Falun Gong Mark 12 Years of Persecution by Chinese Regime (Photos)

Today, July 20, marks 12 years of the Chinese communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, initiated by then-Paramount Chinese leader Jiang Zemin.
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Falun Gong Mark 12 Years of Persecution by Chinese Regime (Photos)
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/IMG_6121_sm.jpg" alt="In front of the Chinese consulate in New York City, Falun Gong practitioners mark 12 years of persecution at the hands of the Chinese communist regime in China. (Amal Chen/The Epoch Times)" title="In front of the Chinese consulate in New York City, Falun Gong practitioners mark 12 years of persecution at the hands of the Chinese communist regime in China. (Amal Chen/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1800611"/></a>
In front of the Chinese consulate in New York City, Falun Gong practitioners mark 12 years of persecution at the hands of the Chinese communist regime in China. (Amal Chen/The Epoch Times)

Today, July 20, marks 12 years of the Chinese communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, initiated by then-Paramount Chinese leader Jiang Zemin. Contained in this piece are images of Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters the world over commemorating this tragic reality.

Please read: Momentum Building for Ending Persecution of Falun Gong, a July 14 in-depth report on Falun Gong practitioners and supporters from around the world converging on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to mark these 12 years, as well as to offer hope for the future.

This article will be updated with images throughout the evening.

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/DSC_4504_sm.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/DSC_4504_sm.jpg" alt="London UK 20th July 2011: Shuyu Wang and her daughter Xiang Lian hand out flyers on London's Whitehall opposite Downing Street as Falun Gong practitioners practice the exercises and hold banners. 20th July 2011 marks 12 years since the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and their friends and families was first unleashed by the Chinese communist party. (Edward Stephen/The Epoch Times)" title="London UK 20th July 2011: Shuyu Wang and her daughter Xiang Lian hand out flyers on London's Whitehall opposite Downing Street as Falun Gong practitioners practice the exercises and hold banners. 20th July 2011 marks 12 years since the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and their friends and families was first unleashed by the Chinese communist party. (Edward Stephen/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869800"/></a>
London UK 20th July 2011: Shuyu Wang and her daughter Xiang Lian hand out flyers on London's Whitehall opposite Downing Street as Falun Gong practitioners practice the exercises and hold banners. 20th July 2011 marks 12 years since the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and their friends and families was first unleashed by the Chinese communist party. (Edward Stephen/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/DSC_6819-M_sm.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/DSC_6819-M_sm.jpg" alt="A Falun Gong practitioner from the Swedish city of Boras is visiting Gothenburg on July 20. To help expose the Chinese regime's atrocities against Falun Gong, he explains the situation in China to an interested passerby in front of Gothenburg Central Station. (Khosro Zabihi/The Epoch Times)" title="A Falun Gong practitioner from the Swedish city of Boras is visiting Gothenburg on July 20. To help expose the Chinese regime's atrocities against Falun Gong, he explains the situation in China to an interested passerby in front of Gothenburg Central Station. (Khosro Zabihi/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869802"/></a>
A Falun Gong practitioner from the Swedish city of Boras is visiting Gothenburg on July 20. To help expose the Chinese regime's atrocities against Falun Gong, he explains the situation in China to an interested passerby in front of Gothenburg Central Station. (Khosro Zabihi/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/Ukraine_200711_002_sm.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/Ukraine_200711_002_sm.jpg" alt="In front of the Chinese embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Falun Gong practitioners commemorate 12 years of the Chinese regime's persecution of their spiritual discipline. (Vladimir Borodin/The Epoch Times)" title="In front of the Chinese embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Falun Gong practitioners commemorate 12 years of the Chinese regime's persecution of their spiritual discipline. (Vladimir Borodin/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869804"/></a>
In front of the Chinese embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Falun Gong practitioners commemorate 12 years of the Chinese regime's persecution of their spiritual discipline. (Vladimir Borodin/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/110721011925685.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/110721011925685.jpg" alt="In front of the Chinese regime's Hong Kong Liaison Office, Falun Gong practitioners meditate during a candlelight vigil in memory of their peers that have been persecuted during the Chinese communist party's 12-year attack on the spiritual discipline. (Yu Gang/The Epoch Times)" title="In front of the Chinese regime's Hong Kong Liaison Office, Falun Gong practitioners meditate during a candlelight vigil in memory of their peers that have been persecuted during the Chinese communist party's 12-year attack on the spiritual discipline. (Yu Gang/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869806"/></a>
In front of the Chinese regime's Hong Kong Liaison Office, Falun Gong practitioners meditate during a candlelight vigil in memory of their peers that have been persecuted during the Chinese communist party's 12-year attack on the spiritual discipline. (Yu Gang/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/1107200752251732.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/1107200752251732.jpg" alt="Auckland, New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters hold a candlelight vigil on July 20 in memory of their fellow practitioners persecuted to death by the Chinese regime. (The Epoch Times)" title="Auckland, New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters hold a candlelight vigil on July 20 in memory of their fellow practitioners persecuted to death by the Chinese regime. (The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869808"/></a>
Auckland, New Zealand Falun Gong practitioners and their supporters hold a candlelight vigil on July 20 in memory of their fellow practitioners persecuted to death by the Chinese regime. (The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/1107201120212343_1.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/1107201120212343_1.jpg" alt="Prior to a silent, meditative vigil, Falun Gong practitioners in Bangkok, Thailand practice the Falun Gong Standing Stance, the second exercise in the discipline. (Kang Bin/The Epoch Times)" title="Prior to a silent, meditative vigil, Falun Gong practitioners in Bangkok, Thailand practice the Falun Gong Standing Stance, the second exercise in the discipline. (Kang Bin/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869810"/></a>
Prior to a silent, meditative vigil, Falun Gong practitioners in Bangkok, Thailand practice the Falun Gong Standing Stance, the second exercise in the discipline. (Kang Bin/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/1107202029531497.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/1107202029531497.jpg" alt="On the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 20, Falun Gong practitioners in Washington, D.C. commemorate 12 years of persecution at the hands of the Chinese communist regime. (Mark Zou/The Epoch Times)" title="On the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 20, Falun Gong practitioners in Washington, D.C. commemorate 12 years of persecution at the hands of the Chinese communist regime. (Mark Zou/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869812"/></a>
On the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on July 20, Falun Gong practitioners in Washington, D.C. commemorate 12 years of persecution at the hands of the Chinese communist regime. (Mark Zou/The Epoch Times)
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/israel_july_20_2011.JPG"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/10/israel_july_20_2011.JPG" alt="Falun Gong practitioner Zion Xiong, whose sister, also a Falun Gong practitioner, was persecuted for in China and detained at a forced labor camp, speaks to onlookers in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 20, 2011. (Tikva Mahabad/Epoch Times)" title="Falun Gong practitioner Zion Xiong, whose sister, also a Falun Gong practitioner, was persecuted for in China and detained at a forced labor camp, speaks to onlookers in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 20, 2011. (Tikva Mahabad/Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1869814"/></a>
Falun Gong practitioner Zion Xiong, whose sister, also a Falun Gong practitioner, was persecuted for in China and detained at a forced labor camp, speaks to onlookers in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 20, 2011. (Tikva Mahabad/Epoch Times)

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