(Minghui.org) Practitioners held an event in Zaandam, the Netherlands, on August 23, 2025, to introduce Falun Dafa to the public and raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.
Zaandam, a city in the province of Noord Holland, is located on the Zaan River and borders Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, to the southeast. It’s famous for its beautiful wooden houses and colorful windmills.
Practitioners held their event at the Gedempte Gracht shopping center in Zaandam, a popular tourist destination. They demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises, set up display boards, distributed flyers, and collected signatures on a petition calling to end the CCP’s persecution.
Practitioners in Zaandam demonstrated the exercises and raised awareness of the CCP’s persecution.
Distributing flyers
Passersby stop to read the display boards and flyers.
People sign the petition.
NGO: Forced Organ Harvesting Is Genocide
Fatma Nur Gunaes of Doctors Without Borders
Fatma Nur Gunaes, a member of Doctors Without Borders, expressed her admiration for Falun Dafa. “I was looking for a way to meditate, a way to relax, and this looks wonderful!”
When she learned that Falun Dafa cannot be practiced freely in China and that the CCP uses torture, including state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting, to force practitioners to renounce their faith, she was indignant: “This kind of organ transplantation isn’t saving lives, it’s killing people. In the long run, it’s genocide!
“If I could ever go to China and see those who profit from harvesting people’s organs, I would tell them to stop. This is a crime. I would file a lawsuit against them. The Netherlands has courts independent of the government, and judges can make their own ruling.”
Tourists Express Support
A Chinese couple expressed their gratitude, saying, “Freedom of belief! We support you!” They said they were from Hong Kong and saw Falun Dafa practitioners clarifying the truth for many years. They admired their perseverance and peaceful approach to countering the persecution.
However, since the implementation of the National Security Law, freedom of speech has been abolished in Hong Kong, and practitioners can no longer distribute information. The man said, “Hong Kong is now like mainland China—there’s no freedom!”
Talking about former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying’s threats against practitioners in Finland, he said, “That’s ridiculous! Freedom of speech and belief are protected by law in Western countries!” The couple encouraged practitioners to persist.
After reading the flyer, a mother and daughter returned to the table and signed the petition. The mother told a practitioner, “This is so sad. I cried for your suffering. Is this [persecution] still happening?”
When the practitioner said it was, the woman said, “This is unfair. It must stop. We want to help stop this persecution!”
The practitioner thanked her for her kindness and compassion and told her that her signature was important, that it was a force for justice that could stop the evil of the CCP and help encourage Falun Dafa practitioners in China. The woman gave the practitioner a warm hug after asking permission.
After middle school student Bonz signed the petition, he said, “I saw the pictures on the display board and realized this [suppression of Falun Dafa] should be stopped, so I’m signing to support the effort to stop the persecution. Thank you. You’re doing a great job raising awareness!”
He also took a flyer and the signature QR code card, saying he would tell his classmates and friends to sign the petition.
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