By a Dutch practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) Alphen aan de Rijn is a small town in the
Netherlands with the Rhine flowing through its center. On January 21st, 2006,
Falun Gong practitioners from Holland came to the area to demonstrate Falun Gong
exercises and expose the brutal persecution that the Chinese communist regime
has inflicted on Falun Gong practitioners in China. After learning about the
persecution, many people signed their names to a petition to support bringing
the prime culprit Jiang Zemin to justice. A middle-aged lady and a young boy approached the practitioners, wanting to
know what the practitioners were doing. The practitioners provided them with
explanations of what Falun Gong is all about and showed them photos of tortured
Falun Gong practitioners. Practitioners highlighted the fact that similar
relentless persecution is being carried out every day in China. They told her about Falun Gong practitioners' legal action against Jiang
Zemin for the crime of genocide. In support of Falun Gong, the lady indicated
her willingness to sign her name. She also explained the facts to the boy and
allowed him to sign. She commented, "It is a great lesson for him to
support justice and help others." Another lady who lived in the town asked practitioners where she could learn
the Falun Gong exercises. A practitioner whose residence is nearest to Alphen
aan de Rijn, helped the lady to arrange the details. One gentleman said he couldn't understand at all why the Chinese communist
regime should have decided to persecute such a wonderful way of cultivation.
Practitioners explained to him that Falun Gong asks people to become
compassionate, and that it promotes harmony as well as tolerance. In contrast,
the Chinese communist regime trumpets political struggles and rules the country
based on violence and lies. As a result, the regime instigated the persecution. Source:http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200601/31237.html
Practitioners demonstrating Falun Gong exercises
Chinese version available at
http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/1/26/119460.html