persecution of falun dafa

Reported in January and February 2025: 518 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith (Graphic Photos)

China NewsMarch 19, 20250Comments

March 14, 2025 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) A total of 518 incidents of Falun Gong practitioners being arrested or harassed for their faith were reported in January and February 2025. The 518 cases included 244 arrests (which broke down to 108 arrests that took place in 2024 and 136 in 2025) and 274 harassment cases…

Reported in 2022: 7,331 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith

China NewsJanuary 14, 20230Comments

Jan. 10, 2023 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) July 20, 2022, marked the 23rd anniversary since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a nationwide campaign against Falun Gong in 1999. After more than two decades, the CCP remains relentless in targeting Falun Gong practitioners who remain firm in their faith. According to data collected by Minghui.org,…

The Rise and Fall of Former Anhui Governor Wang Sanyun

China NewsMarch 17, 20220Comments

March 14, 2022 | By Ouyang Fei _______________________ (Minghui.org) Since former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head Jiang Zemin began to suppress Falun Gong in 1999, many officials have been promoted to high positions and given honors for their dedication to the nationwide policy of persecution. Over the last two decades, tens of millions of Falun Gong practitioners…

15,235 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in 2020

China News, World NewsJanuary 24, 20210Comments

While China was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, its ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has continued its persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline also known as Falun Dafa that is based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Pandemic Didn’t Stop the CCP from Persecuting Falun Gong …

Events in Downtown Canberra Commemorate 21 Years of Peaceful Resistance of the CCP Persecution

Australia NewsAugust 9, 20200Comments

Falun Dafa practitioners held activities on the square in Dickson to remind people that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been persecuting Falun Gong practitioners throughout the past 21 years. They demonstrated the exercises and invited people to sign a petition to condemn the persecution. Many people stopped by to check out the activities and…

938 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in May 2020

China News, World NewsJune 28, 20200Comments

According to information collected by Minghui.org, 538 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested for their faith in May 2020, and 310 of them remain in custody at the time of writing. The same month also recorded 400 practitioners harassed for their faith, including a 92-year-old professor and a 9-year-old girl. The May data brought the number of year-to-date…

Sichuan Man Dies in Prison While Serving Time for His Faith, Family Suspects Torture

China News, World NewsMay 17, 20200Comments

A Linshui County, Sichuan Province resident suddenly died in early April 2020, while serving a seven-year term for his faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party since 1999. Mr. Luo Fangxue was 67 years old. While the prison claimed that Mr. Luo passed away after suffering a…

Guizhou Province Launches New Campaign against Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsMay 10, 20200Comments

The authorities in Guizhou Province rolled out a “zero out plan” in March 2020, in another attempt to force Falun Gong practitioners in the province to renounce their faith. It was reported that the Political and Legal Affairs Committee (PLAC) in Guizhou issued an order to completely “transform” all practitioners between 2020 and 2023. …

Martial Arts Champion Tortured in Prison for 13 Years, Dies Five Years Later (Graphic Photos)

China News, World NewsMay 26, 20190Comments

By the time Mr. Zhang Hongwei was released from a 13-year prison term in 2014 for not renouncing his faith in Falun Gong, the once-energetic martial arts champion had completely lost his physical strength. He was emaciated and weak. His was almost blind, and he couldn't see things beyond one foot…

After 12 Years Behind Bars for Her Faith, 70-year-old Woman Is Arrested Again

China News, World NewsMay 19, 20190Comments

A 70-year-old woman has been detained for nearly a month since her latest arrest for not renouncing her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Ms. Jia Naizhi and Ms. Zhao Yulan, 79, residents of Fushun City, Liaoning Province, were arrested on April 18, 2019. The…

Minghui Report: 43 Sentenced to Prison in March 2019 for Refusing to Renounce Their Faith in Falun Gong

China News, World NewsMay 5, 20190Comments

According to information compiled by the Minghui.org website, 43 Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced to prison by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) court system in March 2019, bringing the total sentenced cases so far this year to 169. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.…

Liaoning Woman Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Her Faith

China News, World NewsJune 17, 20180Comments

A Chaoyang City resident was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan for distributing information exposing the Chinese communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. Ms. Jiang Weizhen credits Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, for returning her to health. Her family and friends were all amazed that…