The State Department has called on Beijing to end its eradication campaign against FalunGong ahead of July 20, the date that marked the start of the persecution in 1999.
FalunGong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that includes slow-moving meditative exercises and teachings based on the principles of truth, compassion, and tolerance.
House of Representatives passed the FalunGong Protection Act, including provisions to sanction those involved in the forced organ harvesting of FalunGong practitioners.
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FalunGong Persecution
FalunGong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a traditional Chinese discipline that combines meditative exercises and moral teachings based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.
FalunGong practitioners and supporters attend a rally at Queen's Park in Toronto on July 20, 2024, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Chinese regime's persecution of FalunGong.
Xi told officials at the meeting that the regime's previous efforts to suppress FalunGong overseas had essentially failed.
In the early 1990s, FalunGong was the fastest growing spiritual group in China.
Prosecutor emphasized the seriousness of the man's conduct, calling him the 'right hand man' in a plot to advance Beijing’s transnational repression campaign.
FalunGong adherents march during a parade calling for the end of the Chinese Communist Party’s 25 years of ongoing persecution of FalunGong practitioners in China at the National Mall in Washington on July 11, 2024.
At least when it comes to a major human rights violation, committed against practitioners of the FalunGong spiritual movement inside China. We spoke with Levi Browde, executive director of Falun Dafa Information Center, for more.