On July 20 2003, practitioners in Italy practised the Falun Gong exercises opposite the Chinese Embassy. They sent forth righteous thoughts and called on the people of Italy to help stop the ruthless persecution of Falun Gong practitioners that has been ongoing in China for the last four years. During the past four years, in the face of the most severe and brutal persecution, Dafa practitioners have been peacefully and persistently continuing to live by the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, conducting themsleves openly and with dignity.