(Clearwisdom.net) "The persecution makes me feel pain in my heart. All I can do is sign the petition and pray for Falun Gong." Upon learning how cruelly the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes Falun Gong at Clara Platz in Basel, Switzerland, Ms Jackline signed the petition, calling for an end to the crimes committed by the CCP, which harvests organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. She expressed that she herself understood that the Communist countries persecute people of faith and hoped that the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners would end as soon as possible.

On the 21st of March 2009, pictures of innocent Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted by the CCP were displayed at Clara Platz in Basel, Switzerland. Many passers-by stopped and viewed them. Like Ms Jacklin, some signed the petition, and some had a long talk with Falun Gong practitioners so that they could learn more about it.

Passers-by want to know what Falun Gong is and why the CCP persecutes Falun Gong

Passers-by sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution and organ harvesting

Passers-by sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution and organ harvesting

People learn Falun Gong from the practitioners

Learning about the Persecution

"This is terrifying!" Ms. Lynn said. She and Mr. Neuberger learned about the persecution and signed the petition condemning the persecution and the atrocity of harvesting organs from living victims. Mr. Neuberger said, "We are against what the CCP government has done. We support freedom, support that people should have freedom in their life, no matter where they are." Ms. Lynn said, "I also hope that people can have their freedom. I know those who are peaceful and do sitting meditation are being persecuted, even to death. We must do what we can to stop the persecution. Now is the time when we all should do something about it. This is very important to me."

About the crime of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners, Ms. Lynn expressed, "I think that we must be clear-minded because it has something to do with us. Everybody should stand up. That is what I think."

Dana and Judith are teenage students who signed the petition to stop the CCP from persecuting Falun Gong. Dana said, "I am horrified by what they have done to Falun Gong practitioners, such as removing organs from them, and we should stop all this."

She added that she would tell more people about it, "We should have more people pay attention to this and stop the persecution. They should come and find out what is happening, and help stop the persecution from taking place."

About the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, Judith said that she was "shocked". She said, "We should stop this. Such a tragedy shouldn't have happened." About the crime of organ harvesting, she said, "It's really horrifying, this shouldn't have happened, this is trampling on human dignity."

They also hoped that more Chinese people could make efforts to stop the persecution.

After carefully viewing pictures of Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted and learning that signatures were being collected, Karo and Macro signed the petition. Ms. Karo said, "We are against torture and the persecution. We didn't hear about this before. As soon as we learned this information, we feel this is really terrifying, especially organ harvesting from living people. This is really horrible, and that's why we signed the petition."

She added, "I think that this activity you have held is very good, as more people will pay attention to the persecution. We didn't hear about it before. One cannot be persecuted just because of his belief and opinions, this should be changed."

A man from Great Britain but working in Basel asked a Falun Gong practitioner what Falun Gong is, and why the CCP persecutes Falun Gong. A practitioner told him, "Falun Gong is a traditional method of cultivation in China. It teaches people to live according to "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance", so that they can be good people. It benefits people both physically and mentally. But the CCP, which maintains its rule through lies and violence, does not promote these virtues." After hearing this, the gentleman signed the petition and then asked where he could learn Falun Gong.

Some other passers-by started to learn Falun Gong on the spot, attracted to the peaceful exercises demonstrated by the practitioners.