New Zealanders Give a Voice to the Voiceless
BackANCHOR: Outside the Chinese Embassy in Auckland, New Zealand, a determined group stands with banners and signs. They're part of a worldwide movement calling on the Chinese Communist Party to end human rights abuses against Falun Gong. Our New Zealand team has the story. STORY: [Miguel Fernandez, Falun Gong Practitioner]: "Ever since the regime started to crack down on Falun Gong in 1999 practitioners around the world I have been coming." Rain or shine, practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual practice have been standing, sitting, and meditating in front of Chinese embassies and consulates around the world. For nine years, they've been asking the Chinese regime to stop persecuting their fellow adherents. [Miguel Fernandez, Falun Gong Practitioner]: "I've had one lady come by, it was a very windy day and I was hanging up my sign and she actually stopped and offered to help. She knew all about the persecution." [Chris Thomas, Falun Gong Practitioner]: "I've come to this embassy in some pretty atrocious weather, it's been hailing and windy and the displays have blown away but we still come." These young men have given up their afternoons, weekends, and vacation days to stand sentinel by the Chinese embassy. They hold displays that help passers-by understand the torture and killing happening in China. Falun Gong practitioner Chris Thomas says he's there to give a voice to people in China who are silenced by the communist regime. [Chris Thomas, Falun Gong Practitioner]: "I come down here to help the Chinese people learn the truth of Falun Gong." In some cities like Vancouver and London, Falun Gong practitioners stand vigil 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. To date, over three thousand practitioners have been confirmed dead, while hundreds of thousands are still detained with in China's notorious prison system. NTD News, New Zealand.
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