Falun Dafa Around the World: Mexico

Famous for its sunlight and warmhearted people, Mexico, located in North America, is a country with a long history. Before the Spanish invaded this land in the 16th century, Mexico was ruled by the Aztec empire,which had advanced astronomy, a calendar, building technology, and a rich cultural heritage. In recent years, Falun Gong, which is rooted in Chinese culture and has a long history, has become popular in this country.

Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a Buddha school cultivation method based on the principal of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. It teaches people to cultivate their minds and to be good. It also helps people have healthy bodies. Since May of 1992, it has been embraced in over 100 countries and is practised by over 100 million people all over the world. In November 2001, Falun Gong was introduced to Mexico for the first time. After only a few years, it is now deeply rooted in Mexico.

Learning Falun Gong

On October 9th, 2002, practitioners demonstrated the exercises in front of the National Library of Mexico City

The Spanish version of Zhuan Falun published

On August 10th, 2008, the First Mexican Falun Dafa Practitioners Experience Sharing Conference was held in Mexico City. It was also the first Falun Dafa conference held in Latin America. The works of Falun Gong's founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, have been translated into more than 30 languages. In 2004, Argentina published the Spanish version of Zhuan Falun. The initial printing of 5000 copies fell short of the demand and additional printings were required. Written in the local language, all of the large bookstores in Mexico also ordered the Spanish version of Zhuan Falun.

On August 10th, 2008, The First Mexican Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Mexico City

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Jiang's regime began persecuting Falun Gong in July 20th, 1999. To date there have been at least 3,400 confirmed deaths of Falun Gong practitioners who were persecuted. In addition, hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been sent to jail or to forced labour camps. Several thousand practitioners were forced into mental hospitals and given injections that destroy the central nervous system. Countless practitioners were sent to brainwashing centres. Many were forced to become homeless in order to avoid the persecution. It has been revealed that, while in the forced labour camps, Falun Gong practitioners' organs were harvested while they were still alive and sold for profit.

Congressman practises Falun Gong and declares support

The ringleader who caused this brutal persecution - Jiang Zemin - visited Mexico in October 2002. The truth of the persecution became widely known by the Mexican populace. Mexican Congressman Mr. Acosta Salazar held a press conference in the Mexican Congress, and declared his support for those who were against the CCP persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Three television stations, three radio stations, and several news agencies attended this press conference.

Mexican Congressman Mr. Acosta Salazar held a press conference, declaring his support for Falun Gong practitioners' efforts to counter the persecution

Mr. Acosta Salazar explained to the media that he suffered backaches for a long time. Once he learned about Falun Gong, he wanted to practise. He said Falun Gong was a very effective cultivation way based on the characteristic of the universe, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. He showed the media the DVD “The Testimony” and the magazine Compassion. He stressed that much evidence showed that the Chinese Communist Party and Jiang's group use horribly cruel methods to persecute Falun Gong. But all that is not allowed to happen in Mexico.

Congressman Acosta Salazar mentioned the 188 Bill passed by the US Congress to condemn the persecution of Falun Gong. He said he would try to pass a similar bill in the Mexican Congress. He stressed to the media that the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs would make a request to the United Nations to examine the persecution of Falun Gong happening in China. He himself would propose that the members of the Mexican National Assembly ask the Foreign Affairs Department and Mexican President Mr. Fox to show that they are strongly against the persecution of Falun Gong.

The Vice President of the Congress of Foreign Affairs Committee: We certainly will continue to pay attention to the persecution.

On October 26th and 27th, 2002, an APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Corporation) meeting was held at Los Cabos, Mexico. Falun Gong practitioners went to the Chinese consulate in Mexico to send righteous thoughts, presenting a peaceful protest against Jiang Zemin' bloody persecution of Falun Gong in China. The local Mexican newspaper, the BBC, Reuters, the France International Broadcasting station, and other international media reported on this case with remarkably lengthy articles.

On October 25th, 2002, Falun Gong practitioners doing the exercises along the highway to the airport that Jiang Zemin would pass

On October 26th, 2002, The American Herald published Associated Press photos showing a rear-view mirror that reflected Falun Gong practitioners doing their exercises in Los Cabos, protesting the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong

On October 20th, 2002, the France International Broadcasting station reported the following in its evening news to mainland Chinese: “On October 14th, Falun Gong practitioners from Canada, Argentina, and the local area held a press conference in the Mexican parliamentary building, proposing that the Mexican Government pay attention to the persecution of Falun Gong caused by Jiang's regime, as well as to the blacklist provided to the governments of different countries, and all that may happen in Mexico also. The Vice President of the Mexican Congress Foreign affairs committee, Tarcisio Navarrete Montes de Oca, hosted this press conference. He said there would be more attention devoted to understanding the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

On October 10th, 2002, four TV stations gathered reports about the peaceful protest of Falun Gong practitioners

Many countries' media publicise the truth widely

Falun Gong practitioners continually clarify the truth and do other things to expose the persecution of Falun Gong. More and more Mexicans have gradually learned about the persecution of mainland Chinese Falun Gong practitioners. Many international media have also published reports detailing the despicable deeds and lies perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

On July 20th, 2004, in front of the Chinese Consulate in Mexico City, Mexican practitioners condemned the CCP's 5-year-long persecution of Falun Gong

Re-enactment of police brutality in China generated media attention

Reuters reported on September 12th, 2005, that Mexican Falun Gong practitioners held a torture exhibition in front of the Senate Building to expose the CCP's persecution before the CCP's party leader Hu Jintao arrived in Mexico City.

Associated Press picture: Falun Gong practitioners sit in meditation in front of the hotel in Mexico City where Hu Jintao was staying

Associated Press picture: Falun Gong practitioners display banners to protest the persecution

The biggest Mexican newspaper “ELUNIVERSAL” reported on the protest of Falun Gong practitioners. Hu Jintao's motorcade saw the Falun Gong banners

During the time of Hu Jintao's visit to Mexico, from September 11th to 13th, 2005, CCP officials tried many ways to hide the banners held by Falun Gong practitioners, so that Hu would not see them. But Falun Gong practitioners successfully showed their banners to Hu Jintao and his followers.

Mexican Falun Gong practitioners doing the exercises

On May 13th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioners in Mexico City did the exercises together near the state-run anthropology museum north of Chapultepec Park. People were drawn by the serene, peaceful scene and wanted to further understand the truth about Falun Gong.