Persecution
By the end of the 1990s, a hundred million people were practicing Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice. Since then, thousands of practitioners have been confirmed to have died as a result of the persecution, and many more have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for organs.
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Jan. 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man in Declining Health to Be Tried for His Faith, Defender Requests Recusal of Prosecutor and Judge
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Jan. 4, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Yunnan Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 4, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Gets Four Years for Distributing Falun Gong Materials
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBrother and Sister Die Four Years Apart in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer Government Employee Tortured While Serving 8.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution83-Year-Old Jiangxi Woman to Be Tried for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman, Daughter, and Son-in-Law Indicted for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 24, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 25, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Jan. 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 28, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Jan. 2, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution59-Year-Old Jilin Woman Dies While Awaiting Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Jan. 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 22, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Jan. 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 23, 2024 (6 Reports)
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Jan. 1, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionMusician Unrecognizable After 9+ Years in Jail, Dies Four Years Later
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Jan. 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 20, 2024 (15 Reports)
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution54-Year-Old Hubei Woman’s Whereabouts Unknown After Arrest in June 2024 for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Shandong Woman Sentenced to 16 Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Hubei Woman Denied Family Visits While Serving Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 16, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 19, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Dec. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 8 Years, 49-Year-Old Man Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Living in Displacement for Nearly Four Years, 83-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Returning Home
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Dec. 30, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution86-Year-Old Woman Scheduled to Be Back in Custody Before New Year to Serve a Second Prison Term for Her Faith
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Dec. 30, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 17, 2024 (7 Reports)
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Dec. 29, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 77-Year-Old Guizhou Woman Dies in Custody, Body Cremated Without Family’s Consent
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Dec. 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution58-Year-old Hebei Farmer Sentenced to 8 Years for Raising Awareness of Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 29, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Hunan Woman Faces Indictment for Her Faith in Falun Gong After Nearly Five Years Behind Bars
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Dec. 29, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 21, 2024 (13 Reports)
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Dec. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Guangdong Residents Sentenced to Up to Ten Years in Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 28, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Beijing Woman Gets 6 Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Having Previously Been Incarcerated for 10.5 Years
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Dec. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFormer College Lecturer Jailed and Tortured After Losing Her Husband and Older Son Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 28, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Resident Gets One Year for Practicing Falun Gong After Previously Serving a Three-year Prison Term
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Dec. 27, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution70-Year-Old Man Secretly Jailed to Serve 7.5 Years for Sharing Videos on Social Media, Family Files Motion to Reconsider Wrongful Case
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Dec. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Hunan Women Stand Trial for Their Faith, Both Judge and Prosecutor Yell for Them to Not Talk About the Law
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Dec. 27, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Incarcerated in August to Serve a Wrongful Sentence Handed Down Three Years Ago
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Dec. 26, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Guangdong Authorities Issue Thinly-veiled Notice Targeting Law-abiding Falun Gong Practitioners
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFour Guangdong Residents Face Judge a Second Time in Joint Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionHeilongjiang Woman Dies After Years of Persecution for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Sisters Jailed for Their Shared Faith, One Still Faces Ongoing Police Harassment After Prison Release
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution57-Year-Old Shanxi Woman Loses Appeal Against 21-Month Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Sentenced to One Year for Sharing Videos about Falun Gong Online
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 15, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 18, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 24, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Retired Jiangsu Teacher Dies a Decade After Serving a 5-Year Prison Term for Her Faith, Pension Suspended 4 Years Before She Dies
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Dec. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman's Health is Precarious Months into Her Prison Term
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Dec. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Woman Gets One Year for Putting Up Stickers Containing Falun Gong Information
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Dec. 24, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 3 Years, 50-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Gets Another 4 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFather Seeks Justice for Son Who, Disfigured from Torture, Was Almost Cremated Alive in 2004
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Deaths Due To Persecution55-Year-Old Securities Trader Dies Four Months After Serving Three Years for His Faith
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 79-Year-Old Woman Dies After Serving Seven Years At Home
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested in a Police Sweep, Two Hebei Women Strip-Searched Daily
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Facing Trial for His Faith that Turned Him into a Much Better Person
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for Three Years, 59-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Gets Another Four Years for Her Faith
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter a Prior 15-Month Forced Labor Term, Liaoning Woman Gets 7.5 Years in Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAward-winning Teacher Sentenced to Three Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 13, 2024 (15 Reports)
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Dec. 23, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 14, 2024 (11 Reports)
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Dec. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHaving Been Jailed for Over 13 Years, Jilin Man Gets Another One-Year Term for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 22, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Man Sentenced to Three Years and Three Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTaiwan: Practitioners Call to End the Persecution of Falun Dafa During Chinese Officials’ Visit
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionFormer Watch Technician Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Nearly 16 Years Behind Bars, 63-Year-Old Zhejiang Woman Gets Fourth Prison Sentence for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionDisplaced Wife Calls for Police and Judiciary Officials to Release Her Wrongfully Jailed Husband
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Gets Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFather and Son Detained for Practicing Falun Gong, Father Previously Twice Given 1.5-Year Forced Labor Term
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter a Prior 3-Year Prison Sentence, Sichuan Woman Gets One-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 21, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 8, 2024 (18 Reports)
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Dec. 20, 2024 | Torture of WomenLiaoning Woman Subjected to More than Seven Years of Torture for Her Faith
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Dec. 20, 2024 | Torture of WomenRetired Middle School Teacher Lost the Ability to Work Due to Prison Torture and Has Her Pension Suspended
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Dec. 20, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 11, 2024 (12 Reports)
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Dec. 19, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionRetired Engineer Dies Several Years After Being Released from Prison in Critical Condition
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Dec. 19, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 76-Year-Old Heilongjiang Man Dies Months After Eight-Day Detention for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 19, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution60-Year-Old Chongqing Woman Falls Into Coma While Serving a 5-Year Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 19, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 10, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Dec. 18, 2024 | Deaths Due To Persecution71-Year-Old Shandong Man Dies One Day After Being Sentenced to 3.5 Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 18, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBeloved Doctor in His Late 50s Dies After Years of Persecution for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 18, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Anhui Man Dies After Years of Abuse in Psychiatric Hospitals
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Dec. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionFive Arrested in One Day, One Later Deceased and Another Sentenced to 7.5 Years
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Dec. 18, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 9, 2024 (5 Reports)
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Dec. 17, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionAfter Being Persecuted for 25 Years for Practicing Falun Gong, Liaoning Man Has a Stroke and Dies
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Dec. 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionMacheng City, Hubei Province: Four Residents Sentenced for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 3 Years, Food Testing Manager Gets Seven Years for Posting Information about Falun Gong Online
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Dec. 17, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 16, 2024 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in November 2024: 64 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Dec. 16, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionLiaoning Woman Dies After Serving a Labor Camp Term and Two Prison Sentences
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Dec. 16, 2024 | Deaths Due To Persecution75-Year-Old Woman Dies After Repeated Arrests, Detention and Torture for Upholding Her Faith
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Dec. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionHubei Court Garnishes Almost Entire Bank Account of 75-Year-Old Widow Sentenced to 3 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 6, 2024 (9 Reports)
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Dec. 16, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 7, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 15, 2024 | Accounts of Persecution66-Year-Old Woman Arrested Again for Her Faith, Having Been Incarcerated for 13 Years
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Dec. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Liaoning Women Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Their Shared Faith in Falun Gong
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Dec. 15, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 5, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 14, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionXingtang County, Hebei Province: Persecution of Falun Gong Claims Lives of Three Practitioners, Including a Husband and Wife Who Died 22 Months Apart
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Dec. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 3 Years, Jilin Woman Gets Another Seven Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 14, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: Sichuan Man Arrested for Practicing Falun Gong
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Dec. 13, 2024 | Persecution Outside ChinaCCP Intensifies Plans to Attack Overseas Falun Gong, Shen Yun, and The Epoch Times
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Dec. 13, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – December 4, 2024 (8 Reports)
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Dec. 12, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Once Incarcerated for 5 Years, 71-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong
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Dec. 12, 2024 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 73-Year-Old Woman Dies in the Persecution of Falun Gong, Pension Suspended for Two Decades
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Dec. 12, 2024 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – November 27, 2024 (10 Reports)
