(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa information days were held in Angers and Paris, France on May 3 and 5, 2026. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises, talked to passers-by and collected signatures on a petition calling to stop the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution and its state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting.

Introducing Falun Dafa in Paris

Around noon on May 5, in the La Défense district, Paris’s financial hub, people gathered in the square to eat and relax. People stopped and watched as practitioners demonstrated the exercises. Some took photos or videos, and others accepted flyers. They talked with practitioners to learn more and signed the petition. Several expressed an interest in Falun Dafa and asked where the nearest practice site was.

Practitioners demonstrated the exercises on La Défense Square in Paris on May 5. (Courtesy Minghui correspondents)

People signed the petition on La Défense Square in Paris on May 5. (Photos courtesy Minghui correspondents)

Hanafi Benmesbah signs the petition. (Photo courtesy Minghui correspondents)

Hanafi Benmesbah is a business owner and electrical engineer. After learning about the CCP’s persecution, he said, “I oppose the persecution. However, we need to remind people of the true meaning of life. It’s not money or material possessions, but the kindness shared between human beings. We sometimes lose sight of this because we live in a consumerist society—one focused solely on the material. The persecution, and the forced organ harvesting is appalling. And the silence of the people shocks me just as much. God gave us minds so that we can think. People must understand that if the world continues down this path and if things do not change, we will find ourselves reaching a dead end. Therefore, people truly need to become aware of the critical situation, for the events unfolding in our world are, indeed, profoundly serious.”

He said he agreed with Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance and said, “Without patience, we are unable to accomplish anything. It is extremely difficult. Our physical reactions are intimately linked to our mental state. When our mental state is poor, our bodies inevitably follow suit, experiencing discomfort. Therefore, we must strive to take care of ourselves and cherish our well-being.”

Information Day in Angers

Angers is located in western France and is the capital of Maine-et-Loire. Practitioners held an information day on Place Louis Imbach in the center of Angers on Saturday, May 3, 2026.

They talked with tourists and residents about Falun Dafa and the CCP’s human rights abuses. Many passers-by stopped to learn about the event and were shocked when they heard how the CCP arrests, tortures, and removes organs from practitioners. Many people signed the petition.

Practitioners demonstrate the exercises on Place Louis Imbach in Angers. (Photo courtesy Minghui correspondents)

Passers-by learn about the practice and the CCP’s persecution on May 3. (Photo courtesy Minghui correspondents)

Two students sign the petition during the event in Angers on May 3 (Photo courtesy Minghui correspondents)

A student signed the appeal to the G7 countries and took the book Minghui Report: The 20-Year Persecution of Falun Gong in China. He said he would read the report. A woman working in healthcare paused, signed the petition, and took a copy of the Minghui Report.

A Chinese boy, his father, and his brother walked toward practitioners. A practitioner gave him a flyer and talked with them about the persecution. The boy appeared somewhat resistant and said he didn’t believe what practitioners said about the persecution in China. After a Vietnamese practitioner talked about common values in Asian cultures, the boy accepted a flyer.