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Beijing’s Influence on American University Campuses: The Falun Gong Case Study and Beyond

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages in the world’s most comprehensive campaign of transnational repression, targeting exile communities, members of the diaspora, and supporters in dozens of countries around the world with digital surveillance, attempted censorship, and even physical attacks. This campaign has also reached university campuses in the United […]

Home Ransacked by Police | Emma Guo

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Emma Guo, a Falun Gong practitioner now living in the US, describes what it was like when the persecution of the practice first began in 1999. She recalls police raiding her home and taking away her mother for speaking out about the crackdown.

Congressional Caucus on International Religious Freedom Holds Panel on Falun Gong

[57 min]

On May 23, 2023, the International Religious Freedom Caucus hosted a congressional briefing on the persecution of Falun Gong. First-hand victims, experts, and caucus co-chair Rep. Bilirakis were joined by over 30 congressional staffers, China researchers, and media workers to discuss recent developments and key cases of persecution in China […]

Cindy Xu – Father Marred by Scars

[4:30 min]

Cindy (Xinyang) Xu only met her father on a few occasions, and her memory of him is faint. Since before she was born, Cindy’s parents were repeatedly arrested for practicing Falun Gong. While detained her father was tortured with electric batons. She recalls being afraid to go up to him […]

Cindy Xu – My Teachers Disappeared on My Birthday

[4 min]

Cindy’s father was a Falun Dafa practitioner and died from persecution by the CCP. She was only a young girl at the time and grew up alone with her mother. At school, Cindy saw the pressure of the persecution bear down on those who had faith in Falun Dafa, including […]

Cindy Xu – My American Classmates Didn’t Understand

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The persecution of Falun Dafa forced Cindy and her mother to move around to avoid arrest, causing Cindy to fall behind in school. When they eventually escaped China and moved to the U.S., Cindy started high school years behind. Her classmates didn’t understand why she was much older than them […]

In the Dark with Jim Peters: Levi Browde

[27 min]

April 2, 2023 | For this special Sunday episode of In The Dark, Conk! News editor-in-chief Jim Peters interviews Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Dafa Info Center, about the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese communist government.

Levi Browde on WGBR-FM Radio

[11 min]

March 15, 2023 | Executive Director Levi Browde from the Falun Dafa Information Center joins the Morning Mess crew on WBGR-FM 93.7 to discuss Falun Gong, the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of the practice, and the current resurgence of Falun Dafa in America today.

Falun Gong: In Their Own Words

[18 min]

For the last 20 years you’ve heard journalists talking about them on the T.V. and radio. You’ve seen them holding rallies and peace protests around the world. Who are the practitioners of Falun Gong? What motivates them? And how might their struggle to expose the Chinese Communist Party have far reaching implications for all of us?

What is Falun Gong (Falun Dafa)?

[6 min]

Falun Gong is an ancient Chinese spiritual discipline in the Buddhist tradition. It consists of moral teachings, a meditation, and four gentle exercises that are a truly unique and highly effective way to improve your health and energy levels…

Highlights from Falun Gong Panels, IRF Summit 2023

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At the International Religious Freedom Summit, Executive Director Levi Browde discussed the challenges in documenting the persecution of Falun Gong, Grace Chen shared her story and called for the release of her detained parents, and Simon Zhang shared the story of his mother’s arrest, torture, and death in custody. Learn […]