Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, is spiritual practice developed during the early 1990s in China.
The religion at times has been portrayed by the media as a controversial "cult" while being praised by others. Its basic practice deals with developing its followers' character through truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. In 1999, practitioners appealed the Chinese Communist party in a silent protest, which resulted in persecution and propaganda from the government.