Letter From The Wangs While in Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

(Clearwisdom.net)

To: who it may concern

Re: We are to be deported to face persecution in China because we Falun Gong practitioners

Many thanks to your concern and support about our current situation.

After our protection visa application has been continuously rejected by the Australian Department of Immigration, we were both to be deported to China on Tuesday 11 March 2003 where we will face persecution as Falun Gong practitioners. The health condition of one of us (Mr Wang) delayed the process. However, we are still being re-scheduled for deportation.

Both of us were detained in China because of our practice of Falun Gong prior to our escape to Australia in April 2001. Mrs Liluan WANG's brother was persecuted to death in March 2000, one of the more than 600 confirmed death cases since the persecution started in July 1999. Mr Juntao Wang's brother was sentenced to forced labour camp in December 2000.

We greatly appreciate your concern and support and would be willing to talk to anyone from the public or media about our situation.

Yours sincerely

Mr Juntao WANG and Mrs Liluan WANG
Villawood Detention Centre
15 Birminham Ave, Villawood , NSW 2250
Telephone: [phone]

13 March 2003