Vigil at Chinese Consulate Mourns Deaths in Falun Gong Persecution

Falun Gong adherents hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate to mark the 23 years of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party in Los Angeles on July 18, 2022. Debora Cheng/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—Nearly 200 Falun Gong adherents held a candlelight vigil in front of the Chinese Consulate July 18 to mourn their loved ones who were persecuted to death in China.

As the night fell, they sat in rows silently, holding candles and photos of those who have died as a result of religious persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).