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 23, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Woman Admitted to Prison to Serve a 1.5-year Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Geological Engineer Subjected to Involuntary Drug Administration During Brainwashing Center Detention in 2005
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May 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 9, 2024 (8 Reports)
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May 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 10, 2024 (4 Reports)
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May 22, 2025 | Torture of WomenFalun Gong Practitioners Forced to Sign Contracts Before Being Released from Shandong Province Women’s Prison
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May 22, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 8, 2024 (8 Reports)
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May 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Sentenced to Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Denied Visits with Family
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May 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 11, 2025 (7 Reports)
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May 20, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in March and April 2025: 772 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith
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May 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionCollege English Teacher to Stand Trial for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionQiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province: More Than 20 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in One Day, at Least 13 Still in Detention
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May 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong
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May 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 7, 2025 (4 Reports)
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May 17, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Liaoning Man Gets 7 Years, Another Local Practitioner Gets 1.5 Years For Practicing Falun Gong
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May 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionShanxi Man Sentenced to Probation for Practicing Falun Gong, Fired by His Workplace
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May 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionMisled by Hate Propaganda Against Falun Gong, Woman’s Sons Send Her to Senior Center After Her 7-Year Imprisonment and Threaten to Stop Covering the Cost
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May 16, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 6, 2025 (4 Reports)
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May 15, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution31-Year-Old Hebei Physician Tried for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 4, 2025 (8 Reports)
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May 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 2, 2025 (7 Reports)
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May 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 3, 2025 (6 Reports)
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May 13, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution60-Year-Old Hunan Woman Tried for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 13, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTrial of Four Falun Gong Practitioners and a Family Member Put on Hold
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May 13, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Information Regarding Arrest of Liaoning Man Imprisoned for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 12, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Sentenced to a Total of 12 Years, 58-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Stands Trial Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 12, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution60-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman Arrested for Her Faith After Police Deception
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May 12, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – May 1, 2025 (10 Reports)
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May 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTianjin Woman Sentenced to 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTaicang City, Jiangsu Province: One Sentenced, Another Faces Trial; Both Previously Incarcerated Over 10 Years for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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May 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 29, 2025 (9 Reports)
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May 10, 2025 | Torture of WomenBelated News: Sichuan Woman Jailed for 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 10, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Disabled Ningxia Man Dies Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
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May 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionYuncheng County, Shandong Province: Eight Locals Sentenced to From One to Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Married Couple and Wife’s Sister Convicted for Practicing Falun Gong, Husband Previously Jailed for a Total of 13 Years
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May 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Sichuan Residents Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong, Three of Them Repeatedly Targeted in the Past
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May 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHengyang City, Hunan Province: 11 Stand Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 9, 2025 | Torture of WomenDisabled Woman Taken Straight to Brainwashing Center On Day of Completing 8-Year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 9, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman on Hunger Strike to Protest 3-Year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 9, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 30, 2025 (5 Reports)
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May 8, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Liaoning Man Dies After 22 Years of Displacement to Avoid Being Persecuted for His Faith
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May 8, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Completes Second Prison Term—Bank Account Still Frozen by Court
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May 8, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 28, 2025 (8 Reports)
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May 7, 2025 | Organ HarvestingVancouver, Canada: Documentary "State Organs" Screened, Audience Calls to Stop the Forced Organ Harvesting in China
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May 7, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in April 2025: 79 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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May 7, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Man Detained for Two Weeks and Counting for His Faith
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May 7, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 27, 2025 (8 Reports)
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May 6, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in April 2025: 16 Falun Gong Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution
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May 6, 2025 | Torture of Women77-Year-Old Woman Denied Parole Despite Her Serious Condition While Serving Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 6, 2025 | Torture of WomenAfter Over a Decade of Prior Incarcerations, 61-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Sentenced 4 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 6, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 7 Years, 52-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Gets Another 5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 6, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep 4 Years Ago, Six Jiangsu Residents Sentenced Up to 7 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 6, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Hubei Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Raising Awareness of Persecution of Falun Gong
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May 6, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 26, 2025 (8 Reports)
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May 5, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Romania: Events Held in Bucharest to Mark the Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal
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May 5, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution71-Year-Old Man Tortured to Critical Condition While Jailed for His Faith, Dies in Hospital
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May 5, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution73-Year-old Chongqing Man Develops Severe Medical Issues During Third Wrongful Prison Term, Dies Eight Months After Release
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May 5, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 25, 2025 (7 Reports)
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May 4, 2025 | Organ HarvestingWashington, D.C.: Viewers of Documentary State Organs Condemn Chinese Regime’s Forced Organ Harvesting
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May 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionGuangdong Woman Given Second Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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May 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Wrongfully Convicted, Gansu Woman Sentenced Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 23, 2025 (8 Reports)
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May 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 24, 2025 (7 Reports)
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May 3, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionMentally Disabled Man Dies in Custody After Latest Arrest in 2024 for Publicly Supporting Falun Gong
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May 3, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionAfter Health Declines Due to Persecution of Her Faith, Beijing Woman Dies at 73
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May 3, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Shandong Man Abused in Prison, Suffers Various Health Conditions
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May 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Jailed for a Total of 6.5 Years, 72-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Detained Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 21, 2024 (12 Reports)
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May 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for a Decade, 62-Year-Old Sichuan Man Secretly Sentenced to Another 5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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May 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 22, 2025 (8 Reports)
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May 1, 2025 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborThe Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Ningxia Women’s Prison
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May 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Shaanxi Woman, Nearly 80, Admitted to Prison in March 2024 to Serve a 3.5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 30, 2025 | Organ HarvestingSaarbrücke, Germany: People Condemn the CCP-Sanctioned Forced Organ Harvesting
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April 30, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionThe Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Shizuishan Prison
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April 30, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 20, 2025 (3 Reports)
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Eight Years of Incarceration, Ningxia Woman Arrested for the 7th Time for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionMore Details Emerge About Hebei Woman’s Arrest and 5.5-Year Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Physician Sentenced to Three Years and Four Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Admitted to Prison After Losing Appeal, Family Denied Visits For More Than One Year
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Sisters in Their 60s Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Shandong Women In Their 60s Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 29, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Hebei Man Jailed Again for Practicing Falun Gong, Months After He Was Released From Prison
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Austin, Texas: Rally Commemorates 26th Anniversary of the April 25 Peaceful Protest
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999New York: “Falun Dafa Is Good” Banner Flown Over Manhattan Marks Anniversary of April 25 Appeal
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Ottawa Canada: Rally in Front of Chinese Embassy Commemorates April 25 Appeal
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Australia: Peaceful Protest in Front of Chinese Consulate in Perth Marks Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999San Francisco, USA: Protest in Front of Chinese Consulate Marks Anniversary of April 25 Appeal
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Montreal, Canada: Peaceful Protest in Front of Chinese Consulate Commemorates the 26th Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal
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April 28, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Hong Kong: Falun Dafa Practitioners Mark the Anniversary of the April 25 Appeal
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April 28, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution63-Year-Old Hebei Woman Released from Prison Incapacitated, Dies 18 Years Later
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April 28, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 18, 2025 (10 Reports)
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April 27, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999Western Falun Dafa Practitioners See April 25 Protest as a Testament to Peace
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April 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Middle School Teacher Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Her Faith
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April 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionSix Hebei Residents Tried in Shandong, Family Defenders and One Lawyer Blocked from Courtroom
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April 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 17, 2025 (5 Reports)
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April 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 19, 2025 (5 Reports)
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April 26, 2025 | Peaceful Appeal of April 25, 1999I Participated in the April 25 Appeal
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April 26, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution37-Year-Old Hebei Man Serves Second Five-Year Prison Term for His Faith, Held in Strict Management Team Since March 2025
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April 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangsu Woman Given Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 26, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution66-Year-Old Guangdong Man Sent to Prison to Serve a 4-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 60-Year-Old Hubei Woman Sentenced to Two Years for Practicing Falun Gong
