By a Finnish practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On May 12, 2007, the Finnish Service Center for
Quitting the CCP held a rally and parade in Helsinki's Central Square to support
the twenty-one million withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in
China. People from many Nordic countries participated in the event, which
attracted many tourists and local people's attention. A Finnish MP: "The CCP does not allow its people to
obtain information from the outside." Finish MP Outi Alanko-Kahiluodon Representative of the Swedish NGO, SHRIC gives speech Representative of the Swedish NGO Condemns the CCP Crimes of Organ Harvesting
from Living Falun Gong Practitioners A representative from the Swedish NGO, SHRIC, said that right before the
Olympic Games the CCP has started an even more rampant suppression against those
dissidents to make them disappear. This worsens the human rights situation in
China. She also condemned the CCP's crime of organ harvesting from living Falun
Gong practitioners. She said, "If a nation wants to be prosperous, the most
important thing is to respect human rights, let the people speak without fear,
and allow free thinking, instead of controlling everything by all means at their
disposal. An Eighteen Year-old Chinese Student Appeals to Rescue Her Father Being
Persecuted by the CCP Sunny said, "My whole family is very worried about it. The CCP's crimes
of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners has been exposed to the
public, and it is real. In my hometown, Wuhan, there is an organ transplant
center, so we are worried that my father could suffer the same type of
murder." She appealed to the Finnish government and all circles to help
rescue her father, who is in danger. Parade Supporting Quitting the CCP Moves People's Hearts A parade took place after the rally. Police vehicles cleared the traffic, and
the parade was lead by the waist-drum group with the traditional Chinese
costumes, followed by various banners and placards supporting the withdrawals
from the CCP. The parade proceeded through the center of Helsinki. The parade "Thanks for your attention on the wave of quiting the CCP" Audience This day was also the final competition for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest,
and many people from Nordic countries who love music came to Helsinki to
experience the results of the competition. As a result, there were huge numbers
of people in the city center. The parade with joyful drumming for celebrating
the tide of quitting the CCP in China attracted many people. Having seen the large banners and understood that it was supporting the
withdrawals from the CCP, people applauded with thumbs-up saying, "What you
have done is very good!" Some western people who just learned a few Chinese
words said to the Chinese practitioners who were distributing the leaflets:
"Hao (means good), Hao!" A man from Eastern Europe shouted, "I was imprisoned by the Communist
Party for two years, I really hated it!" A young Chinese person said, "This is really spectacular. People in
China have no chance to know this." Along the parade route, many people
took photos of the parade. At the parade's final destination, a big coach full of tourists from China
stopped by chance, and the large banners indicating that over twenty one million
Chinese people having withdrawn from the CCP, along with various
truth-clarifying materials were presented in front of the Chinese
tourists. Even though some Chinese tourists did not dare to accept materials
openly because of the threats from the CCP, the unforgettable parade scene must
have stirred their hearts deeply.
Outi Alanko-Kahiluodon, an MP from the Finnish Green Party, gave a speech. She
said that in Nordic countries, all the non-governmental organizations (NGO),
even those who oppose the government, receive equal and proper treatment. They
can even obtain financial support from the government. However, the idea of
democracy is only a dream in China. In China, human rights upholders are jailed
for upholding their basic human rights. Those people who step forward to oppose
the Chinese government's human rights violations are imprisoned in jails in
China. All controversial voices are suppressed. The CCP constrains all the
people within the national border, the Internet is blockaded, people's daily
activities are monitored, even the web-site of our Green Party Youth
Organization is blocked by the CCP. Perhaps the Chinese regime considers ideas
of supporting human rights, making the environment green and opposing
dictatorship as a threat to its political power.
She also said that the roles played by people in democratic countries are to
give hope to people having difficulty, listen to the voices from different
people in different places in the world, and pay attention to the situations
where there is no democracy, and to respect human rights. In other words, we
should make our society fairer, just, democratic, support freedom of speech, and
freedom in the media. It is the foundation of a successful society.
Sunny, an eighteen year-old Chinese student in Finland participated in the
rally. She told a reporter that in March of this year, her father, Mr. Zhang
Weijie, was illegally arrested by the CCP just because he practices
Falun Gong. In order to find her father, her mother begged for help everywhere,
and was finally informed that her father was imprisoned in a brainwashing
center.
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200705/39571.html
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/5/16/154940.html