New Report: In Covering Falun Gong, New York Times Distorts, Ignores, and Maligns
New York—The New York Times has repeatedly failed to cover atrocities against Falun Gong, while amplifying Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda about the community, with devastating results, according to a report published today by the Falun Dafa Information Center. These problems have increased over time, leaving readers with a severely slanted understanding of Falun Gong…
Violence Against Women in China, Art Exhibition in Turkey
Dear Reader,With the celebration of International Women’s Day last Friday, we highlight the plight of millions of women who have undergone tremendous suffering in the persecution of Falun Gong.In other news: A Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins analyzes Beijing’s fear of Shen Yun Performing Arts in The Hill A 79-year-old woman is sentenced to three…
79-Year-Old Woman Secretly Sentenced to Three Years for Talking about Falun Gong
According to reports from Minghui and Weiquanwang, Ms. Sun Xiuzhen, a 79-year-old resident of Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, was admitted to Liaoning Province Women’s Prison to serve a three-year term for talking to people about Falun Gong, a spiritual practice targeted by the Chinese authorities since 1999. Ms. Sun’s efforts are part of Falun Gong…
Turkey: Art Exhibition Raises Awareness, ‘I want the persecution to end’
The Art of Zhen Shan Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition was held at Yunus Emre Cultural Center in Istanbul, Turkey, from February 16 to 25, 2024.Viewers expressed appreciation for the painting’s messages of hope and encouraged practitioners to continue in their resilience to the persecution they face. “I hope Falun Dafa practitioners in China…
Falun Gong Dissent in China, Organ Harvesting Developments
Dear Reader,Data from the latest issue of Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor (CDM) indicates that Falun Gong practitioners in China are the most active group of religious believers engaging in peaceful resistance to the persecution they face. In other news: A non-profit dedicated to ending forced organ harvesting in China receives a Nobel Peace Prize nomination…
Three Guangdong Residents Sentenced for Distributing Pamphlets
Ms. Li Youbin, a resident of Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, was sentenced to eight years for distributing leaflets related to Falun Gong, a spiritual practice persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for nearly 25 years. Ms. Li was initally arrested in a massive police operation surrounding China’s National Day on October 1, 2022. At…
House Speaker Condemns Organ Harvesting, Indictments for Social Media Posts
Dear Reader,Last week, U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson called out the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China and emphasized the need for action to combat the regime’s crimes.In other news: A new report from the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation discusses the…
IRF Summit 2024: Falun Dafa Information Center Recap
On January 30 and 31, 2024, the Falun Dafa Information Center team participated in the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in DC, hosted at the Washington Hilton and the United States Institute of Peace. The inaugural convening of this summit was established for the first time in July 2021. This year’s conference marked the fourth…
Four Falun Gong Practitioners Tried for Kwai and Douyin Posts
On January 18, 2024, four Falun Gong practitioners in Jilin Province stood trial for posting Falun Gong content on the short video platforms, Kwai and Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. According to insiders, the Jilin Province 610 Office, which was absorbed into the Ministry of Public Security but maintains its function of persecuting Falun…
The Persecution of Falun Gong: Key Developments in 2023
Even after nearly a quarter century of persecution, Falun Gong practitioners continue to be a prime target of Chinese security forces and to face large-scale abuses, including arbitrary detention, imprisonment after sham trials, systematic torture, and death. Each year, there are emerging trends and evolving tactics in how this persecution is carried out, as well…
CCP Signature Drive Targets Millions, Deploys WeChat to Spread Falsehoods
Dear Reader,In a new attempt to turn the Chinese public against Falun Gong, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is carrying out a massive social media and signature campaign to spread demonizing propaganda and compel Chinese citizens to denounce Falun Gong and other banned faiths. According to government websites and state-run media, the petition has amassed…
CCP Launches Nationwide Anti-Falun Gong Petition Campaign, Deceiving Tens of Millions
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is mobilizing institutions throughout Chinese society and the ubiquitous WeChat app to spread false propaganda demonizing Falun Gong and garner millions of signatures on a petition against the faith and other banned religious groups, according to new research by the Falun Dafa Information Center. The petition campaign, launched in early…
30-year-old Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced for Sharing Covid Information Held in Solitary Confinement
Within just ten days of being placed in solitary confinement, 30-year-old Mr. Li Zongze shed approximately 20 pounds while serving a five-year sentence for sharing photos of Beijing during Covid lockdowns in 2020, according to Minghui. Mr. Li and ten other Falun Gong practitioners in Beijing faced arrest on July 19, 2020, under suspicion of…
Report: Beijing Targets Shen Yun in Global Campaign to Silence and Malign
NEW YORK—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is targeting Shen Yun Performing Arts, a U.S.-based non-profit, with the most aggressive global campaign of Beijing-driven artistic censorship documented to date, according to a policy brief published today by the Falun Dafa Information Center. The effort is central to the regime’s broader transnational repression aimed at Falun Gong practitioners, their…
Parents Incarcerated for Advocating for Unjustly Convicted Daughter; Mother Sentenced to 2.5 Years
Ms. Xu Xiuzhen, a resident of Gaomi City in Shandong Province, was sentenced to 2.5 years shortly after her arrest on November 7, 2023 for her practice of Falun Gong according to Minghui and Weiquanwang. Presently, Ms. Xu is detained in the Weifang City Detention Center. Earlier in 2023, Ms. Xu’s older daughter, Ms. Qin…
Holiday Cheer: California Resident Successfully Reunites with Her Parents After 9 Years
Yolanda Yao, a California resident featured in the Falun Dafa Information Center’s family rescue campaign since 2017, has reunited with her father, Mr. Yao Guofu, and mother, Mrs. Liang Xin, after nine years. From 2015 through 2020, her parents were sentenced to prison and tortured for their faith in Falun Gong. This Christmas will be…
Falun Gong Practitioner Denied Medical Parole Dies in Custody
At around 12 noon on November 20, 2023, Mr. Wang Haiqian, resident of Dazhu County, Sichuan Province, passed away at the Dazhu County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital at the age of 61. Late at night on October 10, 2023, he was taken to the Dazhu County Justice Bureau in an ambulance by the prison authorities,…
The Latest Victims of China’s Surveillance State
Pervasive state surveillance has facilitated the detention of over 50 Falun Gong practitioners since November 2022 Last December, surveillance research firm IPVM discovered alarms in Chinese smart policing software by Hikvision that alerts security forces of Falun Gong practitioners, protestors, and other religious believers in a given area. Such tech-enabled targeting of Falun Gong believers is not…