overview of falun Gong persecution

2017 Year in Review: Increased Awareness of the Ongoing Persecution

World NewsJanuary 10, 20180Comments

2017 marked the 25th anniversary of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public. Over 10,000 practitioners gathered in New York City for a rally, parade, and experience-sharing conference. Tens of thousands of greetings were received by the Minghui website from practitioners and non-practitioners alike around the world, highlighting the physical and spiritual benefits they have gained…

Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, 610 Office’s Secret Detention Facility for Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsSeptember 11, 20170Comments

The Shanghai Brainwashing Centre, also known as “Shanghai Legal Education School,” has been the 610 Office's secret detention facility, where practitioners are pressured to give up their belief through the use of coercive brainwashing. According to information collected by the Minghui website, at least 279 practitioners have been detained in the Shanghai Brainwashing Centre since…

525 Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Harassed for Their Faith in January 2017

China NewsMarch 19, 20170Comments

According to data compiled by Minghui.org, the month of January 2017 recorded 525 cases of Falun Gong practitioners arrested and harassed by police under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Among them, 412 practitioners were arrested, and 113 were harassed. Out of the 412 arrested, the eldest were in their eighties, and the youngest was 25…

Minghui Report: 839 New Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith Reported in September 2016

China NewsOctober 30, 20160Comments

The Chinese authorities’ persecution of Falun Gong remains unabated during the 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival (September 15) holiday season. A happy month for family reunion for most, September recorded 839 new cases of innocent citizens targeted for their faith in Falun Gong, with 690 arrested and 149 harassed. The vast majority of these cases took place…

Minghui Report: 4,892 Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong in First Half of 2016

China NewsAugust 7, 20160Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 4,892 people were arrested in China in the first half of 2016 under the communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Direct Triggers for Arrests From January to June, there were 735, 426, 989, 837, 1,022 and 883 practitioners arrested each month, with…

1,826 Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong, 2 Die in Police Custody

China News, World NewsJune 13, 20160Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 1,826 citizens were arrested in China in March and April of 2016 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Two of the targeted practitioners died within two weeks of their arrests, and the authorities threatened their families to waive their rights…

Washington DC: Forum Speakers Recount Acts of Torture, Call for Justice

World NewsJune 5, 20160Comments

May 31, 2016 | A forum on “Human Rights Atrocities in China—Bringing Perpetrators to Justice” was held at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 26, 2016. Ten Falun Gong practitioners recounted the tortures they endured, and submitted the names of over 200 perpetrators to the U.S. Government, requesting further investigations and justice. Speakers at the…