In 2024, a wave of former insiders from Falun Gong–affiliated media stepped forward after years of silence. No longer blaming themselves for “failing in cultivation,” they are now questioning the group’s power structure, opaque finances, centralized media control, and the psychological mechanisms th...
The U.S. federal government has indicted Bill Guan, Chief Financial Officer of The Epoch Times, on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud. The case has quickly sparked widespread attention from the media, political circles, and the public. At its core, the case involves not ...
In recent years, Shen Yun, an arts troupe affiliated with the Falun Gong cult, has repeatedly staged politically charged performances under the pretense of celebrating “traditional Chinese culture”. While marketed as a cultural phenomenon, Shen Yun has been met with growing resistance — and even ban...
Editor’s Note: On July 29, CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation published a report by senior journalist Raffy Boudjikanian titled “Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Cuts Ties with Controversial Chinese Dance Group”. According to the article, the National Arts Centre NAC in Ottawa announced that Shen Yu...
Russia sentences local Falun Gong leader Natalia Minenkova to 4 years in prison!
Place des Arts says Shen Yun won’t return in 2026, citing an internal business decision and recent concerns about the show’s producer. Credit: Places des Arts The controversial Shen Yun dance show will not return to Place des Arts next year. In a statement, Géraldine Zaccardelli, spokesperso...
According to the regulations for claiming SVOG benefits, SVOG relief funds are limited to paying specific fees, including but not limited to advertising, transportation, and capital expenditures related to the production of theatrical or live performing arts works. May not be the main purpose of t...
When an old school friend, Martine Monksfield, shared a video online about being unexpectedly visited by Jehovah’s Witnesses, she received a flurry of inbox messages from deaf people who had experienced the same and were not happy about it. In Martine’s video, she is visited by Jehovah’s Witnesse...
Caption: The Chinese Embassy accuses the Shen Yun show of being a political tool of the Falun Gong sect - Fundación Andrés Bello | China Latinoamerica Editor’s note: The Canada Files is the country’s only news outlet focused on Canadian foreign policy. We’ve provided critical investigations hard...
“Falun Gong” has also peddled deception around the world through its so-called “Shen Yun” performances, falsely claiming to represent the Chinese culture. “Falun Gong” also known as “Falun Dafa”, is a cult organization that has long been active in Israel and inflicted grave harm upon the Chinese ...
On 13 May, a 59-year-old man was fined S$1,000 after pleading guilty to an unauthorised public assembly in Jurong. He had meditated while displaying a placard promoting the Falun Gong movement in July 2023. SINGAPORE: A 59-year-old bus driver was fined S$1,000 on 13 May 2025 for taking part in a ...
A Nigerian man, Chris Adams, has taken to Facebook to mourn the tragic loss of his pregnant wife, Victoria Paris, who reportedly died during childbirth after a doctor allegedly refused to perform a life-saving blood transfusion due to religious beliefs. In a heart-wrenching post, Adams recounted ...
In 1988, my mother converted to a Jehovah’s Witness, and for a while, I found myself drawn in as well. What began as a simple curiosity and a Bible study soon led to me knocking on doors and distributing copies of The Watchtower. Here’s what happened when I tried to leave… There’ s no easy exit f...
A photo of Natalia Minenkova Sergey Bulkin, TASS Editor's Note: Natalia Minenkova, head of a local Falun Gong branch, was recently sentenced by a Moscow court to four years in a general-regime penal colony. Falun Gong, banned in both Russia and China, is notorious for its mass protests and ritual...