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The Falun Dafa Information Center learned after months of silence that Ms. Kong Qingping, the mother of a California resident, was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 30,000 yuan (4,140 USD) on November 10, 2023, and that her appeal to the sentence was rejected on March 25, 2024. It was previously only known…

For more than 20 years, the long arm of Beijing has targeted Falun Gong in the United States and around the world in an illicit and increasingly sophisticated campaign to malign and silence. A new 20-minute documentary released today by the Falun Dafa Information Center sheds light on this alarming story. Watch Here Emily Myers…

On February 7, 2024, a Shanghai resident arrived home to her apartment, only to discover police seals taped diagonally across her front door. Pudong New Area, where Ms. Chen Wei resides, is famously known for the Shanghai Tower, World Financial Center, and the first free trade zone in China. But under the glamorous exterior, lays a…

In recent weeks, Shen Yun Performing Arts, a globally recognized performing arts company known for its portrayal of traditional Chinese culture, has yet again been the target of a series of bomb threats and acts of vandalism. Most Shen Yun performers are also practitioners of Falun Gong, with many having fled China to escape persecution….

On March 20, 2024, the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing on forced organ harvesting of Chinese prisoners of conscience, including people who practice Falun Gong. Multiple experts, including from the Falun Dafa Information Center, provided testimony to stop the crime of organ harvesting. “Forced organ harvesting on an industrial scale…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…