(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Spain held an event at the seaside promenade on Malvarrosa Beach in the southeastern Mediterranean city of Valencia on August 10, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Passersby were asked to sign a petition that calls for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa. The petition will be submitted to the Petitions Committee of the Spanish Chamber of Deputies.
Practitioners demonstrated the Falun Dafa exercises, distributed informational flyers, and told people about the CCP’s brutal persecution of practitioners, including its live organ harvesting. Many people signed the petition to show their support, and some started learning the exercises.
People sign the petition to support Falun Gong practitioners’ efforts to end the persecution.
“Such Evilness Should Not Exist in This World”
Virginie and Céline
Virginie and her friend Céline, who live in Valencia, asked about local practice sites in Valencia and said that they would go on Sunday.
“I feel that Falun Dafa displays the peace in one’s inner soul. Looking within oneself and conveying compassion to his or her surroundings so that everyone can feel the tranquility,” Céline said.
Both women spoke out against the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa.
“The persecution fundamentally should not have happened. That kind of evil should not exist in this world,” Céline said.
“Things like this persecution should not have happened. This is intolerable, definitely not to be tolerated,” Virginie said, “But the persecution is happening, so there are kind people who are suffering from persecution just because they practice something that brings them good physical and mental health. Yet these people still think about the interests of others and do not hurt anyone.”
The CCP’s Live Organ Harvesting Must be Stopped
Jose Manuel and his wife Patricia
Jose Manuel and his wife learn the Falun Dafa exercises.
Local residents Jose Manuel and his wife Patricia stopped by the Falun Dafa booth to chat with a practitioner. Mr. Manuel was shocked and disturbed to hear about the CCP’s live organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and signed the petition.
“The CCP’s live organ harvesting crimes are sinful and must be stopped!” Jose said.
The couple showed great interest in Falun Dafa and followed along with a practitioner to learn the first exercise. They said that they seldom leave the house, so it was really meant to be that they came across Falun Gong this time.
Maria and Laura stopped in front of a display board and stared at the alarming information. They work in a hospital, one a nurse and the other a surgeon. “Is this real?” they asked. After learning about the situation, both of them signed the petition and promised to tell people in the medical community about the CCP’s forced live organ harvesting.
Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance Bring Light and Hope
Pedro is out on parole after serving five and a half years in prison. He was with his girlfriend when they encountered the Falun Dafa information booth. An educator had introduced him to qigong in the past. When he saw practitioners demonstrating the exercises, he felt that they were very tranquil. He said that Falun Dafa seemed like a type of cultivation that could help convicts reshape their physical and mental health.
“The principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance make me see the light that leads to hope in this dark world,” Pedro said. He held a lotus flower in both hands and looked very peaceful.
People Admire and Encourage Practitioners to Persist in their Efforts to Stop the Persecution
Carmen, a lawyer, is getting ready to retire. For the past 12 years, she has traveled between China and Spain, facilitating the adoptions of orphaned girls. She shared a tragic story that she had heard in China about a healthy girl’s organs being sold and the girl disappeared. Carmen said she admired Falun Dafa practitioners for remaining steadfast in their belief and persisting to end the persecution for so many years. She encouraged the practitioners to continue to fight for justice.
A group of young people, all members of a soccer team, came to show their support and signed the petition. They told practitioners, “We wish you all success!”
Foreign tourists who couldn’t read the flyers in Spanish would wait patiently for practitioners to find a flyer in their language so that they could understand what the event was about. After learning about Falun Dafa and the persecution, people signed the petition.
Many visitors were left with a deep impression from the photos showing the CCP’s brutal torture methods inflicted on Falun Dafa practitioners. It was the first time that many had ever heard about the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Bologna, a teacher from Italy in Valencia on vacation, asked a practitioner how she could contact practitioners in Italy. She said that she wanted to tell her students about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong when she returns to Italy.
After watching practitioners demonstrate the five exercises, many people were very interested in Falun Dafa. Some asked practitioners to teach them the exercises, while others asked for contact information so that they could go to the practice site to learn them.
Valencia is the third largest city in Spain and the capital of the Valencian Community. Known as the “Pearl of the Western Mediterranean,” this region boasts lush greenery and abundant sunshine all year round.
Malvarrosa Beach is Valencia’s most famous city beach, just a short walk from the city center. Its beauty attracts tourists from all around the globe.
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