WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—Two men have pleaded guilty to acting as illegal Chinese agents in helping Beijing to further its suppression of the faith group Falun Gong in the United States. The pair, John Chen and Lin Feng from California, worked for months in 2023 with a Chinese official in a scheme to bribe the Internal […]
This year’s July 20 marked 25 years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a brutal campaign of persecution against Falun Gong practitioners. Larry Liu, deputy director of government and advocacy at Falun Dafa Information Center, speaks with NTD about the extent of the persecution, and why Americans should care.
Two medical ethics groups have launched a petition calling on the G7 and several other countries to take action against the Chinese communist regime’s crimes of forced organ harvesting from living prisoners of conscience, particularly Falun Gong practitioners. Washington-based Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) and the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China […]
This past Saturday, the U.S. State Department called on the Chinese Communist Party to end its persecution of Falun Gong and to release practitioners who have been detained for their beliefs. The statement was made exactly 25 years to the day since the persecution of Falun Gong began in China. On July 20, 1999, the […]
U.S. authorities have charged a Florida telecommunications worker with spying on the persecuted Falun Gong community and other Chinese dissidents for years on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a newly unsealed federal indictment shows. The man, Li Ping, is a U.S. citizen who emigrated from China. For more than 13 years—from about January […]
U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns has urged the Chinese communist regime to release Falun Gong practitioners, who have been brutally targeted for their spiritual beliefs over the past 25 years. The ambassador made the statement on July 22, shortly after the State Department called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) long-running […]
July 20 marked the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. Around the world, people came together peacefully to commemorate the day with marches and rallies. Falun Gong practitioners and others shared their thoughts.
LONDON—The son of a Falun Gong practitioner currently imprisoned in China for his faith has called on the UK Prime Minister to help secure his immediate release. Ding Lebin’s father, Ding Yuande, was taken away by plainclothes Chinese police from his tea farm in May 2023 without a warrant. He was handed a three-year prison […]
In China, individuals holding a spiritual belief centred on compassion can face sentences twice as long as those convicted of picking fights and provoking trouble, according to a recent study. The latest report by human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders found that the Chinese regime continues to justify its arrests and lengthy sentences for Falun Gong […]
More than 130 parliamentarians from 15 countries are calling on China’s communist regime to end its persecution of Falun Gong, according to a U.S.-based nonprofit. In a joint statement, the parliamentarians said they “strongly condemn the 25 years of human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners in China.” They urged the Chinese regime to “immediately […]
What does it take to heal, transcend, and transform from unimaginable torture and persecution? On July 20, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal campaign against the spiritual group Falun Gong. NTD’s Steve Lance hosts a roundtable discussion featuring survivors and eyewitnesses who share their personal journeys of endurance and resilience. […]
NEW YORK—Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners joined a parade through Manhattan’s Chinatown on July 20, calling for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing, 25-year-long persecution campaign against the spiritual practice. Shortly after midnight on July 20, 1999, the CCP launched a nationwide initiative, raiding the homes of Falun Gong practitioners and making […]
WASHINGTON—The United States has called upon the Chinese communist regime to end its persecution of Falun Gong and release Falun Gong practitioners detained for their beliefs. The statement was made on July 20, marking the 25th anniversary of the launch of the regime’s sweeping suppression of the spiritual practice, which has resulted in an untold […]
Falun Gong practitioners from across the globe have been commemorating July 20. It was on this day 25 years ago that the Chinese Communist Party ordered a nationwide persecution against the spiritual practice, seeking to eradicate the tens of millions who live by the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. The State Department said it’s […]
U.S. Senators and Representatives sent letters and video statements in support of Falun Gong on the eve of July 20—which marks the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) launch of a persecution campaign against practitioners of the spiritual practice in 1999. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that […]
The U.S. State Department “won’t hesitate to take appropriate actions” against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) continued persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong, a spokesperson said on July 18. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that was introduced to the public in China in 1992. Its practitioners live by […]
July 20 will be the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Falun Gong. Marking the occasion, an expert panel at the Hudson Institute on Wednesday looked at the tumultuous journey practitioners have gone through over the past quarter century. Despite Beijing’s efforts to undermine Falun Gong’s importance, reports from inside China indicate […]
The Hudson Institute holds an event at 1:00 p.m. ET on July 17 to shed light on the persecution of Falun Gong that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out for 25 years. Here’s the agenda for the Washington-based think tank event. Opening Remarks: Nina Shea, senior fellow and director, Center for Religious Freedom, […]
