(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in Chicago held a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate on the evening of June 15, 2023. They condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution, which has been ongoing for the past 24 years. They mourned their fellow practitioners who have died as a result of being persecuted. Many locals and tourists expressed their support.

Falun Gong practitioners in Chicago hold a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate.

Candlelight vigil. Mourning Falun Gong practitioners who died as a result of the Chinese regime’s persecution.

Falun Gong practitioner Mrs. Xia (first on right) mourns practitioners.

Falun Gong practitioner Mrs. Xia personally experienced the persecution when she was in China. She told the reporter that the police broke into her home at two a.m. and arrested her. She was taken to a brainwashing center, lost her job, and had to leave her home to avoid further persecution. She hasn’t seen her husband since. “Some fellow practitioners I know have passed away or been left with broken families. One of them has been imprisoned for nine years,” Mrs. Xia said.

“Millions of Falun Gong practitioners have been imprisoned during the past 24 years,” said Mr. Yang, another practitioner. “The CCP continues to slander and arbitrarily persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Many are still imprisoned and being tortured today.” The latest case, according to the Falun Dafa Information Center, was the death of retired professor Ms. An Fuzi in Women’s Prison in Jilin Province on May 22, 2023. The over 5,000 confirmed deaths only reflect a small portion of the victims.

Lan (left in front row) and Hien (right in front row) from Vietnam have personally benefited from Falun Gong. They participated in the protest in front of the Chinese Consulate for the first time.

Sabrin Muzur (left) and Aynam Alnenna (right) praise the calming Falun Gong exercises and practitioners’ effort to stop the persecution.

Sierra Pureé would like to learn to practice Falun Gong and help stop the persecution.

Richard Wilson and Korrin Wilson approve of practitioners exposing the persecution. Richard has known that Falun Gong is precious since his was in elementary school.

Marcos Alvanez (left), Jaime Alvanez (middle), and Olga Alvanez (right) support ending communism.

Keisha Lopez (left) and Alexandra Polland were very concerned about the CCP’s atrocities and would like to help spread the facts about Falun Gong.

Juan Lopez agrees with Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and says that communism shouldn’t exist.

Crystal Ward (first from right) and her three daughters sign the petition to support Falun Gong.

Terri Metz (left) and Pete Wong (right) support Falun Gong’s peaceful efforts to bring an end to the CCP.

Dewayne Casse says, “Communism should be eliminated. We need to stand up against it.”

Leslie Mure hopes to further expose the persecution on social media.

Anthony Perrier and Amanda Devries tell us that we must end the CCP!