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Li Hongzhi
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World Reaction

Historical Background

The gospel truth: Falun Gong
Shen Yun
Shen Yun: Propaganda as entertainment
Gong New Year event mere propaganda
Ties to Falun Gong add controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular
Inside China's 'crematorium'
Former MP pushes for Beijing Games boycott
Chinese New Year Spectacular 'just propaganda': Chinese Embassy
The Falun Gong Show
KPFA San Francisco radio program with Samuel Luo, and China commentator, David Ewing (m3u file)
Harry Wu questions Falun Gong’s claims about organ transplants
China involved in harvesting organs: Cdn. report
China's enemy within: The story of Falun Gong
Supes support 'homophobic cult'
"Falun Gong: homophobic mind control cult"
Falun Gong debate hits Chinese New Year parade
Critics and followers of Falun Gong
Propaganda or my experience?
Falun Dafa and ignorance
Newspaper with Falun Gong links launched
Times for a change
N.Y.ers feel the Falun Gong spirit
Falun Gong-linked paper facing closure
AsiaSat probes Falun Gong-related hijack of satellite transmissions
Media as a means for the Falun Gong movement
Falun Gong followers repent of Tian'anmen suicide attempt
Suing for Falun Gong
Belgium court rejects rights case against China's former president Jiang
Falun Gong turns to international courts in campaign against Chinese leadership
Chinese man arrested in deaths of 16 homeless people report
Hong Kong Falun Gong Head Tries To Sue Government
Chinese team dealing with Falun Gong
visits cult rehab center

Falun Gong Sues China's President
Hackers Hit Hong Kong Newspaper
Banned Falun Gong Movement Jammed Chinese Satellite Signal
Falun Gong Mark 10th Anniversary
Falungong in fresh attempt to hijack Chinese TV network
Survivors say China Falun Gong immolations real
The Falun Gong: Religious and political implications
Falun Gong says American, Canadian followers detained in Beijing
China's party paper accuses Falun Gong of creating lies, framing police
Falungong movement is not 'exercise practice': Police
Falun Gong Admits Handing out CDs to Mainland Tourists
6 Convicted in China Falun Gong Case
A Chinese Battle on U.S. Soil
Falun Gong Practitioner Kills Family Members
China Expels 6 Americans, 29 Others After Falun Gong Protest
Falun Gong: What's Behind the Movements?
Taking it to the streets: Plano woman spends nearly $200,000 to put message on buses
Going for the flow
China accuses Falun Gong of fabricating lawsuit's claims of police abuse
Posing a Question
Falun Gong follower killed by co-believers
China Sentences Falun Gong Member to Death
Falun Gong Manages Skimpy Rally; Is Sect Fading?
Chinese agency says Falun founder is a "big conspirator"
Falun Gong Deaths Set Off Dispute on Suicide Report
Ten Dead in Mass Falun Gong Suicide at Chinese Labor Camp inside China
Security chief reveals inner thoughts on cults
H. Kong Leader: Falun Gong a Cult
China set for long battle against Falun Gong
Falungong gains foothold in Indonesia
Martyrs with a cause
HK plans to deport two US Falun Gong members-group
More Falun Gong Followers Die After Refusing Medical Treatment
Girl in Tiananmen suicide bid dies of injuries
China Says 239 Falun Gong Members Committed Suicide
China Arrests Two Falun Men Over Self - Immolations
China softens rhetoric on Falun Gong rank-and-file
China accuses Falun Gong of breaching human rights
China says Falun Gong member burns himself to death
One-Way Trip to the End in Beijing
When Does Faith Become a Cult?
To Fight Sect, China Publicizes a Public Burning
Key dates in emergence of China's banned Falungong movement
Falun Gong Followers Attempt Suicide
China says Falun Gong burn victims uphold beliefs
Chinese Professor's Attack on a Sect Led to a Face-Off
Falun Gong Blamed for 24 Deaths, Injuries in Inner Mongolia
China counters claims of number of Falun Gong members being held
Too Hot to Handle
China Decries Sect's Suicide Attempt
China Blames Falun Gong for Deaths of Followers
Banned Chinese Sect Is Spurred On by Exiled Leader
Sinister motives may lurk in sect
Falun Gong Divided on Leader
Chinese religious leaders call for crack down on cults, Falun Gon
Split Develops on Leadership of Sect in China
China Braces for Falun Gong Struggle
Banned China 'cult' alive and well here
Researcher Refutes Pro-Falun Gong Article E
Rooting Out Falun Gong - China Cracks Down on Mysticism
Falun Gong Derided as Authoritarian Sect by Anti-Cult Experts in Seattle
Rise and fall
Official on Campaign Against Falun Gong
Spiritual CULTivation
Woman Falls Victim to Banned Evil Cult in Vancouver
A Star Turn for China's Cult Buster
Chinese Religious Leaders Slam Falun Gong Cult
Ancient Chinese religion snubs Falun Gong
Expert: Cult Crimes Must Be Punished
China: Lost Souls Join Falun Gong
Falun Gong Has Irrefutable Cult Features: Chinese Social Sciences Circles
Text of Chinese parliament resolution banning "heretic cults"
Crusader Disputes Falun Gong Claims
China issues book blasting banned Falun Gong sect
Who Ya Gonna Call? In China, Debunkers Hire a Cultbuster
Falun Gong propaganda blitz ends
Cult or not, Falun Gong is popular
Scholars Say Society Should Leave No Room For Cults
Falun Gong practices in HK amid China ban
Banned Falun Gong Sect Is Just Latest to Get China Exercised
Public Security Ministry Spokesman on Arrest of Li Hongzhi
China Bans Falun Gong
Falun Gong followers in Chicago
The complex Web of Falun Gong
China exposes Falungong structure
Falun Gong Practice Causes Health Problems and Death
Followers defend falun gong as innocuous
Banned sect joins long Chinese history of religious suppression
Next in New Age: Falun Gong
Falun Dafa Practitioners Join Millions
China cult promises healing, blasts "immorality"
Chinese Cult Draws Many Followers
Sect vows to stop "evil tide sweeping mankind to catastrophe"
Chinese movement is quietly growing here
Falun Dafa followers reject cult status
Meditative discipline from China builds a following in N.J.
Falun Dafa: Followers say meditative discipline cures many ills; others call it a cult
Delegates to attend sect's anniversary celebration

Li Hongzhi

Falun Gong founder named Asia's most powerful
Who is Li Hongzhi?
Sect Leader Breaks Silence Online
For Whom the Gong Tolls
US asylum offer for Falun Gong member infuriates Beijing
Former Falun Gong Station Heads Exposing Li Hongzhi
China: Move to Block Sect Leader
Li Hongzhi's "Life Origin" Theory Refuted
Li Hongzhi's Mother's Midwife Says Li Is A Swindler
Li Hongzhi is a Tax-Evader
The Way We Live Now
Outlawed sect leader fears bloodshed in China
Li, the Thorn In China's Side
Chinese Sect's Link To Party
Falun Gong Leader, Called 'Evil' by China, Says He's Misunderstood
Elusive Falungong leader says mass following rattles China
Sect chief: Don't treat my followers as foes
Interview with Li Hongzhi
Falungong leader speaks out about protest that rocked Beijing
Chinese cult leader gives Australian devotees the answers
Notoriety Now for Exiled Leader of Chinese Movement
U.S. Cult Master "Played No Role" In Rally

Protests

Falun Gong band plucked from Ottawa Tulip Festival
Chinese New Year Show Is Surprise Falun Gong Agitprop
A Glimpse of Chinese Culture That Some Find Hard to Watch
Rose Parade caught up in Chinese politics
Court decision won't force Falun Gong away from Vancouver Chinese consulate
Falun Gong protesters lose court appeal to save their sidewalk structure
Singapore punishes 6-person protest
Where Has the Falun Gong?
Falun Gong protests city's bid to remove wall
City takes legal action against Falun Gong protest
Falun Gong Followers Sue Over Hong Kong Arrests
Falun Gong practicioners still protesting
Falun Gong lies slammed by hospital
China's organ supply questioned as transplants soar
Falun Gong, Chamber Square Off Over Chinese Parade
Falun Gong dispute hangs over S.F. Chinese parade
An odd take on 'Antigone'
Mystery donor pays Falun Gong fines
Falun Gong hijacks China city's TV airwaves-locals
China: One million people in Fujian Province protest against Falun Gong
Cult protests upstage festivities
Embattled Falun Gong says to fight China by radio
Falun Gong protests rock Tiananmen
Falun Gong stages small demo
China faces anniversary of Falun Gong debut demo
Sect holds defiant Tiananmen protest
Heavy China police presence deters sect protests
China Confronts a Silent Threat
HK sect members protest latest China crackdown
Police try to quash third day of protests
Dozens arrested as sect rally continues
China's Falun Gong pledges more protests
China accuses Falun Gong leader of plotting massive protest
We can take the heat: sect followers
Followers of Chinese Sect Defend Its Spiritual Goals
Protests Over Attacks on China Sect
Chinese sect's protest leads to an apology
Hundreds Defend Falun Gong Sect at San Francisco Protest
Chinese Crackdown Protested
Members 'duped into joining rally'
Spiritual Group Protests In 30 Cities Across China
China Sect Stages Hong Kong Protest
Protests by Banned China Group Wane
China Cracks Down On Sect, Thousands Protest
Chinese sect's protest leads to an apology
Report: China Buddhist Protest Held
China sect urges Beijing stop suppression
Meditation group appeals to Chinese leaders over persecution
14,000 Falungong members petition govt
Protest of Fa Lun Gong
10,000 Chinese circle officials' compound
Buddhist cult stages silent rally in China
China's Press Says Rally by Sect Was "Completely Wrong"
China Tries To Soothe Protesters
Thousands protest silently outside China government headquarters

Lawsuits

Falun Gong members to sue Pasadena leaders
Falun Gong activists make appeals
U.S. Falun Gong Case Against China To Proceed
Falun Gong loses legal challenge of San Francisco discrimination
Judge rules against Falun Gong in San Francisco parade flap
Judge rejects Falun Gong's bid to stop S.F. from funding parade
Falun Gong sues over protest restriction
Falun Gong member wins human rights case
Chinese TV Director Sued by Falun Gong Claims Free Speech Protection in the U.S.

Government Crackdown

Falun Gong Followers Appeal Charges
Falun Gong Followers Sentenced
Group Says 2,000 Arrested in China
Falun Gong slips poems into Chinese newspaper
Falun Gong Faces More Charges
China Expels Protesting Americans
China Detains 35 Western Protesters
Endgame for the Falun Gong?
China tightens legal screws on Falun Gong
China Adds To Curbs on Falun Gong
Beijing Defends Crackdown on Sect
China Issues Rules To Limit Growth Of Falungong-Like Movements
Failure admitted in crackdown on sect
China Detains 4 Americans
Months into crackdown, Falun Gong still defies Chinese leaders
Groups urge EU to censure China at UN over rights
China jails Falun Gong followers - HK group
Group: Falun Gong Members Sentenced
China jails Falun Gong leader, detains others
20 held as sect members step up protests
Detained in China
Beijing Says 35,000 Members of Outlawed Sect Have Had ´Run-Ins´ With Police
China vows to crush sect, indicts leaders
China Charges 4 Sect Leaders
Falun Gong four formally charged
China Legislature Anti-Cult Law
Mass arrests latest weapon to stop sect
China brands Falun Gong cult, protests go on
Leaders of banned China sect face prosecution
China Warns on Falun Gong Sect
China charges Falun Gong supporters - HK group
Authorities prepare to charge key sect figures
China hints at trials for spiritual movement
China Outlaws Nonconformist Spiritual Sect
China Sect Penetrated Military And Police Security Infiltration Spurred Crackdown
An Air of Reluctance in China's Crackdown on Falun Gong
Workers exhorted to battle cult
China Steps Up Its Drive to Halt Dissident Sect
China Holds More in Sect Crackdown
Mainland outlaws Falun Gong
Crackdown Continues on Chinese Sect
China Destroys Sect's Literature
Chinese wage Internet war on banned cult
China Says Falun Gong Aims To Replace Government
China Expands Sect Crackdown
China Outlaws Nonconformist Spiritual Sect
Illegal, so no e-mail for Falungong
Falungong ban backed by military
Superstitious cadres 'not fit to lead China'
China Aide Meets With Sect to Dismiss Crackdown Rumors
China warns sect on dissent but denies crackdown rumors
China Warns Exercise Group
China Ratchets up Rhetoric Against Falun Gong
Authorities Warn Cult Against Threatening "Social Stability"
China's Rulers on Guard as Spiritual Sect Pushes the Envelope
Chinese leaders prepare careful crackdown against secretive group

Criminal Charges

Broadcaster says Falun Gong sent pirate TV signals
China poisoner sentenced to die
China Rejects American Falun Gong Appeal
Sect follower convicted of sabotage; faces expulsion
Freed activist turns on Falun Gong
Falun Gong prisoner released in China
American Falun Gong arrested in China
China Sentences Four Falun Gong Members
China Court Sentences Sympathizers
Falun Gong Supporters on Trial
China nabs Falun Gong members for state TV protest
'Sect members' go on trial over fire deaths
China sentences 32 Falun members to jail -report
China Sentences 4 Falun Gong Leaders
Falungong sect fined by Chinese government
Leader faces 10 years' jail for sect tapes
China court charges seven Falun Gong members
Falun Gong leaders get prison in China
China Sentences Falun Gong Members
China demands arrest, extradition
of Falungong leader from US

Dozen Falun members in China labour camp-HK group
Leaders of banned China sect face prosecution
Chinese Gov't Probes Falun Gong
China Said To Sentence Sect Members
China Puts Falun Gong on Trial
Members of Falun Gong Arrested
Interpol Rejects Request
China: Reward for Banned Sect Leader
China Detains Government Officials
China destroys books, orders arrest of Falun Gong sect leader
China Sect Members Held
Falun Gong leaders arrested

World Reaction

Newspaper Founded By Falun Gong Members Catching on in the U.S.
China Rejects Criticism on Falun Gong Crackdown
China's anti-Falun Gong drive plays well on street
UN rights rep offers tip on Falun Gong - Ignore it
China trades charges with U.S. over Falun Gong
Amnesty alarmed at Falungong deaths in Chinese police custody
U.S. Protests Crackdown on Religion in China
US mayor apologizes to Chinese consulate in Los Angeles over "Falun Gong Week"
New crackdown on sect disturbing: US
U.S. blasts China, others for persecution
Chinese FM Spokesman Slashes US Religion Report
China Defends Falun Gong Crackdown
Tokyo decides not to recognise Falun Gong cult
U.N. Human Rights Boss Blasts China
China Rebuffs U.S. Over Banned Sect
China Regrets Congress's Resolution on Falun Gong
Ambassador defends crackdown
China warns U.S. of new difficulties over sect
Canada slams China over Falun Gong arrests
Foreign journalists protest "harassment" in China
China scolds U.S. for protecting Falun Gong
US condemnation 'ill-informed'
Diplomat Defends Falun Gong Ban
Media rebuff cult criticism
US attacks latest steps against Falun Gong
China's Jiang rejects rights criticism in France
China rejects U.S. criticism on Falun Gong
Clinton Given Falun Gong Book
China rejects U.S. censure over religious freedom
Havard Scholar: Falun Gong Cult Should Be Combated In Any Country
Sect ban 'violates treaty pledge'
Focus-China asks UK to bar Falun Gong leader
California Governor Commends Falun Dafa Founder Li Hongzhi as China Continues Its Persecution
U.S. concerned about China's ban on meditation group
US Urges China Restraint With Sect



Li Hongzhi, founder
and leader now
lives in New York




Falun Gong follower
Chen Gao, set herself on fire
at Tiananmen Square and
is now horribly disfigured and crippled.



Hongzhi's followers maintain
vigil outside NYC Chinese Consulate



Falun Gong followers
stage demonstration



Li Hongzhi receives
flowers from his
faithful followers
in New York 2005

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