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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Dec. 3, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionGuangdong Senior Dies Weeks After Being Released in Critical Condition (Graphic Photo)
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Dec. 3, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionEmaciated at Prison Release, Hebei Woman Dies 16 Months Later
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Dec. 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Jiangsu Residents Detained for Four Months and Counting for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 25, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 2, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionLiaoning Woman Dies After Authorities Keep Trying to Take Her Back into Custody to Serve a 5-Year Prison Term for Her Faith
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Dec. 2, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Woman Appeals to Higher Court After Prior Appeal Against Her Unjust Sentence Was Rejected
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Dec. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJinzhou City, Liaoning Province: Six Locals Stand Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Man Sentenced to Eight Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 24, 2024 (4 Reports)
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Dec. 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter More than Nine Years of Prior Incarceration, Liaoning Woman Secretly Sentenced to Second Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to One Year for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 19, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Dec. 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 23, 2024 (4 Reports)
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Nov. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionInner Mongolian Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years and Wife on Wanted List for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Being Incarcerated for 5.5 Years, Sichuan Woman Gets Another Three Years for Telling People About the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Nov. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 22, 2024 (4 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionChinese Judge: “We Can Be Lenient Regarding Murder or Arson, But Not for Falun Gong Cases”
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Nov. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Provincial Second Women’s Prison Instigates Inmates to Torture Falun Gong Practitioners
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Nov. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Sisters Face Indictment for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Teacher Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 20, 2024 (3 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 21, 2024 (6 Reports)
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Nov. 28, 2024 | Persecution Outside ChinaChinese Communist Party Agent Sentenced to Prison for Spying on Falun Gong
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Nov. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 12 Years, Shandong Man Stands Trial for His Faith Again
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Nov. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionCase Twice Returned by Procuratorate, Woman Suffering from Heart Problems Still Kept in Detention for Her Faith
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Nov. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman to Stand Trial for Posting Videos of Her Doing Falun Gong Exercises
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Nov. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionU.S. Resident's Sister Sentenced to 10 Years and Nephew to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Man Faces Ongoing Harassment After Serving Two Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShanghai Authorities Intensify Surveillance of Falun Gong Practitioners During International Import Expo
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Nov. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 18, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Nov. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong, One of Them Previously Incarcerated for 6 Years
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Nov. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionElderly Couple Incarcerated and Pension Suspended for Upholding Their Faith
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Nov. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionYuncheng County, Shandong Province: Nine Locals Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 17, 2024 (4 Reports)
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Nov. 25, 2024 | Deaths Due To Persecution78-Year-Old Man Released from Prison in Critical Condition, Dies Seven Months Later
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Nov. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionPersecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Fanjiatai Prison
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Nov. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShanghai Woman Given Second Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 15, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Nov. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 16, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Nov. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLay-Buddhist-Turned-Falun-Gong-Practitioner Gets Seven Years for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionCancer-stricken Woman on Probation for Her Faith Dies After Repeated Harassment
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Nov. 24, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Liaoning Woman Dies Two Weeks Shy of 54th Birthday, Having Served Two Jail Terms Totaling 6.5 Years for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 13, 2024 (4 Reports)
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Nov. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 14, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Nov. 23, 2024 | Deaths Due To Persecution66-Year-Old Man Dies While Serving 11 Years for Suing Former Communist Regime Dictator
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Nov. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMeizhou City, Guangdong Province: Six Women Sentenced to Up to 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Women to Stand Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Man Sentenced to One Year for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Sichuan Woman Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Her Faith and Husband Forced to Pay Her Court Fine
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Nov. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 12, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Nov. 21, 2024 | Persecution Outside ChinaNew York: CCP Agents Sentenced for Transnational Repression Against Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Being Incarcerated for More Than 8 Years, Henan Woman Gets 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Jilin Man Sentenced to 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 10, 2024 (6 Reports)
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Nov. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 11, 2024 (11 Reports)
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Nov. 20, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution67-Year-Old Disabled Woman Tortured While Serving Five Years for Her Faith
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Nov. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionYantai City, Shandong Province: Several Practitioners Harassed for Their Faith
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Nov. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 8, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Nov. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 9, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Nov. 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution80-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Over Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Gets 3.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 7, 2024 (12 Reports)
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Nov. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman, Daughter, and Son-in-Law Face Indictment for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 18, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution82-Year-Old Woman Detained for Four Months and Counting for Talking to People about Falun Gong
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Nov. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Serving Three Years for Her Faith Almost Denied Lawyer Visit
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Nov. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Liaoning Woman Loses Four Teeth and Goes into Shock After Brutal Beatings in Prison
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Nov. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 6, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionCancer-Stricken Woman in Her 80s Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong, Denied Medical Parole
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Nov. 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHenan Man Under Strict Management and Force-fed Unknown Drugs While Serving Wrongful Term for His Faith
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Nov. 17, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Woman Incapacitated After Serving Six Months in Prison
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Nov. 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 2, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Nov. 16, 2024 | Organ HarvestingNew York, USA: Audience Stunned After Watching Documentary “State Organs”
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Nov. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionDaughter Recounts Family’s Ordeal Due to Father’s Persecution for Upholding His Faith
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Nov. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Farmer Sentenced to 22 Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Language Teacher Admitted to Prison to Serve a 1.5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionNingxia Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Loses Appeal Against 7.5-Year Sentence, Son Files Complaint Against Appeals Judge
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Nov. 15, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution54-Year-Old Shandong Man Admitted to Prison After Losing Appeal Against Wrongful Conviction for His Faith
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Nov. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Chemistry Teacher Arrested an 8th Time for His Faith, Still Detained 13 Months Later
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Nov. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Man Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 5, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in October 2024: 435 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Organ HarvestingSan Francisco, California: Audience Condemns Chinese Communist Party Atrocities After Viewing Documentary
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionLiaoning Doctor Dies Three Months After Being Released on Medical Parole
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Deaths Due To Persecution77-Year-Old Woman Dies After Enduring Nine Years of Wrongful Jail Time and Pension Suspension
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBlind and Bedridden Due to Persecution for Her Faith, Elderly Woman Dies Nine Years Later
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Repeated Detentions in the Past, Hubei Physician Faces Trial Again for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSuifenhe City, Heilongjiang Province: Five Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in October 2024: 48 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJapan: Son Calls on Legislators to Help Rescue His Mother
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Organ HarvestingAustralia: Activities in Canberra Urge the Government to Pass Legislation to Stop Forced Organ Harvesting
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionPersecution of Falun Gong Claims Life of Well-respected Physician
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution52-Year-Old Man Serving 4 Years for His Faith Now in Solitary Confinement and Denied Family Visits
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 3, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 4, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Nov. 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Hubei Women, 71 and 77, Sentenced to Prison for Telling People About the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Nov. 12, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution48-Year-Old Woman Goes Into Shock While Standing Trial for Practicing Falun Gong, Her Husband Is Detained for Hours
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Nov. 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Seven Years Behind Bars, 61-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Re-arrested for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHarassed and Bank Account Frozen, Shandong Woman Dies Two Years After Serving a Wrongful Prison Term
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Nov. 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionZhaodong City, Heilongjiang Province: Two Deceased, Five Sentenced, Another Two Faced Re-arrest or Harassment Since Their Same-Day Arrests One Year Ago
