[Clearwisdom.net]

On the afternoon of July 28, Tan Yongjie left the hospital after Dr. Gail Burbridge removed all the pins that had been fixed around every one of his burn wounds for the skin grafting therapy. Though his wounds haven't completely healed yet, the 15 days' treatment and recuperation in Park Plaza Hospital have helped him physically and mentally recover day by day. The local Falun Gong practitioners have made an appointment for him to go to the hospital for re-examination on August 2. It is estimated that he will soon be completely recovered.

At present, he is temporarily living at the home of a Falun Gong practitioner in Houston. These days, people from various circles, including staff members of local charitable organizations, the police, social workers, Falun Gong practitioners, etc. are all very concerned about him and are making specific arrangements for his life and work after his recovery. As a Falun Gong practitioner, Tan Yongjie on the one hand greatly appreciates the concern and help from people of all circles and charitable organizations; but on the other hand he is used to his life following the order of nature without pursuit. He is unwilling to trouble other people and thus doesn't have any requests of others for the future. After Tan Yongjie went through all kinds of hardships and came to Houston with serious injuries, the concern and assistance from local police, medical personnel, staff from charitable organizations, social workers, etc., as well as the humanitarian spirit that has been shown to him, are all indeed deeply touching.

However, as Tan Yongjie said to the reporters, he is only one of the countless Falun Gong practitioners persecuted in China. When people witness his burn wounds, which are horrible to look at, they should not forget there are still tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners who insist on their belief, and are undergoing cruel and inhuman persecution in detention centers, prisons, labor camps, etc. Besides, the cruel torture and suffering that many Falun Gong practitioners experience are more brutal and inhuman than what Tan Yongjie has undergone. More than 250 Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted to death and many more practitioners' lives are in danger. They are all innocent victims that we should pay serious attention to and try to rescue.

We appeal to all kind-hearted people worldwide, and to governments as well as to institutions that uphold justice: Please act together for the urgent rescue of the tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners that are being persecuted in China, and jointly stop this unprecedented ruthless persecution and killing happening on such a large scale in the civilized society of the 21st century.