Korea: Telling People in Korea's "Manhattan Street" About Falun Gong

Around the Seoul City Hall, there are the finance building, the media building, the United Nations' Refugee Office, other countries' embassies and other international organisations. It is the centre of Korea's politics, economy and culture. Therefore, many Korean people call this area "Korea's Manhattan". In order to let staff members of organisations and institutions of different countries know about Falun Gong and the persecution, beginning in April 2005, Korean Falun Gong practitioners have conducted various activities in this area.

Most staff members take a noontime break during the period from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. In front of the Embassy building and the finance building, Falun Gong practitioners constructed a display composed of nearly 40 poster boards. In the middle, practitioners re-enacted some of the torture methods used against fellow practitioners in China.

The display caught the attention of many pedestrians and workers. While handing out fliers to people, practitioners talked about Falun Gong and the persecution. The park right in front is always crowded with staff members from different countries who take breaks during lunchtime. Many people started taking the initiative to come and find out what is going on. It is really true that "complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone."

It is becoming hotter and hotter. Practitioners who demonstrate the torture methods hold their postures without a break for several hours in a row. Many spectators asked, "Are they real people?" Practitioners answered, "They are real persons. In fact, this kind of cruel persecution is happening in China every day and it has been going on for six years. Here, we expose the Chinese Communist regime's suppression of Falun Gong and call on kind-hearted people to work together and help stop the human rights violations in China."