(Minghui.org) “The whole world should sign the petition,” said a woman with tears in her eyes after seeing posters in a Portuguese city exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) organ harvesting of living Falun Gong practitioners.
Practitioners in Portugal recently ended a large-scale signature campaign against the persecution in 12 cities including Viseu, Leiria, Portalegre, Setubal, Evora, Beja, Lisbon and Ericeir from July to the beginning of September 2015. The signature drive also gathered support for the lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, former head of the CCP, who initiated the 16-year persecution.
Talking to people about Falun Gong and collecting signatures at a health expo in Lisbon.
A practitioner exposes the CCP's live organ harvesting and collects signatures at a Lisbon health expo.
Signature campaign in Leiria.
Collecting signatures in the city of Viseu to condemn the CCP's live organ harvesting.
Gathering signatures in the city of Nazare.
Collecting signatures in Ericeir.
Upon arriving in a new city, the practitioners set up banners and posters and a signature collection table. While some practitioners demonstrated the exercises, others talked to passers-by about Falun Gong and the persecution. Many people read the informational posters and took in the exercise demonstrations. Some took the opportunity to learn the exercises. Many passersby signed the petition after reading the posters or listening to practitioners' explanation.
Practitioners participated in the annual health expo in Lisbon from September 4 to 6. Although it was very hot during the outdoor expo, many visitors stopped to read the posters and talk to practitioners. The practitioners exposed the CCP's organ harvesting of living Falun Gong practitioners. Many people were shocked by the atrocity and signed the petition against the illegal organ harvesting.
A number of people had already heard about Falun Gong but did not know why the CCP persecutes this peaceful cultivation practice. The practitioners explained the situation to them in detail to help them to understand.
“Can I sign the petition?” asked a young lady breathlessly as she rushed up to a signature collection site. “My husband brought home your flyer. We read it together and I felt I could not stay at home. I had to come see if you were still here so I'd have a chance to sign the petition.” After signing, she talked with the practitioners and asked questions.
In recent years Falun Gong practitioners have visited Chinese restaurants and shops in many Portuguese cities and talked to the owners or managers about the persecution of Falun Gong. They have also regularly distributed Falun Gong informational materials at these locations. More than 2,500 Chinese people have renounced their CCP membership and/or membership in its affiliated organizations.
During the recent signature collection drive, the practitioners continued to explain the facts of the persecution to Chinese people. Some people, after understanding the situation, said, “Jiang Zemin is so bad! He will meet with karmic retribution!”
