By a Swedish practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On the 25th of April 2006, Falun Gong practitioners
in Gothenburg and from the surrounding area peacefully gathered outside the
Chinese Consulate to protest the 7-year brutal persecution, expose the CCP's
crimes of harvesting organs from living practitioners, and clarify the truth of
the historic April 25 appeal of 10,000+ Falun Gong practitioners which took
place in Beijing in 1999. This year is the 7th anniversary of the
peaceful gathering appealing to the Chinese authority for freedom of practice. With posters in hands, practitioners distributed fliers to passers-by and
chatted with them. A gentleman in his 50s said that he had heard about the CCP's
atrocities of harvesting organs from Falun Gong practitioners. "It is
terrible," he said. Drivers of passing-by vehicles slowed down to read the banners and posters.
Some also stopped momentarily and rolled down glass to get a flier or acquire
more information. When they learned about the 7-year brutal persecution and the
special meaning of April 25, they in succession expressed support for Falun Gong
practitioners. A practitioner who personally participated in the April 25 appeal seven years
ago said: When we learned that Tianjin police beaten up and arrested
practitioners who were peacefully appealing to a local journal, we, Beijing
practitioners, spontaneously went to the National Appeal Office which is next
Zhongnanhai-the central government compound to appeal. Our appeal was peaceful.
We all stood there quietly and also made room available for pedestrians. We were
just trying to safeguard our rights of belief with rationality and peace. We all
left after government officials met representatives of practitioners and
answered our requests." Seven years later, Falun Gong has spread to nearly 80 countries. Meanwhile,
in China, more than 10 million Chinese have quitted the CCP and its affiliated
organizations. The rationality of the "April 25" appeal unfolded the value and
beauty of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" principles to the
public. The appeal also set a good example for all Chinese civilians. As a
landmark historic event, the appeal made great contribution to the progress of
Chinese society and the moral standard of the world. Its impact is far-reaching
and exceptional.
Posting date: 4/30/2006
Original article date: 4/30/2006
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/4/29/126394.html