Persecution
By the end of the 1990s, a hundred million people were practicing Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice. Since then, thousands of practitioners have been confirmed to have died as a result of the persecution, and many more have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for organs.
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RECENT ARTICLES
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May 2, 2024 | DisappearanceHarbin City, Heilongjiang Province: Two Falun Gong Practitioners Missing for More Than Two Decades
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution78-Year-Old Sichuan Widow Indicted for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Jiangsu Woman Remains Incapacitated Two Years After Completing 10-Month Prison Term
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Residents, Including a 76-Year-Old Woman, Sentenced for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 18, 2024 (10 Reports)
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May 1, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Netherlands: People Condemn the Persecution During Events to Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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May 1, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Belgium: Rally in Front of Chinese Embassy Commemorates April 25 Appeal
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May 1, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999The April 25, 1999 Appeal: Everyone at Our Practice Site Participated
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May 1, 2024 | Torture of WomenA Falun Gong Practitioner’s First-hand Account of Being Tortured in Liaoning Provincial Second Women’s Prison (Part 1)
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May 1, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution60-Year-Old Shandong Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years After Two Arrests in Four Months
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May 1, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution45-Year-Old Jilin Woman Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years, Family Not Notified of Her Conviction Until After Prison Admission
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May 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 21, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Taichung, Taiwan: Dignitaries Praise Falun Gong During Events to Commemorate Peaceful Appeal 25 Years Ago
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Spain: Practitioners Hold Event in Front of Chinese Embassy to Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Perth, Australia: People Condemn the Persecution During a Series of Events Marking the April 25 Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Rally in Malaysia Commemorates the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Dallas, US: Group Exercise and Raising Awareness to Mark the April 25 Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Poland: Falun Dafa Practitioners Call to End the Persecution in Front of Chinese Consulate and Embassy
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Budapest, Hungary: Peaceful Demonstration Marking the 25th Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999My Unforgettable Memory of April 25, 1999
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April 30, 2024 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongNanjing City, Jiangsu Province: Former Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary Arrested
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April 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionU.S. Resident Calls for Release of Sister Detained in China for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionCangzhou City, Hebei Province: Four Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong, One Is Seriously Ill in Detention
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April 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Woman in Her 70s Given 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Taiwan: Practitioners Call for an End to the Ongoing Persecution During Event to Commemorate the April 25 Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Finland: Events in Helsinki Commemorate the April 25 Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Bulgaria: Falun Dafa Practitioners Inspired by the April 25 Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Canberra, Australia: Rally in Front of Chinese Embassy Marks April 25 Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Seattle, Washington: Falun Dafa Practitioners Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999France: Event Near the Eiffel Tower Commemorates the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Sydney, Australia: People Admire the Spirit of the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWuhan City, Hubei Province: Nine Arrested in One Day for Their Faith, Two Still Held in Brainwashing Center
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April 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution80-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Given Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 28, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution81-Year-Old Woman Facing Possible Second Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Woman Given Two Consecutive Sentences for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMeizhou City, Guangdong Province: 14 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Three Days
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April 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Talking to People about Falun Gong
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April 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Sentenced to One Year for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 26, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999The Historical Significance of the Peaceful Appeal on April 25, 1999
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April 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Jilin Women Sentenced to 3 to 7 Years for Their Faith
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April 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Women in Their 60s Convicted for Practicing Falun Gong, Forced to Sign Statement to Renounce Their Faith
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April 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 14, 2024 (6 Reports)
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April 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 20, 2024 (9 Reports)
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April 26, 2024 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborHeilongjiang’s Tailai Prison Actively Persecutes Falun Gong Practitioners
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April 25, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Persecution of Falun Gong Started in April 1997 in Suburban Beijing
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April 25, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999That Unforgettable Day, April 25, 1999
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April 25, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution64-Year-Old Sichuan Man in ICU While Serving 8 Years for His Faith, Police Not Responding to Prison’s Proposal to Release Him on Parole
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April 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed 4 Years for His Faith, 55-Year-Old Liaoning Man Arrested Again and In Critical Condition after Two Month Hunger Strike
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April 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 19, 2024 (8 Reports)
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April 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionPreviously Jailed for Their Faith, Co-mothers-in-law Detained Again and Denied Family Visits
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April 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionNeijiang, Sichuan Province: Seven to Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 16, 2024 (13 Reports)
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April 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 17, 2024 (15 Reports)
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April 24, 2024 | Torture of WomenAfter Three Labor Camp Detentions and Two Prison Terms, Chongqing Woman Denied Low-income Subsidy and Harrassed
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April 23, 2024 | More PropagandaCCP Launches Latest Round of Propaganda Targeting Falun Gong As 25th Anniversary of the Persecution Nears
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April 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Serving 14 Years for Her Faith Has Lost Almost All Her Teeth
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April 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Abused in Prison While Serving 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRecent Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Across China Harassed or Arrested for Their Faith
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April 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 10, 2024 (11 Reports)
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April 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 15, 2024 (15 Reports)
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April 22, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution51-Year-Old Tianjin Woman on Criminal Detention for Her Faith, Having Previously Been Incarcerated 5.5 Years
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April 22, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Shaanxi Widow Jailed for Practicing Falun Gong, Having Initially Been Allowed to Serve Time at Home
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April 22, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution52-Year-Old Man Faces Trial for His Faith, Wife Forced to Sign and Fingerprint Blank Paper
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April 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Shandong Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 13, 2024 (12 Reports)
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April 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFor Upholding Her Faith, Shanghai Woman Twice Jailed, Divorced by Husband, Disowned by Daughter, and Had Pension Reduced
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April 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Being Detained Three Times, 70-Year-Old Man Has Pension Revoked in 2023
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April 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Inner Mongolia Residents Lose Appeal Against Wrongful Convictions for Their Faith
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April 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Four Jilin Residents Admitted to Prison in November 2023 to Serve Time for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionChongqing Woman Serving Time for Her Faith Hospitalized, Family Worries About Ongoing Torture
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April 20, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Loses Appeal of 8-Year Sentence, Denied Medical Parole Despite Blindness
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April 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Guangdong Women Face Indictment for Their Faith, Lawyer Not Given Access to Their Case Files
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April 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Still Detained for Her Faith, Daughter and Friends Arrested for Requesting She Be Released
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April 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 6, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Heilongjiang Man Secretly Given Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution43-Year-Old Woman Serving Six Years for Her Faith Loses the Ability to Walk Due to Torture in Prison
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April 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution78-Year-Old Hubei Woman Twice Briefly Detained in Three Months, Now Under House Arrest
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April 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTaxi Driver Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionPersecuted for His Faith Since High School, Gansu Man Gets 3.5 Years in Prison
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Woman Faces Prosecution for Telling a Man about the Health Benefits of Her Faith
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionChengdu City, Sichuan Province: Three Cases of 610 Office Agents Targeting Locals for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Faces Prosecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 11, 2024 (9 Reports)
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April 17, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999New Zealand: Overseas Chinese Recall Peaceful Appeal 25 Years Ago
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTight Security During Trial of Two Hebei Women for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionGuizhou Woman Loses Appeal Against 7.5-Year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Shandong Woman Admitted to Prison in October 2023 to Serve Time for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 12, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Woman Admitted to Prison to Serve Second 4-Year Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Sichuan Women Convicted for Their Faith and Sent to Prison on Same Day
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Hubei Women Held in Brainwashing Center for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Tailor Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 8, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 9, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 15, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in March 2024: 73 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Jilin Man Incarcerated a Total of 12 Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Most Recently Released in May 2023
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Shandong Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Appealing Second Four-year Prison Term for His Faith in Falun Gong
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 7, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 14, 2024 | Torture of WomenAdditional Information about Heilongjiang Woman’s Ongoing Abuse in Prison