Persecution
By the end of the 1990s, a hundred million people were practicing Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice. Since then, thousands of practitioners have been confirmed to have died as a result of the persecution, and many more have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for organs.
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Dec. 24, 2025 | Torture of WomenHaving Been Incarcerated for a Total of 10.5 Years, Hubei Woman Arrested Again for Her Faith
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Dec. 24, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionPension Suspended Since 2016, 80-Year-Old Former Environmental Engineer Survives by Recycling Scrap Materials
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Dec. 24, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 8, 2025 (12 Reports)
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Dec. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer CCP Leader Jiang Zemin Ordered the Execution of Five Army Officers Who Were Falun Gong Practitioners
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Dec. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Held in Solitary Confinement the Third Time While Serving Time for His Faith
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Dec. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFive Heilongjiang Residents Sentenced to Prison for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Province: Nearly 20 Residents in Two Neighboring Cities Arrested or Harassed in Recent Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 22, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsA Review of 28 Death Cases in Sichuan Province Resulting from Involuntary Drug Administration
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Dec. 22, 2025 | Torture of WomenBeijing Woman Denied Family Visits for Over Two Years, While Serving Nine Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 22, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Woman Becomes Disabled After Serving One Year for Her Faith
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Dec. 22, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Man in His 60s Develops Diabetes While Serving Wrongful Term for His Faith
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Dec. 22, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionGuizhou Woman Gets Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsThe Persecution of Male Falun Gong Practitioners in Wangling Prison, Hunan Province
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Dec. 21, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsHuman Rights Abuses at Wuhan Women’s Prison in Hubei Province
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Dec. 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Chongqing Women in Their 70s Complete Their Third Prison Sentences for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Liaoning Man Serving Six Years for His Faith Hospitalized Again and in Critical Condition
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Dec. 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Shandong Woman Dies Two Years After Being Forced to Drink Suspicious Liquid in Police Custody
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Dec. 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionShanxi Woman Endures Constant Beatings and Verbal Abuse While Serving Wrongful Term for Her Faith
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Dec. 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Couple Face Trial for Their Faith, Threatened with Heavier Sentences if They Dare to Hire a Beijing Lawyer
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Dec. 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHenan Physician Faces Indictment for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 19, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Jiangsu Man in His 70s Dies Days After Being Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 19, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 19, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Hubei Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 19, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHuainan City, Anhui Province: Authorities Host Brainwashing Sessions Targeting Local Falun Gong Practitioners
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Dec. 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionWhile Wife Sits In Jail, Heilongjiang Man and Daughter Sentenced to Prison – All for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep, Two Liaoning Women Convicted for Their Faith
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Dec. 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Man Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 17, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution85-Year-Old Woman Faces Prosecution Because She Practices Falun Gong
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Dec. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionGuangdong Woman Secretly Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 17, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution66-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Secretly Sentenced to Prison
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Dec. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 10, 2025 (18 Reports)
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Dec. 16, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Man Nearly Dies from Torture While Serving Wrongful Term for His Faith
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Dec. 16, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution58-Year-Old Woman Loses Four Incisors and Suffers Severe Medical Problems Two Months After Prison Admission
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Dec. 16, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Incapacitated Woman Sentenced to Three Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 16, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Chongqing Residents Sentenced to Prison for Using Paper Currency with Falun Gong Information Printed on It
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Dec. 16, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 7, 2025 (12 Reports)
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Dec. 15, 2025 | Organ HarvestingGerman Newspaper Reports on the CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting
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Dec. 15, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution83-Year-Old Woman Dies Shortly After Being Released from Prison in Critical Condition
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Dec. 15, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Liaoning Man Gets Second 4-Year Prison Sentence for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionGongzhuling Prison Establishes “Training Team” to Target Steadfast Falun Gong Practitioners, including a Man in His 70s
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Dec. 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 4, 2025 (17 Reports)
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Dec. 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 5, 2025 (9 Reports)
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Dec. 14, 2025 | Organ HarvestingPolitical Leaders from Multiple Countries Condemn the CCP for Harvesting Organs from Falun Gong Practitioners
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Dec. 14, 2025 | Torture of WomenHow Falun Gong Practitioners Are Tortured in Gansu Provincial Women’s Prison
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Dec. 14, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Gets Another 2.5 Years, Previously Sentenced to Nine Years for Her Faith
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Dec. 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 2, 2025 (6 Reports)
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Dec. 13, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangsu Woman Gets 3.5 Years for Her Faith, Dies Months Later
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Dec. 13, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 3 Years, Jilin Woman Detained Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 13, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 29, 2025 (10 Reports)
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Dec. 12, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep, 65-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced to 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 12, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution68-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Her Faith, Appeal Pending
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Dec. 12, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Spending Nearly Nine Years Behind Bars for His Faith, Jilin Man Faces Prosecution Again
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Dec. 12, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 27, 2025 (10 Reports)
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Dec. 11, 2025 | Torture of WomenFormer Bank Employee Incarcerated for Over 14 Years Before Latest Prison Sentence for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Woman Faces Prosecution for Her Faith, Daughter Works Tirelessly to Rescue Her
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Dec. 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman Not Allowed to Brush Her Teeth or Bathe for 670 of Her 700 Days in Prison
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Dec. 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 1, 2025 (11 Reports)
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Dec. 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Chongqing Women Sentenced for Telling People About the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 10, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution64-Year-Old Human Man Faces New Charges While Imprisoned for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 10, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution66-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 9, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in November 2025: 63 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Dec. 9, 2025 | Organ HarvestingEngland: University Students Shocked After Watching "State Organs"
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Dec. 9, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionPersecution of Falun Gong Claims Mother’s Life 19 Years After Son’s Death in Custody at 30
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Dec. 9, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionMengyin, Shandong: Another Group Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioners in One Day
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Dec. 9, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 30, 2025 (11 Reports)
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Dec. 8, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionWoman Involved in Tapping into Changchun TV Jailed for Ten Years, Dies After Eight Years of Displacement
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Dec. 8, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionHebei Man Dies After Enduring Over Two Decades of Persecution for Upholding His Faith
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Dec. 8, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionPreviously Incarcerated 11 Years for Her Faith, Retired Shaanxi Accountant, 75, Appeals 4-Year Prison Sentence
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Dec. 8, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionPolice Officer Grabs Hand of Man in Vegetative State to Fingerprint Statements Renouncing His Faith
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Dec. 8, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 28, 2025 (11 Reports)
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Dec. 7, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Teacher Subjected to Electric Shocks and Strict Management While Serving Time for His Faith
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Dec. 7, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionYinchuan City, Ningxia: 32 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Two Days
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Dec. 6, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested While in Displacement, Jilin Woman Is Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years
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Dec. 6, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Faces Trial for Her Faith, Both Husband and Brother Deceased in Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 6, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 26, 2025 (10 Reports)
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Dec. 6, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter 10.5 Years Behind Bars for Her Faith, 56-Year-Old Hebei Native Faces Eviction as Authorities Threaten Her Landlord with Fines
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Dec. 5, 2025 | Torture of WomenChangde, Hunan Province: 10 Sentenced for Their Faith, The One Given the Heaviest Term Previously Jailed for 19 Years
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Dec. 5, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 25, 2025 (6 Reports)
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Dec. 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionGrandfather Drugged in Prison and Denied Parole, Granddaughter Expelled from School for Telling Roommates About His Ordeal
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Dec. 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionChangde City, Hunan Province: Ten Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
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Dec. 4, 2025 | Torture of WomenAdditional Information on Prison Abuse of Liaoning Woman Who Remains Mentally Ill 21 Years After Being Released in Critical Condition
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Dec. 3, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 82-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Dies in 2018 After Years of Persecution for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 19, 2025 (12 Reports)
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Dec. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 20, 2025 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 2, 2025 | Torture of WomenTwo Jiangxi Women Tortured in Prison While Incarcerated for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Jailed for 3.5 Years and Abused at a Detention Center
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Dec. 2, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution68-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 24, 2025 (14 Reports)
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Dec. 1, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution64-Year-Old Fujian Woman Jailed for Four Years, Pension Stopped Upon Release
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Dec. 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionElderly Shandong Woman Starts Serving Second Four-Year Prison Term Given in 2021 for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 22, 2025 (12 Reports)
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Dec. 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 23, 2025 (10 Reports)
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Nov. 30, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Detained Five Times for His Faith, 77-Year-Old Heilongjiang Man Dies Day After 2023 Chinese New Year
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Nov. 30, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Women in Their 70s Admitted to Prison to Serve Wrongful Terms for Their Faith
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Nov. 30, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 21, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Obstetrician Serving Third Prison Term for Her Faith, Unable to Recognize People After Being Injected with Unknown Drugs
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Nov. 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Given Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 18, 2025 (9 Reports)
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Nov. 28, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Xinjiang Women Incapacitated While Detained for Their Faith, One of Them Jailed Multiple Times Before
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Nov. 28, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Liaoning Man Jailed for 4 Years, Unable to File Motion to Expunge Already-Served Prison Sentence
