Ms. Minghui Wang
“I recalled those chilling memories of nearly a decade ago, when my family crossed the border from China into Myanmar in a daring escape.”
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…
Ms. Zhenni Zhang
“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.’”
Ms. Stephanie Zhang
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.”
Ms. Xu Xinyang
“[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.”
Mr. Chen Teng
Chen Teng recounted, “My mother was arrested six times. I was expelled from school when I was just twelve, and I have never been able to go back. I have not seen my mother in five years.”
Ms. Fuyao Li
Fuyao was only 6 years old when her parents disappeared into China’s forced labor camp system for the first time. The young girl and would be tested in every resolve over the next decade.
Ms. Crystal Chen
Room 212 in the Tianhe District Detention Center, Guangzhou City, China, was the scene of Chen’s first experience of torture. She was 27 years old
Mr. Guoliang Zhang
After the persecution began in 1999, China Southern reassigned Zhang to laundry duty, cut his pay by two-thirds and pressured him to sign documents promising
