Image for article A personal view of China's crackdown on Falun Gong

Charged, arrested, and jailed for "disruption of social orders" by chatting with friends in a private home? This may require a stretch of imagination for Americans to comprehend, but it happened to me: I was jailed in Shenzhen, China for 13 days, slept on cement floor, and was forced to assemble head-brushes for exporting to the US, all because I am a Falun Gong practitioner.

Image for article US scientist being detained in China

SAN DIEGO, Dec 22 (AFP) - A Scripps Research Institute scientist with ties to a banned meditation movement is being detained in China and, because she is not a US citizen, is being denied access to American officials, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Wednesday

Image for article China Releases Falungong Members Holding US Green Cards

BEIJING, Dec 28, 1999 -- (Agence France Presse) China has released three members of the banned Falungong spiritual group who hold green card work permits for the United States after 13 days of forced labor, a human rights group said Tuesday.

Master Li quietly watching the world from amidst the mountains after leaving New York following July 20th, 1999. (Published January 19, 2000)

Master Li quietly watching the world from amidst the mountains after leaving New York following July 20th, 1999. (Published January 19, 2000)