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DIMIA insisted that ordinary Falun Gong practitioners would not be persecuted; however the couple had been persecuted before they came to Australia. Furthermore, one of their family members has been persecuted to death, and another one was sentenced to forced labour camp.
We, Falun Dafa practitioners from Victoria, respectfully request your urgent attention to the plight of Mr. and Mrs. Wang who were near to being deported back to China yesterday in Sydney. Since they practice Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) they would face persecution for their practice.
I have noticed recently that a story is unfolding, which given the current course of events may result in the incarceration and deaths of a number of innocent people.
As an Australian citizen and Falun Dafa practitioner I would like to express
my concern in regards to the Australian governments position on Falun Dafa.
We respectfully request your urgent attention to the plight of Mr. and Mrs. Wang who were near to being deported back to China this morning in Sydney, where they would face persecution for their practice of Falun Gong.
I am counsel to the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (“WOIPFG”). WOIPFG is dedicated to protecting the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners around the world, to investigate and expose violations of those rights, and to restore and uphold justice in society.
The Falun Dafa Association of New South Wales says a Chinese couple who are
being deported from Australia will certainly suffer persecution when they
return to their homeland.
On Wednesday, over 50 practitioners gathered at 11:30am at the gate of the Villawood detention
centre, where the Wang’s were being held. The gathering was very peaceful and
orderly, despite rain falling on and off throughout the event.
(SFDI) Two years ago, Mr. and Ms. Wang, escaped fatal persecution and joined their son in the safety of Australia. Three years ago, Mr. Wang’s brother-in-law was tortured to death for practicing Falun Gong. Three and a half years ago, Mr. Wang, himself, was knocked unconscious from electric-shock torture by Chinese prison guards. Today, however, the Australian immigration is poised to deport him and his wife back to the persecution in China.
The arguments given by the Immigration Department claiming that the two would not face danger on the grounds that they are not leaders, but only ordinary practitioners, do not hold.
