In December 2007, Ukrainian practitioners held a protest at the Chinese Embassy, urging the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stop its eight-year persecution of Falun Gong. Practitioners distributed leaflets and newspapers to inform people that, in China, Falun Gong practitioners have been illegally sent to labour camps and have even been tortured to death.

Mr. Xiong Xiuyou was twice sentenced to prison terms for practising Falun Dafa. Both terms were served in the Deyang City Prison. On December 14th, Mr. Xiong's wife rushed to the Police General Hospital after receiving notice that her husband was dying. Prison Office Chairman Wu said to her, "Since Xiong Xiuyou has not cooperated with our treatments, if he dies, all costs and responsibilities are yours!" He died on December 16th, 2007, while serving his second term in prison. His family has been threatened by the Prison Administration not to reveal any details of his death to the outside world.

At around 8 p.m. on October 9th, 2007, approximately 10 police officers broke into the home of Mr. Zhang Qiwang, a Falun Dafa practitioner. While three policemen were watching Mr. Zhang's wife outside the house, the rest went inside to search and videotape their home over Mr. Zhang's objections. The police beat him and handcuffed him. They broke his VCR in all the violence. Then they damaged the door to one room and confiscated 24,800 yuan and his child's computer. Mr. Zhang was taken to Qing County Police Station and later to Handan Forced Labour Camp. He was locked in a tiny, separate cell; deprived of sleep; and not allowed to eat a full meal. In addition to brainwashing him with distorted ideas, labour camp personnel tried to "transform" him with threats related to extending his imprisonment.

On the evening of January 2nd, 2008, Ms. Yang Huirong, in her 60s, and Ms. Wang Lanhua, in her 40s, from Sanhe City, Hebei Province, were arrested by local authorities. On the morning of January 3rd, Ms. Yang's home was ransacked, and her MP3 player, her tape recorder, and Falun Gong books were confiscated. The two women were taken to Sanhe City Detention Centre. Previously, Ms. Yang's daughter, Liu Ying, also a Falun Gong practitioner, became mentally ill and jumped off a building after being brainwashed.

I was arrested by police from Fushun Police Station and was detained for five days and nights, during which time I was not allowed to sleep. They severely beat me and tied my hands behind my back with thin ropes for long periods (the scars have remained). A policewoman made up an interrogation record, and tried to force me to answer questions about whether I practised Falun Gong and/or browsed Falun Gong-related websites. A doctor refused to treat me when he saw the bruises and injuries all over my body. Later I learned that the hospital's director was told by the police that it didn't matter if I died. The police handcuffed and shackled me and ordered inmates to beat me and to stop me from doing the sitting meditation. They force- fed me for thirteen days at the custodial station and then I was transferred to another cell and tortured there.

Ms. Sanders told the reporter that the show was very appealing and that the background designs were beautiful. It made her feel as if she were in China. She said that she learned a lot about Chinese culture from the show and that the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" deeply touched her heart.

Mr. Xu said that the show was outstanding: "It is great that the show exposed the brutal persecution and reflected Falun Gong practitioners' spiritual beliefs through music and dance. Religion is an important component of human lives, but the CCP suppresses religious beliefs. It doesn't allow people the freedom of belief, a basic human right."