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 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionPersecuted for His Faith Since High School, Gansu Man Gets 3.5 Years in Prison
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Woman Faces Prosecution for Telling a Man about the Health Benefits of Her Faith
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionChengdu City, Sichuan Province: Three Cases of 610 Office Agents Targeting Locals for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Faces Prosecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 11, 2024 (9 Reports)
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April 17, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999New Zealand: Overseas Chinese Recall Peaceful Appeal 25 Years Ago
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTight Security During Trial of Two Hebei Women for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionGuizhou Woman Loses Appeal Against 7.5-Year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Shandong Woman Admitted to Prison in October 2023 to Serve Time for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 12, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Woman Admitted to Prison to Serve Second 4-Year Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Sichuan Women Convicted for Their Faith and Sent to Prison on Same Day
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Hubei Women Held in Brainwashing Center for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Tailor Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 8, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 9, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 15, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in March 2024: 73 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Jilin Man Incarcerated a Total of 12 Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Most Recently Released in May 2023
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Shandong Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Appealing Second Four-year Prison Term for His Faith in Falun Gong
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April 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 7, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 14, 2024 | Torture of WomenAdditional Information about Heilongjiang Woman’s Ongoing Abuse in Prison
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April 14, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution87-Year-Old Woman Faces Prison Sentence for Distributing Informational Materials about Falun Gong
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April 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiquan County, Shaanxi Province: Three Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong, Two Appeal Their Verdicts
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April 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 1, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionChengde City, Hebei Province: Six Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Hunan Woman Arrested and Harassed Multiple Times in 2023 for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 13, 2024 | Torture of WomenLiaoning Woman Returns Home After Serving Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Elderly Sichuan Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 12, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Harassed Twice in Two Hours for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter 13 Years of Incarceration and Torture, Shandong Woman Sentenced to Another Three Years for Her Faith
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April 11, 2024 | Confirmed Death CasesHeilongjiang Woman Dies Over a Year After Serving Four Years for Her Faith
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April 11, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Woman Sentenced for Putting Up Falun Gong Posters
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April 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 4, 2024 (8 Reports)
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April 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMother of San Francisco Resident Gets 7 Years for Her Faith, Files Motion to Reconsider Her Case After Losing Appeal
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April 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Woman Secretly Sentenced to Prison, Appeals Judge Issues Pre-determined Ruling to Uphold Wrongful Conviction
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April 9, 2024 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborLiaoning Woman Put in Labor Camp and Imprisoned Three Times for Practicing Falun Gong, Brutally Tortured During 12 Years Behind Bars
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April 9, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Admitted to Prison After Losing Appeal Against Second Prison Term
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April 9, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Hubei Women Appeal Wrongful Convictions, Defense Lawyer Testifies Against Trial Court for Forging His Signature
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April 9, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 2, 2024 (7 Reports)
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April 9, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 5, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionReal-name Ticketing System Used As a Mass Surveillance Tool to Target Falun Gong Practitioners
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April 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Hospital Service Manager Facing Indictment Again for His Faith after Two Prior Jail Terms Totaling 13 Years
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April 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Man Sentenced to Three Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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April 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 28, 2024 (9 Reports)
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April 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 3, 2024 (8 Reports)
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April 7, 2024 | Peaceful Protest of April 25, 1999The Importance of the Peaceful Appeal on April 25, 1999
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April 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWrongly Jailed College Student Held in Solitary Confinement for at Least Three Months and Counting
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April 7, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution83-Year-Old Beijing Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShaanxi Woman, Nearly 80, Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 6, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesReported in March 2024: 13 Falun Gong Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution
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April 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Liaoning Women Sentenced From 4.5 to 8 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter a Prior 7-Year Term, Heilongjiang Woman Gets 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 23, 2024 (13 Reports)
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April 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSingle Mom Beaten by Police, Elderly Mother Given Runaround Trying to Seek Her Release
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April 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Admitted to Prison after Losing Appeal Protesting a Five-Year Prison Term
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April 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 31, 2024 (3 Reports)
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April 4, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution86-Year-old Woman Serving Time for Practicing Falun Gong, Family Financially Strained After Paying Fines
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April 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Across China Harassed for Their Faith Around the “Two Sessions”
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April 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFather of Four Wrongfully Sentenced for His Faith, Deprived of Many Legal Rights
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April 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionChangtu County, Liaoning Province: Nine Residents Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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April 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Detained for More Than One Month for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Middle School Teacher Sentenced to Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 30, 2024 (9 Reports)
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April 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 29, 2024 (8 Reports)
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April 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Faces Prosecution for Distributing Falun Gong Materials in December 2022
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April 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Man Faces Indictment for Talking to People About Falun Gong
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April 2, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution68-Year-Old Anhui Woman Seeks to Be Exonerated After Completing a Prior Wrongful Sentence, Only to Be Sentenced to Four More Years
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April 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 24, 2024 (10 Reports)
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April 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 26, 2024 (9 Reports)
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April 1, 2024 | Persecution Outside ChinaCanada: Falun Gong Practitioners Expose CCP’s Threats to Stop Shen Yun Performances
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April 1, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Ningxia Woman Denied Bail and Right to Have Family Defender Review Case
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April 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Teacher Fired 20 Years Ago for Her Faith, Under Close Surveillance for Trying to Get Her Job Back
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April 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Guangdong Women Harassed for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 27, 2024 (12 Reports)
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March 31, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Repeatedly Harassed by Police for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 31, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution61-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Tried for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 31, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Hubei Women Stand Trial for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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March 31, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 18, 2024 (9 Reports)
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March 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShoe Shop Owner Sentenced to Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Secretly Sentenced to Three Years for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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March 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 25, 2024 (4 Reports)
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March 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Man Develops Severe Medical Condition in Detention While Awaiting Verdict for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution57-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Indicted for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution57-Year-Old Hebei Woman Again Faces Trial for Her Faith, Months After Completing a Two-Year Prison Sentence
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March 28, 2024 | Confirmed Death CasesBelated News: Incapacitated for a Decade Due to Torture, Liaoning Woman Dies Months after Her Pension Is Suspended
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March 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Man Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Posting Information about Falun Gong on WeChat
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March 28, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Man Sentenced to One Year for Practicing Falun Gong, Complaint Filed Against Police for Fabricating Evidence Against Him
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March 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated for Nine Years and Fired from a High-ranking Government Job, Shandong Man Arrested Again for His Faith
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March 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 14, 2024 (6 Reports)
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March 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 22, 2024 (22 Reports)
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March 27, 2024 | Torture of WomenOnce Tortured at a Labor Camp for 3 Plus Years, 72-Year-Old Hebei Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Her Faith
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March 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 88-Year-Old Retired Teacher Harassed for Her Faith, Dies in Displacement Five Months Later
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March 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Beijing Residents Lose Appeals Against Wrongful Convictions, Both Previously Jailed for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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March 26, 2024 | Torture of WomenLiaoning Woman Recounts How She Was Tortured for Four Years While She Was Imprisoned
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March 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Harassed Twice for Her Faith During Weeklong “Two Sessions”
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March 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Abused in Custody, Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 21, 2024 (6 Reports)
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March 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 20, 2024 (4 Reports)
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March 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Lost His Wife and Mother in the Persecution of Falun Gong, 58-Year-Old Farmer Arrested Again for His Faith