Dear Madam,
I’d like to thank you for talking with me concerning the torture and illegal imprisonment of Ms Yan Liang’s sister in the Catou women’s labour camp in Guang Zhou city.
Her sister’s name is Tang Yiwen. Just over 2 years ago she went to Peking to tell her Government that Falun Gong is good, that it has helped everyone that practices. Later that evening the police came and took her away. Her husband and parents had not heard about her well being until the end of February this year. The things that this lady has been through are things that are true crimes against humanity.
Her Father got to go into the prison and see his daughter. She can no longer walk properly as she has been hung from her feet and arms to the point of them being dislocated. The tortures that are used on practitioners have resulted in the deaths of 600 people that are accounted for, however the figure has been estimated at close to 7,500.
Attached are some photos that have come out of China from different prisons, labour camps and mental institutions. These things should not be allowed to continue to people in any country. These things are being done to practitioners daily, night and day.
As an Aussie born and bred I was brought up with the principles that our country was made from. Be truthful, work hard, be good to your mum and help those less fortunate.
Everyone should know what is happening in China to people who practice Truthfulness Compassion Tolerance. I believe that when enough good people voice their disapproval of these atrocities then the persecution will cease.
Many of the Chinese Communist Party, and their families, all practiced Falun Gong before jiang zemin began his own personal terror campaign against Falun Gong in July 1999.
I hope that we might be able to meet soon and discuss this very serious issue.
Thank you again for your time on this matter.
Yours truly,
Andrew Toirkens
(Falun Gong practitioner)
Posting date: 5/4/03
Original article date: 20/3/03
Category: Open Forum
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