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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RECENT ARTICLES
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsRecent Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Being Severely Persecuted
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Sailor Sentenced to Four Years for His Faith in Falun Gong Loses Appeal
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionMarried Couple Sentenced to Prison for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRepeatedly Incarcerated, Husband and Wife Sentenced Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 21, 2023 (5 Reports)
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 23, 2023 (11 Reports)
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Jailed for a Total of Eight Years, 74-Year-Old Legally Blind Woman Sentenced to One Year for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Jiangxi Women, Aged Between 71 to 90, Admitted to Prison, Two Ordered to Re-serve Sentences
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionPolice Install Surveillance Camera Outside Heilongjiang Woman’s Door to Monitor Her
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 22, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionXinmin City, Liaoning Province: Targeted in a Group Arrest, Five Still Detained
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRenowned Doctor of Chinese Medicine Sentenced to 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAnlu City, Hubei Province: Eight Falun Gong Practitioners Detained, Two in Precarious Conditions
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Woman Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 19, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 20, 2023 (11 Reports)
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Woman Taken to Prison to Serve Four Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Gets 3.5 Years for Placing a Falun Gong Flyer on a Car
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHohhot City, Inner Mongolia: Three Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 18, 2023 (10 Reports)
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 15, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsEight Falun Gong Practitioner Deaths Due to Persecution Reported in October 2023
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in September and October 2023: 1,040 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Four Forced Labor Terms and One Prison Term, Former Music Teacher Stands Trial Again for His Faith
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Yunnan Women Given Lengthy Prison Terms for Speaking Up for Their Persecuted Faith
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep, Heilongjiang Man Faces Indictment for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Her Faith, Rogue Lawyer Scams 300K Yuan from Her Husband
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution72-year-old Man Loses Appeal Against Nine-year Wrongful Prison Sentence, Struggles with Poor Health After Over Three Years in Custody
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution85-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Indicted for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 17, 2023 (12 Reports)
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesBelated News: Liaoning Man Tortured to Death 19 Years Ago for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Two Prison Terms Totaling 13 Years, Shandong Province Resident Sentenced Again for His Faith
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Woman Sentenced to Prison for Writing Letters Urging Government Agencies to Stop Persecuting Her Faith
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHigher Court Hears Elderly Woman’s Appeal Case, Fails to Address Questionable Evidence That Led to Her 4-Year Prison Sentence
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesInner Mongolia Woman Dies Four Years After Serving a Five-Year Prison Term for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Nearly 12 Years of Incarceration, 70-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Gets Third Prison Term for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed 8 Years, Mother of U.K. Resident Loses Appeal Against Second Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 53-Year-old Woman Admitted to Shandong Province Women’s Prison a Year Ago to Serve 4.5 Years for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Liaoning Residents Tried for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 11, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesOnce Incarcerated for 13 Years, Inner Mongolia Woman Dies Six Days After Another Arrest for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Physical Torture MethodsThree Sichuan Residents Sentenced to Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Mr. Liu Jia Brutally Tortured
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionMaoming City, Guangdong Province: Same Court Sentences Woman to Second 5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Losing His Wife Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong, Jilin Man Is Monitored and Constantly Harassed
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Stands Trial for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Chongqing Man Falls Critically Ill Within 10 Days of Prison Admission, Wife Repeatedly Denied Visits
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionChongqing Woman Serving Third Prison Term for Her Faith, Denied All Forms of Communication with Family
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionZhucheng City, Shandong Province: Six Tried Together for Practicing Falun Gong, Five Sentenced and One Cleared of Prosecution
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in October 2023: 65 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution68-Year-Old Woman Jailed for Her Faith Repeatedly Denied Medical Parole Despite Her Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Man Shocked with Electric Batons During a Four-year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 77-Year-Old Retired Teacher Convicted for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 7, 2023 (16 Reports)
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 13, 2023 (14 Reports)
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Lost His Wife to the Persecution of Falun Gong, Beijing Man Gets Second Prison Term for His Faith
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGansu Teacher Harassed and Ordered to Renounce Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Repeatedly Harassed for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 14, 2023 (10 Reports)
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 16, 2023 (12 Reports)
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Nov. 19, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGuizhou Man Jailed for Three Years and Fined 310,000 Yuan for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 19, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Jailed Sichuan Woman Gets Third Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 19, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 19, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShaanxi Man Likely Arrested Again After Serving Three Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 18, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Tortured in Prison and Denied Monthly Family Visits, Husband’s Latest Requests to Hold Perpetrators Accountable Ignored
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Nov. 18, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution72-year-old Man Sentenced to Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 18, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGansu Man Sentenced to Six Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 18, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution63-Year-Old Shandong Man Sentenced to Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong Loses Appeal
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Confirmed Death CasesJilin Woman Struggled with Poor Health After Serving 3.5 Years for Her Faith, Passes Away 5 Years Later
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSuining City, Sichuan Province: Case Against Falun Gong Practitioner Dismissed for the First Time Ever
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution50-Year-Old Jilin Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed 5.5 Years, Heilongjiang Woman Gets Another 5 Years for Her Faith and Has Her Appeal Denied
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Man Gets Three Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 3, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Nov. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 12, 2023 (3 Reports)
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Nov. 16, 2023 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborBelated News: Award-winning Chemistry Teacher Endures Four Years of Abuse While Imprisoned for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman with Medical Conditions Jailed for Her Faith, Denied Family Visits
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Nov. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Railroad Bureau Employee Detained for Practicing Falun Gong, Family Car Impounded
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Nov. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRecent Harassment Cases in Hunan and Heilongjiang Provinces
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Nov. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 9, 2023 (15 Reports)
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Nov. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 10, 2023 (11 Reports)
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Woman Harassed for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Faces Prosecution for Sharing Information about Falun Gong on Social Media
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution64-year-old Man Faces Indictment for Distributing Information about His Faith
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Faces Prison Sentence for Her Faith, Mother-in-law Dies in Distress
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Man to Serve a Seven-Year Term Given Three Years Ago for His Faith
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 5, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Nov. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 6, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Nov. 14, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution64-Year-Old Retired Teacher Sentenced to Two Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 14, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTargeted in a Group Arrest, Hunan Woman Faces Prosecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 14, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionZhengzhou City, Henan Province: Ten Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to One to Eight Years
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Nov. 14, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLeiyang City, Hunan Province: Seven Falun Gong Practitioners Harassed by Authorities
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Nov. 14, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 8, 2023 (6 Reports)
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Nov. 13, 2023 | Organ HarvestingAustria: Media Report on Organ Harvesting: “Don’t Become the Chinese Communist Regime’s Accomplice”
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Nov. 13, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Woman’s Life in Danger While on Hunger Strike for 18 Days and Counting
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Nov. 13, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Seven Years of Displacement, Former Glass Shop Owner Gets 12 Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 12, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution55-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Her Faith—Still Held in a Police Hospital
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Nov. 12, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution62-Year-Old Woman Emaciated and Anxiety-Stricken After Serving 10 Months for Her Faith, Family Suspects Prison Authorities Drugged Her
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Nov. 12, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution87-Year-Old Woman Out on Bail Loses Appeal Against Wrongful Conviction, Police Attempt to Take Her Back into Custody
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Nov. 12, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – October 31, 2023 (11 Reports)
