(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners set up an information site at the busy Herrengasse shopping street in Old Town of Graz on October 31, 2026. The area was filled with local residents and tourists, as it was the Fall break in Austria. Practitioners introduced Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, and raised awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.

Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa at the busy Herrengasse shopping street in the Old Town of Graz on October 31, 2026. (Minghui.org)

The information site was near the Graz Landhaus, which is one of Austria’s significant Renaissance-era structures and serves as the seat of the Styrian State Parliament. It attracts numerous passersby and tourist groups. Many tourists had the opportunity to learn about Falun Dafa and the CCP’s persecution.

The trams running along Herrengasse were also packed with passengers who could see the practitioners’ exercise demonstration and banners.

A home furnishings store across from the information site was holding its grand opening, and a long line of people were waiting near the entrance. Many accepted the flyers practitioners distributed and they read them while they waited.

This was the first time some people heard about Falun Gong and the persecution. They signed the petition of DAFOH (Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting) calling for a stop to the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting.

People signed the petition. (Minghui.org)

A young man said he was shocked to hear of the state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China. He signed the petition and took an informational card to ask others to sign an online petition.

A man signed the petition and said, “What you’re doing is very important.”

A woman from South Africa said that she knew well how horrible an authoritarian regime can be because she experienced similar things herself. She said that thought control is the ultimate goal of an authoritarian regime and that all other forms of oppression serve to achieve this objective. She hopes practitioners continue their efforts so more people can learn the facts.