Poland: Public Condemns the Persecution During Event in Warsaw to Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from Poland and Ukraine peacefully protested in front of the Chinese embassy in Warsaw on April 23, 2023. They told people about Falun Dafa and collected signatures on a petition to help end the persecution and commemorate the April 25 Appeal.

Practitioners hold activities in front of Chinese embassy in Warsaw to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the April 25 Appeal. 

Practitioners from Poland and Ukraine demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises. 

Practitioners tell passersby about Falun Dafa and how the Chinese Communist Party persecutes it.

People sign the petition to support practitioners in ending the persecution. 

Locals were shocked by the crimes committed by the CCP. 

Polish Man: “I want to practice Falun Dafa”

Mr. Krzysztof said he is interested in practicing Falun Dafa.

Mr. Krzysztof lives in Warsaw and he happened to pass by the Chinese embassy during the practitioners’ activity. He was unable to understand what the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) was afraid of and why it persecutes practitioners. He chatted with a practitioner for a long time and asked many questions. 

“This is the first time I’ve heard about Falun Dafa. It is also the first time I’ve seen practitioners demonstrate the exercises and heard about the CCP’s persecution. Although its my first encounter, I feel very close to you. I can tell that the exercise movements are very good. I want to learn and practice Falun Dafa. Thank you for recommending the book Zhuan Falun (the main text of Falun Dafa). I will read it carefully and call the number on the back of this flyer and contact you if I have any questions.” He happily took a picture with a practitioner before leaving.

Georgian Woman: “I hope to be a Falun Dafa practitioner one day.”

Dali, a woman from Georgia, was able to speak Chinese. She passed by the Chinese embassy in Warsaw and began chatting with practitioners. She said, “I am very interested in traditional Chinese culture. The principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance written on the banner are very good. I am saddened to hear that good people are being persecuted.”

Practitioners told her that Falun Dafa is practiced worldwide and is respected and supported by people around the world. However, the practice is brutally persecuted by the CCP regime. The CCP’s ultimate goal is to disintegrate humankind hence learning the truth about Falun Dafa is extremely important. 

Dali left her contact number and hoped to keep in touch with practitioners. She said, “I will research and learn more about Falun Dafa online. I hope to attend activities like this and be a Falun Dafa practitioner one day.”

Chinese Tourists: “We know the freedom and human rights you are fighting for, is for every Chinese person.”

The poster boards attracted tourists’ attention. Many people slowly walked by and a group of Chinese tourists read the information and watched practitioners demonstrate the exercises. Practitioners explained how the CCP distorted the facts about Falun Dafa and the April 25 Appeal. They also told them about the CCP’s atrocities of forced organ harvesting.

The Chinese tourists listened attentively. One man said, “We are from the United States and know about CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa. We know that the CCP is evil. This was the reason why we immigrated overseas and stay away from the CCP regime. We admire practitioners’ persistence in speaking out against the persecution and their steadfast faith in Falun Dafa. We know the freedom and human rights you are fighting for is for every Chinese. We support you and are grateful to you.”

English Couple: “You are doing the right thing. We wish you all the best.”

William and Ann, a couple from England, read the poster boards.

“This is terrible, absolutely terrible. How can our society allow a mass murder like this today?” said Ann and William who were vacationing in Poland. They said this was the first time they heard about the persecution and they were shocked. Ann looked carefully over the banners and poster boards and asked a practitioner many questions. Ann asked if her husband, William, has heard about the persecution. William replied and said that he heard vaguely about Falun Dafa in the past but never truly got the chance to learn the whole truth about Falun Dafa. They both signed the petition.

Ann said, “I have learned today that you have been persisting year after year in raising awareness and helping people see the truth. You are doing a great job using a peaceful method like this to expose the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa. You will bring a sense of justice and end this persecution. I will pray for you. I wish you all the best.”

Woman from Belarus: “Falun Dafa practitioners are the world’s role models for peaceful protests” 

Angelika, from Belarus, chats with practitioners. 

Angelika, from Belarus, stayed for over an hour at the activity site. She read every poster board, and flyer and signed the petition. She said, “I support Chinese citizens resisting the CCP’s brutality. Falun Dafa practitioners are the world’s role models for peaceful protests. Practitioners have an unwavering faith and bravery. The CCP regime has brought many disasters to humankind. The CCP is an enemy of humankind. By fully exposing the atrocities the CCP has committed, Falun Dafa practitioners will make the power of justice stronger. I support Falun Dafa.”

Background: What Is the April 25 Appeal?

On April 25, 1999, over 10,000 practitioners gathered at the State Appeals Office in Beijing. They peacefully requested the release of 45 detained practitioners, that Falun Dafa books be published, and that they have the right to practice their belief. Later that day, the detained practitioners were released.

The April 25 Peaceful Appeal was an event where Falun Dafa practitioners defended their legal rights by peacefully protesting. The appeal demonstrated practitioners’ rationality and sense of justice and righteous moral demeanor. 

The spirit of peaceful protest is carried on by Falun Dafa practitioners 24 years later. They have persisted in exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s lies and persecution while telling people the truth about Falun Dafa.