I think we should all pray for all those held in forced labor camps in China this Christmas and be thankful we have some freedoms in the US.

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Many of these people are persecuted for spiritual beliefs or practices and are completely peaceful otherwise:

The cry for help reads: 'Sir: If you occasionally buy this product, please kindly resend this letter to the World Human Right Organisation. Thousands people here who are under the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party Government will thank and remember you forever.

'This product produced by Unit 8, Department 2, Mashanjla Labour Camp, Shen Young, Liaoning, China.

'People who work here have to work 15 hours a day without Saturday (or) Sunday break and any holidays, otherwise they will suffer torturement [sic], beat and rude remark, nearly no payment (10 Yuan/one month).

'People who work here suffer punishment 1-3 years averagely, but without court sentence. Many of them are Falun Gong practitioners who are totally innocent people. Only because they have different believe [sic] to the CCPG, they often suffer more punishment than others.'