Falun Gong

Chinese Embassy Pressures Thailand Police to Arrest Eight Falun Gong UN Refugees

Falun Gong Practitioners Assaulted in Argentina after Lawsuit against Visiting Chinese Official

The Falun Dafa Information Center (FDI) has received first-hand accounts of assault, battery, and theft perpetrated against Falun Gong practitioners in Argentina. The assailants were described as ethnic Chinese, some wearing suits, and driven by car and van to the scene of the crime; photo evidence has confirmed these descriptions.

Thai Police Taking Orders from Chinese Embassy?

Thai police manhandled Falun Gong protesters outside the Bangkok Chinese Embassy on December 10, International Human Rights Day. After being seen going in and out of the Chinese Embassy, dozens of Thai policemen crossed the street and roughly searched Falun Gong practitioners quietly protesting the six-year persecution of their practice in China. The police dragged some of them and took away their banners. One officer stated that he did not want to break up their protest but was told to do so by the Chinese Embassy.

Sequence of Events - Falun Gong Practitioners Attacked in Argentina

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his 300-strong delegation arrived in Argentina on November 16. Hu is on a tour of South America with stops in Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and Chile, where the APEC conference will be held on November 20 and 21.

Zambian Court Issues Arrest Warrant for High-ranking Chinese Communist Party Official

The High Court of Zambia issued an official arrest warrant and dispatched police to search for a Chinese official held in contempt of court after being charged with the murder of Falun Gong practitioners.

Psychiatric Torture Not “Misdiagnosed”

Abuse of Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese mental institutions is widespread, ongoing, and state-sanctioned, say China Mental Health Watch (CHMHW) and the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong

Confirmed Death Count of Falun Gong Practitioners in China Exceeds 1,000

The verified deaths of Falun Gong practitioners in China, which began with 18-year-old Ms. Chen Ying on August 16 1999, surpassed the 1000 mark this past week.

“Who Shot David Liang?”

Who shot Falun Gong practitioner David Liang last week in South Africa is a question drawing international attention, and one casting light on the notorious records of two Chinese officials who were visiting South Africa at the time.

A Global Campaign of Harassment, Intimidation and Violence

Soon after Chinese leader Jiang Zemin initiated the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, incidents appeared of Chinese officials threatening, harassing and assaulting Falun Gong practitioners, as well as pressuring foreign officials, businesses, and free media around the world to adopt Jiang’s stance against Falun Gong.

Torture Lawsuit Filed against China’s Minister of Information During U.S. Visit

A Chinese minister was served with legal papers Friday charging him with torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.