25 April Appeal

The Historical Significance of the Peaceful Appeal on April 25, 1999

World NewsApril 27, 20240Comments

April 26, 2024 | By Shen Rong, a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) April 25 this year marks the 25th anniversary of the peaceful appeal in Beijing in 1999. After dozens of Falun Gong practitioners were arrested in the nearby city of Tianjin in April 1999, about 10,000 practitioners went to the Central Appeals Office in Beijing on April 25,…

Practitioners in Indonesia Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal

World NewsApril 27, 20240Comments

April 25, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Indonesia (Minghui.org) Practitioners in various cities in Indonesia held activities on April 14th and 20th to commemorate the 25thAnniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal. They demanded that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) end the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners. Twenty-five years ago, over 10,000 Falun Dafa practitioners…

Auckland, New Zealand: Practitioners Hold Events to Mark Anniversary of April 25 Appeal

World NewsApril 27, 20240Comments

April 24, 2024 | By Minghui correspondents in New Zealand (Minghui.org) Practitioners did the Falun Dafa exercises and raised awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution during an event at Newmarket in Auckland on April 21, 2024, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal. Group practice at Newmarket in Auckland on April 21, 2024 Practitioners displayed banners at…

2023 U.S. State Department Human Rights Report Continues to Condemn Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsApril 27, 20240Comments

April 25, 2024 | By Wang Ying, a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) The U.S. Department of State published the “2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” on April 22, 2024. It continues to condemn the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party and the forced organ harvesting crime that targets the practitioners as a specific source. The…

The Truth Behind the “April 25 Appeal”

China NewsApril 12, 20230Comments

April 10, 2023 | By Zheng Yan (Minghui.org) In response to the strict pandemic lockdown in China, many people have taken the unprecedented step of protesting to defend their basic right to live a normal life. People clearly understand the underlying causes of these protests, as almost every Chinese has experienced the lockdown themselves and knows how…

“Great Wall of Courage” Held in Melbourne to Commemorate April 25 Appeal

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Minghui reporter in Melbourne ______________________________ On the afternoon of April 24, 2021, Falun Dafa practitioners in Melbourne formed a “Great Wall of Courage.” They stood together along both sides of Princes Bridge and held up banners to commemorate the historic April 25, 1999 appeal – when 10,000…

Canberra: Practitioners Hold Candlelight Vigil at Chinese Embassy to Commemorate April 25 Appeal

Australia NewsMay 11, 20210Comments

By a Falun Dafa practitioner Canberra ___________________________ Falun Dafa practitioners gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Canberra on April 23, 2020, to hold a candlelight vigil. They commemorated the April 25 Peaceful Appeal and mourned fellow practitioners who lost their lives due to the persecution. On April 25, 1999, over 10,000 practitioners peacefully appealed to…

Witness Recounts April 25, 1999, Appeal and Preceding Events

China News, World NewsApril 25, 20210Comments

Twenty-two years ago, about 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners staged a peaceful appeal outside the State Council’s Appeals Office in Beijing on April 25, 1999, requesting the release of dozens of practitioners arrested in Tianjin for the previous two days (April 23-24), and calling for an environment where Falun Gong could be freely practiced and its…