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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April 19, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Information about the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in the Third Division of Beijing Women’s Prison
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April 19, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionMore About the Case Against 78-Year-Old Yunnan Woman Serving a 2-Year Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 19, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Man Sentenced to Prison in Jiangsu Province for His Faith in Falun Gong
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April 19, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 11, 2026 (5 Reports)
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April 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Jailed for Her Faith, 60-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Faces Trial Again
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April 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Shandong Residents Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong, One of Them Previously Incarcerated 7.5 Years
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April 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionDashiqiao City, Liaoning Province: Eight Falun Gong Practitioners and One Family Member Indicted
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April 18, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 9, 2026 (9 Reports)
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April 17, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionLatest Attempt from Judge to Put 94-Year-Old Man in Jail to Serve a 3-Year Term Given in 2021
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April 17, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionLongkou City, Shandong Province: 9 Arrested and 3 Harassed in Recent Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 17, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Former Nurse Comatose After Being Tortured for Practicing Falun Gong, Dies Two Years Later
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April 16, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Shaanxi Woman Loses Appeal of 9-Year Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 16, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Hebei Woman Faces Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 16, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Woman Sentenced to One Year for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 16, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Guangdong Men Face Indictment for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 16, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 6, 2026 (6 Reports)
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April 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionElderly Couple Sentenced to Prison 10 Months Apart, Both Still Incarcerated
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April 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Secretly Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Shandong Women in Their 70s Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionChongqing Woman Abused While Serving Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 15, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 5, 2026 (6 Reports)
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April 15, 2026 | Physical Torture MethodsAdditional Information About the Abuse of Falun Gong Practitioners in Jilin Province Women’s Prison
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April 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFinancial Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Jiangxi Province
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April 14, 2026 | Torture of Women61-Year-Old Disabled Heilongjiang Woman Gets 4.5 Years After Filing Complaints Against Police for Torturing Her in Prison
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April 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBlind Woman, Around 57, Likely Taken Back Into Custody to Start Serving a 7-Year Prison Term Given in 2023 for Her Faith
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April 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionMore on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in the 16th Division of Ningxia’s Shizuishan Prison
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April 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 3, 2026 (9 Reports)
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April 14, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 4, 2026 (7 Reports)
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April 13, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionSystematic Torture and Brainwashing of Falun Gong Practitioners at Jiazhou Prison
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April 13, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHunan Man Relentlessly Tortured While Serving Second 4-Year Prison Term for His Faith
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April 13, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Woman Detained Incommunicado for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 13, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 2, 2026 (4 Reports)
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April 12, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionWidowed in the Persecution of Falun Gong, Jilin Man Recounts Years of Prison Torture
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April 12, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Veteran, Deaf and Confused After Serving One Year for His Faith, Likely Drugged in Prison
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April 12, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter 14 Years Behind Bars, Heilongjiang Woman Given Third Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 12, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – April 1, 2026 (6 Reports)
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April 11, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Shandong Woman Dies After Enduring Years of Persecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 11, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman, Once Tortured in a Labor Camp for Practicing Falun Gong, Dies in March 2026
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April 11, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 11, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 29, 2026 (7 Reports)
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April 10, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsGuards in Shandong Province Prison Instigate Felons to Torture Falun Gong Practitioners
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April 10, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionPolice Forge Woman’s Medical Records to Keep Her Detained, Fabricate Evidence to Get Her Indicted for Her Faith
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April 10, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Woman Finishes Serving 3.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 10, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Man Jailed for Three Years for Upholding His Faith in Falun Gong
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April 10, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 31, 2026 (6 Reports)
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April 9, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Three Labor Camp Terms, Shandong Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 9, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution52-Year-Old Inner Mongolia Resident Given Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 9, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep, 65-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Gets 7.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 9, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionSeven Guizhou Residents Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong, Two Previously Jailed
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April 9, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 27, 2026 (7 Reports)
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April 9, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 30, 2026 (9 Reports)
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April 8, 2026 | Overview and Summary ReportsPersecution Directives Given by the “Education Department” of Jinzhong Prison
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April 8, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Nearly 11 Years of Prior Incarceration, 75-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Faces Indictment Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 8, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Hospital Worker, 61, Ordered to Serve Two Consecutive Prison Sentences Totaling 5.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 8, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionDetained Incommunicado for Practicing Falun Gong, Sichuan Woman Faces Trial
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April 8, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 28, 2026 (10 Reports)
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April 7, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Woman Given Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 7, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Woman Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 7, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution36-Year-Old Hubei Woman Faces Prosecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 7, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Hubei Woman Sentenced Twice for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 7, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 25, 2026 (12 Reports)
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April 7, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 26, 2026 (7 Reports)
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Spent a Third of His Life Behind Bars, 50-Year-Old Man in Dire Condition After Finishing 4th Prison Term for His Faith
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 2 Years, 74-Year-Old Hubei Woman Twice Arrested in December 2025 for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 66-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Dies in November 2024, Incapacitated Husband’s Life Hanging by a Thread
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionMarried Couple Faces Trial for Practicing Falun Gong; Police: “PLAC Has the Final Say”
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April 6, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 24, 2026 (12 Reports)
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April 5, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Woman Arrested—Likely to Start Serving a Two-Year Term Given in 2021 for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 5, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 22, 2026 (10 Reports)
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April 5, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 23, 2026 (13 Reports)
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Suffers Declining Health from Torture While Serving Wrongful Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for Over Three Years, Jilin Woman Gets Another 2.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 75-Year-Old Fujian Woman Detained for 17 Hours in December 2023 after Visiting a Friend
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April 4, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 21, 2026 (9 Reports)
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April 3, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Man Detained Again After 13 Years of Prior Incarceration for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 3, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated for Nearly 13 Years in the Past, Liaoning Man in His 60s Arrested Again for His Faith
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April 3, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 19, 2026 (19 Reports)
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April 2, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionLiaoning Man Dies Two Months After Serving a 5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution78-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced to One Year in Prison
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution21-Year-Old College Student Sentenced to Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter a Prior 1.5-Year Forced Labor Term, Shandong Man Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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April 2, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 20, 2026 (10 Reports)
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionIncarcerated for 6.5 Years in the Past, Henan Man Sentenced Again to Seven Years for His Faith
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAiling Woman Faces Prosecution Following Wrongful Arrest in December 2020 for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 17, 2026 (6 Reports)
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April 1, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 18, 2026 (4 Reports)
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Shandong Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong, Denied Due Process
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March 31, 2026 | Deaths Due To Persecution65-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Dies After 17 Years of Incarceration for Her Faith
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Abused and Emaciated While Imprisoned for Three Years Because She Practices Falun Gong
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution46-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman Sentenced to Four Years for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Gansu Women Arrested While Reading the Falun Gong Teachings
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March 31, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 16, 2026 (6 Reports)
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March 30, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Beijing Man Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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March 30, 2026 | Deaths Due To PersecutionRetired Teacher Suffers Life-Threatening Condition, Dies While Serving Wrongful Term for Her Faith
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March 30, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionWidowed by the Persecution of Falun Gong, 86-Year-Old Woman Now Arrested
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March 30, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 15, 2026 (10 Reports)
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March 29, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionDalian, Liaoning Province: 19 Arrested Around Lantern Festival and “Two Sessions”
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March 29, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionTen Liaoning Residents Make Back-to-Back Court Appearances In Two Days for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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March 29, 2026 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – March 12, 2026 (8 Reports)
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March 28, 2026 | Accounts of Persecution74-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
