Mr. Yu Ming
In the approach to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Mr. Yu Ming was bedridden in a hospital affiliated with the notorious Masanjia forced-labor camp after having suffered long-term, severe torture.
Personal Accounts
The persecution of Falun Gong targeted 100 million people in China, and decimated countless families and communities across China. Below, we offer a glimpse into the human cost of this persecution with up-close and personal stories of those who were killed, those who survived, and those struggling to the freedom of others. These are their stories…
The persecution of Falun Gong targeted 100 million people in China, and decimated countless families and communities across China. These are their stories…
Ms. Yifei Wang
Before the persecution began in 1999, the shy yet resilient Ms. Yifei Wang worked as a senior journalist for the Chinese Communist Party. She supported her parents’ practice of Falun Gong after they became healthy for the first time in decades.
Ms. Zhenping Chen
When Falun Gong prisoners of conscience like Ms. Zhenping Chen are rescued from dire situations in China, it’s usually thanks to the concerted efforts of overseas fellow adherents, rights organizations, and politicians.
Mr. Sun Yi
While Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Sun Yi was incarcerated in China’s infamous Masanjia forced-labor camp, he began writing SOS letters about the desperate situation in the camp and hiding them inside the packaging of goods for export that he was made to work on.
Mr. Gang Chen
“I would never forget the horrible scene: I lay on my bed, in tears, like a dead fish because of the injuries, hearing the horrible screams from practitioners being tortured! I felt like being in hell! But the most painful wound was in my heart!“
Ms. Zhu Xiumin
Ms. Zhu Xiumin was shocked to find herself pregnant after she ended a five-month hunger strike in protest of the arbitrary detention for her faith. She had been force-fed with psychiatric drugs during the ordeal, yet her unborn baby survived.
Ms. Helen Chen
Helen Chen, 70, never imagined that she’d be living in Northeast Minneapolis. At one point, she didn’t even expect to live past 50. After taking up Falun Dafa, Helen’s health improved dramatically, and she found answers to many of her life’s questions.
Ms. Sun Shuying
A 64-year-old woman was severely tortured, according to her recent harrowing account, and was brought “to the verge of death” multiple times for practicing a form of meditation that is persecuted in China.
Mr. Roy Manning
From practicing Falun Dafa, Mr. Roy Manning discovered the meaning of life. He became kinder to others and cared less about self-interest. Yet for appealing for his faith, he would face unbearable physical and mental torment.
