Pandemic, Persecution and Pushback

In May 1992, Falun Gong, an ancient mind-body meditation practice from the Buddhist tradition, was introduced to the public in China for the first time. Its popularity quickly skyrocketed. Exactly thirty years later, tens of millions of people in China and around the world practice the discipline, all the while creatively and peacefully resisting a violent campaign launched by the Chinese Communist Party in 1999 to wipe out the group.