Image for article Interview with a Participant of the April 25 Appeal (Photo)

(Clearwisdom.net) On April 25, 1999, more than ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners went to Beijing to peacefully appeal. Several months later, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head Jiang Zemin, using this event as a pretext, launched the persecution of Falun Gong. This brutal persecution is still going on in China.

Image for article The April 25 Appeal Was an Attempt to Prevent the Persecution

(Clearwisdom.net) On April 25, 1999, tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners appealed for justice in Beijing. The appeal was an opportunity for the Chinese regime to get to know Falun Gong, what kind of people the practitioners were, and what they wanted. Far from being a cause for persecution, the appeal was an attempt to prevent the persecution from taking place. The practitioners initiated this large-scale event spontaneously, without any organization.

Image for article Sydney: Candlelight Vigil Held to Commemorate the Eleventh Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) On the evening of April 23, 2010, Falun Dafa practitioners in Sydney, Australia gathered on the square outside of City Hall and held a candlelight vigil to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of the April 25 appeal. They also commemorated the more than 3000 practitioners who have died as a result of the persecution and condemned the Chinese Communist Party's atrocities.

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