Falun Gong in Sydney Commemorates 19 Years of Persecution Against Backdrop of Infiltration by Communist China

July 20 marks 19 years of brutal persecution suffered by practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual practice in Communist China. On July 20, 1999, nearly 1 in 10 Chinese citizens became enemies of the state solely because they wished to live their lives according to the universal principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. With thousands of deaths by torture having been reported and mounting evidence that the most unthinkable crimes against humanity—live organ harvesting—are still ongoing in China, Australians and overseas Chinese stood shoulder to shoulder in Sydney’s Martin Place to commemorate the lives lost at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Credit: NTD