European Falun Gong Practitioners Mark 25 Years of CCP Persecution With London March

An asylum seeker who was a prisoner of conscience in China for a total of 10 years over the spiritual practice told the crowd how he had been tortured.

Falun Gong practitioners from Europe marking 25 years of CCP persecution at an event at Trafalgar Square, central London, on July 20, 2024. Yanning Qi/The Epoch Times

Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from across Europe marched in central London on July 20 to highlight the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing persecution that has lasted for 25 years.

One practitioner attending the event, who’s seeking asylum in the UK, told the crowd how he had been tortured in a Chinese prison, while another called on British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to pressure Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders to release Falun Gong practitioners in China, including the practitioner’s own father.