July 20, 2021 marked the 22nd year of the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong, a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. To commemorate the special occasion, the Falun Dafa Association in France wrote to relevant government agencies, urging them to help stop the persecution in China.

Several French government officials recently wrote back, expressing their support for Falun Gong practitioners’ persistent efforts in the past 22 years to end the persecution of their faith.

The letters came from the Office of the French Prime Minister, the Office of the French Minister of Interior, the French Secretary of the State Digital Transition and Electronic Communications, the Office of the French Minister of Sports, Mayor of Saint Pierre, the Office of the Adjunct Mayor of the 5th District of Lyon, and the Office of the Mayor of La Baule─Escoublac. 

The officials condemned the Chinese regime’s ruthless persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners in China. They expressed their deep concern about the harsh situation practitioners in China are facing and also paid respect to their determination to uphold their beliefs in Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, despite the persecution.

Several offices also forwarded the letter from the Falun Dafa Association in France to Foreign Minister Jean Yves le Drian and institutes that handle international relations, urging the French government to further speak up for Falun Gong practitioners in China. A member of the National Assembly called on the European Union to address the issue of religious freedom when holding bilateral dialogues with the Chinese regime. 

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