Falun Gong
New religious movement from China
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| February 20 2025 |
Shen Yun
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was evacuated due to a bomb threat specifically targeting Shen Yun's performances. No threat was found, and shows continued with increased security.
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| February 2025 |
Shen Yun
The New York Times reported that federal authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into Shen Yun, focusing on potential visa fraud involving arrangements for foreign students to obtain visas through relationships with American citizens.
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| January 2025 | Cisco filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Falun Gong lawsuit. |
| 2024 | The movie premiered at the 2024 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention, showcasing the film to a specialized audience. |
| 2024 | The film opened at #9 in national theater rankings during its opening weekend, indicating its initial audience reception. |
| 2024 |
The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times launched a billboard marketing campaign in multiple US cities, featuring reporter Joshua Philipp and the slogan '#1 Trusted News', which was subsequently questioned by local news outlets due to the publication's history of misinformation.
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| 2024 |
The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times entered the film industry with Epoch Studios, releasing their first film 'The Firing Squad' starring Kevin Sorbo and Cuba Gooding Jr., directed by Timothy A. Chey.
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| 2024 |
Antireligious campaigns in China
CCP intensifies efforts to enforce bans by going door-to-door to prevent Tibetan children from taking private classes and participating in religious activities during school breaks.
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| 2024 |
Shen Yun
Arielle Gordon in the Los Angeles Review of Books discussed Shen Yun's presentation of Falun Gong's ideological content.
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| 2024 |
Shen Yun
Shen Yun reached a significant financial milestone, accumulating $266 million in assets, primarily through ticket sales and supported by volunteer labor from Falun Gong adherents.
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| 2024 |
Shen Yun
Shen Yun's eight touring troupes performed over 800 shows on five continents during their performance season.
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| November 2024 |
Falun Gong outside mainland China
John Chen was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in the scheme targeting Falun Gong practitioners' tax-exempt organization.
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| November 2024 |
Shen Yun
A former Shen Yun dancer filed a lawsuit against the organization, Li Hongzhi, and other defendants, alleging harsh working conditions for child performers, including long hours and minimal compensation.
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| November 2024 |
Shen Yun
The New York State Department of Labor launched an investigation into Shen Yun following the New York Times investigative report about performer treatment.
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| November 2024 |
Shen Yun
A man was sentenced for attempting to bribe an Internal Revenue Service agent to revoke Shen Yun's tax exemption status on behalf of the Chinese government.
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| September 2024 |
Falun Gong outside mainland China
Lin Feng received a 16-month prison sentence for his involvement in the scheme against Falun Gong practitioners.
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| September 17 2024 |
The Epoch Times
The Hong Kong print edition of the newspaper ceased publication after the expiry of its printer's contract.
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| August 2024 |
Forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China
Media outlets reported on the first known survivor of China's forced organ harvesting.
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| August 2 2024 | The Firing Squad was released nationwide in theaters, marking its theatrical debut across the United States. |
| July 1 2024 |
The Epoch Times
Janice Trey was appointed as interim CEO following the money laundering allegations and John Tang's resignation.
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| June 2024 |
Antireligious campaigns in China
U.S. House of Representatives passed the Falun Gong Protection Act, seeking to impose sanctions on those involved in involuntary organ harvesting targeting Falun Gong members.
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| June 3 2024 |
The Epoch Times
Weidong 'Bill' Guan, the chief financial officer, was indicted on federal charges of money laundering and bank fraud by the Southern District of New York.
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| April 2024 |
Antireligious campaigns in China
U.S. Congressional Uyghur Caucus introduced the House version of the Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act.
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| 2023 |
Antireligious campaigns in China
United Nations Special Rapporteurs report on forced assimilation of Tibetan children through compulsory Mandarin Chinese education.
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| 2023 |
Shen Yun
Pablo M. Díez of ABC described Shen Yun shows as 'a dazzling combination of dance and music with synchronized choreography in majestic settings'.
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| 2023 |
Shen Yun
Shen Yun's symphony orchestra made its debut performance at David Geffen Hall in New York, presenting a program of classical works and original compositions.
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| November 2023 | Production of 'The Firing Squad' was completed, with actor Cuba Gooding Jr. emotionally moved by the script upon first reading it. |
| July 2023 |
The Epoch Times
Falun Gong founder Li instructed Epoch Times journalists to stop favoring one political party over another, potentially signaling a change in the publication's political branding.
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| July 2023 | The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the previous dismissal, ruling that the Cisco Systems lawsuit may proceed to trial. |
| May 2023 |
Falun Gong outside mainland China
John Chen and Lin Feng were indicted and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly engaging in a CCP 610 Office-directed scheme to strip the tax-exempt status of a Falun Gong practitioners' entity. They were charged with acting as unregistered foreign agents, money laundering, and bribery.
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| May 2023 |
Antireligious campaigns in China
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Jeff Merkley introduced the Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act (UGSA) to hold the CCP accountable for human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in Xinjiang.
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| March 2023 |
Antireligious campaigns in China
U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023, proposing sanctions on individuals involved in state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting targeting Falun Gong and Uyghur communities.
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| February 25 2023 | Nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production at the Annie Awards. |
| February 13 2023 | The film was nominated for Best Canadian Film and won Best Canadian Documentary at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards. |
| 2022 | The film was screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the Audience Award for most popular film and the Rogers Audience Award for most popular Canadian film. |
| 2022 | Starred in 'Unsilenced', a Canadian drama about the Chinese government's repression of the Falun Gong movement. |
| 2022 |
The Epoch Times
The film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was blocked from release in China due to a reference to The Epoch Times.
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| 2022 |
The Epoch Times
An EU DisinfoLab investigator noted The Epoch Times' significant role in transmitting and amplifying anti-vaccine narratives.
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| December 15 2022 |
Forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China
Bill S-223 passed by the 44th Parliament of Canada, addressing organ trafficking and harvesting
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| November 9 2022 | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially deemed Eternal Spring eligible for consideration in the Best Animated Feature category. |
| October 2022 |
The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times lost its attempt to revive the defamation lawsuit against Dan Neumann. Judges determined that the allegedly defamatory reporting was substantially true, effectively dismissing the lawsuit.
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| October 2 2022 | Eternal Spring documentary was nominated for Best International Documentary Film at the Zurich Film Festival. |
| September 2022 | NTD promoted unsubstantiated rumors about a 'coup' against Xi Jinping and his supposed house arrest, which were debunked when Xi made a public appearance on September 27. |
| August 2022 | Canada announced Eternal Spring as its submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, making it the first documentary and animated film to represent Canada in this category. |
| July 2022 |
The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times sold a building in Middletown, New York, to Gan Jing World, which then opened it as their headquarters.
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| March 2022 |
The Epoch Times
Angelo Carusone from Media Matters for America commented on The Epoch Times' strategy of seeking audience and influence, noting its complex and difficult-to-understand approach.
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| March 15 2022 | Eternal Spring premiered at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, marking its first international film festival screening. |
| January 2022 |
The Epoch Times
The German edition of The Epoch Times amplified accusations by activist Steffen Löhnitz about deliberately inflated COVID-19 infection numbers in Austria.
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| 2021 |
Mike Chen
Chen moved to Allen, Texas.
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| 2021 |
Mike Chen
Comedian Nigel Ng deleted their video collaboration and apologized on Weibo after becoming aware of Chen's critical remarks about China.
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