Campaigns
Asia and the Pacific
Detention
Falun Gong practitioner and chemistry teacher Chen Yan is facing a trial in April 2019 after she was detained for distributing Falun Gong materials on a street in Beijing. She has no access to her family members and her lawyer said the judge handling her case threatened to give her a heavier...
April 15, 2019
Campaigns
China
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
A judge has asked the prosecutor to collect further evidence for the trial of Falun Gong practitioner, Chen Huixia, for her indictment of “using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement”. Following a court hearing in Hebei province on 12 May 2017 her trial has now been indefinitely adjourned....
August 3, 2017
Campaigns
Asia and the Pacific
Disappearances
Falun Gong practitioner Chen Huixia has been indicted for “using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement” and is facing three years to life imprisonment. Her family have been unable to visit her since 3 June 2016, the date she was first detained.
February 21, 2017
Campaigns
Asia and the Pacific
Detention
Falun Gong practitioner Chen Huixia was unable to stand or walk after being tortured, according to a fellow detainee. Suffering from chronic illness and poor health, she currently has no access to her family or a lawyer.
September 23, 2016
Campaigns
China
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Qin Wei, a Falun Gong practitioner, was taken into police custody after he distributed commentary criticizing the Chinese Communist Party. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
June 17, 2016
Campaigns
China
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
An elderly couple in China’s Henan province have been arrested as a result of their beliefs. They are facing criminal charges and are at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment while in detention.
March 29, 2016
Campaigns
China
Detention
Falun Gong practitioners Wang Xiuqing and her daughter Qin Hailong were released from Harbin City Qianjin Re-education through Labour (RTL) Camp on 13 April 2013. They have returned home but remain under police surveillance.
July 29, 2013
Campaigns
China
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Falun Gong practitioner Li Shanshan (李珊珊) who is held in a re-education through labour (RTL) camp in northern China, is being threatened with an extended sentence for refusing to renounce her faith. She is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.
December 13, 2012
Campaigns
China
Discrimination
Four Falun Gong practitioners are being held in Jiamusi Detention Centre in China after being arbitrarily detained on 10 September. They are at risk of torture and ill-treatment.
September 18, 2012
Campaigns
China
Detention
Six Falun Gong practitioners are being held in Jiamusi Detention Centre in China after being arbitrarily detained on 10 September 2012. They are at risk of torture and ill-treatment.
September 17, 2012
Campaigns
China
Detention
Falun Gong practitioners Wang Xiuqing and her daughter Qin Hailong have been tortured in Harbin’s Qianjin Re-education through Labour (RTL) camp, Heilongjiang province, China. They have been detained without trial at the camp since January.
August 22, 2012
Campaigns
China
Detention
Chung Ting-Pang, a Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioner who was detained in China on 18 June, was released on 10 August. The following day he was escorted to Nanchang airport where he boarded a plane to Taiwan. He has been reunited with his wife and children in Taiwan.
August 21, 2012