Germany: Peaceful Activities to Mark the Anniversary of April 25 Appeal Draw Support in Munich

(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Rotkreutzplatz on April 26, 2025, to commemorate the 26^th anniversary of the April 25 appeal. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, distributed fliers, and raised awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) brutal persecution of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa).

Falun Gong practitioners in Munich hold activities on Rotkreutzplatz on April 26, 2025, to mark the 26^th anniversary of the April 25 appeal.

Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Gong exercises.

People sign the petition calling to end the persecution.

“I saw them practicing the exercises. It’s fascinating. I think this peaceful way [of protesting] fits the time. I’ve participated in many protests, which were not so peaceful. This is such a contrast,” said Hartwig Tesar, an interface designer in the automotive industry.

He quietly observed practitioners’ activities from a distance, then walked straight to the information table to sign the petition calling for an end to the CCP’s persecution.

When he heard about the CCP’s 26-year-long persecution, he said it was incredible.

“This event really got my attention,” Hartwig said. “I think this [persecution] is so unfair. I have to do something, at least sign the petition.”

He said the nature of the CCP is incompatible with Falun Gong’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. “This kind of kindness and tolerance, this kind of mutual forgiveness, is very important in the post-COVID-19 era,” he remarked.

Hartwig wished practitioners success, adding, “Such an event can really draw everyone’s attention to the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong.”

This Event Is Peaceful

Passers-by sign the petition.

Retired psychologist Veronika Franzke said that she signed the petition at other Falun Gong events in Munich.

She said that she learned about Falun Gong through Swiss newspapers, and then saw practitioners’ activities in Moosach, Munich. “That was the first time I had the opportunity to sign the petition,” she said, and mentioned that she was moved by the peacefulness of the event.

Veronika said that she could sense the energy from the practitioners and that the atmosphere was peaceful, which created a clear contrast to the CCP’s terrible persecution. “It is important for a person who’s never heard about Falun Gong to see this event,” she said.

Passers-by sign the petition.

Hanna said the practitioners’ event was “Very peaceful, pure, and quiet. It was like meditation.”

She mentioned that she understood about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong and how it prohibits people from practicing Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, because she was from Yugoslavia, a former communist country and her parents were both victims of communism. She said she was very young then and did not have a deep understanding of the harm of communism, but her husband is Cuban and they also lived in Cuba, so they both had some understanding of communist society.

After signing the petition, Hanna said, “The reason [I signed] is very simple. [The CCP’s forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners] is inhuman. Everyone should have their own rights.” She said that communist societies, “Do not care about people, and people have no power.”

A Chinese woman talked with a practitioner for a long time and said she’d long wanted to express support for Falun Gong.