human rights violations

Reported in February 2025: Eight Falun Gong Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution

China NewsMarch 8, 20250Comments

March 4, 2025 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) The cases of eight Falun Gong practitioners who lost their lives due to the persecution were reported in February 2025. The eight newly-reported deaths include one that took place in 2023, four in 2024, and three in 2025. The deceased six women and two men, aged between 60 and…

Reported in January 2025: 97 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith

China NewsFebruary 15, 20250Comments

Feb. 12, 2025 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) The Minghui.org website in January 2025 learned of 97 cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison for their faith. The newly confirmed cases include one that took place in 2021, two in 2022, five in 2023, fifty-four in 2024, twenty-eight in 2025, as well as seven cases…

Crimes of Wang Xiaohong, Minister of Public Security, in Persecuting Falun Gong

China NewsAugust 12, 20240Comments

Aug. 8, 2024 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) On the 25th anniversary since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to suppress Falun Gong in July 1999, practitioners from 44 countries recently submitted a new list of perpetrators to their respective governments, asking them to bar the perpetrators and their family members from entry and to freeze…

Reported in February 2024: 10 Falun Gong Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution

China NewsMarch 13, 20240Comments

March 13, 2024 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) Another ten deaths of Falun Gong practitioners as a result of the persecution of their faith were reported in February 2024. The newly confirmed death cases included one case each in 2014 and 2017, three cases in 2023, and five cases in 2024. Due to the communist regime’s…

25 Falun Gong Practitioner Deaths Due to Persecution Reported in March 2023

China NewsApril 5, 20230Comments

April 3, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) The deaths of 25 Falun Gong practitioners as a result of the persecution by the Chinese communist regime were reported in March 2023. Six of the deaths took place between 2014 and 2019, seven in 2022, and ten in 2023. The exact times of the remaining two practitioners’…

Crimes of Gu Xuefei, Deputy Governor of Henan Province and Director of the Provincial Public Security Bureau, in Persecuting Falun Gong

China NewsJanuary 19, 20230Comments

Jan. 14, 2023 (Minghui.org) Around Human Rights Day on December 10, Falun Gong practitioners in 38 countries submitted a new list of perpetrators to their governments, urging them to sanction these individuals for persecuting Falun Gong, including barring them from entry and freezing their overseas assets. These countries consist of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New…

Crimes of Liu Jinbo, Deputy Governor of Jilin Province, in Persecuting Falun Gong

China NewsJanuary 19, 20230Comments

Jan. 15, 2023 | By Minghui correspondents in Jilin Province (Minghui.org) Around this year’s Human Rights Day on December 10, Falun Gong practitioners in 38 countries submitted a new list of perpetrators to their governments, urging them to sanction these individuals for persecuting Falun Gong, including barring entry and freezing overseas assets. These countries consist of the United States,…

Reported in the First Half of 2022: 2,707 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith

China NewsJuly 23, 20220Comments

July 13, 2022 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) According to information collected by Minghui.org, 2,707 incidents of Falun Gong practitioners being arrested or harassed for their faith were reported in the first half of 2022. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since…

Methods Used to Torture Falun Gong Practitioners at Jiayu County Detention Center in China’s Hubei Province

China NewsJune 26, 20220Comments

June 23, 2022 | By a Minghui correspondent in Hubei Province ____________________________________________ (Minghui.org) Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to suppress Falun Gong in July 1999, a large number of practitioners have been detained for their belief. Some practitioners died of torture while in custody, while others passed away after they were released. In this report,…

Reported in Jan/Feb 2022: 782 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith

China NewsMarch 17, 20220Comments

March 15, 2022 | By Minghui correspondents _______________________________ (Minghui.org) The first two months of 2022 saw reports of 423 Falun Gong practitioners arrested for their faith and another 359 harassed. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Countless practitioners have been arrested, harassed,…

Crimes of Chen Siyuan, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Director of First Bureau, in Persecuting Falun Gong

China NewsDecember 29, 20210Comments

Dec. 28, 2021 | By Minghui correspondents outside China ________________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in 36 countries recently presented their respective governments with a new list of perpetrators involved in the persecution of practitioners in China. The lists were submitted on and around December 10, 2021, International Human Rights Day. Practitioners requested that their governments bar the…

Crimes of Ke Liangdong, Former Deputy Director of the Central 610 Office

China NewsDecember 26, 20210Comments

Dec. 25, 2021 | By Minghui correspondents outside of China _________________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in 36 countries recently presented their respective governments with a new list of perpetrators involved in the persecution of practitioners in China. The lists were submitted on and around December 10, 2021, International Human Rights Day. Practitioners requested that their governments bar…