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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Dec. 10, 2023 | Persecution Outside ChinaUSA: Chinese Regime’s Attempts to Interfere With Shen Yun Exposed at International Religious Freedom Roundtable
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Dec. 10, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced to Five Years with Three Years Probation for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 10, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Yunnan Women Sentenced to Prison for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 10, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution55-Year-Old Shanxi Woman Gets 3.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 9, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionPolice Keep Deceased Falun Gong Practitioner’s Family from Paying Their Respects
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Dec. 9, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for Seven Years, Heilongjiang Woman Faces Indictment Again for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 9, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Previously Been Incarcerated for More Than a Decade, 73-Year-Old Sichuan Woman Gets Another Four Years for Her Faith
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Dec. 9, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 30, 2023 (13 Reports)
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Dec. 8, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGuangdong Man’s Release Delayed When Authorities Claimed His Appeal was Still Pending
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Dec. 8, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Five Labor Camp Terms and One Prison Term Totaling 16 Years, Heilongjiang Man Gets Another Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 8, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution65-Year-Old Hebei Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 7, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution59-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionVillage Secretary’s Questionable Involvement in Falun Gong Practitioner’s Indictment that Led to Her 1.5-Year Prison Sentence
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Dec. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTaikang County, Henan Province: Two Locals Sentenced to Prison Within Two Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 24, 2023 (12 Reports)
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Dec. 7, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 26, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Dec. 6, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Woman Has 17 Vials of Blood Drawn While Serving One Year for Her Faith, Organ Matching Suspected
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Dec. 6, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution67-year-old Man in Serious Condition in Custody, Facing Third Prison Sentence in Five Years
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Dec. 6, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Woman Harassed and Threatened with Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 6, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionSanhe City, Hebei Province: Five Locals Harassed Due to Their Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution60-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Admitted to Notorious Prison Responsible for At Least 30 Confirmed Torture Deaths of Falun Gong Practitioners
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Deaths Due To Persecution74-Year-Old Woman Dies Six Months After Serving 13 Hellish Years for Her Faith
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Jiangxi Women in Their 70s Stand Trial for Practicing Falun Gong, One of Them Previously Jailed Twice
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGuangdong Woman Hospitalized After Weeks-long Hunger Strike to Protest Wrongful Conviction for Practicing Her Faith
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionQichun County, Hebei Province: One Resident Gets 5 Years, Another Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 25, 2023 (14 Reports)
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Dec. 5, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 28, 2023 (10 Reports)
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Dec. 4, 2023 | Persecution Outside ChinaJeju, South Korea: Chinese National Who Damaged Poster Boards Videotaped
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Dec. 4, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Jiangsu Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 4, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRizhao City, Shandong Province: 22 Locals Arrested in Police Sweep to Face Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 4, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Beijing Couple Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong, Wife Previously Jailed for 5.5 Years
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Dec. 4, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionPengzhou City, Sichuan Province: Same Court Sentences Four Locals to Five Years in Ten Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 4, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 27, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 3, 2023 | Persecution Outside ChinaChinese National Indicted in South Korea for Attacking Falun Gong Information Booth
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Dec. 3, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesLiaoning Man Dies at 71 After Four Years in Prison for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 3, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer English Teacher Fired Eight Times and Almost Dies Serving a Seven-Year Prison Term for His Faith
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Dec. 3, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Two Forced Labor Terms, 72-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 3, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution46-Year-Old Jilin Woman Secretly Sentenced to Four Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 2, 2023 | Psychiatric Torture12th Ward in Liaoning Women’s Prison Designated to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners
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Dec. 2, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesSichuan Teacher Serving 7.5 Years for His Faith not Released on Parole Until His Cancer had Metastasized, Dies One Month Later
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Dec. 2, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Retired Teacher Sentenced to 4 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 2, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Shandong Resident Prosecuted for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsRecent Cases of Falun Gong Practitioners Being Severely Persecuted
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRetired Sailor Sentenced to Four Years for His Faith in Falun Gong Loses Appeal
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionMarried Couple Sentenced to Prison for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRepeatedly Incarcerated, Husband and Wife Sentenced Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 21, 2023 (5 Reports)
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Dec. 1, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 23, 2023 (11 Reports)
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwice Jailed for a Total of Eight Years, 74-Year-Old Legally Blind Woman Sentenced to One Year for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Jiangxi Women, Aged Between 71 to 90, Admitted to Prison, Two Ordered to Re-serve Sentences
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionPolice Install Surveillance Camera Outside Heilongjiang Woman’s Door to Monitor Her
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Nov. 30, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 22, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionXinmin City, Liaoning Province: Targeted in a Group Arrest, Five Still Detained
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionRenowned Doctor of Chinese Medicine Sentenced to 5.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAnlu City, Hubei Province: Eight Falun Gong Practitioners Detained, Two in Precarious Conditions
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Woman Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 19, 2023 (8 Reports)
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Nov. 29, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 20, 2023 (11 Reports)
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution77-Year-Old Woman Taken to Prison to Serve Four Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Gets 3.5 Years for Placing a Falun Gong Flyer on a Car
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHohhot City, Inner Mongolia: Three Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Prison
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 18, 2023 (10 Reports)
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Nov. 28, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 15, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsEight Falun Gong Practitioner Deaths Due to Persecution Reported in October 2023
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in September and October 2023: 1,040 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested or Harassed for Their Faith
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Four Forced Labor Terms and One Prison Term, Former Music Teacher Stands Trial Again for His Faith
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Yunnan Women Given Lengthy Prison Terms for Speaking Up for Their Persecuted Faith
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Nov. 27, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep, Heilongjiang Man Faces Indictment for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Her Faith, Rogue Lawyer Scams 300K Yuan from Her Husband
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution72-year-old Man Loses Appeal Against Nine-year Wrongful Prison Sentence, Struggles with Poor Health After Over Three Years in Custody
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution85-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Indicted for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 26, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 17, 2023 (12 Reports)
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesBelated News: Liaoning Man Tortured to Death 19 Years Ago for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Two Prison Terms Totaling 13 Years, Shandong Province Resident Sentenced Again for His Faith
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Woman Sentenced to Prison for Writing Letters Urging Government Agencies to Stop Persecuting Her Faith
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Nov. 25, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHigher Court Hears Elderly Woman’s Appeal Case, Fails to Address Questionable Evidence That Led to Her 4-Year Prison Sentence
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesInner Mongolia Woman Dies Four Years After Serving a Five-Year Prison Term for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Nearly 12 Years of Incarceration, 70-Year-Old Guangdong Woman Gets Third Prison Term for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed 8 Years, Mother of U.K. Resident Loses Appeal Against Second Prison Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 53-Year-old Woman Admitted to Shandong Province Women’s Prison a Year Ago to Serve 4.5 Years for Her Faith
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Liaoning Residents Tried for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 24, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 11, 2023 (7 Reports)
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Reports of Death CasesOnce Incarcerated for 13 Years, Inner Mongolia Woman Dies Six Days After Another Arrest for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Physical Torture MethodsThree Sichuan Residents Sentenced to Five Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Mr. Liu Jia Brutally Tortured
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionMaoming City, Guangdong Province: Same Court Sentences Woman to Second 5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 23, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Losing His Wife Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong, Jilin Man Is Monitored and Constantly Harassed
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Stands Trial for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution71-Year-Old Chongqing Man Falls Critically Ill Within 10 Days of Prison Admission, Wife Repeatedly Denied Visits
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionChongqing Woman Serving Third Prison Term for Her Faith, Denied All Forms of Communication with Family
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Nov. 22, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionZhucheng City, Shandong Province: Six Tried Together for Practicing Falun Gong, Five Sentenced and One Cleared of Prosecution
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in October 2023: 65 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution68-Year-Old Woman Jailed for Her Faith Repeatedly Denied Medical Parole Despite Her Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionJiangxi Man Shocked with Electric Batons During a Four-year Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 77-Year-Old Retired Teacher Convicted for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 7, 2023 (16 Reports)
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Nov. 21, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 13, 2023 (14 Reports)
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Lost His Wife to the Persecution of Falun Gong, Beijing Man Gets Second Prison Term for His Faith
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of Persecution72-Year-Old Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionGansu Teacher Harassed and Ordered to Renounce Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Nov. 20, 2023 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Repeatedly Harassed for Practicing Falun Gong
