“Falun Gong is a religious belief group.

Falun Gong community, according to court documents.

(NTD) Falun Gong Persecution Falun Gong, 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.

affected the Falun Gong diaspora and the American public.

Sam (2nd R) learns the fifth Falun Gong exercise in Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco on July 12, 2025.

The CCP's nationwide campaign to wipe out Falun Gong started in 1999.

Falun Gong 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 Falun Gong.

What prospects and values do Falun Gong adherents bring to China and the world?

Xi told officials at the meeting that the regime's previous efforts to suppress Falun Gong overseas had essentially failed. In the early 1990s, Falun Gong was the fastest growing spiritual group in China.

Although banned in China, Falun Gong is practised in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Li brought Falun Gong to the public in 1992, China was going through a major shift.

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.

Falun Gong adherents march during a parade calling for the end of the Chinese Communist Party’s 25 years of ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China at the National Mall in Washington on July 11, 2024.

(Frank Liang/The Epoch Times)Eventgoers visit the Falun Gong booth to review Falun Gong information and sign a petition to support S.4009, the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act, at the 4th annual Baila Con Dover Latin Festival

The persecution of Falun Gong has been a key undercurrent of U.S.–China relations for the past two decades.

At least when it comes to a major human rights violation, committed against practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement inside China. We spoke with Levi Browde, executive director of Falun Dafa Information Center, for more.

We take a deep dive into The New York Times’s coverage of Falun Gong, and how communist China might be behind the narrative.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that combines meditative exercises with the tenets of truth, compassion, and forbearance. Introduced in 1992, Falun Gong became widely popular in China during the late 1990s.

Additionally, the regime is known for extending its persecution of Falun Gong abroad by hiring proxies and engaging in influence attempts.

This is the second time Lizhong He has been detained for practising Falun Gong.

Denouncing Falun Gong became a mandatory national exercise. People were required to sign anti-Falun Gong petitions, stomp on photos of Falun Gong's founder, and denounce the practice before entering government offices.

the persecution of Falun Gong, in Washington on July 17, 2024.

against Falun Gong in China.

Beijing "should release her immediately and end its 25-year campaign to eradicate the #Falun Gong.”

has been bought by the CCP and will ban Falun Gong.”

News Analysis On June 25, 2024, a landmark moment arrived for Falun Gong adherents as the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Falun Gong Protection Act (H.R. 4132)."

Natalya Minenkova does the Falun Gong meditation in Dendropark in Moscow, Russia, on July 5, 2022.

Minenkova's trial, an investigator asked about the size of the group in the country, the main books of Falun Gong, and whether they had attended Falun Gong events abroad. People familiar with Ms.

CCP Escalates Persecution of Falun Gong Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, was first introduced to the public in China in 1992.

Dozens of local Falun Gong practitioners held banners written in both Chinese and English, such as "Falun Dafa is good," "Stop the persecution of Falun Gong," and "Stop the CCP's live organ harvesting."