United States: On July 20th, Practitioners Gather in Front of the Chinese Consulate in New York to Call for an End to the Persecution

On July 20, 2005, from 6pm until 9pm, Falun Gong practitioners in New York City gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate to call for an immediate end to the brutal and senseless persecution of Falun Gong, which has now lasted for six years. Practitioners peacefully practised the exercises and held banners, one of which read "Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners" in both Chinese and English.

New York practitioners in front of the Chinese Consulate

Falun Gong practitioner Yi Rong said that six years ago, Jiang Zemin, out of jealousy of Falun Gong's popularity all over China, colluded with the Chinese Communist Party to manipulate the entire state machinery and launch a brutal persecution campaign against Falun Gong. The genocidal persecution has lasted for six years, and continues today. 2711 Falun Gong practitioners are verified to have died as a result of the persecution. With righteous voices from both inside and outside of China, on the surface, the persecution is constrained, but it is actually still going on covertly. Nevertheless, we have already seen that they will definitely end in shameful failure. With the long, tireless and selfless efforts of Falun Gong practitioners inside and outside China, more and more governments and people around the world have learned the truth about Falun Gong, and people from all walks of life in China have also learned about the truth through various means, and recognised the CCP's wicked nature. Places where the evil can hide are fewer and fewer, and practitioners believe that their trial can be expected soon. In the face of a violent and ruthless persecution, Falun Gong practitioners have been persistently, rationally and peacefully exposing the situation with great compassion and great forbearance. In the battle between the righteous and the evil, the strength of the righteous has become increasingly formidable. All this has established a model of morality, justice and spiritual strength for human beings.

An elderly Chinese lady living in Manhattan's Chinatown said that when the persecution just began in 1999, the entire Chinese community fell victim to the malevolent CCP's propaganda, and was hostile to Falun Gong. Her whole family felt the great pressure. After six years has passed by, the situation has changed tremendously. In Chinese community, more and more people have learned the truth about Falun Gong, and have also begun to support Falun Gong. They even admire Falun Gong and are also happy to invite Falun Gong practitioners to participate in the community's parade.

Falun Gong practitioner Sha Quan expressed that through tireless and persistent explanation to the government, government officials of different levels in New York have understood to certain degree the brutality of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong, and they showed their sympathy and concern. Every year, these government officials issues proclamations and shows their support for large-scale activities held by Falun Gong practitioners. Anti-torture exhibitions have been held in Manhattan for a year. Now there is a big stream of people passing by every day. Many people take leaflets and sign petitions in support of Falun Gong. Sometimes practitioners were kept very busy because there were lineups waiting to sign the petition. Chinese workers in companies have also begun to learn the truth, accept information about Falun Gong and condemn the persecution. During six years of peaceful anti-persecution activities, Falun Gong has been introduced to over 80 countries and regions, Zhuan Falun (the main text of Falun Gong) has been translated into over 30 languages. More and more people of different races and nationalities have begun to practise. With the extensive dissemination of the truth, the persecution will definitely end in failure. The perpetrators will certainly face justice.