Croatians Learn About Falun Gong During Practitioners’ Rally Commemorating the April 25 Appeal

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Croatia held activities on April 25, 2026, to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the April 25 appeal in Beijing. They set up a yellow tent, displayed posters, distributed flyers, demonstrated the exercises, and talked with passersby about the appeal and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution on King Tomislav Square in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.

Practitioners held activities on King Tomislav Square.

Practitioner Borna spoke for about 10 minutes in front of the information table. He introduced Falun Gong and talked about the background of the April 25 appeal in Beijing 27 years ago.

More than 10,000 practitioners went to the State Appeals Office on April 25, 1999, to request the release of 45 practitioners who had been arrested in Tianjin. The then Premier Zhu Rongji met with some practitioners and resolved the issue; the practitioners in Tianjin were released, so the practitioners who had gathered at the appeals office dispersed in the evening. But Jiang Zemin, then head of the CCP, launched the persecution three months later.

Tens of thousands of practitioners have been arrested, detained, and imprisoned over the past 27 years. They have suffered torture, forced labor, and abuse in psychiatric hospitals. Many died from torture or were even killed in the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting.

Passersby Support Falun Gong

Some passerby read the information displayed around the booth and stepped forward to sign the petition that called for an end to the persecution. Some people learned more about the CCP’s human rights abuses. Many people said they were appalled after learning about the brutality of the persecution and then signed the petition.

A practitioner handed a flyer to a couple with two children. After reading the flyer, the wife signed the petition.

A man with a cane asked a practitioner what the event was about. The practitioner told him about Falun Gong and the CCP’s persecution. He said the Falun Gong principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance resonated with him.

The Dafa music playing in the booth drew many people, who said it made them feel calm. When the practitioners demonstrated the sitting meditation, many stopped and asked about the practice.

One woman accepted a flyer from a practitioner and listened to him explain why they were holding the event. She said that it was unbelievable that such horrible things were happening in China and that she felt sad seeing the photos of the persecuted practitioners. She signed the petition. She also said she was interested in learning the practice and asked for information about where she could learn.