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Examples of People in China Who’ve Quit the Chinese Communist Party

China News, World NewsOctober 6, 20190Comments

During the past 20 years that Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) has been suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its practitioners have made great efforts to clarify the truth about this cultivation practice to people and debunk the Party’s inflammatory propaganda. After hearing how the CCP has been persecuting …

Former Police Inspector Upholds His Faith in Falun Gong Despite 14 Years of Detention and Torture

China News, World NewsSeptember 15, 20190Comments

A former police inspector in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province, credits Falun Gong for returning him to health and enabling him to become a better person, but he suffered unspeakable abuse during his 14 years of detention for refusing to renounce his faith. Mr. Shang Xiping, 54, became a target when the Chinese communist…

Chinese Police Given Quotas for Falun Gong Arrests or Face Punishment

China News, World NewsSeptember 8, 20190Comments

In the past 20 years of persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party, police are known to have been given arrest quotas and face punishment if they fail to meet them. Those who meet or exceed quotas are given bonuses or other rewards. Since July 2019, around the 20th anniversary of the persecution…

Minghui Report: 922 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in July 2019

China News, World NewsSeptember 1, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 922 Falun Gong practitioners in China were arrested and 289 harassed for their faith in July 2019. Among the targeted practitioners, 481 had their homes ransacked; at least 571 remain in detention at the time of writing. The past July 20, 2019 marked the 20th anniversary…

Six Jilin Residents Tried for Practicing Falun Gong, Due Process Denied

China NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

Six Falun Gong practitioners were tried by the Shulan Court on May 21 and 22, 2019 for not renouncing their faith, a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. Falun Gong has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Due process was not followed in…

Minghui Report: 341 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in May 2019

China News, World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 341 Falun Gong practitioners in China were arrested and 302 were harassed by the police in May 2019 for refusing to renounce their faith. Two hundred and seventeen practitioners remain captive at the time of writing. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body…

Falun Gong Practitioners in Critical Condition After Being Tortured at Liaoning Women’s Prison, One Dies After Being Bedridden for Five Years (Graphic Photo)

China News, World NewsJuly 7, 20190Comments

Ms. Li Cuihua was released on medical parole in October 2014 after she was tortured and fell unconscious while imprisoned for not renouncing her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. After five years of being bedridden and suffering, she passed away on May…

Military Doctor Remains Firm in Her Belief Despite Eight Year Sentence

China News, World NewsJune 23, 20190Comments

Ms. Wang Weizhen, a military doctor in Liaoning Province, was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment for practicing Falun Gong. After being taken to the Liaoning Women’s Prison on January 5, 2017, her health deteriorated, and she is currently held in the old and disabled division. Prison officials have tried…

Minghui Report: 688 Falun Gong Practitioners in China Arrested in April 2019

China News, World NewsJune 16, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 688 Falun Gong practitioners in China were arrested and 434 were harassed in April 2019 for refusing to renounce their faith. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime…

Human Rights Violations Witnessed at Detention Centres in Yunnan Province

China News, World NewsJune 16, 20190Comments

Li Qiaoming, a detainee at Jinning Detention Centre in Yunnan Province, died on February 12, 2009, about two weeks after he was taken there. News media first reported that he accidentally hit his head against a wall while playing hide-and-seek. A later investigation indicated Li was beaten to death by other inmates. This “hide-and-seek…

Martial Arts Champion Tortured in Prison for 13 Years, Dies Five Years Later (Graphic Photos)

China News, World NewsMay 26, 20190Comments

By the time Mr. Zhang Hongwei was released from a 13-year prison term in 2014 for not renouncing his faith in Falun Gong, the once-energetic martial arts champion had completely lost his physical strength. He was emaciated and weak. His was almost blind, and he couldn't see things beyond one foot…

Minghui Report: 245 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in March 2019

China News, World NewsMay 19, 20190Comments

According to information collected by Minghui.org, the month of March 2019 recorded 245 cases of Falun Gong practitioners arrested and another 162 harassed in China for refusing to renounce their faith. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance that has been persecuted by…