information about the persecution of Falun Gong.

Frank Tian Xie at the University of South Carolina, offers a window to the "meditation culture in the Orient," through a closer look at one of the ancient meditation and cultivation practices called Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) in four class

All of them are practitioners of a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline called Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa.

Today, the enlarged “donor” class includes the practitioners of Falun Gong—mostly virtuous contemplatives—but also Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Christians. Rep.

Falun Gong has been brutally persecuted for their beliefs since 1999, yet the world has barely bat an eye—perhaps because the story has been so under reported.

He Zuoxiu, by then a committed enemy of Falun Gong, is the brother-in-law of Luo Gan, the then-head of public security, who had for years sought to target Falun Gong.

Vancouver Falun Gong practitioners hold banners outside the Chinese consulate on April 23, 2016, to mark the 17th anniversary of Falun Gong's large-scale appeal for freedom of belief in China, which occurred on April 25, 1999.

Falun Gong practitioners march in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 2016 calling for Jiang Zemin, the former dictator who instigated the persecution of Falun Gong in China, to be brought to justice.

In Hong Kong, members of the so-called "Hong Kong Youth Care Association," a group under the United Front's network, are known for posing as Falun Gong practitioners to hand out anti-Falun Gong propaganda.

a threat to its power and began targeting Falun Gong believers.

'Extremely Erroneous' On July 20, 1999, then Chinese leader Jiang Zemin ordered Falun Gong suppressed.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a traditional self-improvement discipline that includes meditation exercises and bases its moral teachings on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.

The electronic greeting cards from around China are being posted to the Falun Gong website Minghui.org.

I started practicing Falun Gong when I was in graduate school. A friend of mine came to me and said, are you interested in this?

Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a practice of self-cultivation—adherents seek to improve their bodies, minds, and spirits.

He was in charge of propaganda targeting Falun Gong and brainwashing. In January 2001, Li's boss in the 610 Office, Luo Gan, staged self immolations on Tiananmen Square in an effort to discredit Falun Gong.

Members of the Youth Care Association had gathered outside the BP International Hotel since the early morning, hurling abuses, playing recordings that denounce Falun Gong at full blast, and waving anti-Falun Gong banners.

Those who defend Falun Gong, a highly politically sensitive topic, have historically been at particular risk.

Shen Yun is a New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company formed in 2006 by leading Chinese artists who practise Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, a Buddhist-based spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the CCP since 1999.

Wang, 68, used to be a coordinator of Falun Gong, a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline that involves slow exercises and moral teachings.

It seems these officials are now meeting retribution for their crimes against Falun Gong. In Hong Kong, some politicians and celebrities have also followed the CCP in persecuting Falun Gong.

Eight lawyers defending three Falun Gong practitioners on trial at Qianjin Court on Dec. 17 had to slip through a police blockade.

.— Li Linlin, Falun Gong practitioner.

Li Hongzhi, the founder of the spiritual practice of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa. While addressed to Mr. Li, the cards, beautifully displayed on the Falun Gong website Minghui.org, also send a message to Beijing.

Practitioners of Falun Gong, both in mainland China and overseas, believe the tide is turning.

Falun GongThe practice of Falun Gong involves doing meditative exercises and living according to the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.

He noted that before the Chinese leadership went all in against Falun Gong 27 years ago, even some senior officials’ families were practicing it. The regime "went so hard against Falun Gong. That was a mistake,” he told The Epoch Times.

"I hope people in in the west can learn about the truth and practice Falun Gong," said Lily, who added how she achieved better health by practicing Falun Gong.

Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is still under residential surveillance, and Falun Gong practitioners are still being persecuted. "Mr. Gao Zhisheng reported on the persecution of Falun Gong.

heard among Falun Gong practitioners at the scene.