Tag: Falun Gong

US Stands ‘In Solidarity’ With Falun Gong 24 Years Since CCP’s Persecution Began: State Department

The State Department reiterated the United States’ commitment to supporting Falun Gong on July 20, which marks the anniversary of when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) first launched its persecution campaign against the peaceful spiritual practice. “Today, we recognize 24 years since the People’s Republic of China launched a campaign of repression, inside and outside…


Washington Rally Calls for End to CCP’s 24-Year Persecution of Falun Gong

WASHINGTON—An estimated 1,500 people congregated together near Washington’s National Mall to call for an end to communist China’s brutal persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong which has entered its 25th year—an atrocity advocates said is too critical for Americans to overlook. At a rally held near the Capitol, U.S. rights advocates and experts raised…


The Shame of the Silence of the West

Commentary There is a strategic price that the West will pay—and is paying already—for its failure to take a moral stand against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for its policy of genocide and other forms of persecution against its own people. The West won the Cold War because it had built global prestige and, therefore,…


LIVE NOW: 2023 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of the spiritual meditation practice Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 24th year since the beginning of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Thousands of Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 20 at the nation’s capital…


2023 End the Persecution of Falun Gong Rally and Parade in Washington

The persecution of the spiritual meditation practice Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 24th year since the beginning of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Thousands of Falun Gong adherents from around the United States will gather on July 20 at the nation’s capital…


GOP House Candidate Criticizes CCP Ideologies, China’s Organ Harvesting

A Republican candidate seeking a House seat to represent New Hampshire is applauding Falun Gong practitioners for speaking out about their spiritual practice—in a world where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is continuing to export its ideologies around the world. Lily Tang Williams, who finished third in the Republican primary for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional…


EDITORIAL: Why Falun Gong Matters

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the persecution of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. It was on July 20, 1999, that then-Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin launched a vicious persecution of this group of peaceful meditators. If you’re a regular reader of The Epoch Times, you’ll have noticed that we regularly cover this story,…


A Harrowing 24 Years: Living Under the CCP’s Ongoing War Against Falun Gong

In her 34 years, Doria Liu almost never saw her mother cry—not even when her mother recounted suffering harrowing torture at the hands of Chinese authorities in a bid to break her faith. But during a video call on May 6, when Ms. Liu showed her mother a photo of her and her husband holding…


Falun Gong Practitioners Recount a Harrowing 24 Years of Withstanding CCP Persecution

In her 34 years, Doria Liu almost never saw her mother cry—not even when her mother recounted suffering harrowing torture at the hands of Chinese authorities in a bid to break her faith. But during a video call on May 6, when Ms. Liu showed her mother a photo of her and her husband holding…


‘Keep the Faith’: US Lawmakers Share Hopeful Message With Falun Gong Adherents on CCP Persecution Anniversary

As the Chinese regime’s persecution of the spiritual practice Falun Gong enters its 25th year, U.S. lawmakers and former officials decried the heinousness of Beijing’s ongoing abuses, while highlighting that its repression has even reached America’s shores. Despite enduring such brutality, Falun Gong practitioners in China should hold fast to their faith and know that…