In the morning of the 21st Nov, while still in detention in China, a female Falun Gong Practitioner gave a live interview for BBC World Radio, which was sent live across East-Asia. When the BBC radio station got in contact with the practitioner, they where already "on the air", with only 6 minutes left of the program. This exclusive issue was given 2ཚ minutes of which 2གྷ was given to the live interview. Some excerpts:-
Practitioner:
"Yesterday we held a peaceful appeal to kindly ask the Chinese Government to stop beating, torturing, killing and raping innocent Falun Gong Practitioners."
Practitioner:
"Several of us have been beaten, punched, shoved.."
Reporter:
"Have you been treated badly would you say?"
Practitioner:
"Well, the way I have been treated is not my focus. My focus is the way that the Chinese people are treated for practising a peaceful practice."
"I am from the international community. They would probably not kill me. But considering that that I also do this spiritual practice [Falun Gong] I could have been treated that same way if I was born in China."
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After the two minutes long live interview, the radio personel was very grateful and honoured for this rare interview. 10-15 policemen were in the room during the interview.