Germany: Media and the Public Support Falun Dafa Practitioner’s Efforts to Rescue His Persecuted Family in China

(Minghui.org) Mr. Ding Lebin called for the rescue of his imprisoned father in China during an event in Nuremberg, Germany on September 23, 2023, the day before the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award ceremony. Local media, Curt Magazin, announced the event a day in advance and published a detailed report on Mr. Ding’s efforts to rescue his father.

Practitioners held an event in Nuremberg, Germany on September 23, 2023, to tell people about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China.

Curt Magazin, announced the event (screenshot of Curt Magazin’s report)

German Media Report on Mr. Ding’s Rescue Efforts

The day before the event, Curt Magazin announced that Falun Dafa practitioners would hold a special rally on Saturday, September, 23 in Nuremberg to expose the human rights situation in Shandong Province, China, and seek support in rescue operations (Note: Shandong Province is Bavaria’s “sister province”).

Curt Magazin reported that Mr. Ding Lebin addressed the event and said his father continues to be unlawfully detained in China, simply because he practices Falun Dafa. Mr. Ding said that sending letters or postcards pressures the persecutors and that because of these rescue efforts, Mr. Ding Lebin’s mother was recently released.

The report also mentioned Mr. Ding’s appeal to the people and media of Nuremberg, “Please help, help free my father who is being unlawfully detained in China!”

Curt Magazine included background information at the end of the report: Mr. Ding Lebin was born in China and has lived in Germany for 11 years. His parents practice Falun Dafa, a peaceful meditation practice. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has regarded Falun Dafa as an “enemy of the state” since 1999.

Mr. Ding Lebin’s parents who live in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, were arrested on May 12, 2023, during a coordinated police operation during which about 70 local practitioners were arrested.

Mr. Ding Lebin has worked hard to garner more public support worldwide since then. He initiated a mail-in marathon, to send protest letters to the Chinese ambassador to Germany, Wu Ken, and the current secretary of the Rizhao Municipal Party Committee, Li Zaiwu. Thanks to swift international support, his mother was released on May 24 (but remains under surveillance).

International Support

Mr. Ding Lebin has received support from members of the German Parliament, members of the European Parliament, and members of the Berlin State Assembly. City councilors from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Japan have written to the Chinese Ambassador of Germany, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of his father Mr. Ding Yuande.

The event on September 23 was held during the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award ceremony. During the ceremony, the mayor of Nuremberg delivered a speech welcoming activists from all over the world who are committed to defending human rights.

Media in Multiple Countries Reported the CCP’s Large-scale Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners in Rizhao City

Two days before the practitioners’ event, the German Press Agency reported on the opening of the Nuremberg Human Rights Research Center in Nuremberg, the Nuremberg International Human Rights Award ceremony, and Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Ding Yuande’s unlawful detention in China. In the past two months media from Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, and Greece have reported on the CCP’s large-scale persecution of practitioners in Rizhao City.

Former City Councilor Supports Rescue Efforts

Mr. Ding Lebin called on the public to participate in the rescue activities, including signing a letter of support. These letters will be sent to the secretary of the Rizhao Municipal Party Committee, Li Zaiwu, and the Chinese ambassador to Germany, Wu Ken.

(The letter of support can be downloaded directly online, signed, and mailed. https://de.faluninfo.eu/2023/05/25/lebins-mutter-freigelassen-vater-nicht)

U.S. Army gunner Sean LeSpade holds a banner to support Mr. Ding Lebin’s efforts to rescue his parents.

Software engineer Angelina Weimer held a banner during the event in Nuremberg to support Mr. Ding Lebin’s efforts.

Former city councilor Heidi Schwarz holds a banner to support Mr. Ding Lebin’s efforts to rescue his parents.

Many people expressed their support during the event. They held banners, and some took photos and posted them online. They openly voiced their support for Mr. Ding Lebin’s efforts to rescue his parents and call for the release of his father. Among them were U.S. Army gunner Sean LeSpade, software engineer Angelina Weimer and former city council member Heidi Schwarz. Ms. Schwarz signed the letter of support and said that she would reach out to her colleagues in the legislature to garner their support.