Tag: april 25 appeal

The CCP Harms Itself With the Persecution of Falun Gong

Commentary On April 25, Falun Gong practitioners mark the 24th anniversary of their peaceful protest against repression in China. On that day in 1999, approximately 10,000 practitioners of the spiritual practice appealed to the central government in Beijing for relief from slanderous comments on state-controlled television and publications, and for the release of approximately 45…


April 25 Annual Commemoration in Hong Kong Spotlights Peace and Courage of Falun Gong Adherents

Despite a limit on public gatherings that are part of Zero-COVID measures, Hong Kong, as in previous years, saw a commemoration of the April 25, 1999 Peaceful Appeal, that showed the courage of Falun Gong adherents in their efforts to stop the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of their faith. Falun Gong adherents held yellow…


Former Chinese Professor Recalls the Largest Peaceful Appeal by People of Faith That Changed the Lives of Millions

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the April 25 appeal, the largest peaceful appeal in China after the Tiananmen Square Protest in 1989. On April 25, 1999, over 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside the Appeals Office of the State Council in Beijing to ask the authorities to release fellow practitioners who had been…