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Helsinki, Finland: Practitioners Expose the Persecution on July 20th (Photos)

July 29, 2012 |   By a practitioner in Finland

(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in Finland held a series of activities on July 20, 2012 to raise public awareness of the 13-year persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

二零一二年七月二十日上午,芬兰法轮功学员在中共使馆门前静坐,抗议长达十三年来中共对法轮功学员的血腥迫害。

Practitioners in Finland meditate in front of the Chinese Embassy on the morning of July 20, 2012

二零一二年七月二十日傍晚,烛光守夜以悼念那些被迫害致死的学员。

A candlelight vigil at dusk to mourn the practitioners who have died in the persecution

民众了解真相

People learn the truth

学员在海滨公园烛光守夜

Practitioners hold a candlelight vigil in Esplanade Park

了解真相的民众签名支持反迫害

People sign the petition to express their support for Falun Gong

二零一二年七月二十日下午,学员们在芬兰著名的景点海滨公园里开展讲真相活动。

Practitioners in Helsinki held their activities on the afternoon of July 20 in Esplanade Park, a popular tourist attraction. They put up display boards calling for support to end the persecution, and held a candlelight vigil to honor the practitioners who have lost their lives for remaining steadfast in their belief during the CCP's 13 years of persecution. They also set up an information table where people could sign a petition to express their support for the practitioners' efforts.

A young Finnish man who can speak Chinese came over to the information table. After listening to a practitioner talk to him about Falun Gong and the persecution, he signed the petition to express his support for Falun Gong practitioners. He told the practitioner that he is studying in China, and has many Chinese friends. He wanted to bring the information to them. The practitioner told him the way to circumvent the CCP information blockade on the Internet. The young man was very happy and said that he would definitely tell his Chinese friends so that they would also have an opportunity to learn about the true situation.

A Chinese woman who went to the Chinese Embassy for some business told a practitioner that she was moved by the practitioners' perseverance. She said that she saw practitioners quietly sitting there when she came here every year. She finally announced her resignation from the Young Pioneers, one of the CCP's organizations.