Rally in Washington Calls for End to CCP’s 25-Year Persecution of Falun Gong

Published on July 11, 2024

WASHINGTON—U.S. officials and leaders of human rights organizations joined a rally in Washington on July 11 to call for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 25-year-long persecution of Falun Gong. “The United States, in a bipartisan way, stands with Falun Gong,” said Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) addressing thousands of Falun Gong practitioners gathered at the National Mall. “[The U.S.] stands for religious freedom, and stands against the Chinese Communist Party’s direct attacks on that religious freedom,” he added. Commissioner Asif Mahmood with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom also gave a speech at the rally....