As the anniversary of that fateful day approaches, Falun Gong practitioners outside China prepare to mark the tenth year of persecution with a series of marches, candlelight vigils, and rallies.

At Chinese consulates throughout the world, tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners and supporters will hold candlelight vigils or demonstrations on or around July 20th.  From Brisbane to London, weekend marches and rallies will call for an end to ongoing repression in China and remember those who have lost their lives amidst persecution.

The Epoch Times
Interview with renowned Chinese social economist Ms. He Qinglian

An interview with Chinese social economist He Qinglian reveals the Chinese Communist Party’s true nature and means of influencing overseas Western international media. 

Reporter: The German-based Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung recently published a special interview with you, issuing a statement from the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) democratic section and many Chinese intellectuals, regarding the “Zhang Danhong incident.” Some members of the public are curious about what the content of the interview was.

He Qinglian: The interview was conducted a half month ago, and involved several aspects:

First, whether China was heading toward press freedom;

Second, whether Chinese people pursued money at the price of sacrificing press freedom, and if that were the case, did it justify China’s suppression of freedom of speech;

Third, comment on what Zhang Danhaong said in her report, where Beijing relieved 400 million people from poverty, and how well the regime is acquainted with the third article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (everyone has the right to life, liberty, and personal security) and how it is better than any other political party worldwide;

Fourth, whether China’s propaganda is manipulating the world’s media; and,

Fifth, regarding my special column for the Deutsche Welle ("DW") in the past, and why it was dropped.

The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

 Press release 

For years, the Chinese Communist regime has been persecuting people in China, such as Christians, Catholics, Tibetans, and Falun Gong practitioners. The crimes of genocide they have committed against humanity have been condemned worldwide. The 2008 Olympics was offered to Beijing for the regime to improve its crude human rights record. However, instead of stopping its persecution, the regime has made use of the Olympics to further repress people in China, damaging the Olympic spirit of peace and human dignity. Moreover it also supports crimes outside China, particularly the genocide in Darfur, which has been well exposed by the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and actress Ms. Mia Farrow, who consequently dubbed the 2008 Olympics the “Genocide Olympics”.