Spain: Public Supports Practitioners’ Peaceful Protest

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Madrid on April 25, 2025, to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the April 25 appeal. They also condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa.

Practitioners held a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy on April 25, 2025, to expose the CCP’s persecution.

The practitioners set up banners and informational display boards on the lawn in front of the embassy at 10 a.m. Many people expressed their support and admiration for the practitioners’ 26 years of peaceful resistance to the persecution, and signed a petition calling for it to end, including the CCP’s forced organ harvesting.

Passing cars occasionally honked in support, and police officers guarding the event also took photos of the banners and attentively listened to the practitioners’ explanations.

Practitioners spoke in both Chinese and Spanish, recounting the peaceful appeal that took place in Beijing on April 25, 1999, and exposing the CCP’s 26-year-long persecution. They also called on the embassy staff to recognize the CCP’s destructive nature, stop participating in the persecution, and withdraw from the Party as soon as possible.

Practitioners talked to passersby about Falun Dafa.

People signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution.

Jose Antonio condemned the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa.

Jose Antonio said, “I completely oppose the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa. I oppose all communist regimes that slaughter and destroy people.” He expressed sincere admiration for practitioners’ long-standing peaceful resistance, “I think what you are doing is very courageous. You’re speaking out on behalf of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.”

He added, “I believe that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are values that all of us should embrace and support.”

Before he left, he added, “I walk past here every year, and every year I see you, and I sign the petition. I told all my friends and family about it.”

After Jessica read a flyer she said, “This is horrifying and shocking. I think everyone should know what’s happening. I had no idea. Forced organ harvesting is inhumane. I feel deep sympathy for what these practitioners have suffered. It’s heartbreaking. We should raise awareness of this and let the whole world know about this brutality. I believe the CCP should respect freedom of belief.”

She said she would tell her husband about the persecution and share what she learned on social media to help more people learn the truth about the persecution in China.

Laura, after reading the leaflet, said, “Your rally is important. It helps awaken people, and lets more Spaniards know the CCP’s crimes. Hardly anyone here knows about this. It raises the awareness.”

She was shocked after hearing about the forced organ harvesting, “That’s incredibly cruel. It couldn’t be worse. Really, I can’t even describe how I feel right now. Facing a dictatorship is hard, but I believe that over time, more and more people will come to see how evil the CCP truly is.”

A 21-year-old young man, after learning the facts about Falun Dafa, said this was the second time he had seen the practitioners peaceful protest in front of the Chinese embassy. He said, “Any persecution of religious belief is unacceptable. The persecution is horrific. These practitioners pose no threat to anyone, and yet they are being persecuted simply for their beliefs. This cannot go on. It’s unjust. The world today needs the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.”