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In August 2024, Cheng Peiming, a 59-year-old Falun Gong practitioner who is the first known survivor of forced organ harvesting in China, came forward at a press conference in Washington D.C. to expose the Chinese regime’s crimes. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a widely circulated public response aimed at discrediting Cheng and other advocates…

New York—In a decision serving as an important bulwark against a key Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tactic of transnational repression, a New York district court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a local environmental group with ties to China. The complaint had been lodged against Dragon Springs, a campus established by Falun Gong practitioners that…

Ms. Liu Pintong, a woman in her 50s residing in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, was arrested on February 3, 2023 and lost her appeal in November 2023 against a 1.5-year prison term for her faith in Falun Gong. Falun Gong is a mind and body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party…

Sun Shuhua, a 58-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Fuzhuangzi Village, Houjiaying Township, Ji County, Tianjin, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison by local officials on July 19, 2024, and extorted a fine of 10,000 yuan (approx. 1410 USD).  Back in 2009, Sun Shuhua was illegally sentenced to one year of forced…

A Florida engineer has pleaded guilty to acting as a Chinese agent to collect intelligence on dissidents, including Falun Gong practitioners,  as well as U.S. nonprofits and firms. Li Ping, a 59-year-old U.S. citizen born in China, on Aug. 23 admitted to conspiring to act as a Chinese agent since at least 2012. He served…

Ding Lebin, a resident of Berlin, human rights advocate, and freelance China researcher, has been campaigning for the release of his father, Ding Yuande, from Chinese prison. Yuande was arrested for his practice of Falun Gong, a spiritual faith espousing the values of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance, in May 2023 and subsequently sentenced to three…

The Australian Senate passed a new bill on August 21, 2024, that aims to fight the illegal organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting from living people. The Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 was first introduced by Liberal Senator Dean Smith in June 2023. It was submitted to Foreign Affairs,…

NEW YORK — In the late evening of Aug. 15, the New York Times published an article on the Shen Yun Performing Arts company, which also featured extensive critique of the Falun Gong spiritual practice and its founder. A second piece covering Falun Gong was published at midnight and includes inaccuracies or glaring omissions regarding…

NEW YORK—China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and other Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations have launched an unprecedented campaign to “eliminate” Falun Gong globally, especially in the United States, and to undermine Shen Yun Performing Arts, a popular classical Chinese dance company many of whose performers practice Falun Gong. To implement the new initiative, CCP…

From January to June 2024, 2,714 Falun Gong practitioners experienced harassment or were arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for their faith. An increase in surveillance and monitoring was noted in multiple cases. These cases were originally reported to Minghui.org, which documented 1,470 arrests and 1,244 cases of harassment. The greatest number of harassment…

Mrs. Li Fenglan, a career woman in finance, faced a grim fate. Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer, Li was sentenced for her faith to twenty months in Gansu Province Women’s Prison on February 27, 2023. While imprisoned, her cancer metastasized, and after being denied medical parole multiple times, she died in the arms of her…

Ms. Liu Xiufen, the elderly mother of a deceased Falun Gong practitioner who suffered extreme psychiatric torture during his imprisonment, died recently on April 10, 2024. She had spent over a decade fighting for her son’s justice. The case of Ms. Liu and her son, Mr. Ren Dongsheng, is an example of how the Chinese…

On May 21, 2024, Ms. Li Mengjun, a 71-year-old woman from Shizixiang Community, Dongping Town, Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, was arrested for circulating Falun Dafa materials. She was recorded by a surveillance camera distributing these documents on May 11, 2024 and reported to the Yuntang Police Station.  Currently, Ms. Li lives with her son and…

Members of Congress, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy to China, and parliamentarians worldwide voiced support for the Falun Gong community. They published letters and made public statements, commending practitioners’ resilience in the face of persecution. Public condemnation of the CCP’s persecution has only grown over the years, spotlighting Beijing’s transnational repression and…

On July 11, 2024, a sea of Americans gathered in the nation’s capital to raise awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong, a Buddhist-based spiritual practice. For 25 years, adherents have been subject to harassment, arbitrary detention, torture—or even death—at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The occasion was marked by a rally…

New York—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to view eradicating Falun Gong as a critical goal 25 years after launching a violent campaign of persecution against the spiritual group. This prioritization manifests as revitalized campaigns of mass detention and anti-Falun Gong propaganda, according to a report published today by the Falun Dafa Information Center. The…

The State Department’s latest Report on International Religious Freedom, released on June 26, again highlights rights abuses faced by Falun Gong practitioners in the report’s chapter on China. The report, which covers the period between January 1 and December 31, 2023, is a collaborative product of the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom and…

While the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners has led to a multitude of horrific and heartbreaking outcomes for practitioners and their families, for children whose parents are persecuted, the terror, stress, and disorientation such tragedies cause is especially acute. According to statistics gathered by Minghui as of June 28, 2024, at least 5,088 practitioners of…