(Minghui.org) Practitioners held an information day in Eindhoven on July 26, 2025, to tell people how practicing Falun Dafa improves one’s physical and mental health, yet the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes it in China. People supported and welcomed them. Many learned the exercises, some helped spread the information, and some Chinese people encouraged practitioners.
Eindhoven, located in Noord-Brabant, is the fifth most populous municipality in the Netherlands, with a population of nearly 250,000. The city is known for its vibrant industry and is home to some of the largest and most internationally renowned industrial enterprises and multinational corporations, including the Philips Light Bulb Factory and the DAF Trucks Corporation.
Eindhoven is a world-class swimming destination for athletes and has the Netherlands’s only Olympic-sized swimming pool that meets all international standards. PSV Eindhoven is one of the country’s big three clubs, having won both the UEFA Cup and the European Champions Cup. A football match was held that day and attracted many fans.
Practitioners set up display boards at 18 Septemberplein in Eindhoven. They distributed informational brochures, demonstrated the exercises, and talked to people. Many passersby were interested in learning more about Falun Dafa.
Practitioners set up informational display boards and told people about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China.
Many people stopped by the booth to learn more about Falun Dafa and the persecution.
People sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution.
Lawyer: "I Cannot Understand Why the CCP Is Afraid of Such Peaceful Practitioners"
Lawyer Gerero supports practitioners in protesting the persecution.
Gerero, a lawyer, signed the petition when practitioners just began setting up the display boards. He said he learned about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) via media reports. “Falun Gong is a spiritual practice that helps upgrade people’s morals. The principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are excellent,” he said. “I cannot understand why the CCP is afraid of such peaceful practitioners. The persecution violates the human rights protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“Falun Dafa practitioners have been countering the persecution for over 20 years,” He continued. “I support you!” When he learned that practitioners were recently attacked when they clarified the truth about the persecution on the street, he wrote down his contact information and told practitioners to contact him if they need legal assistance. He came back to the booth twice that day and brought his friends to read the display boards.
German Tourist Wants to Practice Falun Dafa
The graceful and soothing exercise movements attracted many spectators. Y. Regd, a young man from Germany, did the 4th exercise with practitioners. He carefully observed every movement and asked many questions. After he practiced for less than 10 minutes, he excitedly exclaimed, “My shoulder was injured, and now I feel so relaxed. This practice is so good. I want to practice it too. Can you give me the English website?” He signed the petition calling to end the persecution and took a flyer which included the Falun Dafa website.
Y. Regd (first from right) is interested in practicing Falun Dafa
Nurses Condemn the Persecution of Falun Dafa
Charlene and Aboo, both nurses, read the display boards and signed the petition. “Dutch people are very direct in expressing their true feelings,” Chrarlene said. “As someone who was born and raised in the Netherlands, I find it hard to understand the persecution of religions in China. I remember when I was in school, I donated daily necessities to developing countries like Africa and China. After so many years, I’m sad to see that China hasn’t changed, and Chinese people still lack freedom.”
Charlene and Aboo
Aboo added, “The Chinese government doesn’t mind sacrificing the freedom and lives of common people. They just want to make more money and become richer. What’s the point?” They both said they dislike the Chinese dictatorship and hope to help stop the CCP’s persecution of practitioners.
Chinese Man: Come to Eindhoven Often!
Two Chinese couples pushing strollers chatted about 20 meters away from the practitioners’ booth. A practitioner walked up and handed them informational materials printed in Chinese. They said they already had them. One of the men asked, “It’s been almost 30 years [since the CCP began persecuting Falun Dafa]. Did you experience it firsthand? You all look very young.”
The practitioner told them that Falun Dafa is a practice of body and mind, and that practitioners look much younger than their actual age. The practitioner encouraged them not to fear the CCP in a free society outside China and to learn the facts about the persecution. The man said that he was still a teenager when the persecution of Falun Dafa began, and that he learned some facts while living overseas, but hadn’t come across practitioners in recent years. The practitioner encouraged them to learn more about the latest information. They said they would.
In the end, the man said, “Are you holding events in big cities like Amsterdam and the Hague? Come to Eindhoven often!”
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