By Danish practitioners
(Clearwisdom.net) To commemorate 4.25, some
practitioners from Denmark and Sweden came to the largest square in the capital
of Denmark and used pictures, banners and leaflets in different languages to
tell people the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong and commemorate the 5th
Anniversary of the "4.25" peaceful appeal.
Five years ago, in order to uphold the right to cultivate
"Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance", 10,000 Falun gong
practitioners requested the release of Tianjin practitioners who were
detained for no reason. Faced with a totalitarian government known for its
violence, Falun Gong practitioners appealed peacefully to the Central
Appeals Bureau in Beijing's Fuyou Street in an upright manner. Their
courage, sense of righteousness, great compassion and forbearance as well as
noble character touched the hearts of the leaders and police officers
present. Consequently, the matter was peacefully resolved that day. This
gesture by the Chinese government was praised internationally and regarded
as a display of the Chinese Government taking a step towards democracy. However, three months later, under the instigation of
Jiang Zemin and his followers, China began a brutal suppression on Falun
gong practitioners. Amongst the many excuses for this persecution, one of
the charges was distorting the "4.25" peaceful appeal to become a
"siege" of the government site Zhongnanhai. For five years, under the brutal suppression and
persecution, Dafa practitioners all over the world have persisted in
explaining the facts to people in order to remove the hatred in people's
hearts caused by the lies propagated by Jiang Zemin. An important aspect of
clarifying the truth is to tell people the facts of the "4.25"
peaceful appeal, to let them know about this historic event. Seventy-year-old Paul Anderson was the first westerner to
practise Falun Dafa in Denmark. He started practising Falun Dafa nearly the
same time as the "4.25" peaceful appeal and the subsequent
suppression -- when the persecution was severe. Dafa miraculously cured him
of his illnesses. The brutal persecution in China also encouraged him to go
to different places during these five years, appealing for an end to the
persecution. Today he said, "Every one of us should have the freedom to
believe in what we believe. I hope more people will pay attention to this
ridiculous persecution that is happening in China. To rescue kind hearted
people, tell the Chinese Government: Stop the persecution." Many people stopped to look at the pictures carefully,
had long conversations with practitioners, expressed their support, and
signed the petition. A tourist from Israel said that he could clearly feel
the energy, peace and serenity of the practitioners. Danish and Swedish practitioners hung banners, exhibited
pictures and sent righteous thoughts at the Chinese Embassy in Denmark.
After silently observing us for five years, the enmity of embassy staff,
poisoned by lies, has waned significantly. When they saw practitioners
gathering at the embassy again, they asked quietly out of curiosity,
"What has happened?" Hopefully, as time goes on, they will
continue to make progress in understanding the truth about Falun Gong. Ms. Yida Kelao, who was born in Korea but grew up in
Denmark, has practised Falun Gong for three and a half years. Today, in
front of the Chinese Embassy, she said, "I want to say a few heart felt
words to the staff in the embassy. I hope they will not follow Jiang Zemin
in persecuting their own fellow compatriots again. I hope they can relay the
appeals of people all over the world to the Chinese government, to stop the
persecution." Mrs. Tan from Malmo said, "I am a handicapped person
sitting in a wheelchair. I overcame many difficulties and inconveniences to
come to Copenhagen. But I still want to come here in order to help those
Falun Gong practitioners in China who are not allowed to speak out. I appeal
to kind hearted people, let us stop this persecution together." While practitioners sent righteous thoughts, from time to
time, cars would drive past and people in the cars would gently hoot the
horn, while some waved expressing their support and sympathy. A reporter
stationed in Denmark from the New Tang Dynasty TV station made a full report
of the day's activities. Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200405/19350.html
Posting date: 5/2/2004
Original article date: 5/1/2004
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/4/27/73258.html