shandong

Reported in July and August 2022: 1,850 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith

Sept. 21, 2022 | By a Minghui correspondent (Minghui.org) Another 1,850 incidents of Falun Gong practitioners being arrested or harassed for their faith were confirmed in July and August 2022. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1999. Countless practitioners have …

Reported in July and August 2022: 1,850 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith Read More »

Over 300 Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Sentenced to Prison During Chen Yong’s Three-Year Tenure as Chief Prosecutor of the Shandong Procuratorate

Jan. 7, 2022 | By Minghui correspondents outside of China ________________________________________ (Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in 36 countries recently presented their respective governments with a new list of perpetrators involved in the persecution of practitioners in China. The lists were submitted on and around December 10, 2021, on International Human Rights Day. Practitioners requested that …

Over 300 Falun Gong Practitioners Illegally Sentenced to Prison During Chen Yong’s Three-Year Tenure as Chief Prosecutor of the Shandong Procuratorate Read More »

Two Shandong Residents Sentenced to Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong

Nov. 3, 2021 | By a Minghui correspondent in Shandong Province, China (Minghui.org) Two Zibo City, Shandong Province residents were sentenced to seven years in prison in July 2021 for practicing Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. The authorities pressured their family members and didn’t allow them to …

Two Shandong Residents Sentenced to Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong Read More »

Minghui 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 …

Minghui Report: 310 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested and Hundreds Harassed for Their Belief in August 2018 Read More »

Three lawyers detained for defending Falun Gong practitioners

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) learned in mid-July that three lawyers in different locations in north-eastern China were detained over several weeks by local authorities.

The three, Liu Ruiping, Wang Yonghang, and Wang Ping, who have previously been harassed because of their work defending Falun Gong practitioners, were seized between July 2 and July 8 in Shandong and Liaoning Provinces.