62 Year Old Ms. Wang Xiuzhen from Hebei Province Died as a Result of Persecution in 2001

Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Wang Xiuzhen was 62 years old and a resident of Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. Perpetrators from the village, town, and county level tortured her numerous times. Suffering from persecution that included illegal arrests, extortion, having her home ransacked, and police intimidation, Ms. Wang died on August 5, 2001.

Ms. Wang Xiuzhen started to practise Falun Dafa in March of 1998. Before that, she suffered from a chronic cough and had difficulty breathing. As a result, she was bedridden and could not perform any type of work. She spent a lot of money to find relief, but doctors could not improve her condition. She suffered much from her ailment and contemplated suicide. Half a year after she started to practise Falun Dafa, however, she completely recovered from her illnesses and could perform some household chores. During that period, she did not have to take any medicine or spend more money on getting medical treatment. The miracle she experienced from Falun Dafa brought happiness to her family again, and many of her family members and friends also started to practise.

After the persecution of Falun Dafa began on July 20, 1999, persecutors from the Village Party Committee and Township Government continuously harassed Ms. Wang. In January 2001, police arrested her and many other practitioners and detained them. During her detention, the police viciously tortured her and extorted 6,500 yuan (1) from her and her husband. Ms. Wang was released on January 23, 2001.

After that, perpetrators from the village, town, and county level often went to Ms. Wang's home and harassed her, trying to force her to write the "Three Statements" (2) and get her fingerprints. Officials cooperated with some thugs and confiscated Ms. Wang's TV, audiotape player and other materials when she refused to write the guarantee statement to stop practising Falun Dafa.

After suffering much persecution, Ms. Wang Xiuzhen passed away under duress on August 5, 2001.

Note:

(1) "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.

(2) "Three Statements": Practitioners are coerced under brainwashing and torture to write "Repentance Statement," "Guarantee Statement" or 'Dissociation Statement" as proof that they have given up their belief. In the statement, the practitioner is forced to admit remorse for practising Falun Gong, promise to give up Falun Gong, and never again associate with other practitioners or go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/3/10/96990.html