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In China, family members concerned for the welfare of their loved ones might ask, “Why not just say ‘I will give up practicing’ and then go back home and practice secretly. I would like to share a little of my understanding regarding this issue.
ARTIST Zhang Cuiying is all too familiar with suppression so it’s hardly
surprising she found a ban on painting “like a death sentence”.
The Bankstown woman was imprisoned in China in 1999 for practising Falun
Dafa, a form of meditation.
Due to persistent rescue efforts from overseas Falun Dafa practitioners and others who uphold justice, Australian practitioner, Lisa Liang’s sister was “released for medical care” on the afternoon of August 23, 2003 at 2 p.m.
After Falun Gong practitioners in Belgium filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin, Falun Gong practitioners in Germany prepared to use German law to file their own lawsuit against the Chinese dictator.
Cuiying and her lawyer will sue Jiang at the UN for violating human rights. Zhang Cuiying’s lawyer expressed that they were also preparing to sue Jiang Zemin in the International Courts.
(AFDI), Thursday, 4 September 2003 – Today Four Sydney Falun Gong practitioners will embark on a “SOS Car Tour” in order to appeal to the kind Australians for rescuing the family members who are persecuted in China for their belief.
“If you believed in ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,’ would you suppress your people? This is why they are afraid. They are unable to control good people, so they use brutal methods to treat Falun Gong.”
The Epoch Times reported on August 27, 2003 that Falun Gong practitioners filed an appeal on the “obstruction case” which arose from their peaceful petition. The trial for the appeal was initially slated for the Supreme Court, but the judge thinks it may involve the Basic Law and has transferred it to the Appeals Court.
On August 22-24, 2003, Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Cuiying held an exhibit in an art gallery in the historic town of Windsor, New South Wales to introduce Falun Dafa and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.”
A line of Falun Gong practitioners take part in an early morning ceremony, Saturday, April 26, 2003, to commemorate the persecution of Falun Gong followers in China. About 100 Falun Gong members gathered on the beach to participate in meditation and exercises during the ceremony.
