Germany: The First Information Day Held in Vilshofen City

On 4th December 2004, Falun Gong practitioners from Vilshofen city held an information day to let people know what Falun Gong is and the truth about the persecution. Vilshofen is a small city, approximately thirty kilometres from Passau. On the streets there are not so many people as in a big city, but they are normally easy going and never in a hurry. Many people have developed an interest in Falun Gong; therefore they slowed down and stopped to take a look at our display boards and the information available from our table. Some passers-by received our leaflets and had a long chat with us. They all wanted to know what’s happening, and why Falun Gong practitioners are suffering such a brutal persecution.

Many people signed their names for rescuing Falun Gong practitioner Ms Youlin Xu. Because of distributing Falun Gong truth materials, Ms Xu has been sent to a labour camp without going through any legal due process. Also many people signed their names on our petition form to bring Jiang Zemin to justice. Before this activity, we had informed the local media, many people already knew of our activity from local newspapers.

During the activity, we also placed some truth-clarification material in some shops in the city centre. All shop owners accepted our materials with pleasure, and some read it immediately.

On December 3rd 2004, a local newspaper “Vilshofener Anzeiger” made a report as follows:

Collecting signatures for more human rights.

Vishofen - tomorrow Saturday from 8 o'clock to 5 o'clock, a collecting signatures activity will be held in the city square. This activity is for the sake of condemning the illegal persecution, imprisonment and torture of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a traditional Chinese qigong, Falun Dafa is a Buddhist practise that cultivates both nature and longevity. There are more than seventy countries where Falun Gong is practised. Even though Falun Gong practitioners diligently follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China have been persecuted since July 1999.