WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory is being issued by Friends of Falun Gong:
Thursday, July 17, 2008,
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Upper Senate Park
(Across from U.S. Capitol, next to Russell Senate Building at Constitution Ave & Delaware Ave, NE, Washington, DC)
What:
Public rally to stop the CCP's ruthless 9-year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and its pattern of coercive intimidation, espionage and terrorism overseas.
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Falun Gong Group Exercises: 9:30AM - 11:30AM
Torture Exhibit: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Display of torture/killing methods used by CCP
Remarks: 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Speakers:
Members of U.S. Congress, survivors of persecution, and representatives of human rights and religious freedom organizations
Sponsors:
Freedom House, Friends of Falun Gong, and Falun Dafa Associations
Background: Within 7 years of its public introduction in 1992, Falun Gong spread by word of mouth to 100 million people, who experienced firsthand its health and spiritual benefits. Then, on July 20, 1999, led by the former leader of the Communist regime, Jiang Zemin, the CCP initiated a nationwide campaign to ruthlessly eradicate Falun Gong from the face of the earth. By means of propaganda of lies and fabrications, the regime turned public opinion against this peaceful spiritual practice, based on Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Increasingly, however, people have awakened to the evilness of the CCP's tactics as the CCP intensified its persecution in China through brainwashing, extortion, physical beatings and torture, murder, and even harvesting the organs of live Falun Gong practitioners for profit. Overseas, the CCP has been escalating its intimidation, espionage, and instigation of hatred and assaults towards the peaceful practice, especially in Flushing, New York. Please join us to end CCP's persecution of Falun Gong in China, and its tyranny to all Chinese who cherish freedom.
SOURCE Friends of Falun Gong
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