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A Facebook user has posted a photo with a claim that it shows the persecution and torture of a Christian in China. In the photo , a man with his hands tied behind his back, his face and shirt seemingly covered in blood, is seated straight-legged on a bench. Two uniformed men on either side of him appear to be crushing his legs with a metal rod. A banner behind the trio reads: Now happening in China. The photo is captioned : Christian percussion in China. Breaking legs of Christian believer. May God have mercy on our brothers and sisters in China. The post was shared on a Zambian Facebook group page. But is it real? Demonstration of torture staged in Australia The photo actually relates to the alleged persecution of a different group in China. A reverse image search reveals that it was posted online on 16 July 2004, on the site Falun Dafa Minghui.org . Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong , is a spiritual practice banned in China since 1999. According to the article , the photo is one of many taken during an exhibition in Brisbane, Australia, on 10 July 2004. Dafa practitioners held a large-scale anti-torture exhibition to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, it says . The torture scenes were so true-to-life that they shocked many people who stopped to take a look at the exhibition. The photo does not show the torture of a Christian in China. Instead, it depicts a staged demonstration, in Australia, of the alleged torture of Falun Dafa adherents in China. – Dancan Bwire
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