persecution – Chakra

Reported in October 2024: 435 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith

China NewsNovember 16, 20240Comments

Nov. 14, 2024 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) A total of 435 incidents of Falun Gong practitioners being arrested or harassed for their faith were reported in October 2024. The 186 arrest cases include 26 that took place in the first half of 2024, 6 in July, 18 in August, 49 in September, 69 in October,…

Painting: One Night Away From Home

World NewsOctober 11, 20230Comments

Sept. 26, 2023 | By Xiu Ruchu Because of the ongoing persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), some Falun Dafa practitioners are forced to stay away from home due to their belief. Illustrated in the painting above is a female Falun Dafa practitioner who had to spend the night in a dry hay stack.…

67-Year-Old Tianjin Woman Dies Homeless After Suffering Decades of Persecution for Her Faith

China NewsJune 28, 20230Comments

June 28, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Tianjin, China (Minghui.org) Chinese Name: 刘树平 English Name: Liu Shuping Gender: Female Age: 67 City: N/A Province: Tianjin Occupation: N/A Date of Death: June 14, 2023 Date of Most Recent Arrest: October 23, 2018 Most Recent Place of Detention: Huanghuadian Police Station A 67-year-old Tianjin native died in displacement on June 14, 2023, capping decades of…

Young Children Victimized in the Persecution of Falun Gong

China NewsJune 7, 20230Comments

June 3, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) A happy childhood is everyone’s dream, but not every child gets to have one, especially the children of practitioners of Falun Dafa. After the Chinese Communist Party began to persecute this ancient spiritual practice in July 1999, the practitioners who refused to renounce their faith were often arrested…

Blinded from Torture, Yunnan Woman Sentenced to Seven Years for Her Faith

China NewsMay 20, 20230Comments

May 16, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Yunnan Province, China (Minghui.org) A woman in Kunming City, Yunnan Province who became blind from torture while incarcerated was recently sentenced again to seven years with a 20,000-yuan fine. She was prosecuted simply because she refuses to give up her faith in Falun Dafa. A judge from Xishan…

Six-year-old Girl Orphaned in the Persecution of Falun Gong

China NewsApril 23, 20230Comments

April 21, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent in Heilongjiang Province, China (Minghui.org) Name: Wang Yudong Chinese Name: 王宇东 Gender: Male Age: 51 City: Qiqihar Province: Heilongjiang Occupation: Chef and chess referee Date of Death: April 9, 2023 Date of Most Recent Arrest: March 21, 2017 Most Recent Place of Detention: Fengtun Prison Mr. Wang Yudong Having lost her mother in July 2022, a six-year-old girl…

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’…

After Serving Two Years and Losing His Job, Electrical Engineer Sentenced to Four More Years for His Faith

China NewsNovember 12, 20220Comments

Nov. 7, 2022 | By a Minghui correspondent in Shanghai, China (Minghui.org) An electrical engineer in Shanghai was recently sentenced to four years for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Mr. Xu Yongqing, 58, was arrested in October 2021 at Longquan Train Station, when he was…

After Two Decades of Harassment and Two Years Behind Bars, Hebei Woman Sentenced Again for Her Faith

China NewsSeptember 14, 20220Comments

Sept. 12, 2022 | By a Minghui correspondent in Hebei Province, China (Minghui.org) A Hengshui City, Hebei Province resident was recently sentenced to three years and three months for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Ms. Cui Yongfen, a 61-year-old retiree, and her husband,…

Hebei Man Awaiting Appeal Hearing Suddenly Dies in Custody

China News, UncategorizedDecember 1, 20190Comments

A Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province resident sentenced to seven years in prison for practicing Falun Gong suddenly died in custody while awaiting an appeal hearing. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Mr. Wei Qishan’s family received a call…

Falun Gong Persecution 17 Year Commemoration

Info Centre, Media Release, News & MediaJuly 19, 20160Comments

MEDIA RELEASE 19 July, 2016 Falun Gong Persecution 17 Year Commemoration Mass ORGAN HARVESTING continues SYDNEY (Falun Dafa…

Senior Citizen Harassed by Police for Suing Jiang Zemin

China NewsApril 8, 20160Comments

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Tang Heping, in his 60s, has been harassed by local police officers for suing Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator. He filed his lawsuit with the Supreme People's Procuratorate in September 2015. Mr. Tang is from Shunhe Town, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province. He was arrested and taken to the Shunhe Town…