Wednesday, August 31, 2005

News Advisory:

Falun Gong practitioners will gather on Thursday in front of the Chinese Embassy to appeal to Chinese leader Hu Jintao to end the persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners will also appeal to President Bush, the U.S. government and the public at large to help rescue the innocent children whose parents were killed or taken away due to their practice of Falun Gong. Our message to Hu Jintao, who is coming to Washington DC to meet with President Bush on Sept. 7, will also include:

 -- Bring to justice Jiang Zemin, Luo Gan, Liu Jing, and Zhou Yongkang (the four leading masterminds of the persecution)

 -- Bring to justice the atrocious police and others who persecute Falun Gong practitioners

 -- Hu Jintao: The time that god and people give you is limited

WHEN: Sept. 1 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: In Front of Chinese Embassy, 2300 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Falun Gong practitioners have also requested that the U.S. government bar Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai from entering the U.S. due to his role in the persecution of Falun Gong in China. Bo is reported to be one of the members of Hu's delegation.

The request cites section 212(a)(2)(G) of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act, which states that foreign government officials who have engaged in particularly severe violations of religious freedom (as defined in Section 3 of the International Religious Freedom Act) are not allowed in the country.

Bo Xilai is a defendant in various human rights lawsuits brought in six countries around the world. On July 28, 2004, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia declared defendant Bo Xilai was in default because he failed to respond within 20 days.

Background

Within just 7 years since its public introduction in 1992, Falun Gong spread by word-of-mouth to 100 million people, who experienced firsthand its health and spiritual benefits. Despite its popularity 6 years ago, then-communist party leader Jiang Zemin banned Falun Gong on July 20, 1999 out of his personal jealousy of the popularity of this practice and the Communist nature. The still-on-going persecution has become the most severe human rights violation in China's history.

For more information, visit http://www.faluninfo.net and http://www.flgjustice.org

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