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Reported in May 2025: 79 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith

China NewsJune 14, 20250Comments

June 14, 2025 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) Another 79 cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison for their faith were confirmed in May 2025. The newly-confirmed cases included one each that took place in 2016 and 2019, 19 in 2024, 50 in 2025, and 8 cases in which the year of occurrence is unknown.…

Persecution of Falun Gong Escalated in Xinjiang

China News, World NewsJune 17, 20180Comments

In the name of “maintaining stability,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Committee in Xinjiang have arrested Falun Gong practitioners, human rights defenders, religious personnel, and ethnic minorities without legal formalities or procedures. The authorities have also established "education and retraining centres" in every city and county. Those detained face physical and mental torture. In Urumqi,…

Hong Kong: Wife of Falun Gong Practitioner Detained in China Calls for His Release

China News, World NewsJune 5, 20170Comments

Mr. Wang Bin of Jiangmen, Guangdong Province was arrested and detained on May 22, 2017 for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual practice being persecuted by the Chinese Communist regime. His wife, Liang Jinyou, who also practices Falun Gong, together with other practitioners in Hong Kong, held a rally on May 30 in front of the…

Beijing Prisons Prevents Falun Gong Practitioners from Filing Appeals

China NewsMay 19, 20170Comments

This year marked the 18th year of Falun Gong being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Many practitioners and their families want to file appeals for their prison sentences. However, the Beijing prison system applies several tactics to stop their appeal efforts. Falun Gong practitioners usually present several legal arguments. The authorities cannot win…