Accounts of Persecution

A Quarter Century of Persecution, Over 5,000 Confirmed Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners

China NewsDecember 23, 20230Comments

Dec. 18, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) Ms. Xu Xinyang, around 21, grew up feeling different than other children. While other kids had both of their parents, she did not see her father for the first time until she was seven, when he was serving the last year of an 8-year term for practicing Falun Gong,…

81-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Over Two Years for Practicing Falun Gong

China NewsOctober 21, 20230Comments

Oct. 18, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Shandong Province, China (Minghui.org) An 81-year-old woman was sentenced to two years and three months on August 27, 2023, three weeks after she was arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since 1999. Ms. Miao…

Reported in May 2023: 133 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith

China NewsJune 14, 20230Comments

June 11, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) A total of 133 cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison for their faith were reported in May 2023. Among the newly confirmed cases, 40 took place between 2016 and 2021, 8 in 2022 and 85 in 2023. The delay in reporting was caused by the strict…

Gansu Man Constantly Harassed After Serving 20 Years for His Faith

China NewsApril 19, 20230Comments

April 15, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Gansu Province, China (Minghui.org) When Mr. Wei Junren finally returned home on August 13, 2022, after serving 20 years for tapping into cable TV to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s defamatory propaganda against Falun Gong, he was devastated to see his collapsed house. With nowhere to go, the 54-year-old…

Repeatedly Persecuted for Their Faith, Mother and Son Separated for a Decade

China NewsSeptember 26, 20210Comments

Sept. 25, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province, China Ms. Li Zhuhua, 69, started practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline also known as Falun Dafa, on April 22, 1996. She has been repeatedly arrested and tortured for her belief after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a nationwide campaign against Falun Gong…

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…

Minghui Report: 296 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in October 2018

China News, World NewsNovember 25, 20180Comments

The Chinese communist regime has launched one campaign after another to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their faith in the mind-body cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The “knocking on doors” campaign started in March 2017 and had police nationwide check on practitioners and question whether they still practiced Falun Gong.…

Wang Jinbo Almost Unrecognisable after Five Years of Abuse in Prison

China NewsNovember 11, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jinbo suffered mental and physical injuries in the Jilin Province Prison. He was released on October 4, 2018, after serving five years and four months. He is still in poor health. People who knew Mr. Wang could hardly recognise him when he returned home. His face was dark and his…

3,628 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith in the First Half of 2018

China News, World NewsAugust 19, 20180Comments

With the persecution of Falun Gong by the communist regime entering its 19th year, Minghui.org confirms that 3,628 Falun Gong practitioners were targeted for their faith in China in the first half of 2018. Among them, 2,392 practitioners were arrested, and 1,236 were harassed. In addition, 71 practitioners were sent to brainwashing centres, and 1,097…

Binhai Prison in Tianjin Continues to Abuse Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsMay 20, 20180Comments

At least 22 Tianjin residents are still being held in the local Binhai Prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. The imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners include: Zhou Xiangyang Hua Lianyou Ma Jian Liu Haibin Huang Liqiao Liu Baolin …

590 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith in January and February 2018

China News, World NewsApril 9, 20180Comments

Chinese New Year is the biggest traditional holiday in China. It is the time for families to gather together, reflect on the past year, and make wishes for the next year. For some Falun Gong practitioners in China, however, celebrating the new year with loved ones remains only a wish. As the communist regime’s persecution…

60 Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in January 2018

China News, World NewsMarch 5, 20180Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, the month of January 2018 recorded 130 new cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) court system. Among the 130 new cases, 60 practitioners were sentenced in January 2018, and 70 practitioners were sentenced in 2017. The 70 newly-reported cases increases the…