Recalling the "April 25" Peaceful Appeal

(Clearwisdom.net) Nine years ago, on April 25, 1999, more than ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners went to appeal in Beijing of their own accord. This large-scale, peaceful appeal under the Chinese Communist regime shocked the world and was viewed as a miracle in China's recent history. Soon afterwards, Jiang Zemin's clique launched mass arrests of Falun Gong practitioners nationwide on July 20, 1999, marking the beginning of a most brutal persecution of cultivators. What was it about the "April 25" appeal that so frightened the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)?

Forbearance Manifests Through Truthfulness and Benevolence--On the Ninth Anniversary of "April 25"

(Clearwisdom.net) Editor's Note: To commemorate the ninth anniversary of the April 25 Appeal, Clearwisdom presents this as one of a series of republished articles from years past. The April 25th Appeal was notable not only for its size, but also because it was remarkably peaceful and orderly. Some 10,000 practitioners gathered in central Beijing that day, peacefully protesting for their civil rights. The CCP propaganda machine, however, in its quest to crush Falun Gong at the bidding of then Party Chairman Jiang Zemin, twisted the facts to serve its own motives. To this day, CCP propaganda accuses Falun Gong of "laying seige to the Zhongnanhai Central Government Compound" on April 25, 1999, falsely alleging that the 10,000 gathered posed a violent threat to the nation and its leaders. Nothing could be further from the truth, of course, as this series of articles documents from various angles.

April 25 Appeal - Historic Milestone Shines Eternally

(Clearwisdom.net) Editor's Note: To commemorate the ninth anniversary of the April 25 Appeal, Clearwisdom presents this as one of a series of republished articles from years past. The April 25th Appeal was notable not only for its size, but also because it was remarkably peaceful and orderly. Some 10,000 practitioners gathered in central Beijing that day, peacefully protesting for their civil rights. The CCP propaganda machine, however, in its quest to crush Falun Gong at the bidding of then Party Chairman Jiang Zemin, twisted the facts to serve its own motives. To this day, CCP propaganda accuses Falun Gong of "laying seige to the Zhongnanhai Central Government Compound" on April 25, 1999, falsely alleging that the 10,000 gathered posed a violent threat to the nation and its leaders. Nothing could be further from the truth, of course, as this series of articles documents from various angles.

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