Practitioners in Indonesia Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal

(Minghui.org) Practitioners in various cities in Indonesia held activities on April 14^th and 20^th to commemorate the 25^thAnniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal. They demanded that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) end the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. 

Twenty-five years ago, over 10,000 Falun Dafa practitioners went to the Petition Office in Beijing and demanded that the practitioners who had been arrested by the police in Tianjin be released, that the government allow Falun Dafa books to be published legally, and that the government provide a legal cultivation environment. 

Instead the CCP twisted the facts and claimed practitioners besieged the Zhongnanhai government compound. The then-CCP chairman Jiang Zemin used this incident as an excuse to target Falun Dafa and on July 20, 1999 launched a nationwide campaign to persecute the spiritual discipline.

Practitioners held an activity in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 20 to commemorate the 25^th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal. 

Practitioners' activity in front of the Chinese Consulate in Surabaya on April 20 to
commemorate the 25^th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal.

Falun Dafa Association of Indonesia Calls for End to the Persecution

Practitioner representative Primantara reads the media release by the Falun Dafa Association of Indonesia in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta. 

Primantara read the media release from the Falun Dafa Association of Indonesia, “Falun Dafa practitioners all over the world including practitioners in Indonesia, have submitted to their respective governments, a list of the CCP officials who have persecuted practitioners and committed human rights crimes. Various countries have implemented sanctions such as refusal of visas, and frozen their personal and their family’s properties.” 

He called for an immediate end to the persecution of Falun Dafa. 

Human Rights Are Universal Rights That Every Country Must Respect

Fadjar from Global Human Rights Efforts (GHURE) said that GHURE supports people having the freedom to practice Falun Dafa in China.

Fadjar from Global Human Rights Efforts (GHURE), an NGO that has a headquarters in Jakarta, said the activity today called for international communities to unite and oppose the CCP’s brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China and that human rights are universal rights that every country must respect. 

He also said that only by supporting the freedom of belief could China treat every citizen fairly and achieve its prosperity. 

During an interview with the media, Fadjar said that the GHURE supports practitioners’ right to practice Falun Dafa freely in China. He said that Falun Dafa was beneficial to mind and body and was accepted by the international community including Indonesia and that the CCP should restore Chinese people’s right to practice Falun Dafa freely. 

The Universal Principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Should be Supported

Miko, an online media reporter, said the universal principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance should be supported, not violated.

Miko, an online media reporter, said that he was impressed by today’s activity. It was very different from the protests held by other groups. He couldn’t accept that a government persecuted its citizens who practice Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, which he said were universal principles that should be supported, not violated or abused. 

Risma said it was very important to call on people to examine their conscience. 

After Risma learned about Falun Dafa and the persecution, she said it was very important to call on people to examine their conscience and that the crime against humanity, wherever it happens was a threat to world peace. She sympathized with practitioners. 

A Canadian tourist asked a practitioner if they were against China. The practitioner said, “Practitioners protest peacefully against the CCP’s violation of human rights. The CCP is not China.” She gave the practitioner a thumb’s up. 

Practitioners tell people about the persecution.

A middle-aged man and his family members were having coffee nearby. He came over and asked why the event was held. A practitioner explained how the CCP persecutes practitioners in China. He said that the CCP was indeed brutal and evil. 

Many passersby stopped to read the boards and banners. Some took photos and some accepted information about Falun Dafa

Practitioners held a vigil to mourn those who were persecuted to death.

Practitioners held photos of practitioners who died in the persecution. As of April 2024, 5057 Falun Dafa practitioners have died in the persecution according to the Minghui website. The real number is presumed to be much higher, but cannot be verified due to the CCP’s information blockade. 

Everyone Should Follow the Principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance

Practitioners in Denpasar practiced the exercises in a park and clarified the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution to people in the park.

Laura, a tourist from England, learned the Falun Dafa exercises during the event in Denpasar. 

Laura, a tourist from England, was happy to meet practitioners. After she learned the exercises, she said that Falun Gong was amazing and that she felt very good after she practiced learning the exercises. 

She said everyone should comply with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. 

When she learned that the CCP persecuted Falun Gong for 25 years, she said that the persecution must end immediately. She knew that the CCP resorted to every brutal means to maintain its power and block true information.