Date: May 25, 2006 Creator: Lum, Thomas Description: “Falun
Gong,” also known as “Falun Dafa,”1 combines an exercise regimen
with meditation and moral tenets. The “Falun Gong” movement has
led to the largest and most protracted public demonstrations in
China since the democracy movement of 1989. On April 25, 1999,
an estimated 10,000 to 30,000 adherents assembled in front of
Zhongnanhai, the Chinese Communist Party leadership compound,
and participated in a silent protest against state repression of
their activities. On July 21, 1999, the People’s Republic of
China (PRC) government, fearful of the spread of social unrest,
outlawed the movement and began to arrest Falun Gong protesters.
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