Category: China Human Rights

China Denies Clipping Citizens’ Passports, Foreign Resident Cards as Rules Tightened for Going Abroad

The Chinese communist regime has denied that Chinese border police are clipping citizens’ passports and resident cards issued by foreign governments to prevent people leaving after an increasing number of videos showing such actions were seen circulating on Chinese social media. China’s National Immigration Administration recently issued a statement to tighten control of Chinese citizens’ “non-essential” travel…


Over 1,000 Lawmakers Worldwide Honor Falun Dafa Spiritual Practice

On May 13, more than 1,000 lawmakers sent congratulatory messages for World Falun Dafa Day on the 30th anniversary of the spiritual practice’s introduction. On May 13, 1992, Li Hongzhi first introduced the meditation practice, also known as Falun Gong, in Changchun, China. The practice’s core tenets of “truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance” and emphasis on…


4,000 Join New York City Parade Marking 30 Years Since Introduction of Falun Gong

NEW YORK—Around this time every year, thousands from New York and around the world would flood some of Manhattan’s busiest streets to celebrate a day they hold dear to their hearts. And this year is no exception. Although the pandemic has cut down travel, around 4,000 Falun Gong adherents from New York and elsewhere gathered…


Bill Combating Forced Organ Harvesting Presented for Second Reading in Canada’s House of Commons

A bill to combat organ trafficking was presented for second reading in the House of Commons on May 13, with MPs saying they’re in agreement with the bill, and Liberals asking that it be voted on next week to advance it to the next stage. “My grandfather had this expression ‘not to gild the lily,’…


Over 100 Canadian Officials Send Greetings, Issue Proclamations in Celebration of Falun Dafa’s 30th Anniversary

Over 100 Canadian officials, including federal and provincial parliamentarians as well as mayors and councillors, sent greetings or issued proclamations in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Falun Dafa this week. A total of 34 MPs from the Liberal, Conservative, and Green parties sent well-wishes to adherents of Falun Dafa via the Falun Dafa Association…


30 Years of Falun Gong: Adherents Find Inner Peace, Moral Uplift Through Spiritual Practice

It was November 2020, nine months after 24-year-old Carolina Avendano began living by herself, and eight months after her city Calgary, Canada, entered into a lockdown that shut schools and most businesses. She was utterly alone. The pandemic restrictions meant she couldn’t visit her sister despite living in the same city. The prolonged isolation had…


A 30 Year Revival of Traditional Culture: Falun Gong Adherents See Moral Uplift Through Spiritual Practice

It was November 2020, nine months after 24-year-old Carolina Avendano began living by herself, and eight months after her city Calgary, Canada, entered into a lockdown that shut schools and most businesses. She was utterly alone. The pandemic restrictions meant she couldn’t visit her sister despite living in the same city. The prolonged isolation had…


Falun Gong Adherents See Moral Uplift Through Spiritual Practice

It was November 2020, nine months after 24-year-old Carolina Avendano began living by herself, and eight months after her city Calgary, Canada, entered into a lockdown that shut schools and most businesses. She was utterly alone. The pandemic restrictions meant she couldn’t visit her sister despite living in the same city. The prolonged isolation had…


Mainland Chinese Wish Founder of Falun Gong a Happy Birthday

On World Falun Dafa Day 2022 and the 71st birthday of Master Li Hongzhi, Falun Gong practitioners wished him a happy birthday and expressed their most sincere gratitude to Master Li from China. Many Chinese adherents look forward to Master Li returning to China as soon as possible, and the spirit of Truthfulness, Compassion, and…


Mainland Chinese Express Gratitude to Founder of Falun Gong on World Falun Dafa Day

On World Falun Dafa Day, Falun Gong practitioners in mainland China expressed their gratitude to the founder of the spiritual practice, Li Hongzhi. May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day, and also the birthday of Li. Li introduced the spiritual practice in China on May 13, 1992, and within two years it was practiced by tens…