By a French practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On June 5, 2004, at the invitation of the French Marseilles
International Amnesty Organisation, French practitioners joined the signature
collection and other activities held by Amnesty. During the activities,
practitioners narrated their experiences of the persecution that they had been
subjected to. When collecting signatures at the harbor during the day, a lot of photos and
boards of information were displayed. Many passersby and tourists stopped to
look and sign the petition. They wanted to take action to stop the persecution.
Some of them asked us for quite a lot of leaflets and other materials as they
wanted to distribute them for us. At night, practitioners held a candlelit vigil at the Chinese Embassy to
commemorate all fellow practitioners who have died in this persecution.
Practitioners were invited to narrate their experience of being persecuted. Ms
Ying Chen, who is currently studying in France, narrated details of the
persecution that she was subjected to when she visited her family in Beijing.
She was unlawfully arrested and detained, during which time she was subjected to
brutal torture and mental harassment, as well as psychiatric abuse. Her account
of her experiences made people who were present cry. Hearing what Chen had been
through, people realized the extent of the persecution against Falun Gong in
China. They called on others to pay close attention to the trampling of human
rights in China, and to adopt an effective approach to end the persecution. After viewing the display boards and the photos of those who died in the
persecution, a lot of passersby came to ask us about the truth, send their
sympathy and support and said they would like to pass on the truth to more
people. After learning the truth, a couple said, "It is really inconceivable. We
cannot imagine how this kind of oppressive torture and persecution could take
place in this era!" They also showed their respect and support, encouraged us to
keep it up, and presented a symbolic candle lamp to all 980 practitioners who
lost their lives in the persecution. The vigil lasted until midnight. We have
felt that people are longing to know the truth and want to form a connection
with Dafa every time we hold this kind of activity. It reminds us that we needed
to do a quicker and more thorough job of clarifying the truth to people.
Posting date: 6/15/2004
Original article date: 6/15/2004
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/6/12/76885.html