The campus was full of pictures of people who had died. As college students who respected science, we were sad for those Chinese people with no scientific knowledge; we both hated and sympathised with those Falun Gong practitioners. However, we did not think carefully about the obviously doubtful points in their logic: Why were so many people practising and cultivating it? Why did those terrible incidents, including the self-immolation, murder, and self-abuse, never happen before the 20th of July, 1999?

Recently, 241 family members of Falun Gong practitioners submitted a complaint letter to the National People's Congress, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Justice, Hunan Province Supreme Procuratorate, Hunan Province Judicial Bureau, and various procuratorates and judicial bureaus at different levels in Hunan Province.

A CEO of a joint venture saw the truth about Falun Gong and recently he gave a speech in a meeting for over 300 mid-level managers in his company. When he talked about promoting work ethic, he said, "On this issue, I hope everyone will learn from Falun Dafa. We shall learn from the spirit of teamwork they exhibit. They are willing to sacrifice their lives for their beliefs." He then added, "I admire their Teacher greatly."

Two practitioners escaped from the police station. In order to protect them, Mr. Wang helped them hide in a mountain nearby. He delivered meals to them every day. After finding a safe place for the Falun Gong practitioners, Mr. Wang helped them break through many blockades and obstacles before arriving at a safe place.

He also talked about how those who persecute Falun Gong have suffered different degrees of retribution. After listening, the village secretary tried to make a deal with the practitioner, saying, "We will take down the cartoons, if, in the future, you guys stop posting Falun Dafa materials around town. Agree?" The practitioner answered righteously: "We post our banners to let more and more people learn the truth. Even if I stopped, other practitioners would continue to do it."

The wife of Mr. Li Qiang, a Falun Gong practitioner in our camp, came to ask for a divorce. After Director Yang heard this he met with her for over two hours to find out more. He told her, "All Falun Gong practitioners are good people. Li Qiang is a righteous and kind man who has been temporarily detained here, like other practitioners, because of his beliefs, not because he is a bad person. If you make a wrong decision now and divorce him, it will be difficult for you to find for such a good man again and you will regret it."

The Chinese Constitution stipulates that citizens may believe in religion or not believe in religion; they may choose to have any religious faith. As Chinese citizens, Falun Gong practitioners' faith in Falun Dafa is within their rights granted by the Constitution. Theirs is a faith in the practice's ability to enhance physical and emotional health as well as longevity, to elevate their moral character, develop compassion and truthfulness, enabling them to let go of greed, do good work, be a good wife or husband, a good parent to their children, be respectful of their parents, and to promote family harmony and a peaceful life.

I am a college student in Shandong Province, China, but I have had the most extraordinary experiences over the past five years because my mother is a determined Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa) practitioner. Jiang Zemin started his senseless persecution against Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, and after five years I continue to be touched by the efforts of practitioners in China. They have been unfailingly peaceful in the face of the ruthless torture and persecution, and they persevere in practicing Falun Gong and in telling people the truth about Falun Gong.

One time during a professional course I attended, a teacher made a few remarks that slandered Falun Dafa. That very day, after returning to my hotel, I wrote a letter to her to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa, hoping that she would not continue to be deceived by the slanderous rumours. After the teacher read my letter and understood the truth, she openly apologised in class during the next lesson and said, "Some things I also don't fully understand. If I said anything wrong, please forgive me."

"...What's the disagreement? The regime is fighting with the public. Furthermore, Falun Gong practitioners are all good people, and it's very hard to find them doing anything bad. You're forcing us to a fake program to denigrate Falun Gong, to frame Falun Gong by claiming they kill people? How can we do that kind of thing? We have no choice but to scrape it together! What is being broadcast are all fake films anyway. This will be just another failed political movement at the whim of Party elite. Those who suffer will all be common people!"

With tears in their eyes, several inmates were very emotional and told me that if they had known Falun Gong and its teachings were about how to be a good person, they wouldn't have committed their crimes or ended up so badly. Each person involved in beating me up under police instructions came to apologise and asked me to forgive him for his wrongdoing under police pressure.

Facing the persecution, Da Zhi still determinedly supports Falun Dafa and lends support to those who practice. During a period when the practitioners responsible for distributing materials were sent to forced labour camps or closely monitored, Da Zhi stepped forward when it was very difficult to get hold of Falun Dafa materials. With the support of his family, who practice, Da Zhi took on the responsibility of downloading Teacher's articles and materials from the Falun Gong websites, making a huge contribution to the local area.

She got an idea that if she broke the tip of her ballpoint pen on her way to school, then her pen would not write. It was a bit chaotic with activity around the scene and she decided on the spot that even if she makes a mark, she wouldn't write her name. When her turn came, she scratched into the white cloth "Falun Dafa is Good." More surprisingly, many children left marks on that piece of white cloth and the words they wrote were "Falun Dafa is Good!"

I think these practitioners are courageous, kind-hearted and honest. These are virtues a person should have. They should not be captured and detained. Look at today's society. When people get into trouble, in order to protect themselves, they always tell lies! Nowadays, you don't trust other people any more, no matter how good they sound. This society is hopeless if it continues to be like this! So I really admire the spirit of Falun Gong. Not everybody can follow "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance!"

After my release from the so-called "Judiciary Re-education Centre"(1) held by the ruthless "6-10 Office," I ran into a friend I hadn't seen for many years. She is a reputable attorney. After I told her details about the persecution that had been inflicted upon me by the Chinese dictator Jiang and his followers, she expressed her deepest sympathy and her anger concerning the persecution. She also exposed the Chinese legal system's cooperation in the persecution.

Zhang Qiyong's family went through a lot of trouble to employ Wang Ruirong from the Ruihai Law Office in Chongqing City. When the lawyer asked to see her client, the detention centre dodged, evaded, and stalled for time using all sorts of excuses. When Wang Ruirong met Zhang Qiyong for the first time in the detention centre on the 1st of June, 2004, she asked the guards to remove his shackles and handcuffs, not to treat her client like a death row inmate, and to stop torturing him.

As Mr. Feng addressed the three staff from the "6-10 Office", his coworkers stood up from their cubicles and watched the three uninvited visitors, who now felt embarrassed for causing a scene. At this moment, Mr. Feng's supervisor arrived on the scene. He said to the three of them, "I am Mr. Feng's supervisor. Would you like to have a few words with me in my office?"

I live in the rural area near Handan City, Hebei Province. I went to Shijiazhuang City earlier this year to do business. There was a woman next to me who was a Falun Gong practitioner. She was very kind and very helpful to others. I could not link her to the image portrayed in the TV propaganda of "killing," "suicide," "self-immolation" etc.

I learnt how to break through the Chinese government's tight internet blockade and get to the Falun Gong website. I checked it out and I was stunned - the persecution of Falun Gong is based completely on lies. I was indignant that Jiang Zemin has deceived the people all over the world, especially the Chinese people and us, the police. We erroneously carried out orders from above and did such awful things. Now I thoroughly understand that Falun Gong is good, is the best in the world, and is the practice of "Truth, Compassion and Tolerance."

Facing their fearlessness and righteousness, the presiding judge realised he was on the wrong side and was unable to say a word in self-defence. He could not help but express this honest complaint: "The Chinese legal system is nothing but a show, a commercial, something that cannot be depended upon. The Constitution is not effective, not to mention the legal system. Nowadays, 'administrative intervention' is called 'the Leader's idea'." He then dismissed the court abruptly.

"The Party secretary is busy with many issues each day. If you bother the Party secretary for such small matters, he would not get any other work done." Li's relative was outraged and told the secretary, "My daughter had her detention term illegally extended in the Heizuizi Labour Camp because she is firm in her belief of Falun Gong. She is now on a hunger strike. This is an important matter of life or death. As people's officials, if you do not care about people's life or death, what issue will you deal with? What law has she violated?"

the practitioner asked: "Can you see the stick hitting Liu Chunling's head from the back. You can also clearly see how it bounces back after hitting her in the back of her head. Look, there is a policeman poised to strike right behind Liu Chunling." The person in charge nodded in agreement, although he said: "Don't you think it would be impossible for the government to make up this incident?" To this, the practitioner replied: "In order to find a reason to persecute the Christians, Nero, an emperor of ancient Rome, set fire to the city and then fabricated the story that the Christians did it.

Later, the "610 Office" found Chen Guozhen's sister, Chen Hua, and asked her if she knew who wrote the letter distributed in the local neighbourhood. Chen Hua replied, "How should I know who wrote it? The day that my sister was kidnapped, there was a whole crowd of people in the bank and they all scolded you guys for arresting a good person, and said that you are no better than criminals." The "610 Office" staff member said, "Chen Hua, you really have great influence in town and within three days, the flyers had spread around the whole town."

The village leaders and most of the villagers were angry and unhappy about the unlawful activities conducted by the town "610 Office" and the police. Someone said, "Why can we not watch the VCD? Locking them (the practitioners) up for no reason is not fair. I could barely get 120 yuan a month for my retirement. A fine of 3000 yuan for an investigation fee plus the poor quality of food in the jail makes me wonder where all the money goes?"

Five days later, the people who arrested me came. They made fun of me, saying that I was arrested even though I was not a practitioner. They told me not to practice and to say some bad words about Master Li. I said, "I won't curse, even my child won't curse. My whole family has benefited from Falun Dafa." The people from the police department replied angrily, "You will stay here if you don't curse Falun Dafa."

Ni Xiaohui is a 27-year-old villager in Yushu City, Jilin Province. His parents are farmers and he is their youngest child. While doing odd jobs out of town, Ni Xiaohui was infected with a sexually transmitted disease. When the disease inflamed, he would find blood in his urine. His family spent 50,000 yuan in search of a cure, but nothing helped. One day Ni Xiaohui learned Falun Gong and within the year, he completely recovered. He continues to practice the exercises and studies the Falun Gong teachings each day.

We had to write a letter to appeal to the local Party Secretary of the Administration Office of Politics and Law. After conducting an investigation, they refused to return the car to us and nothing else was mentioned. The darkness and corruption of the society infuriated me. I planned to appeal to each level of government right up to the top and prepared to adopt an extreme approach -- if the matter could not be resolved properly, I would die with them.

I would normally board a bus, and tell the passengers "help yourselves to these video CDs, and please come to learn the facts about Falun Gong. Do take these materials and bring a good future to your home." After finishing distributing the video CDs, I add, "I wish you safe trip home, a happy journey home!" After hearing this, the driver enthusiastically gives me the thumbs up sign and says "Great job Falun Gong! Wonderful!" Many passengers also say "Thank you for your words of good luck!"

As she was being dragged out, this female practitioner shouted, "Help! Criminals are attacking me!" Upon hearing her cry for help, her fellow villagers rushed out with sticks and hoes to see what was going on. They surrounded the police. The police hurriedly explained, "We are from the police station." The villagers replied, "It doesn't matter even if you are from the police station. Her husband is not home. Why do you want to arrest her?" The police showed their IDs and said, "We have IDs. We're in charge of Falun Gong." The villagers did not budge and said, "We don't care."

Not long ago, when a practitioner was making Dafa truth-clarifying materials at home, someone reported him to the authorities. As a result, the practitioner was arrested and sent to the local police station where this particular policeman worked. The policeman saw the whole thing. He thought, "In the past, he frequently told me the truth about Dafa, and today, I had better help him out. They will search his home soon, so I should notify his family ahead of time to remove all the Dafa material before they show up." He rushed to his bike and rode to the practitioner's house.