Germany: European Practitioners Hold a Grand Parade in Berlin Against the Persecution

On the 10th of February 2007, Falun Gong practitioners from European countries held a grand parade and a rally, calling on people to pay attention to the continuous persecution of Falun Gong in China, expressing support for eighteen million brave people who quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and disclosing the crime of the CCP forcibly removing organs from living Falun Gong practitioners to sell to transplant seekers.

The early morning in Berlin was clouded. When practitioners were opening banners and the European Divine Land Marching Band was playing the tune “Falun Dafa is Good” the sky started changing. Dark clouds very quickly cleared away and the sun came out.

Along the street under the trees, the parade first came to Paris Square at the Brandenburg Gate and then Potsdam Square. The resonant music played by the European Divine Land Marching Band aroused people’ curiosity and attention. Berlin Film Festival was being held and many people who came to participate in the Festival also got to find out about Falun Gong.

The parade in Paris Square at the Brandenburg Gate	Dark clouds were blown away by the Divine Land Marching Band	The waist drum team were marching on Potsdam Square

Calling the Chinese people to quit the evil CCP	Stop the persecution of Falun Gong

Talking to passers-by on the square next to the Central Memorial Church in West Berlin

Passers-by read the poster boards	Demonstrating the exercises

In the afternoon, the European Divine Land Marching Band made up of 120 Falun Gong practitioners played on the square near the Central Memorial Church. Passers-by gathered around the Band listening carefully. Cold weather did not stop people from learning about Falun Gong and the persecution. Many people first viewed the exhibition boards and then went up to practitioners asking for more information about the persecution.

After Falun Gong was made public in 1992 and up until 1999, a hundred million Chinese people benefited in both mind and body through practising Falun Gong. It was well received by people from many countries in the world. However, the CCP launched an evil persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in July 1999. In the past seven years, by using its genocidal policy to physically destroy practitioners, ruin their reputations, and financially bankrupt them, the CCP has not shaken Falun Gong practitioners’ belief and cannot deny the fact that Falun Gong has brought people health and happiness.