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Germany: Munich Falun Gong Practitioners Protest at Chinese Consulate on Human Rights Day
 The banners read, "Falun Dafa" and "CCP Harvests Organs from Living Falun Gong Practitioners". The photos on display exposed the CCP's persecution. Despite chilly rain, the Falun Gong practitioners' protest lasted from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Many passersby were touched by the silent protest. |
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| Persecution in China |
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Arrested 13 Times, Mr. Jiang Guobo Now in Critical Condition
Mr. Jiang Guobo was arrested at his temporary place of work on the morning of February 27th, 2009. Police officers covered his head with a black bag and manhandled him into the police car. He has been held at the Changle Detention Centre ever since. During the months since his most recent detention, Mr. Jiang has been subjected to inhuman tortures without letup. During the cold winter nights, he was forced to stand outside all night long wearing only thin clothes until he lost consciousness due to hypothermia. He has been chained to the "death bed" with both feet and hands shackled until he vomited blood and his life was in grave danger. |
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Mr. Lu Xinliang from Weifang Given a Nine-Year Prison Sentence, His Wife Brutally Beaten
Judge Han Shilin of the Weicheng District Court in Weifang City, Shandong Province sentenced Mr. Lu Xinliang to nine years in prison after a closed door trial on October 19th, 2009. Mr. Lu had been held at the Weifang Detention Centre for 15 months before the trial. Police officer Zhang Lei from the Weifang Railway Station kicked and punched Mr. Lu's wife when she went to the police station to ask for her husband's release. |
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Ms. Gao Yuxiang Arrested Again; Her Distraught Mother Dies
Ms. Gao Yuxiang was subjected to two years of forced labour. After she was released, in order to avoid further harassment from the police, she left her hometown for years. On October 28th, 2009, she was again arrested by the police. Ms. Gao had been on a hunger strike at the Nanshan Detention Centre for over 19 days. She suffered from brutal force-feedings and one of her arms was injured due to being beaten. Currently, she is very weak. Her 76-year-old mother, who lived with her, was threatened by police officers and witnessed her daughter's arrest. She fell sick and passed away on November 8th, 2009. |
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Mr. Wu Tonglin Sent to Jiutai Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province Four Times
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wu Tonglin, 54, was arrested and taken to Jiutai Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp in March 2009. He has been on a hunger strike for four months and is now very weak. It is the fifth time that he has been incarcerated in a forced labour camp, and the fourth time to be detained in Jiutai Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp. |
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| Practitioners' Forum |
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Letting Go of Attachments and Being Diligent in Cultivation
Every word she said was like a sword stabbing into my heart and agitating my nerves. I sat down in a meditation position with the conviction that I would safeguard every single thought of mine so that I would not be carried away by her no matter what happened. I suppressed my impulse to look outward, |
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Cultivate Away the Attachment to Comfort
Envy and longing are all attachments, and what's even worse is the attachment to comfort. Whether you are diligent or not does not depend on the environment. It is up to your heart. |
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