(Minghui.org) To commemorate the April 25, 1999 appeal in Beijing, Falun Dafa practitioners in Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, and Munich held events in front of the Chinese Embassy and Consulates from April 22 to April 27, 2026. They exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa and called on the international society to help stop the CCP’s atrocities.
Berlin
Practitioners peacefully demonstrated on Jannowitzbrücke Bridge, across the street from the Chinese Embassy.
Passersby learn about Falun Dafa.
Practitioners held a peaceful demonstration on Jannowitzbrücke Bridge across from the Chinese Embassy on the morning of April 26, 2026. Their large banners stated, “The World Needs Truthfulness Compassion Forbearance,” “Falun Dafa Is Great,” and, “Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong in China.” They distributed flyers to passersby and collected signatures on a petition calling to end the persecution.
A tour group from China happened to pass the demonstration. Surprised to see the Falun Dafa activity, many Chinese tourists took pictures. Some took introductory flyers and others talked with practitioners to learn more about Falun Dafa and the persecution.
A college student from China told a practitioner that he’s seen their activities before, and he wished to learn more about the CCP’s persecution and the April 25 Appeal.
Düsseldorf
Practitioners in North Rhine-Westphalia hold a demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in Düsseldorf.
Practitioners demonstrated in front of the Chinese Consulate in Düsseldorf on April 22, 2026. They called on people to help stop the persecution in China. A representative read a letter to the employees of the Chinese Consulate, urging them not to participate in the persecution.
Frankfurt
Practitioners hold a banner in front of the Chinese Consulate in Frankfurt.
A practitioner read a letter to the employees of the Chinese Consulate and then placed the letter in the consulate mailbox.
Practitioners held a demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in Frankfurt on April 24, 2026. They also read and delivered a letter to the employees of the Chinese Consulate, urging them to not be complicit in the persecution of Dafa and to free themselves from the CCP.
Munich
Practitioners in Bavaria commemorate the April 25 Appeal in front of the Chinese Consulate in Munich.
Practitioners in Bavaria introduced Falun Gong to the public and exposed the CCP’s persecution in front of the Chinese Consulate in Munich on April 27, 2026.
Background: What Is the April 25 Appeal?
Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was first introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in Changchun, China, in 1992. The spiritual discipline is now practiced in over 100 countries worldwide. Millions of people have embraced the teachings—which are based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance as well as five gentle exercises—and experienced improved health and well-being.
On April 23 and 24, 1999, police officials in Tianjin, a city near Beijing, assaulted and arrested dozens of practitioners who gathered outside a magazine office to discuss errors in a recently-published article attacking Falun Dafa. As word spread of the arrests and more practitioners inquired with officials, they were told they had to take their appeals to Beijing.
The following day, April 25, some 10,000 Falun Dafa practitioners spontaneously gathered at the Central Appeals office in Beijing, as they had been instructed by Tianjin officials. The gathering was peaceful and orderly. Several Falun Dafa representatives were called in to meet with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and members of his staff. That evening, practitioners’ concerns were answered. The arrested practitioners in Tianjin were released, and everyone went home.
Jiang Zemin, former head of the CCP, perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology, and issued an order to ban Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999.
Minghui.org has confirmed the deaths of thousands of practitioners due to the persecution over the years, though because of the difficulty in getting information out of China, the actual number is suspected to be much higher. Many more have been imprisoned and tortured for their faith.
There is concrete evidence that the CCP sanctions the harvesting of organs from detained practitioners, who are murdered to supply the organ transplant industry.
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