Falun Gong is a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline that is Buddhist in nature. It consists of moral teachings for daily life, a meditation, and four gentle exercises. Falun Gong is always taught free of charge and is practiced in over 80 countries.

• U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2008 Annual Report
• Arthur Waldron, U. Penn. Lauder Professor of International Relations, The Falun Gong Factor
• Amnesty International: 2008 Annual Report
• Weekly Standard: China's Gruesome Organ Harvest

IN THE NEWS

• New York Times: China Still Presses Crusade against Falun Gong
• Associated Press: Falun Gong crackdown highlights religious freedom issue in China
• The New Republic: Hacking the Regime
• Wall Street Journal: Death Trap - How One Chinese City Resorted to Atrocities to Control Falun Dafa
• New Tang Dynasty Television: A Decade of Courage

• Torture Methods
• Brutality Against Women
• Falun Gong Around the World

While Falun Gong is practiced openly in 70 countries, today in its homeland of China it is subject to severe human rights violations. The scale and scope of abuses taking place make it possibly the largest religious persecution in the world today.

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• Characterizing Falun Gong -- and the human cost of getting it wrong
• Why is the Chinese Communist Party persecuting Falun Gong?
• Why doesn't Falun Gong feature in the news more often?

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• Shenli Lin: Unbreakable Spirit
• Gao Rongrong: The Face of Persecution