Persecution
By the end of the 1990s, a hundred million people were practicing Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice. Since then, thousands of practitioners have been confirmed to have died as a result of the persecution, and many more have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for organs.
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Spent a Third of His Life Behind Bars, 50-Year-Old Man in Dire Condition After Finishing 4th Prison Term for His Faith
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 2 Years, 74-Year-Old Hubei Woman Twice Arrested in December 2025 for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 66-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Dies in November 2024, Incapacitated Husband’s Life Hanging by a Thread
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionMarried Couple Faces Trial for Practicing Falun Gong; Police: “PLAC Has the Final Say”
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 24, 2026 (12 Reports)
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April 5, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Woman Arrested—Likely to Start Serving a Two-Year Term Given in 2021 for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 5, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 22, 2026 (10 Reports)
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April 5, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 23, 2026 (13 Reports)
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Suffers Declining Health from Torture While Serving Wrongful Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for Over Three Years, Jilin Woman Gets Another 2.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 75-Year-Old Fujian Woman Detained for 17 Hours in December 2023 after Visiting a Friend
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 21, 2026 (9 Reports)
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April 3, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Man Detained Again After 13 Years of Prior Incarceration for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 3, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated for Nearly 13 Years in the Past, Liaoning Man in His 60s Arrested Again for His Faith
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April 3, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 19, 2026 (19 Reports)
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April 2, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionLiaoning Man Dies Two Months After Serving a 5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution78-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced to One Year in Prison
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution21-Year-Old College Student Sentenced to Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter a Prior 1.5-Year Forced Labor Term, Shandong Man Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 20, 2026 (10 Reports)
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated for 6.5 Years in the Past, Henan Man Sentenced Again to Seven Years for His Faith
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAiling Woman Faces Prosecution Following Wrongful Arrest in December 2020 for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 17, 2026 (6 Reports)
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 18, 2026 (4 Reports)
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Shandong Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong, Denied Due Process
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March 31, 2026 | Deaths Due To Persecution65-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Dies After 17 Years of Incarceration for Her Faith
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Abused and Emaciated While Imprisoned for Three Years Because She Practices Falun Gong
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution46-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman Sentenced to Four Years for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Gansu Women Arrested While Reading the Falun Gong Teachings
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 16, 2026 (6 Reports)
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March 30, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Beijing Man Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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March 30, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionRetired Teacher Suffers Life-Threatening Condition, Dies While Serving Wrongful Term for Her Faith
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March 30, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionWidowed by the Persecution of Falun Gong, 86-Year-Old Woman Now Arrested
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March 30, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 15, 2026 (10 Reports)
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March 29, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionDalian, Liaoning Province: 19 Arrested Around Lantern Festival and “Two Sessions”
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March 29, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionTen Liaoning Residents Make Back-to-Back Court Appearances In Two Days for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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March 29, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 12, 2026 (8 Reports)
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March 28, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 28, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman in Her 70s Jailed for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 28, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Detained for Mailing Letter to a Police Chief
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March 28, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 11, 2026 (10 Reports)
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March 27, 2026 | Torture of WomenArms Disabled Due to Torture During a Prior 9-Year Term, 75-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Jailed Again for Her Faith
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March 27, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution43-Year-Old Government Employee Still Suffers Complications One Year After He Was Twice Beaten Unconscious by Police
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March 27, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Shandong Woman Admitted to Prison to Serve One Year for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 26, 2026 | Organ HarvestingAlbany, Western Australia: The Documentary "State Organs" Resonates With Audience Members and Exposes the CCP’s Brutality
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March 26, 2026 | Torture of Women66-Year-Old Jilin Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 26, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsAt Least 23 Falun Gong Practitioners Still Held in Yunnan Province Second Women’s Prison and Are Serving 2-10 Years for Their Faith
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March 26, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Heilongjiang Women Jailed a Second Time for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 26, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 3 Years, Heilongjiang Woman Gets Another 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 25, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Inner Mongolia Woman in Her 60s Completed Third Prison Term for Her Faith in December 2021, Dies Barely Two Years Later
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March 25, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution53-Year-Old Businesswoman Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 25, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 14, 2026 (10 Reports)
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March 24, 2026 | Torture of WomenAdditional Information about Labor Camp Torture of a Jilin Woman Who Died at 64 in March 2026
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March 24, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionJailed a Total of 17 Years for His Faith, Henan Farmer Dies At 74 in February 2025
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March 24, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Serving an 8-Year Prison Term, 67-Year-Old Heilongjiang Man Sentenced to 4+ Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 24, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Gansu Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Talking to People About Falun Gong
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March 23, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Stroke Patient Subjected to Constant Surveillance Since 2019 for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 23, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsPartial List of Falun Gong Practitioners Held in Jiangxi Province Prison for Their Faith
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March 23, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman in Her 70s Sentenced to Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 23, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 13, 2026 (9 Reports)
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March 22, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Canadian Resident’s Sister Dies at 78, Three Years After Serving Time for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 22, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution59-Year-Old Shandong Woman Sentenced to 4.5-Year Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 22, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution63-Year-Old Hebei Woman Loses Appeal Contesting Second Prison Sentence for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 22, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 8, 2026 (12 Reports)
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March 21, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Beijing Woman Faces Prosecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 21, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman’s Home Raided by Police Day Before Lantern Festival
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March 21, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionSenior Engineer Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Talking to a Delivery Driver About Falun Gong
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March 21, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 10, 2026 (11 Reports)
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March 20, 2026 | Torture of WomenHebei Woman Sentenced to Three Years After Serving Two Labor Camp Terms Totaling Three Years
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March 20, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Confirmed to Have Been Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 20, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 9, 2026 (7 Reports)
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March 19, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFamily Business Ruined, Jilin Woman Dies Four Years After Serving Two-Year Wrongful Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 19, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution80-Year-Old Woman with Cancer Diagnosis Seeks State Compensation After Being Detained for Her Faith
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March 19, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 19, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 7, 2026 (9 Reports)
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March 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Arrested Four Months After Serving a Second 8-Year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 5, 2026 (9 Reports)
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March 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 6, 2026 (11 Reports)
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March 17, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Beijing Woman Dies While Living Alone Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
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March 17, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionHealth Damaged After Three Years of Prison Abuse, Inner Mongolia Woman Dies At 65 Two Years Later
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March 16, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsRule of Law Rarely Followed in Falun Gong Cases: The CCP’s Abuse of Bail
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March 16, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Liaoning Woman Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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March 16, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 4, 2026 (11 Reports)
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March 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Port Authority Employee Becomes Emaciated Due to Starvation and Sleep Deprivation While Serving 8.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 2, 2026 (7 Reports)
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March 14, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution90-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Two Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Man Denied Family Visits Since Prison Admission in 2019
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March 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionSentenced to Three Years and Pension Suspended in 2021, 87-Year-Old Retired Teacher Suffered a Stroke and Died in 2025
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March 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 1, 2026 (7 Reports)
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March 13, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in February 2026: 31 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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March 13, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionJilin Woman in Her 70s Dies After Years of Persecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 12, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in January and February 2026: 796 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith
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March 12, 2026 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborSichuan Woman Put on 5-Year Supervision After Completing 3.5-Year Prison Sentence, Recounts Abuse in Jail
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March 12, 2026 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborDisabled Woman Serving 15 Years for Her Faith, Widowed Father Struggles to Cover Her Medical Expenses
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March 12, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHeze City, Shandong Province: Nine Sentenced Since July 2024 for Practicing Falun Gong, One in Serious Condition and Denied Family Visits
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March 12, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionSuperior Court Rules to Reinstate Couple’s Pension After Five-Year Suspension
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March 11, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHer Family Broken Apart Due to Persecution, 58-Year-Old Woman Now Faces Prosecution
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March 11, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Head Nurse Forced to Do 10+ Hours of Hard Labor Every Day While Serving 3.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 11, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 3, 2026 (5 Reports)
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March 10, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested Ahead of Military Parade, Three Shandong Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
