Falun Gong Adherents Hold Local Rally Against 23-Year Persecution

Falun Gong adherents held banners along Ocean Avenue at a rally to raise awareness of the CCP persecution of Falun Gong in Santa Monica, Calif., on July 17, 2022. Debora Cheng/The Epoch Times

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Over a hundred Falun Gong adherents gathered in front of the beautiful coastal view in Palisades Park July 17 to commemorate the 23-year anniversary of the persecution of the spiritual practice in China.

Several speakers denounced the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) unethical persecution of the practice, also known as Falun Dafa.