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Austria: Grand Parade through the Center of Vienna (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) On Saturday the 19th of June, Dafa practitioners from
Europe and the Asia Pacific region held a grand parade through the crowded city
center of Vienna. Many people lined the streets to view the beautiful and varied
parade performances. The procession was lead by a waist drum team followed by
traditional Chinese Fan Dancers and Lotus Flower Dancers. Falun Gong
practitioners hoped to share the beauty and wonder of Falun Gong and traditional
Chinese culture with the people of Vienna. Coming from over 30 countries, the
practitioners wanted to demonstrate the wide spreading of Falun Gong to over 60
countries around the world, so many practitioners wore traditional national
costumes from their own countries. People throughout the city saw the crowds of colourful eye-catching banners
with messages such as "Falun Dafa is Great" and "Bring Jiang
Zemin to Justice for Genocide". The practitioners hoped to let people know
more about the practice of Falun Gong and the campaign of Genocide that former
Chinese leader Jiang instigated in China against 100 million innocent Falun Gong
practitioners. As more people learn about his horrific violations of human
rights it is becoming obvious that Jiang must be brought to justice in a court
of law for crimes against humanity. Lawsuits have already been filed in
countries all over Europe, as well as America, Australia, South Korea and
Taiwan. Many people in Vienna with a sense of justice offered messages of
support and encouragement to the practitioners. The parade featured a Falun Gong exercise demonstration on a small truck,
which created a stark contrast with another truck demonstrating some of the
torture methods that have been employed to force practitioners to give up their
beliefs in China. Many people were shocked that such barbaric and inhumane
torture still exists in the world today. The last feature of the parade was a
formation of female practitioners dressed in white carrying pictures of the 982
people who practise Falun Gong in China and have been killed in the persecution.
Due to the tight information blockade employed by Jiang Zemin to hide his
shameful crimes, the news of many deaths has not yet reached the outside world
and the true figure is estimated to be closer to 10,000.
Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200406/20359.html Posting date: 6/24/2004
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