Attention News / Assignment / Photo Editors: For Immediate Release March 7, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Global Urgent Appeal: China Orders “Kill Without Mercy” Lists of Falun Gong Practitioners Who Are to Be Put to Death Being Compiled ------------------------------------------------------ OTTAWA, March 7th, 2002 — China’s state-run television program in Changchun was suddenly interrupted by Pro-Falun Gong footage for 40-50 minutes, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers on March 5th, 2002. The President of China was infuriated by this incident and is said to have issued orders: “Kill Without Mercy,” immediately following the event. Regions across China are reported to be compiling lists of specific Falun Gong practitioners to execute without trial for their spiritual belief, following the President’s command. Incidents of police gun-shooting Falun Gong practitioners have already occurred in the past few days, giving rise to the grave urgency of this matter. Falun Gong practitioners worldwide urgently appeal to the people of the world, as well as all governments and international organizations, to help stop the massacre that is about to happen in China. Falun Gong practitioners in all major Canadian cities including Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary will gather in front of the Chinese Embassy/Consulates for an all-day appeal that will continue on for the rest of the week. In Ottawa, a press conference will be held in front of the Chinese Embassy today: Press Conference: Time: 1:00pm Place: In front of the Chinese Embassy 515 St. Patrick St., Ottawa Contact: Lucy Zhou 613-599-7494, 613-862-7494 (Cell) For local activities in other cities, please contact the following: Toronto: Joel Chipkar 416-622-1959, 416-709-8678(cell) Cindy Gu 416-494-6002, 416-419-9981(cell) Vancouver: Ying Lee 604-738-8262 604- 318-5678(cell) Kai Liu Montreal: Yumin Yang 514-941-2203 Dan Sky 514-812-7723 Background Information The surprise Changchun broadcast is completely without precedent in China, where only the State’s voice may be heard in the media. One of the key features of the broadcast was a segment entitled, “Self-immolation or Deception?” which presented evidence that the January 2001 immolation in Beijing was staged by the PRC government. An English version of the video “Self-immolation or Deceit?” is available online at http://www.faluninfo.net/devstories/tiananmen/immolation.asp “Jiang’s persecution of Falun Gong survives on an arsenal of lies and deceit, and the biggest weapon is the propaganda surrounding the self-immolation incident; it’s the most potent and demonizing of the lies” said Levi Browde, spokesman for the Falun Dafa Information Center. “And this demonstrates exactly why Jiang has reacted with such fury: he’s scared because the most terrifying thing for him is that people will find out the truth about the self-immolation, which the broadcasts revealed, as well as the truth about Falun Gong. He’ll do anything to stop this—even if it means murdering his own people.” The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified details of over 375 deaths since the persecution of Falun Gong in China began in 1999. Government officials inside China, however, report that the actual death toll is well over 1,600. Over 100,000 have been sent to labor camps without trial. www.faluninfo.net ___________________________________________________________________________ For background on the spiritual practice and the crisis in China, please visit http://falundafa.ca/infocentre . To subscribe, unsubscribe or change the delivery mode, please visit http://mulist.cjb.net ___________________________________________________________________________