WASHINGTON D.C.—Members of Congress applauded Falun Gong practitioners for their courage in standing up to the Chinese Communist Party, saying they are heroes and champions of freedom.
The congressmen and women were speaking at a rally on Washington’s Capitol Hill to mark ten years of persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese regime. Representatives from human rights, religious freedom, and community organizations also spoke in support of Falun Gong practitioners’ efforts to end a decade of repression.
“Can you imagine a crackdown on a spiritual movement?” said Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). “Unbelievable.”
In the past decade, there is no known instance of violence from a Falun Gong practitioner against the Chinese authorities.
