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What is Falun Gong and why does the Chinese Communist Party want to suppress it?

I joined members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement at Chatter Park in Hong Kong on May 13, 2000, as they celebrated World Falun Dafa Day. The annual event commemorates the anniversary of the day the group claims its leader, Li Hongzhi, first made Falun Gong practices public.

The Conversation · Jul 27

Behind the success of Shen Yun show, former Falun Gong followers allege abuse

The stage show Shen Yun draws audiences across the world with its vision of 5,000 years of Chinese civilisation through classical dance and opera. But in an RFI investigation, former dancers and followers of the Falun Gong movement behind the production describe a very different reality – of psychological coercion,…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 15

'Shen Yun' Slides Anti-Beijing Message Into Colourful Dance

An image of a dancer balancing on the words "China Before Communism" looms over Parisian commuters catching the morning metro, signalling the annual return of Shen Yun, a controversial spectacle of traditional Chinese dance mixed with vehement criticism of Beijing and conservative rhetoric.

International Business Times · Mar 12, 2024