(Clearwisdom.net) Over the past several years, the Mainland police have spread lies on many occasions that "so many people went to protest, any country would suppress them." Many people have been misled by the media, and believed that Falun Gong practitioners' April 25 "besieging Zhongnanhai" lead to later suppression. In fact, firstly, "April 25" was not besieging the government, but a peaceful appeal, completely conforming to the law and reason. Secondly, Falun Gong practitioners' appeal was peaceful and out of their kindness, it was their trust to the government but not opposing the government. The third point, on the day of "April 25," with direct concern from Premier of State Council, Falun Gong practitioners and Appeals Office leaders had a meeting. They reached a common understanding and reasonably resolved the violent arrest of dozens of innocent Falun Gong practitioners in Tianjin.

Then how could an appropriate resolution of the peaceful appeal become an excuse for the persecution? On what was the suppression based?

It is simple and ridiculous. On the evening of April 25, 1999, Jiang Zemin, who "peeked out" and saw people appealing along the streets from a bulletproof car in the day time, took no positive action, but out of his jealousy, mimicked Mao Tse Tung's approach, launching a modern day rival of the "Great Cultural Revolution." Jiang wrote a letter to the politburo overnight, overthrew the premier's wise decision to cooperate with the practitioners with his personal will and illegal approach, and began a more wide open approach to the persecution of Falun Gong, which had started secretly in 1996.

Do all countries use hatred and violence to treat peaceful appeals? Since July 20, 1999 when the persecution began, Falun Gong practitioners around the world have been peacefully appealing in front of the Chinese Consulates, mourning for their fellow practitioners who have died as a result of the persecution, condemning and calling for an end to the persecution. The Chinese Consulates dare not use violence on these peaceful groups of people, why? It is because freedom of speech and freedom of belief are being respected and protected by law in the international community. Jiang's minions in the Chinese Consulates have to be careful when dealing with the laws in the countries where they stay.

Following are photos from around the world of activities commemorating the fifth anniversary of the peaceful "April 25" Appeal.

On the morning of April 25, Philadelphia Falun Gong practitioners practice the exercises in a group at the site of the famous "Liberty Bell."

Commemorating the fifth anniversary of April 25 Appeal--Stop the persecution of Falun Gong, Stop the persecution of human rights

Clarifying the truth to Chinese people

On April 25, 2004, Dallas Falun Gong practitioners commemorate April 25 Appeal

On the evening of April 25, Los Angeles Falun Gong practitioners hold a candlelight vigil and peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate


On April 25, Washington DC Falun Gong practitioners commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 25 Peaceful Appeal in front of local Chinese Embassy

On April 25, Falun Gong practitioners in Melbourne, Australia demonstrate the five sets of exercises at the Royal Exhibition Building.

On a bridge in Melbourne

"In Memory"

On April 25, more than 200 Falun Gong practitioners in Guandong area in Japan hold a parade opposing the persecution on the busiest street in Tokyo to commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 25.

In front of the Chinese Consulate in Toronto, Canada

On April 25, Denmark Falun Gong practitioners explain the facts about Falun Gong to passersby at a square

Clarifying the truth to people passing by

A passersby looks at truth clarification display boards

A practitioner is being interviewed

On April 22, Austria Falun Dafa practitioners commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 25 Appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in Austria, calling for bringing prime culprit for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in China to justice.

On April 24, Hong Kong Dafa practitioners peacefully appeal outside the Chinese Liaison Office to commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 25 Appeal

On April 24, Dafa practitioners in Gothenburg, Sweden hold a symbolic trial on the prime culprit Jiang for persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in downtown to commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 25 Appeal

On April 23-24, Dafa practitioners in France clarify the truth pertaining to April 25 Incident in front of the Chinese Embassy in Paris and in Chinatown.

In order to commemorate the fifth anniversary of April 25 Appeal, Berlin Dafa practitioners have held information days since the beginning of April in different areas in Berlin to clarify the truth to the public.

On the afternoon of April 24, Great New York Metropolitan Dafa practitioners gather in front of the Chinese Consulate, to display the history of April 25 Appeal and the persecution imposed upon Falun Gong in the past five years. They also hold a symbolic trial on Jiang to call on people from all walks of life to stop the persecution.

Posting date: 4/28/2004
Original article date: 4/27/2004
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/4/27/73272.html