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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Oct. 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter 10.5 Years Behind Bars, 73-Year-Old Beijing Woman Indicted for Faith Again, Son Listed as Prosecution’s Witness Without His Knowledge
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Oct. 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionXingning City, Guangdong Province: Five Still Detained for Their Faith, Four to Stand Trial
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Oct. 11, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 26, 2024 (12 Reports)
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Oct. 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Physics Teacher Given Second Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Oct. 10, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Jiangxi Woman Jailed for Two Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 9, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution34-year-old Harbin Man Endured 7 Years of Brutal Torture in Prison
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Oct. 9, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution85-Year-Old Woman Just Released from Prison Seeks Acquittal of Daughter Arrested for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Oct. 9, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShaanxi Woman Faces Ongoing Harassment After Serving One Year for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 9, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – October 1, 2024 (13 Reports)
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Oct. 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing: Fourteen Falun Gong Practitioners and Two Family Members Arrested in One Day
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Oct. 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangsu Man Given Third Prison Sentence for His Faith, Denied Family Visits in Prison
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Oct. 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFabricated Evidence Used to Sentence 72-Year-Old Woman
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Oct. 8, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 30, 2024 (11 Reports)
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Oct. 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Elderly Couple Die Six Years Apart in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Oct. 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWucheng County, Shandong Province: Four Locals Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Resident Faces Indictment in Neighboring Anhui Province for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 7, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 29, 2024 (11 Reports)
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Oct. 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter 14 Years Behind Bars, Former Obstetrician Gets Third Prison Sentence for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Oct. 6, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesShanghai Woman Dies While Serving Five Years at Home for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Oct. 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 27, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Oct. 6, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 28, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Oct. 5, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Nurse Abused While Serving Third Prison Term for Her Faith, Her Hip Bones Are Exposed and She Is Confused
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Oct. 5, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution“Modern Day Justice Pao” Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 4, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Woman Severely Beaten While Serving Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 4, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution“A Rare Blood Type; Doesn’t Match” – Liaoning Man Almost Becomes Victim of Forced Organ Harvesting 16 Years Ago
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Oct. 4, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 25, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Oct. 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionWife and Job Lost to the Persecution of Falun Gong, Gansu Man Gets Second Prison Sentence for His Faith
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Oct. 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 23, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Oct. 3, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 24, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Oct. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter More Than 11 Years Behind Bars, Beijing Woman Faces Trial Again for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Oct. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHunan Woman Given Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 21, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Oct. 2, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 22, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Oct. 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Family Suffers Non-Stop Harassment for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShanghai Resident Serving Third Prison Term in His Home Province of Jiangxi for Practicing Falun Gong
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Oct. 1, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Man Monitored by Four Inmates Around the Clock While Serving Nine Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionQinghai Woman Gets Six Years for Posting Social Media Videos Drawing Over 100K Views
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Sept. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Clothing Factory Worker Sentenced to 3.5 Years Based on Fabricated Evidence
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Sept. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Hebei Woman Detained and Harassed for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 30, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Man Missing for Two Months and Counting
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Sept. 29, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesAdditional Information on Heilongjiang Man’s Torture Death for Intercepting TV Signal to Raise Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Sept. 29, 2024 | Reports of Death Cases60-Year-Old Woman Dies 19 Days After Being Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution88-Year-Old Ailing Woman Faces Non-Stop Police Harassment and Attempts to Take Her to Prison
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Sept. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionXingning City, Guangdong Province: Four Locals Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 19, 2024 (10 Reports)
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Sept. 28, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionMore Information on Inner Mongolia Woman’s Death Six Days After Her Arrest for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 28, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Out on Bail Loses Appeal Against 5-Year Sentence and Faces Attempts to Take Her Back Into Custody
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Sept. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShaanxi Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong, Faces 6-Year Prison Sentence
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Sept. 27, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Sharing Videos on Social Media
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Sept. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Woman Gets Second Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 27, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution80-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 26, 2024 | Reports of Death CasesBlinded and Incapacitated from Prison Torture, 80-Year-Old Woman Dies After Years of Suffering
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Sept. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Police Officer Sentenced to Eight Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 20, 2024 (4 Reports)
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Sept. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Being Incarcerated for Her Faith 10 Years Ago, Zhejiang Woman Drugged and Beaten During Recent Detention at Secret Location
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Sept. 25, 2024 | Torture of WomenFalun Gong Practitioners Tortured in Shandong Province Women’s Prison
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Sept. 25, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Gets Second One Year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 24, 2024 | Torture of WomenBelated News: After 10 Years Behind Bars, 60-Year-Old Hubei Woman Arrested Again for Raising Awareness of Persecution of Falun Gong
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Sept. 24, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Given Fourth Prison Term for Raising Awareness of Persecution of Falun Gong
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Sept. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Woman Admitted to Prison after Losing Appeal to Revoke Wrongful Conviction for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Sept. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 18, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Sept. 23, 2024 | Torture of WomenWitness Recounts Torture that Caused Former Nurse to Suffer Persistent Vegetative State
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Sept. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Falun Gong Practitioners Tortured in Zhejiang Province Fourth Prison
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Sept. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter More than Six Years of Prior Incarceration, 70-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Faces Trial Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 16, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Sept. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 17, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Sept. 22, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsCases of Police Extorting Money from Falun Gong Practitioners and Their Families
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Sept. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 75-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 22, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution58-Year-Old Former Accountant Sentenced to Four Years for His Faith
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Sept. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 8, 2024 (12 Reports)
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Sept. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 15, 2024 (12 Reports)
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Sept. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Given Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 21, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Forced to Stand for 5 Days While Serving 2.5 Years in Prison
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Sept. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 14, 2024 (11 Reports)
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Sept. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionNanchang City, Jiangxi Province: Multiple Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Two Days
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Sept. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Sentenced to 7 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 20, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Given Third Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Henan Teacher Gets Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Pension Suspended
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Sept. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 12, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Sept. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 13, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Sept. 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Gansu Physician Jailed for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Sept. 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution82-Year-Old Beijing Woman Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 11, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Sept. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Court Uses Deceit to Change Woman’s Probation Term to 4.5-Year Prison Sentence
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Sept. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Detained Incommunicado for One Year and Counting
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Sept. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Three Anhui Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 17, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Jilin Man Gets 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 17, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution52-Year-Old Liaoning Man Admitted to Prison after Losing Appeal to Revoke a Second 4-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 16, 2024 | Confirmed Death CasesBelated News: 70-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Dies After Suffering Years of Persecution for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Sept. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 6.5 Years, Liaoning Woman Gets Another 4 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Sept. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionDongfeng County, Jilin Province: Seven Practitioners Arrested in One Day, Three Still Detained
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Sept. 15, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution1,219 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith in July and August 2024
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Sept. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Convicted for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 10, 2024 (6 Reports)
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Sept. 14, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in July and August 2024: 94 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Sept. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHow Cisco Helped Implement the CCP’s Public Surveillance
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Sept. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Sept. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman 53rd Falun Gong Practitioner Wrongly Convicted by Same Court Between 2022 and 2024
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Sept. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – September 9, 2024 (5 Reports)
