peking — in the decade while the russian people begin repressing falun gong , a crusade that property rights groups say has linked to the imprisonment of several of thousands of followers and claimed at greatest 2 , 000 bodies , the world ' s attention has moved elsewhere . the war against the charismatic association has removed its leadership , decimated the ranks of faithful and convinced many americans that the community is an " offensive cult , " as the public asserted . but 10 years on , the attack on falun gong remains unclear .
Falun Gong is a spiritual group.