STORIES of forced organ harvesting, torture, beatings and other atrocities were told in Leeton this week when Falun Gong practitioners came to town.
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The group was in Leeton overnight on Tuesday as part of the SOS Car Tour, which aims to raise awareness among residents about the 17-year long persecution of Falun Gong in China.
The practitioners were also drawing attention to the recently-released investigation report that the Chinese communist regime is continuing killing people who practice the spiritual dispiline of Falun Gong em masse in order to traffic their vital organs.
Zhansheng Liu is one of the ”lucky” ones to survive the persecution.
Speaking in Leeton, Mr Liu was detained in prison for three-and-a-half years, as well as two years in a labour camp for being identified as a Falun Gong practitioner.
Mr Liu was subjected to beatings, electric shocks, forced feeding and being left outside in the boiling sun in 37 degrees that left him with severe burns.
He was also deprived of sleep for 20 days.
Falun Gong is an ancient Chinese spiritual discipline in the Buddha School tradition. Some Communist leaders in China view it as a “threat” to their party’s total control.
According to Amnesty International millions of prisoners of conscience in China are incarcerated at any given time. Falun Gong practitioners are also believed to be possibly the largest single prisoner- of-conscience population in the world.
Independent reports have concluded that incarcerated practitioners remain the key targets for forced organ harvesting due to their large numbers in detention and the healthy state of their organs.
Car tour team member Li Chen said residents could help by signing a petition that calls on the Australian government to act.
“Out here you do have many people knowing what is going on, which is why we’ve brought the car tour here,” she said.
“We feel very thankful to the local people for their support and different councils (local government) as well.
“We need a louder voice and this is how we can do that.
“I think it’s very important that people know this is happening … it’s terrible.”