NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing. The assault left…
Hundreds Parade Down Brooklyn to Spotlight Beijing’s Attack on Faith
Brooklyn Parade Spotlights Beijing’s Attack on Faith on American Soil
NEW YORK—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. The assault left minor…
New York Man Arrested for Assaulting Falun Gong Adherent
NEW YORK—A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting an adherent of the spiritual group Falun Gong who volunteers at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. Qi Zhongping, 77, insulted and physically attacked Falun Gong practitioner David Fang, leaving Fang bleeding on his neck, head, hand, and leg. Adherents say that Qi has…
US Urges All Governments to Respect Religious Freedom After European Court Rules in Favor of Falun Gong in Russia
The State Department is urging all governments to respect religious freedom after Europe’s international human rights court ruled Russia’s ban on Falun Gong materials is illegal. “More broadly, we strongly oppose laws that impede freedom of expression and freedom of religion—rights protected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil…
US Calls on Beijing to ‘End Its Abuse’ of Falun Gong Practitioners After Death of Jailed Journalist
The State Department has condemned the Chinese Communist Party following the death of a jailed journalist who wouldn’t give up his faith. The victim, Pang Xun, a radio host for state-owned Sichuan Radio and Television, died at the age of 30 in December in a Chinese prison notorious for its brutality toward adherents of the…
US Calls on Beijing to ‘End Its Abuse’ of Falun Gong Adherents After Death of Jailed Journalist
The U.S. State Department has condemned the Chinese Communist Party following the death of a jailed journalist for his belief in the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. The journalist, Pang Xun, 30, a radio host for state-owned Sichuan Radio and Television, died in December 2022 at a Chinese prison notorious for its brutality toward adherents of Falun Gong—the…
European Human Rights Court Rules Russia’s Ban on Falun Gong Materials Is Illegal
The European Court of Human Rights has found it unlawful for Russia to ban on publications of the spiritual practice Falun Gong and materials shedding light on the ongoing persecution targeting the faith in China. In a Jan. 31 ruling, the Strasbourg Court held that Russia’s ban—imposed on four Falun Gong informational materials, including its…
Virginia State Senators to Biden: Address Communist China’s Crimes
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Virginia state senators Mark J. Peake (R-Lynchburg) and Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) have written a joint letter asking President Joe Biden Biden to “address the crimes that the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] has committed along with the dangers that the party poses.” Citing the Chinese spy balloon flying over America for days before the…
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