Recently, a famous cultural city in southern German, Regensburg, held a Falun Gong picture exhibition. The exhibition was organised by human rights organisations, a higher education college and Falun Gong practitioners. The following is the text of a radio report by Tian Yi, Radio Free Asia’s special correspondent.
Regensburg, a southern German city on the Donau river, is one of the few ancient German cities and dates back to Roman times. Being off the beaten track, the city has remained a haven of peace for hundreds of years. However, this peace and quiet was broken on the 5th of June 1989, when citizens took to the streets for several consecutive days to protest against the Chinese government’s massacre of innocent students in Beijing. Our reporter learned that the number of people who participated in the demonstration was unprecedented in the city’s history. Now, the attention of the people of Regensburg is again focused on China. This time, a Falun Gong picture exhibition is being held in the town centre. Mr Jonas is responsible for the exhibition.
Mr. Jonas says he would like to give our listeners a brief introduction of the exhibition. The exhibition will start at 11 am this coming Saturday and finish next weekend. It will be held at a famous plaza, situated in the town centre and the subject of the exhibition is the peaceful journey of Falun Gong.
The exhibition deals with several dfifferent approaches. To begin with, it illustrates the rapid development of Falun Gong since it was first introduced by Mr. Li Hongzhi in China in 1992, followed by a description of the growth of Falun Gong in western countries, particularly in Western Europe. Then it talks about the persecution against Falun Gong carried out by the Chinese Government and details the facts of practitioners being badly tortured since July 1999. The pictures also show Falun Gong practitioners’ peaceful appeals and their impact around the world.
Mr Jonas tells the listeners that they have invited the Mayor of Regensburg to come and give a speech as well.
Finally, Mr. Jonas introduces himself:
Mr. Jonas came from the African state of Ethiopia, and is now living in Regensburg. In 1999, he saw an introduction to Falun Gong in a book shop, and started practising. Mr Jonas said that on the 10th of December, they will also hold a seminar on International Human Rights Day with human rights organisations and the higher education college of Regensburg.
The above is a report by Tian Yi, RFA’s special correspondent in Germany.
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