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Celebrating Chinese New Year with Posters That Highlight Traditional Values
Many posters and banners appeared in Chinese cities recently during the Chinese New Year celebration. They carried words that highlight traditional values and promote the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance that are cherished by Falun Dafa practitioners. Chinese version available (Clearwisdom)
Read More60 Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith Reported in January 2018
According to information compiled by Minghui.org, the month of January 2018 recorded 130 new cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) court system. Among the 130 new cases, 60 practitioners were sentenced in January 2018, and 70 practitioners were sentenced in 2017. The 70 newly-reported cases increases the…
Read MoreShandong Lawyer and Wife Illegally Tried Again
The persecution of Falun Gong in China has resulted in the suffering of countless families. Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Liu Ruping and his wife Ms. Zhang Chenglan, residents of Jinan City, were illegally tried in the Changqing District Court in Jinan on January 30, 2018. Ms. Zhu Yuzhi, a 71-year-old practitioner, was tried along with…
Read MoreRemembering the Broken Falun Gong Families During the Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year fell on February 16 this year. At this most important holiday for 1.3 billion people, the core event is the family gathering for several days. While ordinary households are happily celebrating, many families with Falun Gong practitioners facing persecution will spend the New Year with tears in their eyes and worries in…
Read MoreCultivators’ Tenacity and the Laba Festival
The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration started hundreds of years ago on the eighth day of the La month, or the twelfth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the festival fell on January 24, 2018. There is a legend behind the Laba porridge consumed on this day. The legend says that…
Read MoreGuard at Qiqihar Detention Centre Tortures and Extorts Money from Practitioners
Han Shufen, a guard at the Qiqihar City Detention Centre, is in charge of cells 406 and 407. She uses many cruel methods in her position of authority. She also extorts money from detainees and harasses them or orders other inmates to do so. She targets Falun Gong practitioners in particular and uses different torture…
Read MoreJudge Warns Defense Lawyers Against Pleading Not Guilty for Clients
The presiding judge in the trial of two Dandong City residents warned their lawyers before the trial, “It is no use to plead not guilty for your clients.” Ms. Zhao Xuejing and Ms. Sun Lihao were arrested on May 12, 2017 for putting up banners with messages about Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted…
Read MoreDrugged in Custody, Liaoning Woman Dies 5 Years after Being Released from Prison (Graphic Photo)
A 55-year-old woman in Shenyang City died of multiple organ failure on January 7, 2018. Ms. Wu Yefeng’s family attributed her untimely death to the abuse and torture she suffered at Liaoning Province Women’s Prison. Ms. Wu was arrested on June 15, 2008 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by…
Read MoreDespite Appeals Entire Family Sentenced to Prison for Their Beliefs
Mr. Zhou Dunwang, his wife and son were arrested in November 2016 because they are Falun Gong practitioners. The Wucheng District Court of Jinhua City sentenced them on September 7, 2017: Mr. Zhou Dunwang to three years and nine months in prison, his wife Yang Xianfeng to three-and-a-half years, and their son Zhou Liang to one year and…
Read MoreTwelve Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Prison in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province
Twelve Falun Gong practitioners from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, were illegally sentenced to prison and fined on December 14, 2017. The practitioners sentenced were: Shi Xiangyun: Eight years of imprisonment, fine of 50,000 yuan. Zhu Fengying: Seven and a half years of imprisonment, fine of 40,000 yuan. Zhao Xiru: Seven years of imprisonment, fine of 40,000…
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