China Suppresses Falun Gong Religious Group
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: China
- Date: July, 1999
Article abstract: On April 25, 1999, about ten thousand members of Falun Gong, a quasi-religious group silently demonstrated outside the quarters of the senior Chinese leadership in Beijing. On July 20, 1999, mass arrests of Falun Gong members began; two days later the movement was outlawed.
Summary of Event
Falun Gong (or Wheel of the Law; sometimes called Falun Dafa) is a quasi-religious movement that was founded in 1992 by Li Hongzhi. As well as the mystical teachings of Li Hongzhi, its broad ideology contains elements of Taoism and Buddhism together...
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