(Clearwisdom.net) On April 14, 2007, a group of Finnish practitioners went to the central railway station to tell people that the CCP has never stopped the horrible persecution of Falun Gong. They appealed to the Finnish government and people to give a helping hand to stop this eight-year cruel persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China who believe in truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.
Overseas student Sunny gave a speech appealing to the Finnish government to save her father and more Falun Gong practitioners |
Passersby were attracted by the banners, graphic pictures, and this schoolgirl's speech on this beautiful sunny day. When they stopped to listen, this is what they heard: "My name is Sunny. I am a university student from China and I came to study in Helsinki this January. On the afternoon of March 20th my father, Zhang Weijie, living in the suburbs of Wuhan City, suddenly disappeared. After many days of inquiry, our family members learned that my father had been illegally arrested on his way home from work by the 610 Office, a Gestapo-like organization, in Wuhan City, only because he practices Falun Gong. This is the third time that my father had been abducted after July, 1999, the beginning of the persecution of Falun Gong. Because my father refused to give up the practice, he was subjected to brainwashing and imprisonment in a forced labor camp. My mother also served one month in a forced labor camp during that time. Thus, my happy and harmonious family was destroyed, my grandparents were left with no one to care for them, and our entire family was in serious financial difficulty. Later my parents were released, but they were under continuous surveillance.
Now they have arrested my father again, and I am in a foreign country. I am extremely concerned after I learned about the prevalence of organs being harvested from living Falun Gong practitioners.
I started practicing Falun Gong with my mother when I was only six years old and I have benefited both physically and emotionally. I also believe that my belief in 'Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance' is correct. Therefore, I hope that the Government of Finland can lend a helping hand in rescuing my father. What happened to my father is only the tip of the iceberg. As I am speakting to you, in this brief moment, tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners being persecuted. I sincerely hope that the Government of Finland can help to rescue those kind and innocent people who are being persecuted in China.
Falun Gong practitioners exposed the truth outside the central railway station |
People came from far and near to pay attention to the persecution | Signing to express support |
People read and listened and signed their names right after they learned the facts. Some went to the practitioners and asked, "Why does the CCP persecute Falun Gong. What can we do to help? What has the Finnish government done? You have done well and should let all the world know about this persecution."
I have practiced the Falun Gong myself for one year | Talking to passersby |
There were many people interested in Falun Gong. One Finnish lady approached a practitioner and said, "I found Falun Gong on the Internet a year ago, and then I practiced by myself. When I practice, I can feel a strong energy field, and it is pretty good." She asked for the practitioner's phone number and email address and details about the group exercise site in Helsinki. As she left she said, "I am very glad I ran into you. I will be back to find you".
Almost every Chinese person who passed by that day accepted Chinese leaflets and The Epoch Times' editorial "Nine Commentaries on the CCP." In particular two or three Mainland tourists were eager to know the truth. One of them asked a practitioner to help him quit the Young Pioneers on The Epoch Times' website.
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200704/39005.html
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