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Chinese Villagers Call for Release of Couple Detained for Their Faith
Two hundred and five residents of Hongwei Village in Jiaolai Town, Shandong Province are calling for the release of a couple detained for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The villagers signed and pressed their fingerprints on a joint affidavit attesting to…
Read More931 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in 2018
According to information collected by Minghui, 931 Falun Gong practitioners were sentenced to prison for their faith in 2018. These sentenced practitioners come from 27 provinces and centrally-controlled municipalities. Liaoning Province led the list with 116 sentences, followed by 107 convictions in Shandong Province. Both provinces also topped the list of sentencing cases in 2017,…
Read MoreIndependent Tribunal Affirms Large-Scale State-Sanctioned Forced Organ Harvesting in China
An independent tribunal has unanimously concluded that forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience has taken place in China on a substantial scale. The interim judgement by the Independent Tribunal Into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners Of Conscience in China (the China Tribunal) was delivered in London on December 10, 2018, following three days of…
Read MoreMinghui Report: 296 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in October 2018
The Chinese communist regime has launched one campaign after another to force Falun Gong practitioners to give up their faith in the mind-body cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The “knocking on doors” campaign started in March 2017 and had police nationwide check on practitioners and question whether they still practiced Falun Gong.…
Read MoreChinese Surgeon Disinvited from International Summit for Possible Involvement in Forced Organ Harvesting
Dong Jiahong, executive president of Beijing’s Tsinghua Changgung Hospital and former head of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, has been dis-invited from the China-Israel Innovation and Investment Summit, following complaints about his suspected participation in forced organ harvesting of Chinese prisoners of conscience. The high-profile conference, organised by the Chinese and Israeli governments,…
Read MoreFalun Dafa Posters Appear in Tieling City During the Moon Festival
One of the most important and popular festivals in China is the Moon Festival. Every autumn people celebrate the bountiful harvest and the results of their hard work. As they went about preparing for this year’s celebration, people in Tieling City noticed eye-catching posters that read, “Falun Dafa is good” and “Quit the Chinese Communist…
Read MoreDaqing, Heilongjiang Province: 17 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in One Day
At least 17 residents in Daqing City were arrested on November 9, 2018, for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Many Falun Gong practitioners across China have been arrested, tortured, or even killed for their organs since the Chinese communist regime launched the persecution of the practice…
Read MoreWang Jinbo Almost Unrecognisable after Five Years of Abuse in Prison
Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jinbo suffered mental and physical injuries in the Jilin Province Prison. He was released on October 4, 2018, after serving five years and four months. He is still in poor health. People who knew Mr. Wang could hardly recognise him when he returned home. His face was dark and his…
Read MoreMinghui Report: 310 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Hundreds Harassed for Their Belief in August 2018
According to information collected by Minghui.org, 310 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and hundreds were harassed in August 2018 for their belief. At the time of writing, 98 of the arrested practitioners have been released; the rest remain in custody, including 14 who were taken to brainwashing centres. The arrested practitioners are located in 27…
Read More58 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith in August 2018
According to information received by Minghui.org, the month of August 2018 recorded 86 new cases of Falun Gong practitioners sentenced to prison by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) court system. Among the 86 new cases, 58 practitioners were sentenced in August 2018, and 28 were sentenced earlier in 2018. Due to the CCP’s information blockade,…
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