Category: Falun Gong

US Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Combat China’s Forced Organ Harvesting

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation in both the Senate and the House to stop China’s state-sanctioned practice of harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience. “Organ harvesting is an egregiously barbaric and inhumane act that has no place in our world,” stated Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), the prime sponsor of the House…


Mass Rape, Sexual Abuse: Communist China’s Genocidal Tool to Eliminate Faith

As the world is celebrating International Women’s Day, let’s not forget the horrifying abuses that mothers and sisters, and even grandmothers, are subjected to in the land of communist China. Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came to power in 1949, it has been employing unethical ways to persecute citizens and crack down on spiritual…


75-Year-Old Retired Mainland Teacher Sentenced to Jail Again for His Faith

A 75-year-old retired Shanghai teacher, Fa Zhengping, was sentenced to jail for 14 months on Feb. 24, for persisting his belief in Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that involves meditative exercises and moral teachings. The practice grew from a handful of people in 1992 to an estimated 70…


75-Year-Old Retired Teacher Sentenced to Jail Again for His Faith in China

A 75-year-old retired Shanghai teacher, Fa Zhengping, was sentenced to jail for 14 months on Feb. 24, for persisting his belief in Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that involves meditative exercises and moral teachings. The practice grew from a handful of people in 1992 to an estimated 70…


Woman in China Imprisoned for the Third Time for Her Belief

The Chinese regime has sentenced a woman to two-and-a-half years in prison for practicing the spiritual discipline Falun Gong—marking the third time the woman has been imprisoned over her faith. Cumulatively, the woman had already spent more than a decade in prison since 2007, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website that reports on the persecution…


Planned Comic Book Aims to Shine Spotlight on Forced Organ Harvesting

The Chinese regime’s practice of killing prisoners of conscience for their organs to sell on the transplant market has been the subject of media articles, books, and documentaries. Now Czech activists have their sights on creating a comic book to raise awareness about the grisly practice. The historical fiction story, created by Milan Kajínek, takes…


Art Exhibit Shows Persecution in China, Brings Tears to Fullerton Audience

FULLERTON, Calif.—Artist Caron G. Rand looked upon a painting titled “Organ Crimes,” depicting a young man in China having his organs forcefully harvested. “I was moved to tears by it,” Rand told The Epoch Times. She was one of the attendees at the Zhen Shan Ren art exhibit and concert in Fullerton, California, on Feb….


Chinese Regime Detains Man Over His Faith, Holds Him for Months in Secret Location

A Chinese man was “disappeared” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last October over his belief in spiritual practice Falun Gong. His mother was only notified of his whereabouts in early February, months after his initial detention. Li Zhigang, a private tutor from the City of Changsha in central China’s Hunan Province, was arrested by…


Chinese City With History of Committing Human Rights Abuses Becomes COVID-19 Hotspot

Commentary At the start of the new year, a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak in China’s northeastern Hebei Province unexpectedly made a little-known city the focal point of public opinion. Incidentally, this city has a very dark history, and this pandemic is an opportune time for reflection. On Jan. 2, a case of the CCP…


Opinion: Chinese City With History of Committing Human Rights Abuses Becomes COVID-19 Hotspot

Commentary At the start of the new year, a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak in China’s northeastern Hebei Province unexpectedly made a little-known city the focal point of public opinion. Incidentally, this city has a very dark history, and this pandemic is an opportune time for reflection. On Jan. 2, a case of the CCP…