(Clearwisdom.net) On April 25 2005, practitioners in Japan rallied in
front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo to mark the 6th anniversary of
the "April 25" Peaceful Appeal. Practitioners displayed "Falun
Dafa is Good" and "Bring Jiang Zemin, Liu Jing, Luo Gan and Zhou
Yongkan to Justice" banners to spread the greatness of Falun Dafa and
expose the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China Sending Righteous thoughts in front of the Chinese Embassy in
Tokyo Six years ago, more than 10,000 practitioners peacefully appealed to the
Chinese Communist regime which is known for its dictatorship, ruthlessness,
corruption and falsity, in order to demand the unconditional release of Tianjin
practitioners who had been arrested and the right to cultivate the principles of
"Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The great compassion, endurance
and morality demonstrated by the practitioners during the appeal moved the world
and also resulted in a temporary solution to practitioners' requests. This
first-ever democratic dialogue between the government and Chinese citizens was
highly praised around the world and was regarded as a good step toward
democracy. But driven by his jealousy and evil nature, Jiang Zemin and his
followers started an unprecedented brutal persecution of Falun Gong just 3
months later. One of their excuses to persecute Falun Gong was that
practitioners "Besieged Zhongnanhai" on April 25 1999. Facing this most wide-spread and brutal persecution, practitioners have been
continuously clarifying the truth to people who have been
brainwashed by the lies of the Jiang regime. One of the most important topics is
the "April 25" peaceful appeal, which was completely peaceful and
legal. The appeal is actually one of the most important historic milestones in
Chinese history. Among the practitioners who came to the rally in front of the Chinese
Embassy, there were PhD researchers, company managers, employees, students and
housewives. Ms. Xiao was arrested in China for conducting an appeal for Falun
Gong and is currently an employee of a Japanese company. During an interview, she said: "Due to practitioners' persistent
efforts, the attitude of the society and the public toward Falun Gong has
changed greatly. For example, people didn't know what Falun Gong was all about
in the past. Through the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin and other high ranking
communist officials, a lot Japanese people have learned about the persecution. A
human rights lawyer commented that this persecution against Falun Gong is
unprecedented. "Through practitioners' truth-clarification, a lot of citizens,
including many Chinese in Mainland China and overseas, have learned the truth.
Having witnessed practitioners' spontaneous efforts to peacefully safeguard
their basic rights, many people have joined us. The current tide of quitting the
Chinese Communist Party is actually a reflection of hearts awakening. "I remember that someone asked me when this persecution would end.
Though we don't know when it is going to end, we will continue our effort to end
it as long as it hasn't. Practitioners' peaceful and rational reaction to the
persecution has showed the public what is righteous, and it will help people to
change toward goodness. Therefore, more people, including Chinese, will join our
efforts in the future."
Posting date: 4/29/2005
Original article date: 4/29/2005
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/4/27/100589.html