Halloween Marks Two Years of U.S. Citizen’s Sister Detention
Karen Kang, a U.S. citizen in California, has not heard from her younger sister in two years. On October 31, 2022, Karen’s sister, Kang Shumei,
Personal Accounts
The persecution of Falun Gong targeted 100 million people in China, and decimated countless families and communities across China. Below, we offer a glimpse into the human cost of this persecution with up-close and personal stories of those who were killed, those who survived, and those struggling to the freedom of others. These are their stories…
The persecution of Falun Gong targeted 100 million people in China, and decimated countless families and communities across China. These are their stories…
Mother of Chen Xiao
Chen Xiao has not heard from her mother since the latter was detained in 2020 for practicing Falun Gong. She is worried about her mother’s condition as she nears old age and has called upon the Australian government to utilize diplomatic channels to aid in the release of Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Sister of Chen Jingyu
Chen Jingyu, a New York resident, has not heard from sister, Chen Jinghui, in over six months, after the latter was detained for practicing Falun Gong.
Hu Xuanming Campaigns for the Release of His Mother after Second Prison Sentence
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
Sister of U.S. Resident Forced from Her Home for Nearly a Decade in China
Ms. Chen Jinghui, the sister of a New York resident, was arrested in March 2024 for her faith.
Mother of California Resident Detained, State Department Responds
Updated with additional information on May 8, 2024. Ms. Meng Zhaohong, the mother of a U.S. resident, was arrested on May 9, 2023, for talking
Husband of You Ling
Mr. Zhou Deyong, a senior geological engineer in Shandong Province, was arrested in a police sweep with 10 other Falun Gong practitioners and their family members on April 23, 2021. He has since been held at the Binhai Detention Center.
Mother of Steven and Lydia Wang
Steven Wang, a principal dancer in New York, remembers when he received news of his father’s passing in 2009. His parents both practiced Falun Gong, a spiritual Buddhist faith that is now being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. In 2016, his widowed mother attempted to visit him in New York for his wedding but Chinese authorities blocked her from leaving due to her faith in Falun Gong.
Mother of Simon Zhang
On Chinese New Year (three days before the Beijing Winter Olympics’ Opening Ceremony), police arrested and detained Ms. Yunzhi Ji. Authorities attempted to silence her because she was previously found with paper notes, stickers, and materials printed with Falun Gong information in her home. After two weeks in detention, she fell into a coma due to the abuse and passed away 49 days after her initial arrest.
