By practitioner from Canberra
(Clearwisdom.net) December in the southern hemisphere is right in the
middle of the hot summer. On the morning of December 16, 2005, a dozen
practitioners from Canberra went to the Royal Thai Embassy in Australia, in the
blazing sunshine, to protest the misplaced incidents against Falun Gong that
took place on December 10, 14 and 15 in Thailand. On December 10, International Human Rights Day, under instigation from the
Chinese Embassy, the Thai police treated Falun Gong practitioners violently
while practitioners were peacefully protesting on the sidewalk opposite the
Chinese Embassy. On December 14, three practitioners were arrested. Two of the three were
beaten before the arrest. At the time of this incident the practitioners were
peacefully distributing Falun Gong truth clarification materials in
the tourist city of Pattaya. They were released the same night. On December 15, eight practitioners were arrested in front of the Chinese
Embassy by the Thai police. One of them was released, while the other seven are
still detained in the Immigration detention center. They have been on hunger
strikes to protest the illegal detention. Practitioners clarify the truth to officials from the Embassy During the protest, practitioners clarified the truth to some officials from
the Embassy, and explained the reasons why they were there. Afterwards, the
Deputy Ambassador of Thailand to Australia received a letter and related
materials from the practitioners (including a report on the December 10 incident
in Thailand, a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
and a "Brief Introduction to the History of the Chinese Communist Regime
Killing People," as well as other materials). In the letter to the Ambassador, a practitioner stated that they hoped
Thailand would not succumb further to the intimidation and pressure from the
Chinese Communist Regime's advocation of the persecution against Falun Gong.
They also asked the Thai government to review their policy towards Falun Gong,
and not to follow the Chinese Communist Regime to violate human rights.
Practitioners from Canberra protest against the Thai government's violation
of the human rights of Falun Gong practitioners at the behest of the Chinese
Communist regime
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/12/17/116705.html