More than 100 Falun Gong adherents in the UK marched on Saturday to highlight the ongoing clampdown against the group in China that has lasted for 23 years.
Fourteen lawmakers wrote to condemn the persecution, saying the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party is “completely unacceptable.”
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient spiritual practice with a set of physical exercises and the doctrine of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.
Since it was made public in China in 1992 by Li Hongzhi, the practice has attracted millions of adherents whose testimonials pointed to the beneficial effects on their physical and mental health and their character….