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667 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in First Half of 2021

China News, World NewsJuly 16, 20210Comments

July 9, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in China In the first half of 2021, 667 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed to have been sentenced to prison for their faith, an ancient spiritual discipline that has been targeted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The newly recorded cases include 7 in 2019, 271…

New York: Thousand-Strong Rally Commemorates Historic April 25 Appeal

World NewsApril 25, 20210Comments

Over a thousand Falun Dafa practitioners held a rally in Flushing, the largest Chinese community in New York, on April 18, 2021, to commemorate a historic appeal to the Chinese government by practitioners on April 25, 1999. Twenty-two years ago, ten thousand Falun Dafa practitioners gathered quietly in Beijing to demand the release of dozens of…

The CCP Rewards Agencies and Individuals for Persecuting Falun Gong

China News, World NewsMarch 28, 20210Comments

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has officially persecuted Falun Gong since July 1999. Untold numbers of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained, imprisoned, and tortured. This article features agencies and individuals that were rewarded for their active participation in the persecution. This shows that the brutal treatment Falun Gong practitioners have been subjected to is…

2,038 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in November 2020

China News, World NewsDecember 20, 20200Comments

In November 2020, at least 754 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and 1,284 harassed for their faith, bringing the year-to-date arrest and harassment cases to 5,933 and 7,192, respectively. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. Among…

55 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in September 2020

China News, World NewsOctober 18, 20200Comments

Another 55 Falun Gong practitioners were confirmed to have been sentenced in September 2020 for their faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The 55 practitioners, 10 of them over 65, came from 13 provinces and municipalities. Liaoning Province topped the list with 12…

Woman Beaten to Death 16 Days after Arrest for Her Faith in Falun Gong

China News, World NewsSeptember 13, 20200Comments

A woman in Dazhangjia Village, Penglai City, Shandong Province, was seized by a village official and a group of paramilitary soldiers on June 28, 2020, after being reported for possessing Falun Gong literature. Ms. Li Ling was taken to an empty house in a mountainous area and viciously beaten and tortured. She died on July…

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…

Binhai Prison in Tianjin Continues to Abuse Falun Gong Practitioners

China News, World NewsMay 20, 20180Comments

At least 22 Tianjin residents are still being held in the local Binhai Prison for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. The imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners include: Zhou Xiangyang Hua Lianyou Ma Jian Liu Haibin Huang Liqiao Liu Baolin …

A Win for Freedom of Belief: Charges Against Two Falun Gong Practitioners Dropped

China News, InsightsDecember 24, 20170Comments

The police arrested Ms. Wang Yu and Ms. Yang Aiping, residents of Dandong City, in August 2016 for sending text messages that exposed the Chinese communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline currently persecuted in China. The two were detained and indicted earlier this year for "using a cult to undermine law enforcement,"…

Hebei: Despite the Risk, Locals Make Public Call for Release of Detained Practitioner

China News, World NewsDecember 17, 20170Comments

Mrs. Wang Shaoping was arrested on August 6, 2017, for publicly raising awareness about the persecution of Falun Gong. She has been held in detention ever since. Mrs. Wang's neighbours in her hometown in Matuodian Township, Chanli County, Hebei Province, agreed to be interviewed on camera and make a public call for her release. Mrs.…

Minghui Report: 751 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested for Their Faith in November 2016

China NewsJanuary 1, 20170Comments

According to information compiled by Minghui.org, 751 Falun Gong practitioners were reported arrested and 240 reported to be harassed for their faith in November 2016. Due to the Chinese communist regime’s information blockade, the actual number of arrest and harassment cases is likely to be much higher than those reported. A total of 348 practitioners…

Jiang Zemin’s Death Will Signal the End of the Chinese Communist Party

InsightsDecember 23, 20160Comments

Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese dictator who launched the persecution against Falun Dafa, already has one foot in the grave. Jiang being still alive gives hope to some Chinese, especially those who continue to follow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or toe the Party line, and participate in the persecution of Falun Dafa. Many of…