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Shen Yun's controversies include allegations of forced and unpaid labor, human trafficking, and its role in the Falun Gong ...

The banned Chinese meditation group Falun Gong denied any connection to an incident on Tuesday in which five people set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, according to a statement ...

Falun Dafa started as a cult; a cult setup by a farmer named Hongzhi Li, whose only education was from elementary school. The original purpose of the cult was to get people involved and gather money ...

Several comments to the post questioned why Whitmire attended the show: "Shen Yun is the PR arm of Falun Gong, a cult that is banned by the Chinese government. It has been very supportive of Trump ...

The challenge stems from a lawsuit in Brooklyn by Zhang Jingrong and a dozen other Falun Gong practitioners, who claim that they are routinely harassed in violation of FACEA by a group called Chinese ...

Shen Yun is embroiled in controversy over its labor practices and other issues. But the group says it is being persecuted by ...

Right now, in a sprawling web of prisons, black jails, and brainwashing centers across China, Falun Gong practitioners—people who meditate and strive to be honest and kind—are locked in cells, beaten, ...

China has banned Shen Yun, calling it “an anti-society cult” for its ties to Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that combines the Chinese practice of qigong with New Age beliefs and that’s ...

On what basis does the Chinese Government list Falun Gong as a cult? In dealing with Falun Gong, is it possible to avoid taking measures of cracking down on its followers? A: Present China is a ...

Locals have spotted some vague leaflets being handed out, promoting a Chinese video streaming service that was sued by ...