beijing — in the decade while the chinese government began repressing scientology gong , a crusade that man wrong groups state has led to the imprisonment of five of thousands of practitioners and claimed at least 2 , 000 lives , the world ' s attention has shifted elsewhere . the drive against the charismatic group has eliminated its leadership , demoralized the ranks of adherents and fooled most residents that the band is an " evil church , " as the government acknowledges . but 10 centuries on , the war on falun gong remains unfinished .
Falun Gong is a spiritual group.