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2022 U.S. Department of State Report on Religious Freedom Highlights Persecution of Falun Gong in China

World NewsMay 20, 20230Comments

May 18, 2023 | By Minghui correspondent Wang Ying (Minghui.org) The United States Department of State (DOS) issued the 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom on May 15, 2023. “Minghui reported that 172 Falun Gong practitioners died during the year as a result of persecution suffered because of their faith, compared with 132 in 2021,” wrote the…

U.S. Religious Freedom Report Draws Attention to Persecution of Falun Gong

World NewsJune 11, 20180Comments

The U.S. Department of State released the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on May 29, 2018. China was again on the Tier 1 list of “Countries of Particular Concern.” The report pays special attention to the persecution of Falun Gong and Christian and other religious groups. At a press briefing, U.S. Secretary of…

USCIRF and U.S. Department of State Urge Chinese Regime to Release Falun Gong Practitioners Detained in China

China News, World NewsJune 9, 20160Comments

Over 200,000 criminal complaints have been filed since May 2015 against former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin for suppressing Falun Gong. But many Falun Gong practitioners who filed complaints were later arrested for their efforts to expose the brutality in China. In Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province alone, at least 20 practitioners were sentenced to prison with terms…