Individual Accounts
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Beijing Resident and Mother of a UK Resident Faces Ongoing Harassment and Surveillance for Her Faith in Falun Gong
2022-05-09Although Ms. Han Fei was released one day after she was arrested for practicing Falun Gong, the Beijing resident and mother of a U.K. resident faces continued surveillance. Prior to her latest arrest on April 22, 2022, she has been repeatedly harassed in the past three years for upholding her faith. -
Heilongjiang Man Imprisoned for 12 Years, Subjected to Nonstop Torture
2021-04-22When Mr. Yang, 65, was introduced to Falun Gong, an ancient spiritual and meditation discipline, in the 1990s, he felt the teachings opened up his heart and offered a new perspective about everything. He let go of the strong pursuit for personal gain and learned to take setbacks in life easily. Through doing the Falun Gong exercises, his health quickly recovered. He felt his life was renewed. -
Finland Resident Recounts Eight Years of Persecution in China
2021-03-28When Ms. Zhu Luoxin fled China to Finland in 2012, she was relieved that she could finally start a new life and reunite with her husband after being separated for eleven years. -
Liaoning Woman Dies at 57 After Two Decades of Persecution for Her Faith
2021-03-28During the past two decades of the persecution of Falun Gong, Ms. Xie Dewen had been arrested four times and served two forced labor camp terms. She endured all kinds of inhuman torture, especially in the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. She succumbed to the torture and passed away on January 21, 2021, at the age of 57. -
Still Struggling with Poor Health from Brutal Torture, 71-year-old Man Arrested Again for His Faith
2021-03-21While Mr. Li Jiankui still struggles with the sequela from a brain hemorrhage due to savage beatings by the police nine years ago, he was arrested again on November 25, 2020, for his faith in Falun Gong. -
Jilin Teacher Imprisoned Again for Her Faith, Autistic Son and Family in Despair
2021-02-28Only two years after a Changchun, Jilin Province, woman finished serving three years for her faith in Falun Gong, she was sentenced to five more years for raising awareness about the persecution of the practice. Ms. Fu Yanfei’s incarceration left her family deeply distressed. Her elderly parents-in-law are struggling to care for her 14-year-old autistic son. -
75-year-old Retired Teacher Sentenced to Prison for His Faith
2021-02-28A 75-year-old retired middle school teacher in Shanghai was sentenced to one year and two months for his faith in Falun Gong on February 24, 2021. -
Deaths and Torture of Falun Gong Practitioners in Yunnan Second Women’s Prison
2021-01-30The prison adopted cruel measures to destroy the practitioners physically and mentally in an attempt to break their willpower and make them renounce their faith. -
Eyewitness Account from a Former Police Officer: Dr. Liu Haibo's Last Two Days
2021-01-30After brutally torturing Dr. Liu for several hours, the police noticed at 1 a.m. the next day that his heart had stopped beating. Only then did they stop the unspeakable abuse. -
15,235 Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in 2020
2021-01-19While China was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, its ruling party, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has continued its persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline also known as Falun Dafa that is based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. -
UK Parliament Members Express Concern About Arbitrary Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioner in China
2021-01-11UK Parliament member Jim Shannon said he was shocked to hear about Ms. Wang’s arrest. He said Ms. Wang’s ordeal and what her family has gone through offers a glimpse into the brutal persecution campaign against Falun Gong practitioners in China in the past two decades. -
Over Two Thousand Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Their Faith in November 2020
2020-12-15In November 2020, at least 754 Falun Gong practitioners were arrested and 1,284 harassed for their faith, bringing the year-to-date arrest and harassment cases to 5,933 and 7,192, respectively. -
245 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in March 2019
2019-05-06According to information collected by Minghui.org, the month of March 2019 recorded 245 cases of Falun Gong practitioners arrested and another 162 harassed in China for refusing to renounce their faith. -
Father Tortured to Death: Daughter Demands Investigation by National People's Congress
2017-08-19Yang Yuyong, my father, died in the Wuqing Detention Centre in Tianjin on July 11, 2017. Large bruises were found on his neck and body and blood was in his eyes and ears. Large wounds were in and around his ears. In addition, his toes showed injuries as if they had been pricked with fine bamboo sticks. -
Torture That Pushed Me to the Verge of Death Multiple Times
2017-04-09I am Sun Shuying, 64, an ordinary woman who worked at a car factory in Northeast China. Due to my belief in Falun Dafa, the authorities arrested me seven times and imprisoned me for ten years. Their beatings and severe torture nearly killed me several times.