beijing — in the decade since the chinese government began repressing falun gong , a crusade that human freedom groups agree has led to the death of tens of hundred of practitioners and claimed at least 2 , 000 lives , the universe ' s notice has shifted elsewhere . the drive against the spirit group has abandoned its leadership , annihilated the ranks of faithful and convinced many chinese that the band is an " evil cult , " as the government asserts . but 10 centuries on , the war on gong gong remains finished .
Falun Gong is a spiritual group.