(Clearwisdom.net) During Hu Jintao's participation in the UN conference, about 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners across the world gathered in New York and held a peaceful appeal to call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong.
Practitioners appealing in front of the UN building (Minghui/Clearwisdom Photo)
AAP reported on September 15, "The gathering of world leaders for the United Nations Summit this week proved an irresistible stage for thousands of protesters crowding a New York City plaza to draw attention to their causes."
The report stated, "Hundreds of Falun Gong supporters, who have camped out seemingly everywhere in Manhattan for the past year, gathered to protest China's oppression against them. China banned the spiritual Falun Gong movement in 1999."
In addition, the report stated, "On Thursday thousands of protesters in blue shirts rallied against China's Communist Party, waving signs and shouting amid thundering drums. They want the party dismantled."
