--- Adapted Letters from Relatives, Friends of Falun Gong Practitioners (09/02/2000)

August 14, 2000

I am the mother of a Falun Dafa practitioner. My son was imprisoned for a long time for attempting to appeal in Beijing. Falun Dafa is his belief. He firmly believes that his teacher is innocent, that Falun Dafa is the orthodox law, and that Falun Dafa is tremendously beneficial, improving people's health and upgrading their moral levels.

I hope the government releases my son and all the detained Falun Gong practitioners. They are good people. They are the best people in the world.

In the meantime, I call on kind-hearted people, parents, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters to help to give justice to Falun Gong practitioners. The society needs them. They are innocent.

A Mother of a Falun Dafa Practitioner

August 2000

All Government Leaders,

My wife is a Falun Dafa practitioner. Through practicing Falun Gong, her moral standard was greatly upgraded and her health was improved. She is always considerate towards others. I was deeply touched by her behavior.

She has been detained for half a year simply because she went to appeal in Beijing to let the truth be known. I really cannot understand why the government treats good people in such a way. Aren't you afraid to lose the support of the people? In my opinion, every Falun Gong practitioner has the best character. I call on kind-hearted people to help to give justice to Falun Dafa. They are the best people in the world. They are innocent. I hope the government releases my wife, which would greatly benefit both society and my family.

A Husband of Falun Dafa Practitioner

August 2000

My wife began to practice Falun Gong in September 1996. I read a little about Falun Dafa at that time. Although I could not believe that a human being could turn into God, I fully agreed with the teachings of being a good person and doing good deeds. Therefore, I was very supportive of her practice. If she lost her temper, I would say she did not achieve forbearance. After a year's practice, her temper improved, our relationship became harmonious, and her health was improved.

I persuaded her not to practice after the government labeled Falun Gong as an evil cult. However, she firmly believed that Falun Gong was good. She was detained for half a month for practicing in Zhongshan Park in December 1999. Then she wanted to appeal in Beijing. I was afraid of her going to Beijing, so I locked her up at home and informed the residential management to watch in case she fell from a window. But they called the police and then she was detained in a hospital for a month.

She was released before the Chinese New Year because of her hunger strike. She went to Beijing on New Year's Eve. Fifteen days later, she was detained for one month under the fabricated accusation of "Damaging the execution of law by using an evil cult." After the 15 days were over, however, she was still detained illegally for unknown reasons. Issue 36 of China's Constitution says, "Every citizen of the People's Republic of China has the freedom in belief. Any government, organization or person should not force a citizen to have or give up a belief, nor discriminate against any citizen with or without a certain belief." I consider it unlawful that the police detained my wife again and again. Moreover, we do not know whether these detentions were determined by the court, or investigation bureau. This is inconsistent with the Constitution. My wife believes that a human being committed wrong doings in his or her previous life, so she wants to cultivate, and does good deeds to pay back these debts and to return her true self. This is a will and a belief. There is nothing criminal about it whatsoever.

I am really confused about the laws and regulations in China. Which is superior, the authorities or the law?

A relative of a Falun Gong practitioner

August 2000

Related Government Leader:

Greetings,

I am an ordinary citizen. One of my friends is a Falun Gong practitioner. He was in custody for 15 days because he appealed to the government by telling them the truth about Falun Gong. Then, shortly after the Chinese Spring Festival, he was again caught by officers from the Jianghan police station of Wuhan City and put into custody, where he remains today after half a year. I could not fathom, much less accept, the government taking such an action. I think what the government has done is wrong, unlawful, and is violating the basic rights of a citizen. In my opinion, all Falun Gong practitioners are good people. They have the courage to tell the truth, do things truthfully and honestly; they are kind, upright, open and aboveboard; they are healthy both in body and mind with noble character. In the face of conflict and insults, they do not fight back when they are beaten or sworn at; they are strong-willed and magnanimous. These all reflect the great compassion and forbearance of Falun Dafa practitioners. If the government really wants to treat the good as the evil, who will trust the government? What they would surely lose is the support from people. Could such a government manage the country well? Could the people in that country lead a happy life? This is what every Chinese citizen with a conscience is concerned about. I hope the government will think about it carefully. Treat Falun Gong and the Falun Gong practitioners fairly and give them a legal environment to practice their belief. It will surely be a great benefit when the construction of social spiritual civilization and upgrading the moral standard occurs. Therefore, I call on every person with kindness and justice to support and help the Falun Gong practitioners. I hope all the practitioners detained and jailed will be released, and that justice will be returned to Falun Gong.

A Chinese Citizen with Conscience

August 17,2000

A young couple began to learn Falun Gong as soon as they got married. Both of them are personnel staff working in government agencies. They cultivate themselves according to the principle of Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. They work diligently and have made great contributions. Their leaders and colleagues all have good comments regarding them.

On July 20, 1999, not long after they gave birth to a baby, the young couple and their mother were caught individually, and detained and interrogated separately. Thus, no one was able to look after their little baby. Some relatives learned this and went there to take care of the baby. They asked about the whereabouts of the couple, but failed to get any information. The grandfather and grandmother, both over 80 years old, also rushed to help.

They could not imagine that their kind daughter and son-in-law were imprisoned just because they practiced Falun Gong.

During the illegal detention period, the husband did not answer any questions of the police. He just wrote a letter to his young wife. Since he was so determined about Falun Dafa, he was expelled from the Party and fired. Their two-bedroom apartment was confiscated. His wife was assigned a position that no one wanted in a suburb area far from the city. No member of their family was ever against the government or ever broke the law. They are kind and good people. Their bitter experiences shocked their colleagues and friends. It is really hard to believe and accept.

A Friend of Falun Dafa Practitioner