China Detains Thousands in Falun Gong
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights, Buddhism, Buddhists, Confucianism, Censorship
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Beijing
- Date: July 22, 1999
Article abstract: The Chinese government launched a nationwide crackdown on the religious group Falun Gong, detaining more than five thousand followers and destroying millions of its publications.
The Falun Gong Movement
On July 22, 1999, the Chinese government outlawed Falun Gong as an “evil cult.” It detained more than five thousand Falun Gong followers and began a nationwide campaign against its members. The immediate cause of the crackdown was a mass sit-in staged by Falun Gong on April 25.
Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), literally...
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