Car Tour to Raise Awareness of the Persecution Held in Ireland (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) In mid-August 2009, eight practitioners spent a week traveling by car to seven counties in Ireland in order to raise awareness about Falun Gong. In every county, the practitioners met warm-hearted people. Many local media covered the event.

23 Members of US House of Representatives Urge the Korean Government Not to Bend to Chinese Government Pressure and Deport Falun Gong Practitioners to China

(Clearwisdom.net) On August 14, 2009, a Dear Colleague Letter, initiated by Congressman Chris Smith from New Jersey and cosigned by 22 other Congressmen, was sent to Korean President Lee Myung-bak. The letter says: "According to news reports, the Chinese government is applying pressure on the South Korean government to deport these Falun Gong practitioners to China, and we have been informed that several of them have already been deported.......we urge your government not to deport Falun Gong practitioners to China, but to find an appropriate way, within the South Korean legal system and the international conventions on torture and refugees ratified by South Korea, to permit Chinese Falun Gong practitioners to remain in South Korea." Below is the text of the Dear Colleague Letter.

Practitioner Yang Guiquan Dies as a Result of Persecution

Name: Yang Guiquan (杨贵全)

Gender: Male

Age: 45

Address: Xihe District, Fuxin City, Liaoning Province

Occupation: Worked at Rongxing Plastic Corporation in Fuxin City

Date of Most Recent Arrest: June 20, 2009

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