Ms. Zhang Cuiying, a renowned artist of traditional Chinese paintings from Sydney, Representatives Ms. Zhang Cuiying narrated She said that To stop WOIPFG Australia read a statement in the conference to David Liang, who was shot in the foot when he traveled Xie Yan, a practitioner rescued from China recently,
held a press conference on September 16, 2004 in front of the Supreme Court and
disclosed her filing of a lawsuit in Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia
against the former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin for genocide, torture and crimes
against humanity. Ms. Zhang is a citizen of Australia.
Zhang Cuiying 
Falun Dafa Association spokesperson
from the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG),
Australian Group to Rescue Family Members of Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted,
Australian Association of Legal Assistance for Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners,
Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice Australia Division, and the local Falun
Dafa Association were present to support the event.
her own experience of practicing Falun Dafa. She said she recovered from serious
arthritis which had her in a state of near paralysis within two months after beginning
to practice Falun Dafa. She could finally continue her career in painting. In
1999, when former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin started to persecute Falun Gong,
she went back to China to peacefully appeal for Falun Gong. She was arrested and
detained in four prisons for more than eight months in China. During that period,
she suffered all kinds of humiliation and torture. She was subjected to unlawful
forced labor to manufacture export products, and even thrown into men’s cells
twice to destroy her human dignity. The guards instigated criminals to beat her
so that their prison terms would be reduced. She had to take showers and change
clothes under the gaze of male prisoners and guards. During her 50-day hunger
strike to protest the inhuman treatment and torture, they beat her, cursed her,
pulled her hair, splashed water on her, and used hard objects to hit her. Her
life was in extreme danger. Under the effort of her husband Zhou Zhongmin, the
Australian Government, and Falun Gong practitioners, Ms. Zhang was released and
returned to Australia after being imprisoned for 8 months.
though she is free, hundreds of thousands of practitioners in China are suffering.
She wanted to call for justice to other practitioners persecuted.
Jiang faction’s persecution of Falun Gong, Ms. Zhang decided to file a lawsuit
against Jiang in the Supreme Court. It is the eighth lawsuit that has been filed
against Jiang, following cases in the U.S., Belgium, Spain, Taiwan, Germany, South
Korea, and Greece.
support the lawsuit.
to South Africa to clarify the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong, gave
a speech at the conference. He talked about the incident and exposed Jiang faction’s
terrorist act overseas.
said that she was taken away and imprisoned in forced labor camps for two and
half years for distributing a few flyers on the street. She was tortured. She
called for kind people to pay attention to and offer help to Falun Gong practitioners,
and help end the persecution.
Posting date: 28/Sep/2004
Original
article date: 27/Sep/2004
Category: Australian
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