Four Practitioners from Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Liaoning Pass Away due to Persecution

Ms. Chen Shuxian, 71 years old, was from Daqing City in Heilongjiang Province. After starting to practise Falun Gong in 1994, many of her illnesses were cured. After the persecution began, she appealed many times for Falun Dafa. The police frequently harassed her. They repeatedly came to her home to search it and threatened her. She suffered greatly both physically and mentally, and it brought about a relapse of her old illnesses. She passed away on October 8, 2004.

Mr. Wang Shuxiang, 62, was from Jianxin Village of Shuangcheng City in Heilongjiang Province. He started practising Falun Gong in 1997 and attained a healthy body and mind. In September of 1999, he went to Beijing to appeal. He was detained for 2 months and the police extorted 5,000 yuan (1) from him. Later, he went to Beijing to appeal again and was then sent to a labour camp. The city's 610 office (2), the village government, and the police station frequently sent personnel to harass and threaten Mr. Wang. All of the pressure and stress brought on a serious illness, and he passed away on December 9, 1999.

Ms. Liu Yufeng, 63, was from Taibusiqu in Inner Mongolia. She was always unhealthy when younger and suffered from many kinds of illnesses. She had to constantly take medicine. After she started practising Falun Gong in 1995, her health got much better. After the persecution began in 1999, the police came to her home many times and even seized some of her Dafa books. They also frequently called her on the phone to harass her. This was very hard on her both mentally and physically. On May 11, 2004, she suddenly passed away.

Ms. Yang Xiuyun, 37, was a practitioner from Fushun City in Liaoning Province. After she started practising Falun Gong in 1996, all of her illnesses disappeared. On July 16, 2003, personnel from politics and law committee and the police station came to her home and forced her into a vehicle. They arrested her and put her into the Fushun City Brainwashing Centre, where she was detained for 15 days. This brought on a serious illness, and on September 28, 2004, she passed away.

Note:

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

(2) "The 610 office" is an agency specifically created to persecute Falun Gong, with absolute power over each level of administration in the Party and all other political and judiciary systems.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/3/20/97717.html