Falun Gong Protection Act. That bill, currently in the U.S.

Beijing’s repression of Falun Gong extends far beyond China’s geographical boundary.

Zhang said he was shocked when he first saw adherents of Falun Gong in such great numbers, proudly celebrating alongside fellow citizens. "Falun Gong is a persecuted religion in China," he said.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, teaches the principles of truth, compassion, and tolerance, as well as five meditative exercises.

Petersburg, Florida, who had written for a Falun Gong-related blog, prosecutors said. Li told the officer that the attorney had lent his wife Falun Gong books, the filings state.

Falun Gong practitioner Dejan Markovic meditates in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 9, 2024.

The CCP Directive to ‘Eliminate’ Falun Gong In 1999, Falun Gong had an estimated 100 million practitioners in China. Fearful of its growing base of adherents, then-CCP leader Jiang Zemin began a policy whereby Falun Gong would be “eliminated.” 

He is being held in a prison in Gansu Province known for its violence toward Falun Gong prisoners of conscience, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based Falun Gong information website.

The House has passed a bill with the goal of forcing an end to the Chinese regime’s long-running campaign of persecution against the spiritual group Falun Gong. The bipartisan Falun Gong Protection Act (H.R. 4132), introduced by Rep.

Teacher Li Hongzhi Sept. 30, 2024 *** Falun Gong is practiced by more than 100 million people worldwide.

Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) speaks at a briefing on the persecution of Falun Gong, on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2023.

"Today, Falun Gong is freely practiced in more than 100 countries around the world, where it is welcomed and often celebrated. Only communist China has sought to demonize and persecute Falun Gong practitioners."

In this aspect, Falun Gong has set a remarkable example," she stated. Mr. Hu found that Falun Gong is different from what the CCP portrayed.

Russian authorities raided the homes of several Falun Gong practitioners. This is the latest in a string of incidents in Russia's escalating campaign against the spiritual group.

Falun Gong practitioners hold an event at Queen's Park in Toronto to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, on July 13, 2025.

According to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) own estimates in 1998, there were 70 million to 100 million people in China practicing Falun Gong. Since 1999, the regime has systematically sought to defame and eradicate the practice of Falun Gong.

Zuo simply because she practiced Falun Gong.

The statement was organized by Friends of Falun Gong, which was founded in the United States in 2000.

The couple said that the United States stands with Falun Gong against the CCP's persecution, including via the Falun Gong Protection Act, a measure recently approved in the House that would criminalize the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice rooted in traditional Chinese beliefs in the divine.

"We all know Falun Gong is good." Falun Gong, rooted in ancient Chinese beliefs on spiritual improvement, was first introduced by Mr. Li to the Chinese public in 1992.

The Falun Gong club is a nonprofit that organizes the annual rally in Goshen.

He considered Falun Gong a role model for human rights advocates around the world.

About 5,200 Falun Gong practitioners take part in a joint exercise at Taiwan’s Liberty Square on Dec. 9, 2023.

Falun Gong is also commonly known as Falun Dafa. By 1999, Falun Gong had grown to become the largest and fastest-growing practice of the sort in Chinese history.

It suppresses those that don’t submit to its control, including Falun Gong. A Dictator's Personal Jealousy The decision to persecute Falun Gong was made almost unilaterally by then-Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin.

Falun Gong practitioners participate in a parade to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and call for an end to the persecution in China, in New York City on May 10, 2024.

Join us live for NTD’s coverage of the 2023 parade to end the persecution of Falun Gong.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a self-improvement discipline, with adherents taught to follow the principles of “truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.”

Chen and people based in China who expressed a desire to “harm Falun Gong.”