Chen Fayuan, a 16-year-old high school student from New York, bravely spoke at the podium during a rally held in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2021, to mark the 22 years of persecution of Falun Gong in China. She described what she and her family had gone through during the persecution.
“When I received the news about my parents being kidnapped, I was shocked and my body turned numb. Tears started to roll down my cheeks and I was devastated. I was scared, angry, sad, lonely, and depressed. I had all kinds of emotions running through my body and felt like I was lost,” she said. “If I hadn’t cultivated Falun Dafa, I would definitely hold grudges and resentment against those perpetrators and evil policemen. How could I ever forget the way they treated my parents and me?”
The same evening more than 1000 Falun Dafa practitioners attended a candlelight vigil at the Washington Monument in D.C.. Before nightfall, practitioners lit up candles to commemorate the practitioners who were persecuted to death in China for practicing Falun Dafa.
Xu Xinyang, 19, attends school in another state. She drove more than two hours to join her mother in Washington, D.C., so they could attend the candlelight vigil together. “My father was killed for his belief. I came here today to remember him,” she said.
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