According to reports from the Japanese newspaper YOMIURI, on May 25, Japanese Falun Gong practitioners have been working extremely hard to appeal for their fellows in China who are persecuted. In February 2002, Takehiko Anai was arrested on Tiananmen Square where he appealed for Falun Gong with 50 other foreign practitioners. He went on a hunger strike during his imprisonment in Beijing. He does not regret this: "If a lot of practitioners from other countries go there, the Chinese people will learn that these foreign people are able to freely practice Falun Gong in their own countries." He said: "This is what I wanted to tell them."

At the critical moment, I made the right decision. One night a few days before April 25, I was forcibly imprisoned during the period when the police from Tianjian District, Hainan City, Anhui province, arrested Dafa practitioners in great numbers. The wicked police tortured me through such means as depriving me of sleep attempting to change my mind. They also tried to use my family sentiments to persuade me. But all their efforts were in vain. However due to my attachments, when the director of my workplace tried to bail me out, I almost went astray. Later, upon Teacher's protection and hints, I successfully escaped from the evil den.

A senior party member of 30 years' standing wrote an open letter to all Chinese Communist Party members: "The reason I started Falun Dafa practice was because, first, at that time I had late stage cancer, and none of the treatments were effective. Another reason was I wanted to cultivate Buddhahood, so that my longing for the truth and enlightenment, and my value-system and belief in honesty and a simple life style could find fulfillment. Although I was removed from the party, put in jail and forced to undergo labor re-education because of this, I still consider that the path I took is decisively correct. I feel incomparably honorable and have a sense of pride."

On June 7, when the chorus ended at the Peter Ritzen concert, the applause did not stop for a very long time. Peter once said, "Musicians do not care for politics. However, when I see the suppression of Falun Gong in China, I feel I need to use another way to express my disapproval. I want all people to hear it." The famous conductor Minski responded to the invitation, and conducted at the concert. He felt that "he had never felt so moved before."