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Dr.damon noto12/27/2023 “I wish I could send photos of this back to my family members in the mainland, but am afraid to do so. “This is my first time seeing the 4/25 parade, and I’m moved to tears,” said Ms. In China, whoever has power is in the right.” “Why does the CCP treat good people so cruelly? In China, what you dare to say at home, you won’t say in the streets, otherwise you will be arrested by the police or intelligence officers. ![]() “The parade brought back memories of China for me,” said one of the spectators, Mr. Now however, many spectators express admiration for Falun Gong’s perseverance and aim their anger at the regime’s malevolence. Many Chinese used to only know about Falun Gong from the vilifying articles in China’s state-run press. Over the past few years Tompkins has seen the response from the local community change dramatically. Due to the persecution in China, she immigrated to United States and now lives in Flushing and works as a health care professional.Īs Flushing is a hot spot for fresh immigrants from China, Sang takes part in the parade every year and hopes to show her fellow Chinese that Falun Gong persists despite the persecution and contrary to what the communist regime says, it is “good, peaceful, and harmonious.”Īnd gradually, Sang’s wish is coming true, according to David Tompkins, one of the parade’s organizers. ![]() Instead, they explain their situation to one person at a time. The only difference is they no longer appeal to the regime. They hoped to change the situation by explaining the facts. But Falun Gong practitioners weren’t afraid. “So many people were afraid of the government,” Noto said. Damon Noto of Docotors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) speaks at a rally in Flushing on April 25, 2015, calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China and celebrating 200 million people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party since 2004. Damon Noto, a spokesman for Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), a medical ethics advocacy group, during a rally following the parade.ĭr. “On April 25, Falun Gong started something that changed the face of China,” said Dr. Still, the April 25 appeal wasn’t in vain. Researchers estimate that tens of thousands of practitioners have been murdered by having their organs harvested for transplantation. According to the Falun Dafa Information Center, over 3,800 practitioners have been confirmed as killed by torture and abuse, although it estimates the true number is much higher. The pictures of the thousands surrounding Zhongnanhai were used to portray Falun Gong practitioners as threatening. ![]() Just three months later then Party leader Jiang Zemin launched a nationwide campaign aimed at eradicating Falun Gong. (Petr Svab/Epoch Times)īut appearances could be deceptive. Sang Yuan, a medical professional from Shandong Province in China currently living in United States, participates in a parade and rally in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 25, 2015. ![]() Instead police directed them to nearby streets around the most sensitive real estate in China, the Chinese Communist Party headquarters and leaders’ living quarters known as Zhongnanhai. Thus, on April 25, some 10,000 others made the trip to reach the Central Appeals Office, where Chinese have the right to petition the state. When practitioners sought the release of those arrested, police told them this matter had to be handled by authorities in Beijing. Some 40 Falun Gong practitioners had been beaten and arrested. But on April 23 in Tianjin, a city about 90 miles south of Beijing, the harassment escalated. On several occasions practitioners had experienced harassment by the authorities. But as the number of practitioners reached tens of millions, even surpassing the membership of the Communist Party, the regime’s attitude turned sour. In 1999 Sang was in eighth grade and in her spare time practiced Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), a spiritual discipline consisting of meditative exercises and moral teachings.Īfter Falun Gong’s introduction to the public in 1992, the Chinese regime had promoted it for its health benefits. Practitioners of Falun Gong perform in the Tian Guo Marching Band during a parade in Flushing, New York, on April 25, 2015, calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China and celebrating 200 million people who have quit the Chinese Communist Party since 2004.
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