Austria: Practitioners Call Attention to the Persecution of Falun Gong on International Human Rights Day

On December 10, International Human Rights Day, Falun Gong practitioners from Austria held activities at Michaeler Platz in Vienna, exposing the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China, and calling for an end to the persecution, which has lasted over 12 years.

Passersby stop to learn more about the persecution.

Signing the petition to end the persecution of Falun Gong.

Demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises.

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises and gave musical performances throughout the day. Many local people and tourists stopped to learn more. Many of them signed a petition to support Falun Gong.

Due to practitioners' efforts in the last 12 years, many people around the world have learned about the persecution. Several tourists told practitioners that they have seen Falun Gong activities in other places, such as Munich and New York.

Members Austrian Parliament Alev Korun, Judith Schwentner, and Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig sent letters to the Falun Dafa Association in Austria, expressing support for Falun Gong and condemning the persecution. In their letters, the Members of Parliament emphasized the importance of freedom and human rights.