Persecution
By the end of the 1990s, a hundred million people were practicing Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice. Since then, thousands of practitioners have been confirmed to have died as a result of the persecution, and many more have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for organs.
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Feb. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionDaqing City, Heilongjiang Province: 14 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in Two Days, 4 Sentenced to Prison
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Feb. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Two Labor Camp Terms and Forced Abortion, Blind Woman Tried for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Man Given Second Prison Term by Out-of-Province Court for Posting Information about Falun Gong Online
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Feb. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Develops Medical Conditions While Detained for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 29, 2023 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 1, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Feb. 6, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGrandmother Stands Trial for Her Faith
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Feb. 6, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSichuan Veteran Denied Right to Counsel, Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 6, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionDespite Family’s Tireless Efforts, Beijing Resident to Stand Trial for His Faith
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Feb. 5, 2023 | Deaths Due To PersecutionJiangsu Woman Dies After Years of Incarceration and Harassment for Upholding Her Faith
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Feb. 5, 2023 | Deaths Due To PersecutionShaanxi Woman Dies at 53 in the Persecution of Her Faith
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Feb. 3, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 19, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Feb. 2, 2023 | Reports of Death Cases31-year-old Man Dies while Serving 8.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 2, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman in Her 70s Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 2, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShanghai Woman Sentenced Again for Her Faith After Serving Five Labor Camp Terms and a Prison Term
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Feb. 2, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 21, 2023 (6 Reports)
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Feb. 2, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 25, 2023 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionCancer-Stricken Woman Imprisoned for Her Faith and Denied Medical Parole
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Feb. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 8, 2023 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested on Her Way to Care for Her Ailing Daughter, 75-year-old Woman Secretly Sentenced for Her Faith
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Feb. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 8, 2023 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 10, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Feb. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 13, 2023 (4 Reports)
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSmall Business Owner Gets Six-Year Prison Term for Giving Falun Gong Calendar to a Customer
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Emaciated from Torture in Labor Camp, Shandong Man Sentenced Again for Upholding His Faith
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Jailed Former Middle School Teacher Arrested Again for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 17, 2022 (4 Reports)
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 20, 2023 (10 Reports)
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Jan. 31, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongPersecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners by Jiangjin District 610 Office and Domestic Security Office in Chongqing
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Jan. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Aircraft Engineer Jailed and Tortured for Three Years
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Jan. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionYunnan Woman Given Fourth Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 30, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution70-year-old Man Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 30, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution80-year-old Man Dies After Repeated Arrests and Harassment for Upholding His Faith
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Jan. 29, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesIn a Vegetative State and Denied Medical Parole for Two Years, Hebei Man Dies Two Months Before Prison Release
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Jan. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSeven Shandong Residents Tried for Practicing Falun Gong, Three Already Sentenced
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Jan. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Heilongjiang Province Women Secretly Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Tax Bureau Employee Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 28, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution90-year-old Mother Dies in Distress, One Year After Daughter’s Arrest at Her 89th Birthday Party
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Jan. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionEight Shandong Residents Sentenced to 3 to 7.5 Years for Having Falun Gong Artwork at Home
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Jan. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Real Estate Company Manager Faces Prosecution Again After 12 Years of Incarceration for His Faith
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Jan. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionNine Employees of a Tapestry Factory Face Trial for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 15, 2023 (6 Reports)
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Jan. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Four Labor Camp Terms, Grandfather Secretly Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison
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Jan. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Woman Gets Nearly Four Years in Prison, Incapacitated Husband Left Uncared For
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Jan. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Losing His Wife 15 Years Ago Due to the Persecution of His Faith, Liaoning Man Dies While Serving a Seven-year Term
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Jan. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 5, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Jan. 27, 2023 | Wuhan VirusUpdates on China’s COVID Situation (January 26, 2023): Death Toll Continues to Rise Across China
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Jan. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionExposing the Torture of Falun Gong Practitioners in Sichuan Province Women’s Prison
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Jan. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLuzhou City, Sichuan Province: Sixteen Residents Remain Incarcerated for Upholding Their Faith
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Jan. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSevere Gout in Feet Gone Three Days After Practicing Falun Gong, Beijing Man Dies after a Labor Camp Term and Repeated Harassment
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Jan. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 14, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Jan. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Served Ten Years, Former College Teacher Sentenced to Another Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 25, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution81-year-old Woman Faces Prosecution for Talking to a Young Man about Falun Gong
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Jan. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 11, 2023 (6 Reports)
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Jan. 24, 2023 | Wuhan VirusPlagues Have Eyes That Target the Chinese Communist Party
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Jan. 24, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Yang Hongmei, Vice President of the Changli County Court, Hebei Province, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 24, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution71-year-old Woman Given Three Years for Possessing Paper Currency Printed with Information about Falun Gong
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Jan. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGrandmother of Two Tried for Her Faith, Two Grandchildren Depending on Her Care in Dire Situation
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Jan. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman, Nearly 70, Gets Two Years for Talking to People about Falun Gong
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Jan. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionUS Resident Calls for the Release of Sister and Nephew Who Are Detained in China for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Man Imprisoned for His Faith in Serious Condition and Denied Medical Parole
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Jan. 23, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution80-year-old Retired Teacher Files Complaints Against the Perpetrators for Wrongfully Targeting Him for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 23, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution86-year-old Woman Faces Retrial Because of Her Persecuted Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionCrimes of Hao Shuanji and Song Weizhong, Director and Deputy Director of the Jidong Prison Administration Bureau, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 12, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Jan. 22, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution11 Residents in Xianning City, Hubei Province, Still Detained for Their Faith in Falun Dafa
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Jan. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTorture Methods Used in Jilin Province Women’s Prison to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners
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Jan. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 30, 2022 (10 Reports)
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Jan. 21, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Sun Jianjun, Director of the Qinhuangdao Detention Center, Hebei Province, in Persecuting Falun Gong Practitioners
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Jan. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Refutes Wrongful Charge Against Her for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 21, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution42-year-old Woman Becomes Incontinent after Six Months of Imprisonment, Family Not Allowed to Visit Her
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Torture of WomenAfter Enduring Five Arrests and Seven Years of Torture for Her Faith, Woman Dies Five Months Before Daughter’s Fifth Birthday
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Zhang Donghai, Director of the Shandong Provincial Domestic Security Bureau, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Physical Torture MethodsHealth Destroyed by Appalling Torture, Elderly Woman Dies Twenty Years Later
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesShandong Man Dies Two Years After Serving 13 Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionIncapacitated 75-year-old Woman Tried for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Man Stands Trial in Henan for Posting Information about Falun Gong Online
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Jan. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAs the Chinese New Year Draws Near, Keep Falun Gong Practitioners That Are Still Incarcerated in Our Thoughts
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Jan. 19, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of An Tongyu and Wei Lihui, Directors of Jilin Provincial Women’s Prison, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 19, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 25, 2022 (7 Reports)
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Jan. 18, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Zhao Yukun, Deputy Secretary of Dalian Political and Legal Affairs Committee and 610 Office Director, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 18, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesHaving Once Lost Memory Due to Toxic Injection, Heilongjiang Woman Dies After Two Decades of Detention and Harassment
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Jan. 18, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionDelivery Worker Sentenced to Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 18, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Recounts How She and Four Others Were Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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Jan. 18, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 6, 2023 (6 Reports)
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Jan. 17, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Hao Weifu, Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 17, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Hao Weifu, Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 17, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution86-year-old Man Serving 11.5 Years Becomes Incapacitated, Wife Files Complaints Against Perpetrators and Demands His Release
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Jan. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Incarcerated for 15 Years, Liaoning Woman Given Another Two Years for Her Faith
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Jan. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 4, 2022 (6 Reports)
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Jan. 17, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 9, 2023 (9 Reports)
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Jan. 16, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Zhu Xianjun, Former Deputy Director of Hebei Province's 610 Office
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Jan. 16, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesAnhui Man Given Toxic Injection While in Detention, Dies Ten Months After Release
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Jan. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionBoat Engineer’s Motion to Reconsider His Wrongful Sentence Heard By the Higher Court
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Jan. 16, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTargeted in a Mass Arrest, Two Heilongjiang Province Residents Sentenced for Their Faith
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Jan. 15, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Liu Jinbo, Deputy Governor of Jilin Province, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 15, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionElderly Man Dies After 18 Arrests and Years of Incarceration for Upholding His Faith
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Jan. 14, 2023 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Gu Xuefei, Deputy Governor of Henan Province and Director of the Provincial Public Security Bureau, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Jan. 14, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Secretly Sentenced for Her Faith, Elderly Parents Deprived of Care
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Jan. 14, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGuangdong Woman Sentenced to More Than Three Years for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
