Time Runs Out on Resolution Chinese Consulate Wanted to Bury

Awareness and pressure mounted for passage of resolution condemning persecution of Falun Gong

Practitioners of the spiritual group Falun Gong hold a rally at the San Diego County Administration Center on Sept. 13, calling on the Chinese Consulate to stop interfering with U.S. officials. Mark Cao/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—During the last, hectic week of the California legislature’s session, from Sept. 11 to 15, practitioners of Falun Gong sat in the Senate gallery as silent witnesses to the proceedings below.

They wanted with their presence to challenge the consciences of the senators, to remind them that on the other side of the world terrible human rights abuses were taking place, and the senators had the opportunity to condemn those crimes.