District resident Mr. Yu expressed that many people in the Chinese community understand the evil nature of the CCP. If the CCP attempts to do as it wants on American soil, it is wrong, because America is a country ruled by law. He strongly condemned the CCP's hoodlum and gangster acts and called upon the American government to thoroughly investigate the Atlanta incident, and bring those responsible to justice.

At around noon on February 8, 2006, an Asian man, feigning a water delivery, appeared on Li's doorstep. Before Li knew it, two men had forced their way in, pulled out a gun and knife, and wrapped him up in a blanket, attempting to suffocate him. They then used duct tape to cover his mouth, eyes and ears, and an extension cord to tie up his arms and legs. The men beat him severely about the head and face, probably with the butt of a gun. He bled profusely.

Half an hour later they left. They had overturned his filing cabinets and stolen two laptop computers and other documents, but no valuables. The wounds on Li's face required fifteen stitches. The residential area where he lives is a very safe area. According to the police, they had never before seen such an incident happen there.

On the afternoon of February 11, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Kansas held a press conference in the Lackman Library regarding the incident in which Falun Gong practitioner Dr. Peter Yuan Li was assaulted and robbed in his Atlanta home by agents of the Chinese communist regime. The practitioners urgently called upon the public and American government officials to stop the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) terrorist acts in America.

Following constant telephone threats, blacklisting and denial of the legal extension of passports, the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in America has risen to a new and more violent level. Now they have even forced their way into a resident's home in broad daylight to badly beat a scholar and "ransack his home." This is a tactic often used by the CCP. In October 2004, the US Congress passed Resolution 304, which called for the Chinese communist government to stop the persecution of Falun Gong, and stop harassing and persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in America. But the CCP regime turned a deaf ear to the resolution, and continues to commit crimes in this free land.

This crime shocked the public and congress members of Kansas. Kansas practitioners also send their strong voices to the American government to severely punish the perpetrators of this crime and guarantee the safety of practitioners in this free land.

Vancouver Falun Gong practitioners protest outside the Chinese Consulate

At noon on February 12, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Vancouver gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate to protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents' assault of an Atlanta Falun Gong practitioner, Dr. Peter Yuan Li. Ms. Wang Yuzhi, who was severely persecuted in a forced labor camp in Harbin City, China, before being rescued to Canada, announced a three-day hunger strike to protest the Communist Party thugs' barbaric attack.

Vancouver practitioners condemned the CCP's terrorist activity and called on the United States Government to investigate the incident and bring the criminals and the back-curtain handlers to justice.

The host of the event in Vancouver introduced the Atlanta incident: On the afternoon of February 8, 2006, CCP agents pretended to make a water delivery to Dr. Peter Li's home in Atlanta, Georgia. The thugs pushed their way into his house, and beat and tied up Dr. Li. Another agent entered the house later, and speaking Mandarin Chinese, asked Dr. Li where his safe was. They left half an hour later, stealing two laptop computers and important documents.

Ms. Wang Yuzhi, rescued from the persecution of the Chinese Communist regime, said, "Li's being attacked is not a standalone incident. Starting from 1999 when the Communist Party began to persecute Falun Gong, over 2,800 Falun Gong practitioners were murdered under the policy of state terrorism. Now the CCP has extended the persecution to overseas countries. In a free and peaceful country like the United States, they even break into an American citizen's house with a gun, and beat and rob him. This reveals that the CCP is shameless and is resorting to anything. It also predicts that the CCP is not far from collapse. I decided to go on a hunger strike for three days to protest the CCP's barbaric attack and to call on the public and righteous people to support Falun Gong."