Serbia: Events Held in Four Major Cities to Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong

During the month of June, Serbian Falun Gong practitioners held outdoor events to raise awareness in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Čačak, and Novi Sad. Many people stopped to study the information displays or to sign the petition opposing the persecution, while a good number of Chinese who came across these activities seized the opportunity to renounce their memberships in the Chinese Communist Party.

Passersby stop to read the display boards as Falun Gong practitioners demonstrate the exercises at Republic Square in Belgrade

Falun Gong practitioners raise awareness at Republic Square in Belgrade in June 2014	People sign a petition in Belgrade to support practitioners' efforts to end the persecution in China

Young Man: My Dream Finally Came True
A young man stopped to talk during the activity at the Republic Square in Belgrade on June 8. He said that he once had a dream: He was a Chinese studying the Tao deep in the mountains in ancient China. His teacher told him that a high-level cultivation method would be spread in the world.

He said, “When I saw you doing the exercises, I suddenly flashed back on that dream.” He learned all five exercises in a short time. He said that he felt that his dream had finally come true.

“If You Hadn't Come, I Wouldn't Know”
Several middle school students watched the practitioners demonstrating the exercises at the downtown square in Čačak, a city in northern Serbia, on June 14. They followed along with the demonstration to learn the exercise movements. Many locals and tourists stopped to read the display boards. Some took flyers and asked about the practice.

A group of middle school students in Čačak learn the Falun Gong exercises

A local man who stopped at the activity Niš, a southern Serbian city, said that the forced organ harvesting in China was unimaginable. “If you didn't come to our city to inform us about the persecution of Falun Gong and organ harvesting, we simply would not know such crimes are happening in China!”

Many others in Niš showed interest and signed the petition to support practitioners' efforts to end the persecution.

Let's Not Forget Milošević's End
Many people stopped to ask questions during the activity in Novi Sad on June 15. One person remarked that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) should not forget the case of Milošević, the first President of Serbia who was charged with over 60 crimes, including crimes against humanity and genocide. He died in the United Nations' prison in The Hague in 2006.

A woman said that she felt a strong positive energy field at the site and stayed to learn the exercises.

Falun Gong practitioners raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution in Novi Sad

Chinese Businessmen Quit the CCP
Practitioners visited the “Chinese wholesale center” in Belgrade on June 13 and clarified the truth to Chinese businessmen. When these wholesalers learned about the persecution, especially forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners, they were infuriated: “The CCP is too evil!” One man said, “We had to leave China to get away from the CCP!”

An entire group of Chinese businessmen quit the CCP together. Many others also expressed support and quit the CCP at the Chinese business center in Čačak.