Denmark: Activities Mark the April 25 Appeal and Win Public Support

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from Denmark and Sweden held an event in the Old Square in the center of Copenhagen on April 21, 2023, to mark the 24th anniversary of the April 25 appeal in Beijing. They introduced Falun Dafa to people from all walks of life and told them about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.

Demonstrating the Falun Dafa exercisesPeople read the information People sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution People talk with practitioners to learn more information. 

British Couple Witnessed Practitioners Arrested on Tiananmen Square

A retired British couple stopped at the activity. They listened to practitioners’ explanation about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa. Looking through the materials, the woman suddenly pointed to the picture of practitioners unfurling banners on Tiananmen Square, and said, “We saw this scene when we visited Tiananmen Square.”

They said they went to China four times and visited many cities. The woman recalled that one year in Beijing, when they visited Tiananmen Square as tourists, “We saw some people who just put up banners like the one in the photo, and then many policemen rushed over, caught them, and forced them into a car. It all happened very fast. The Chinese people around applauded. We thought they were filming.”

A practitioner told them, “These arrested people are Falun Dafa practitioners. The banners read Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The practitioners [you saw] face imprisonment, torture, and even having their organs harvested.” 

The couple was shocked. They couldn’t understand why the Chinese would stand by and applaud when good people were being arrested. After learning more, they understood that it was because the CCP used lies to deceive the Chinese, making them hate Falun Dafa.

After they learned the whole story, the husband said, “In our country, if the common people have been unfairly treated, the government will help them instead of ignoring them, let alone persecuting them.”

They said they admired practitioners’ courage and persistent efforts for freedom of belief. 

Freedom of Belief Is a Right

A practitioner named Michael said he started practicing Falun Dafa in Indonesia in the summer of 1999 when a friend gave him a Falun Dafa book. It was only after he returned to Denmark that he learned about the April 25 peaceful appeal in China and that the CCP started the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners three months later. 

He said it was unacceptable for people to be persecuted for their faith, “In China, people peacefully express their wishes to the government, but they are persecuted. This is a very bad thing. In Denmark, this kind of thing never happens. Because democratic countries have freedom of belief, freedom of speech, and freedom of association, people can freely express their wishes to the government.”

In China, practitioners are detained, tortured, and even subjected to the CCP’s organ harvesting while they are alive. Michael said, “We all practice according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I want to help practitioners in China, so I participated in this event.”

Chinese Quit the CCP 

The event provided an opportunity for Chinese to learn about Falun Dafa and quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. That day, six people withdrew from the CCP organizations.

Two young Chinese who were shopping stopped to talk to practitioners and learned the details about April 25 appeal and the persecution of Falun Dafa. They said that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good and should be supported.

A young woman and her parents chatted with practitioners. After the discussion, they said they understood the true nature of the CCP and chose to withdraw from it and its affiliated organizations.