The resulting organisation, called the 6-10 Office, assumed the role of coordinating the anti-Falun Gong media coverage in the state-run press, as well influencing other party and state entities such as the courts and security agencies. On 19 July, the Central Committee of the Communist Party issued a document effectively banning the practice of Falun Gong. The following day, hundreds of practitioners were detained by security forces.
Following the formation of the 6-10 Office, which took charge of coordinating anti-Falun Gong media coverage and influencing other political bodies like courts and security agencies, the Communist Party issued a document on July 19th banning Falun Gong. The next day, hundreds of practitioners were detained by security forces.