Falun Dafa practitioners take part in a march calling for the end of the Chinese Communist Party’s 27 years of persecution of Falun Gong in China, in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners hold photos of fellow practitioners who were persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party in China, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners take part in a march calling for the end of the Chinese Communist Party’s 27 years of persecution of Falun Gong in China, in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Three young Falun Dafa practitioners sit together on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners hold banners at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners during a candlelight vigil commemorating fellow practitioners who were persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party in China, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) meets with Falun Dafa practitioners during the annual rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Tian Guo Marching Band, consisting of Falun Dafa practitioners, performs during the march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times)

Passersby watch the Tian Guo Marching Band in Washington on July 23, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners hold a banner that reads “The World Needs Truth-Compassion-Tolerance” in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times)

People look at Falun Dafa flyers as practitioners hold a candlelight vigil at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners hold candles at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners meditate at the Lincoln Memorial on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

People look on as Falun Dafa practitioners hold a candlelight vigil in Washington on July 23, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners hold a candlelight vigil at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times)

A waist drum team consisting of Falun Dafa practitioners performs during the march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Young girls smile as Falun Dafa practitioners hold a candlelight in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Tian Guo marching band in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners raise awareness about Chinese Communist Party’s forced organ harvesting from practitioners in China, in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners practice the exercises ahead of the candlelight vigil on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

A family watches Falun Dafa practitioners meditate at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times)

Enes Kanter Freedom, human rights advocate and former NBA player, joins Falun Dafa practitioners gather for the annual rally in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

A passerby takes videos of Falun Dafa practitioners in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

A young girl takes part in the march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

A Falun Dafa practitioner marches in Washington July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners hold a banner that reads “In memory of Falun Gong practitioners killed by Chinese Communist Party,” in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

A passerby reads a Falun Dafa flyer in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners march in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners during a candlelight vigil at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)