Former Chinese Professor Recalls the Largest Peaceful Appeal in China Since Tiananmen

Falun Gong practitioners gathered near Zhongnanhai to peacefully appeal for their freedom of belief, on April 25, 1999. Photo courtesy of Minghui.org

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the April 25 appeal, the largest peaceful appeal in China since the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.

On April 25, 1999, more than 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside the Appeals Office of the State Council in Beijing to ask for the release of fellow practitioners who had been wrongly arrested and beaten by police in the city of Tianjin, according to Faluninfo.net.