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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May 21, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in April 2024: 84 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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May 21, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Hubei Woman Admitted to Prison to Serve 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Jailed After Motion to Reconsider Rejected, Appeal Denied
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May 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Dermatologist Jailed After Losing Appeal Against 3-Year Sentence for Raising Awareness of Persecution of Falun Gong
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May 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionNing’an City, Heilongjiang Province: 18 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in One Day
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May 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Woman Sentenced to Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 7, 2024 (8 Reports)
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May 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 9, 2024 (3 Reports)
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May 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHusband Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong, Wife Gets Second Prison Term for Their Shared Faith, Daughter Harassed and Barred from Traveling
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May 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Served 11.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong, 73-Year-Old Woman Gets Another 3.5 Years
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May 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Man on Wanted List for His Faith in Falun Gong
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May 19, 2024 | Torture of Women54-Year-Old Woman Tortured in Liaoning Province Women’s Prison for Upholding Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 18, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesLiaoning Woman Dies after Serving 3.5 Years in Prison and Enduring Non-stop Harassment Afterward
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May 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated Liaoning Doctor in Critical Condition, Local Authorities Refuse to Approve Parole Application
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May 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Three Prior Sentences Totaling 12.5 Years, 53-Year-Old Hainan Man Gets Another Six Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 8, 2024 (5 Reports)
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May 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 11, 2024 (14 Reports)
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May 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionQujing City, Yunnan Province: Four Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSame Court Holds Back-to-back Trials of Two Falun Gong Practitioners, Sentencing One of Them to Six Years One Month Later
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May 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 3, 2024 (9 Reports)
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May 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 6, 2024 (11 Reports)
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May 16, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesAfter 13 Plus Years Behind Bars, Beijing Man Dies 4 Months After Completing Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMother of Two Admitted to Prison to Serve a Longer Sentence Than Initially Meted Out
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May 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman with Tuberculosis Tortured in Detention Center and Prison But Denied Medical Parole
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May 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 4, 2024 (9 Reports)
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May 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 5, 2024 (13 Reports)
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May 15, 2024 | Torture of WomenA Falun Gong Practitioner Recounts about the Torture of Ms. Zhang Yueqin, Who Died at 78 After Serving Two Prison Terms Totaling 8.5 Years
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May 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated for 6 Years in the Past, Government Employee Gets Another 6.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 1, 2024 (15 Reports)
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May 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionQidong County, Hunan Province: Seven Practitioners Arrested in Two Days in 2023, Five Now Sentenced to Up to 8 Years
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May 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMarried Couple Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong, Son Witnesses Their Repeated Persecution
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May 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFalun Gong Practitioner Secretly Sentenced with Fabricated Evidence
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May 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionElementary School Teacher Forced to Attend Two Back-to-back Brainwashing Sessions Aimed to Make Her Renounce Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMentally Healthy Man Held in Psychiatric Hospital for His Faith in Falun Gong
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May 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Loses Appeal Against 7-Year Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Geologist Given Second Prison Term for His Faith in Falun Gong
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May 11, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 1.5 Years for His Faith
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May 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTianjin Woman Jailed for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 11, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Woman Jailed for Talking to People about Falun Gong
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May 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWidowed in the Persecution of Falun Gong, Woman in Her 70s Convicted for Upholding Her Faith
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May 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSingle Mother of Two Daughters Sentenced to Two Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Served Ten Years for Her Faith, Fast Food Worker Gets Another Three Years
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May 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 28, 2024 (12 Reports)
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May 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 2, 2024 (14 Reports)
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May 9, 2024 | Torture of WomenHand Injuries Relapse After Latest Brainwashing Center Detention, 75-Year-Old Woman Lives on Her Own in Dire Situation
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May 9, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Man Arrested Again Three Months After Serving 1.5 Years for Practicing His Faith
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May 9, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman With Extremely High Blood Pressure and Heart Condition Convicted for Her Faith
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May 9, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Woman Imprisoned for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 8, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Guizhou Woman Incarcerated for Practicing Falun Gong, Motion to Reconsider Appeal Rejected
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May 8, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution64-Year-Old Shandong Man on Hunger Strike Since Prison Admission in December 2023 Now Extremely Weak
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May 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Librarian Held at a Brainwashing Center for Three Months and Counting for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 7, 2024 | Confirmed Death CasesBelated News: Liaoning Woman Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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May 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Five Years of Incarceration, 68-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Is Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Imprisoned for Two Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionPrivate School Owner Loses Appeal Against Three Plus Years of Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 30, 2024 (13 Reports)
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May 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Elderly Guizhou Residents Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFalun Gong Practitioners Abused in Shanghai’s Changning Detention Center
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May 6, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Woman Violently Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWuhan City, Hubei Province: 58-Year-Old Woman Held in Brainwashing Center for Five Months and Counting
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May 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 22, 2024 (8 Reports)
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May 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 29, 2024 (15 Reports)
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May 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMother of U.S. Resident Jailed for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 5, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesHubei Woman Released in Critical Condition, Dies a Month Later
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May 5, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesHebei Woman Suffers Declining Health and Mental Disorder after Serving Second Prison Term, Dies at 78 Less Than Four Years Later
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May 5, 2024 | Torture of WomenA Falun Gong Practitioner’s First-hand Account of Being Tortured in Liaoning Provincial Second Women’s Prison (Part 2)
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May 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested a Month after Wife’s Wrongful Sentence, 74-Year-Old Man Also Incarcerated for His Shared Faith
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May 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Man Gets Two Years for Distributing Falun Gong Materials in Residential Building
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May 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 26, 2024 (17 Reports)
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May 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 27, 2024 (12 Reports)
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May 4, 2024 | Confirmed Death Cases34-Year-Old Physician Beaten to Death Within Hours of Arrest in 2002, Emergency Dispatch Center Log Shows Police Did Not Call Until After His Death
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May 4, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution55-Year-Old Liaoning Man Arrested Again for His Faith, Having Previously Spent 17.5 Years Behind Bars
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May 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShanxi Man Serving Third Jail Term Denied Family Visits for Holding Firm to His Faith in Falun Gong
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May 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Men, Including One Widowered by the Persecution of Falun Gong, Sentenced for Their Shared Faith
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May 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 23, 2024 (13 Reports)
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May 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 24, 2024 (18 Reports)
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May 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed 7 Years, Heilongjiang Man Gets Another Four Years for Talking to People about Falun Gong
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May 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionYunnan Man Sentenced to Prison, Wife Interrogated and Autistic Sister Taken to Psychiatric Hospital
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May 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Man Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Women Sentenced in 2020 for Practicing Falun Gong, One Dies Nine Months after Release, the Other Returned to Prison at Age 90
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May 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 25, 2024 (15 Reports)
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May 2, 2024 | DisappearanceHarbin City, Heilongjiang Province: Two Falun Gong Practitioners Missing for More Than Two Decades
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution78-Year-Old Sichuan Widow Indicted for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Jiangsu Woman Remains Incapacitated Two Years After Completing 10-Month Prison Term
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Residents, Including a 76-Year-Old Woman, Sentenced for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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May 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 18, 2024 (10 Reports)
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May 1, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Netherlands: People Condemn the Persecution During Events to Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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May 1, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Belgium: Rally in Front of Chinese Embassy Commemorates April 25 Appeal
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May 1, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999The April 25, 1999 Appeal: Everyone at Our Practice Site Participated
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May 1, 2024 | Torture of WomenA Falun Gong Practitioner’s First-hand Account of Being Tortured in Liaoning Provincial Second Women’s Prison (Part 1)
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May 1, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution60-Year-Old Shandong Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years After Two Arrests in Four Months
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May 1, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution45-Year-Old Jilin Woman Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years, Family Not Notified of Her Conviction Until After Prison Admission
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May 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 21, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Taichung, Taiwan: Dignitaries Praise Falun Gong During Events to Commemorate Peaceful Appeal 25 Years Ago
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Spain: Practitioners Hold Event in Front of Chinese Embassy to Commemorate the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Perth, Australia: People Condemn the Persecution During a Series of Events Marking the April 25 Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Rally in Malaysia Commemorates the April 25 Peaceful Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Dallas, US: Group Exercise and Raising Awareness to Mark the April 25 Appeal
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April 30, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999Poland: Falun Dafa Practitioners Call to End the Persecution in Front of Chinese Consulate and Embassy