2026 Falun Dafa Day Parade, Mahatten, New York. May 13

Compassion and forbearance, emotional balance, a positive outlook, and improved health. By early 1999, an estimated 100 million people had taken up the practice. Jealous of Falun Dafa's popularity, the former leader of the CCP, Yasser Zardin, began a violent campaign to eradicate Falun Dafa. Practitioners of Falun Dafa were subject to mass arrests, imprisonment, and even torture. For the past 27 years, there have been at least 100,000 cases of torture of Falun Dafa practitioners, documented by Minpui.org, where the recent is several times higher. Despite the Chinese Communist Party's censorship and tight grip on all communication channels to and from China, Falun Dafa practitioners in over 110 countries continue to volunteer to raise awareness about the persecution. Today, millions of people in over 110 countries are celebrating the 34th annual World Falun Dafa Day, honoring the public introduction of the traditional Chinese spiritual practice, Falun Dafa. Also known as Falun Gong, it combines meditation and gentle exercises with moral improvement, guided by the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance, leading to emotional balance. By early 1999, an estimated 100 million people in China had taken up the practice, exceeding the official membership of the Communist Party. General Sun Falun Dafa's popularity, the former leader of the CCP, is out of the question.