By a German practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) December 10, 2004 was International Human Rights Day.
Falun Gong practitioners in the greater Frankfurt area gathered at the city's
Old Opera House to raise public awareness of the persecution and to call for
help. Practitioners gather in front of the Frankfurt old Opera House
to call for help It was a Friday and some practitioners came to the old opera house during
their lunch break to demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises and distribute
truth-clarifying materials to tourists. There were also some practitioners who
came to help after they got off from work. During the 1-day event, many tourists
saw Falun Gong exercises and obtained information. Regarding the persecution of Falun Gong launched and maintained by the
Jiang's regime and the Chinese Communist Party, Peter, a graduate of the
Sinology Department of Frankfurt University, made the following statement in
fluent Chinese: "The topic of my University study was ancient Chinese
culture and modern human rights issues. I am very happy to participate in this
activity today on International Human Rights Day. Some Germans think that the
human rights record of China has improved, but I think it has gotten worse. On
the surface it looks as if it's a bit better, but that's only because the
evidence and details have been hidden." Peter added: "In China, Falun Gong practitioners of all social strata,
from children to elders, have been severely persecuted. As a practitioner, I
dearly want to tell people, especially the Chinese tourists, the truth of the
persecution." "Some Chinese tourists were surprised upon seeing our group practice.
'Why is Falun Gong banned in China while the practice can be freely practice in
Germany?' They will therefore start to think about it. Many of them still don't
know the severity of the persecution. After reading our materials, they learned
the real situation of the persecution," Peter said. Source http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200412/23891.html
A large number of passersby signed a petition calling for the immediate release
of Xu Youlin, mother of a German practitioner. Ms Xu is being detained in
Beijing's Women Forced Labor Camp for practicing Falun Gong.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/12/21/91900.html