100,000 Protest Detention Chinese Christian Lawyer
— “A petition calling for the release of a prominent Christian human rights lawyer, which was signed by some 100,000 people around the world, has been delivered to the Chinese embassy in Washington and the U.S. State Department, organizers said Friday, July 17.”
— “‘The signatures represent concerned citizens in the U.S. and around the world who are asking for the immediate release of Gao Zhisheng, a Christian human rights attorney who was kidnapped by Chinese officials on February 4,’ said advocacy group China Aid Association (CAA).”
— China Aid Association: Gao Zhisheng Petition Delivered to Chinese Embassy, U.S. State Department and CECC
— “Gao Zhisheng Petition Delivered; Chinese Embassy Says ‘Take it away!'”
Category: China
Communist China: China’s Human Rights Lawyers Face Major Obstacles
(Communist China) China’s Human Rights Lawyers Face Major Obstacles
— “Chinese regime’s new weapon: Denial of license to practice law”
Communist China: The Persecution of Falun Gong and How it Began
Communist China: Xinjiang House Church Raided, 8 Arrested
Communist China: Rock Church Pastor Secretly Transferred to Re-education Through Labor Camp
DC: Crackdowns in China prompt rally on National Mall in Washington DC
(U.S.) DC: Crackdowns in China prompt rally on National Mall in Washington DC
— “CSN invites the public for July 19 rally, 3-6pm”
— “Marking the tenth anniversary of Falun Gong persecution in China”
— See also: July 19: DC Rally for Freedom in China and Freedom for Falun Gong
China riots injured toll up to 1,680
Communist China: Changchunli Church in Shandong Sends Plea for Prayer
(Communist China) Changchunli Church in Shandong Sends Plea for Prayer
— ChinaAid reports: “ChinaAid received a letter from Changchunli Church asking Christians around the world to pray for them as the government has shut down their church gatherings and is attempting to demolish their church building. Even though Changchunli Church is a legally registered, government-sanctioned church, government officials, working together with government-sanctioned religious organizations, the China Christian Council (CCC) and the Three Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM,) have made agreements with real estate developers to take over the church land to for financial profit.”
China raises death toll from Xinjiang riot to 184
China raises death toll from Xinjiang riot to 184
— another report
(China) London Times: “Han Chinese emerge as the main victims as Urumqi riots death toll rises”
— “State media said that 137 Han Chinese and 46 minority Uighurs were killed when an Uighur mob took to the streets on Sunday, burning cars and buses, smashing shops and provoking tit-for-tat reprisals in what the Government says was the worst ethnic violence in decades”e6684928.ece
China shuts down mosques in riot city
(China) Muslim Tarek Fatah on Violence/Riots in China and Inconsistency
July 19: DC Rally for Freedom in China and Freedom for Falun Gong
Web Site
http://www.millionminutesofmeditation.org/events/
“Falun Gong community asks supporters to donate meditation in support of human rights in China”
“Tenth years of persecution in China to be commemorated with meditation, music, and messages of hope on the National Mall”
“WASHINGTON, D.C.— Thousands of supporters and practitioners of Falun Gong will gather in the U.S. capital this month to mark the tenth anniversary since the Chinese regime initiated a campaign of imprisonment, defamation, and torture against adherents of the ancient spiritual practice.”
“Among the events planned to commemorate the anniversary is a thousands-strong meditation event on the National Mall, to be held on July 19. The event is part of the Million Minutes of Meditation campaign, launched online in May 2009, which seeks to raise one million minutes of meditation to help bring an end to the persecution in China.”
“‘The idea is simple,’ says Jared Pearman, the event’s organizer. ‘In China, people are being imprisoned, tortured and killed for peacefully practicing meditation and seeking to live in accordance with Falun Gong’s principles of truth, compassion, and tolerance. A powerful way to show solidarity and support is for everyone — regardless of your faith or background — to exercise those same rights. Find your own version of inner peace, and donate some of that time to bring peace to China.'”
“The campaign asks people to ‘sit, pray, or meditate’ in contemplation of the meaning of human rights and freedom, or to reflect on what the principles of truth, compassion, and tolerance mean to them. Meditation minutes can be donated on the National Mall on July 19th, or online at www.MillionMinutesofMeditation.org.”
——————————
Rally Specifics:
Sunday, July 19
“National Mall, Between 3rd and 4th St.”
“11:00am – 3:00pm : Million Minutes of Meditation”
“3:00pm – 6:00pm : Freedom for Falun Gong Rally”
— NOTE: China Support Network’s John Kusumi to speak during 3 to 6 PM rally
“Sponsored by Friends of Falun Gong”
“Contact: Jared Pearman — (202) 441 0317”
“Background:
“Falun Gong, a Buddhist system of meditation and moral self-improvement guided by the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. After it attracted tens of million adherents in Mainland China through the 1990s, China’s rulers began to perceive Falun Gong as ideological competition. The practice was banned on July 20, 1999, and a campaign of intimidation, arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and violent reeducation ensued, continuing to this day.”
=======================================