Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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73 Year Old Practitioner Mr Zou Yukun Beaten to Death by "610 Office" Agents in Wuhan City
2005-03-12
Elderly practitioner Zou Yukun from Wuhan City in Hubei Province, was frequently harassed and forced to undergo brainwashing. On the morning of September 5 2004, when Zou Yukun went out, the community watch informed the "610 Office". Not long afterwards, he was beaten to the ground by "610 Office" personnel. Then on September 6 , he passed away. The doctor said that his cerebrum was inflamed, and his brain suffered massive internal bleeding. -
Inner Mongolian Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhang Zhumei Has Died as a Result of Persecution-Related Illness
2005-03-12Ms. Zhang Zhumei, 43 years old, was a former staff member of the Educational Materials Printing Factory. She had been suffering from diabetes for over ten years before she practised Falun Gong and had spent a lot of the factory's medical allotment money on her medical treatment. After she learned Falun Gong, her health greatly improved within just one year. After July 20th, 1999, she went to Beijing twice to appeal for Falun Gong, but was unjustly arrested each time and suffered constant harassment. As a result, her health deteriorated, and she died in early 2005. -
Practitioner Ms. Xiao Yali Tortured to Death, Leaving behind Two Young Children
2005-03-12
Ms. Xiao Yali died on March 6 2004, as a result of a violent force-feeding, while she was locked up in a detention centre. Her two children now live with their grandparents, as their father is in poor health. After Ms. Xiao was tortured to death, the whole family was devastated. -
69 Year Old Hunan Province Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr Hu Yongfeng Died Due to the Unjust Persecution
2005-03-11Mr. Hu Yongfeng, 69, was a retired staff member of Xiangtan University. In June 2000, he travelled to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. Since that time he suffered repeat detention, including "re-eduction through labour". He was stripped of his party membership, and his retirement pension was suspended without any just cause. Upon his release his family started receiving harassing phone calls from the "610 Office" officials. Under this intimidation and pressure, Hu Yongfeng died suddenly in December 2004. -
Five Falun Dafa Practitioners from Henan, Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Hunan Provinces Died as a Result of Persecution
2005-03-11Five more deaths as a result of persecution have come to light. One of them, a 93 year old lady, had the courage to go to the brainwashing centre, where her practitioner son and granddaughter-in-law were detained, to ask for their release. Members of the local "610 Office" manhandled her and dragged her out of the brainwashing centre. She was injured by this brutal treatment and became bedridden. In December 2002, this old lady, Ms. Yang, died. -
Wuchang "610 Office" Extorted Several Hundred Thousand Yuan from 100 Arrested Falun Dafa Practitioners
2005-03-11Wuchang's "610 Office" personnel used various methods to detain more practitioners to reach their goal of extorting money. The officials' average monthly salary is about 1,000 Yuan, however, they would receive a monetary reward if they could make a practitioner give up his/her belief, and they took advantage of it. If a practitioner is sent to the 610 Office for brainwashing, his workplace has to pay 2,000 Yuan per month for the practitioner's stay there. In order to obtain the highest profit, they would keep them there for a longer time so that they could extort more money. -
Understanding the Persecution Through the "Educational System Reform" in Harbin City
2005-03-11The reform of the education system in Harbin City began last year. All teachers, permanent or temporary, with achievements or not, as long as they clearly made a declaration to keep in line with the political ideology of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, could then sign the contract prepared by the school authorities. The contract would then be legally notarised and guarantee that one would not be laid off for three years. The majority of people did not even read the contract before signing it, including some Falun Dafa practitioners who were teachers. -
Extended Periods of Torture Led to Death of 27 Year Old Dalian Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr Wang Zhehao
2005-03-10
Mr. Wang Zhehao, 27, was a computer-aided designer. He was repeatedly arrested and unjustly detained for extended periods ever since the persecution against Falun Gong began on July 20, 1999 causing both his body and mind to be seriously damaged. As a result Mr. Wang died in December 2004. -
Elderly Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yang Xuezhu Died from Grief
2005-03-10Ms. Yang Xuezhu was a 78 year old resident of Anhui Province. After the persecution began her grandson, who is also a practitioner, was arrested many times for appealing for an end to the persecution of Falun Dafa. The elderly lady was deeply saddened because she missed her grandson so much. She was unable to overcome her grief and therefore became mentally disturbed. On February 1, 2000, Ms. Yang's grandson was arrested again. The incident severely upset her and she died soon after. -
Ms. Zhang Meilian from Jiangxi Province, Ms. Zhou Shuqing from Jilin Province and Ms. Zhou Qichun from Hebei Province Died from Persecution
2005-03-10Three ladies, aged 50, 66 and 75 were Falun Dafa practitioners. Being elderly, prior to practising, they had all suffered from various diseases. Following Truthfullness - Compassion - Tolerance had given them a new healthy, lease of life. Then such a senseless and cruel situation, whereby they were no longer allowed to practise Falun Dafa meant their old illnesses returned. Coupled with police threats and harassment, their health drastically deteriorated, and they all passed away. -
Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Dongxia from Heilongjiang Province Tortured to Death
2005-03-10Ms. Wang Dongxia was a 41-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner. She had been detained three times after July 20, 1999, and twice sentenced to forced labour because she firmly cultivated Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance. Ms. Wang Dongxia was tortured in Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp until she was severely ill and could not walk. She died on February 15, 2005. -
Two Deaths as a Result of Persecution
2005-03-0960 year old Mr. Gu Dezhu was from Shandong Province. Since practising Falun Dafa, he recovered from serious illnesses. However, after the banning of the practice local officials harassed, threatened him regularly, and sent him to a brainwashing centre. As a result he passed away in May 2003. Beijing resident Ms. Liu Shenghua suffered the same unjust treatment. In November 2004, she died due to the prolonged mental pressure and physical torture. -
Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Zhejiang Province, Liaoning Province, Hebei Province, and Chongqing City Have Lost Their Lives in the Persecution
2005-03-09Four practitioners, whose lives had improved and whose minds and hearts had been uplifted through living according to Truthfulness - Compassion - Tolerance, were subjected to all manner of unjust treatment and intense persecution. It caused immeasurable suffering in their lives, affecting not only them but their families. They all passed away under the pressure. -
Practitioner Huang Yonghui Tells of His Ordeal in Hunan Province Jail
2005-03-09"I was sent to jail in December 2001. In mid-March 2003, I was hospitalized in the jail due to the tortures I had received there. My body was swollen, painful and numb. I could not move my left hand, and both of my legs could not be straightened. My condition has not improved as of today. Since my release from jail, I am unable to walk smoothly. I am classified as having third degree limb disability by the City Disability Association. I am unable to find a job and get only 100 yuan each month, on which it is difficult to survive." -
More Information about the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Ding Yan in Baoding City Prison Prior to Her Death
2005-03-09Because Ms. Ding Yan told the guards in prison that Falun Gong practitioners were unjustly accused, they tormented her for three months. Several inmates were instigated to violently beat her. In the coldest winter conditions, Ms. Ding was forced to stand still in a freezing cold courtyard for over 10 hours. The entire winter was like that for her. One day, after a round of savage beatings and electric shocks at the hands of policemen and several prisoners, no one ever saw her again. One prisoner who knew the circumstances said, "They lost control while beating her that time."
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