(Clearwisdom.net) July 20th, 1999, was the day the Chinese Communist regime, under orders from then-leader Jiang Zemin, began its persecution of Falun Gong. On the afternoon of July 14th, 2006, many people visited the Falun Gong practitioners' information booth in Berlin. The town was packed with people because of the upcoming "Love Parade."

Although it was quite noisy at the bustling Breitscheidplatz in Berlin's town center, the practitioners' slow and harmonious exercise movements, emanating peace and tranquility, impressed the shoppers passing by. Many people stopped and watched the scene for a long time. There also were excellent and deep discussions between practitioners and passers-by.

On Saturday July 15th, 2006, practitioners met early in the morning at the Breitscheidplatz to organize everything for the day's truth-clarification activities, including the re-enactments of the torture methods and organ harvesting scenes.

At around 11:00 a.m., the rally began. After a short introduction by a practitioner, Mr. David Kilgour, former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific and Member of Parliament, gave a speech. Mr. Kilgour and Canadian human rights attorney David Matas committed to beginning an investigation in China after the organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners was made known. In his speech, Mr. Kilgour emphasized the importance of bringing an end to the persecution, the likes of which has never been seen in history.

David Kilgour addresses the issue of illegal organ harvesting in China

He praised the efforts by Federal Chancellor Merkel in China. He also held discussions at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the persecution of Falun Gong. Mr. Kilgour will also visit other European cities, where he will discuss the importance of carrying out further investigation into the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

Following Mr. Kilgour's speech, Mr. Hubert Korper from the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) talked about the ongoing persecution in China, including organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners. He called on all people to stand up against this unconscionable persecution and to show their support by signing the petition that was being handed around.

Mr. Hubert Korper from the ISHR gives a speech

Then, two young female Chinese Falun Gong practitioners spoke of the brutal experiences during their imprisonment in China. Both practitioners are currently studying in Germany and have a good command of the German language. Ms. Xiong Wei and Ms. Liu Wei have gone through terrible persecution in China. They spoke in great detail about the brutal torture methods they suffered, for no more than distributing fliers about the persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Liu Wei said that she narrowly escaped becoming an unwilling organ donor. She was subjected to all the preliminary tests required for organ transplant surgery.

After the rally, many Falun Gong practitioners took part in a parade that weaved its way through downtown Berlin. This parade was held in order to have more people hear about the persecution and especially about the murder of Chinese Falun Gong practitioners due to organ harvesting.

At the information booth, many passers-by signed the petition calling for an immediate end to the persecution and organ harvesting. The booth was busy with visitors throughout the day. The signature list will be turned over to the German government to show support for ending the persecution.

The practitioners' re-enactment of torture methods created a stark contrast to the peaceful Falun Gong exercises that were demonstrated continuously. People watched for long periods of time.

One practitioner told us that a passerby on a bicycle stopped by the booth, so she could also get some leaflets. Then she left, but soon after she returned and said, "I thought I loved animals, but now I realized that I really love people." Then, she told us that she was a Yoga teacher and was very interested in the Falun Gong exercises.

It is impossible for me to talk about all my impressions and experiences of those three days of truth clarification in Berlin. But, most of the people were deeply shocked by what they learned and they hope for an immediate end to the persecution.

Originally published in German at: http://www.clearharmony.de/articles/200607/32650.html

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http://clearharmony.net/articles/200608/34661.html

Posting date: 8/6/2006
Original article date: 8/5/2006
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide

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