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…
Dear Reader,The Chinese regime’s plan to “eliminate” Falun Gong worldwide, as outlined in leaked Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) meeting notes from June of this year, is manifesting with increases in disinformation online, impersonations of Falun Gong practitioners, threats of deadly violence, and at least one physical assault last month. This week, the Falun...
Falun Gong practitioners around the world have long been targets of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) smear campaigns and transnational repression. Nevertheless, starting in August 2023, the Falun Dafa Information Center noticed an uptick in online disinformation and offline threats targeting Falun Gong practitioners and Shen Yun Performing Arts, a classical Chinese dance troupe many of...
On September 20, 2024 Chinese security forces attempted to take Ms. Wei Xiuying, a 77-year-old from Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province, back into custody after she lost an appeal against a five-year prison sentence for practicing Falun Gong on April 19, 2023. Ms. Wei had been released on bail following her arrest on May 25, 2021...
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.
Description: On September 14, Falun Gong practitioners held a parade in Brooklyn, NY to commemorate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and expose the persecution faced by practitioners in China. During the parade, two incidents occurred whereby unknown Chinese men assaulted participants, hitting and spitting on them. Two days later, a man claiming to be one of...
According to new data published by Minghui.org, 94 new cases of Falun Gong practitioners being sentenced for their faith were reported in July and August. Of these 94 practitioners, fifty-five took place in 2024, ten in 2023, and one in 2020, while twenty-eight individuals were sentenced on unknown dates. The prison terms ranged from three...
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.
Dear Reader,Government officials, public figures, and human rights organizations across Europe have shown tremendous support for Falun Gong in recent months. Much of this results from the efforts of Ding Lebin, a German resident who has spent the past year campaigning for the release of his father who is imprisoned in China for practicing Falun...
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...
Editor’s Note: The Falun Dafa Information Center is sharing this article by Falun Gong practitioner and torture survivor Crystal Chen on the occasion of International
ON JULY 19, 2020, Xu was arrested alongside ten other citizen journalists in Beijing for publishing photos online of Beijing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their lawyers were denied certain rights protected by Chinese law, including copying and requesting court documents, as well as being present during important case proceedings.
She was indicted on April 2, 2021 and detained at Beijing Women’s Prison until her sentencing on January 14, 2022. She was then sentenced to eight years in prison.
An artist, a teacher, and a lawyer are three unlikely faces to draw attention on the international stage. Yet, for adhering to the truth, the
Eric Jia and his mom fled to Australia when he was 11 years old. That would be the last time he saw his father, Ye Jia. Now a college student, Eric works tirelessly to raise awareness of his father’s plight.
Once awarded Outstanding Teacher of Liaoning Province, Ms. Ding Xiaoxia was incarcerated a total of 9 years for refusing to give up her faith. “I suffered mental and physical tortures no one can imagine,” Ding said.
“I recalled those chilling memories of nearly a decade ago, when my family crossed the border from China into Myanmar in a daring escape.”
“We were forced to leave home. During those 11 years of displacement, every moment was spent in great pressure and fear… We were worried that one day we would be seized again and would ‘disappear.’”
Father deceased, mother arrested, and facing pressure to renounce her faith, Stephanie remained strong through unwavering faith. “I had only one thought: there is nothing wrong in believing in God and having a spiritual belief.”
“[My father] wanted to hold me, but I was scared and hid behind my mom. I refused to let him hold me because I never had a chance to know him. This became my lifelong regret.”
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