(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Florida held a series of activities to mark 26 years of protesting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution in China on July 19, 2025.
Practitioners demonstrated Falun Dafa’s five sets of exercises, distributed truth-clarification flyers, and held a candlelight vigil at Lake Eola in Orlando’s city center.
Falun Dafa practitioners demonstrated the exercises and held a candlelight vigil at Lake Eola on July 19, 2025.
Practitioners distribute truth-clarification flyers to passersby and talk about the CCP’s ongoing 26-year-long brutal persecution.
Falun Dafa practitioners demonstrated the exercises and spread the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance at the picturesque Lake Eola. They shared how their health and mindsets have improved after practicing Falun Dafa.
They also raised awareness of the CCP's ongoing 26-year-long brutal persecution, including its forced organ harvesting. Practitioners called for international attention to the persecution and for help to stop this persecution together. The activities attracted the attention of many locals.
Practitioners held a candlelight vigil in the evening. They sat quietly, each holding a candlelight commemorating the practitioners who have lost their lives in the persecution. Candlelight flickered on practitioners’ calm yet resolute faces, revealing the courage and strength with which they have held fast to their faith under immense pressure. The entire scene was solemn and dignified.
Biologist: “This Persecution Should Absolutely Come to an End”
Robert Fanganiello is a geneticist who studies human genetic disorders. After learning about the CCP’s persecution in China, he said, “This persecution should stop. People should be free to practice meditation. I see that people’s illnesses are cured by doing meditation, so this persecution should absolutely come to an end.”
Mr. Fanganiello had heard of the CCP’s forced organ harvesting from Falun Dafa practitioners. “I have heard of this crime. This is a huge problem. It needs to be changed,” he said.
Mr. Fanganiello took some Falun Dafa booklets and stated that he wanted to learn more about it.
Middle School Teacher: “I Feel A Sense Of Energy And Tranquility Here”
Lily is a middle school teacher who is on summer break. She had been hoping to find a place to peacefully enjoy her night. When she saw the Falun Dafa practitioners’ candlelight vigil, she said, “I feel a sense of energy and tranquility here. I want to treat it with my utmost respect, not wanting to disrupt it with any shutter or flash from my camera.” She said she would post pictures and videos on her social media and share it with her friends and others who may be interested.
Lily had not heard about Falun Dafa before, and she was dismayed after learning that practitioners were being persecuted in China for their faith. She said, “This is very saddening. Though I’ve never personally experienced this tragedy, it is truly hard for me to grasp. This is crazy. It must be very hard for practitioners to not be able to do what they want.”
“Humans should have the right to have a healthy body, a happy mindset, and a soul. Forced organ harvesting is violating human rights. It should end immediately,” she said.
Lily asked, “What can I do to help?” She stated she would tell the people around her and upload videos to help more people learn about Falun Dafa.
Chief Software Consultant: “This Persecution Is Appalling and Heart-Wrenching!”
Suvha and Gokul Ram are residents of Lake Mary and are both software consultants. Suvha said, “We are appalled that people in China cannot do something as simple as meditating. It is very outrageous!”
Suvha said that forced organ harvesting is horrible and truly terrifying!
“We have seen movies like this before, but those are just fiction. We would have never thought that things like this would happen in real life. This is very appalling!”
Gokul said, “This persecution is outrageous and heart-wrenching!”
“The activities look very peaceful,” Suvha said. “I cannot fathom that a group of people like you are subjected to such brutal persecution! I hope the persecution ends.”
Victim of the Persecution: Calling on the International Community For Attention to the Plight of My Mother
Zeng Yue, a senior investment strategy manager, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from the Miami area. His mother, Wang Xiaojing, is a Falun Dafa practitioner from Sichuan province. She was illegally sentenced to two years in a forced labor camp in 2000, three and a half years of forced labor in 2011, and was dismissed from her work unit. She was most recently sentenced to three years in prison by the Chengdu Court in Sichuan Province in October 2024.
Mr. Zeng said, “My mother is a calm, rational, and compassionate woman. She was subjected to numerous persecutions just for practicing Falun Dafa and following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. A year after being detained, my family members saw her for the first time in a court hearing on October 10, 2024. They could barely recognize my mother because she had aged so much and looked extremely frail. She even had trouble breathing. My father could not hold back his tears when he saw my mother.”
“My father was harassed by the police multiple times when my mother was detained. They pressured him and questioned him about why the media abroad know about this situation. They told him not to tell anyone of this situation,” Mr. Zeng said.
“Our lawyer was also threatened by the Chengdu Municipal Judicial Bureau. He was warned not to ‘handle a major political case’ and instructed to ‘speak carefully’ during the trial,” Mr. Zeng said.
Mr. Zeng called for international attention to his mother’s situation. “I live in constant worry for my mother every day. This persecution has inflicted great trauma on my family. My grandmother is 90 years old and she is bedridden after being severely terrified and dismayed. Her health is deteriorating every day.
“I earnestly appeal to the U.S. Government, United Nations human rights organizations, and the international community to pay attention to the plight of my mother. She is just one of the countless Falun Dafa practitioners who have been persecuted. There are many others like her, innocent and kind individuals, who are enduring suffering they should never have had to endure.”
He hoped more righteous people would stand up and help stop the persecution. “May justice prevail. May my mother and prisoners of conscience be set free,” he said.
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