Germany: Explaining the Facts of the Persecution at Mainz City in Rheinland-Pfalz State

On November 18th 2006, German Falun Gong practitioners reenacted the Chinese Communist regime's cruel atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. The activity took place in Mainz, the capital of Rheinland-Pfalz State. Many kind-hearted people were shocked by the Chinese Communist regime's atrocities. After learning the facts, they signed the petition one after another, calling for an end to the persecution against Falun Gong practitioners.

Reenactment of the Chinese Communist regime's brutal harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners

After learning about the persecution against Falun Gong, a German man helps to explain the facts and help give away flyers	A German passerby learns the Falun Gong exercises

A passerby talks to a practitioner about the on-going persecution in China	Local people view information about the persecution

Upon the practitioners' arrival before the information booth was set up, some people came to ask about Falun Gong. After finding out more, they signed the petition immediately to help stop the persecution and support Falun Gong.

As soon as the booth was set up, many people came to find out more. Passersby stopped to quietly view the anti-torture exhibition and the reenactment of organ harvesting. After a practitioner used a microphone to talk about what Falun Gong is, the various kinds of persecution against Falun Gong that have taken place since 1999, and the recently exposed evil atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners, the visitors were very surprised. Some immediately pointed out that the atrocities were the same as what Nazis had done. One of them was murmuring, "Hitler! Hitler!"

After knowing the facts, most people came to the table to sign the petition calling for an end to the Chinese Communist regime's persecution as well as the unconditional release of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xiaoyan Wang, who is the wife of Mr. Zhang Zhentong, a Chinese student studying in Germany. Some people also signed a petition opposing China's 2008 Olympics in view of the Chinese Communist regime's despicable human rights record. In addition, there were quite a few people expressing their interest in learning the Falun Gong exercises, and some of them even followed practitioners' movements to learn the exercises on the spot.

What is especially worth mentioning is that after learning the facts about the persecution, one German man took the initiative to help practitioners distribute flyers, explain the facts and collect supporting signatures from passersby until the activities were about to finish.

More and more people from China are willing to learn the facts of the persecution. Many Chinese students studying in Germany no longer pass by the Falun Gong information booths quickly with indifference. Instead, they slow down to look around the booth, or stop to view the materials from a distance. One Chinese woman viewed the information on the display boards attentively and accepted some materials. In the meantime, two elderly Chinese people came to talk to practitioners, and they accepted more information about the persecution.

Judging from the demeanour and conduct of the people from mainland China, we can perceive the fear and worries deep in the bottom of their hearts created by the Chinese Communist regime's violence. Many people are deceived by the Chinese regime's lies and don't truly understand the extent of its atrocities. Due to the regime's despicable and shameless brainwashing, the Chinese people are indifferent to the brutal persecution. As mentioned by a Taiwanese who talked with us during the activities, many people from China don't realise that the "Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not China and patriotism doesn't mean that they should devote themselves to the CCP". When people outside of China talk about the CCP's atrocities to them, they feel dishonoured, and would deny or avoid the allegations without thinking. This kind of behaviour may have something to do with their joining the CCP and other affiliated organisations. Given this, some practitioners mentioned that the most valuable part is the conscience deep in the bottom of their hearts that may make them have desire of longing for truth. That's one of the reasons why Falun Gong practitioners persistently explain the facts about the persecution to them.