Ms. Pan Peihua, 55 years old, was an accountant from Jinan No. 2 Machine-Tool Factory in Shandong Province before she died. In September 2001, Ms. Pan went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong with her co-workers. She was arrested on the way and was detained in a detention centre in Jinan City. She refused to write the so-called "Statement of Repentance."1 Her family members were forced to put up 5,000 yuan2 as a "guarantee" to get her home. Ms. Pan was monitored at home and the police often came to her house to harass her. Her husband was deceived by the Chinese Communist Party's anti-Falun Gong propaganda. He often beat Pan Peihua. He tied her to a chair when he went to work. He forced her to agree to a divorce. At the end of October 2001, her parents received a phone call from her husband, who said that Ms. Pan committed suicide. Her parents were not allowed to see the body and were denied the right to attend the funeral. Two of her daughters were allowed to attend the funeral. The whole funeral was controlled by the police. The actual cause of Ms. Pan's death is unknown.
Mr. Wang Zhenhuai, 67 years old, was a senior engineer at Xinyang Chemical General Factory in Henan Province before retirement. After retirement, he went back to his hometown in Qi County, Henan Province. The police found a Falun Gong book at his home and arrested Mr. Wang, detaining him for a month. Even his seventy-year-old illiterate wife was sent to a brainwashing class because of his having the book. During this time, they were forced to show up at a local office whenever they were called. They were under great pressure to stop practising Falun Gong. In the latter part of 2004, Wang Zhenhuai heard that police rampantly searched and arrested Dafa practitioners in Qi County. He was scared and stopped reading Dafa books. The sickness that he had ten years ago returned. Wang Zhenhuai passed away on November 27th 2004 in regret and pain.
Mr. Zhao Tiezhen, 54 years old, came from XilangYue Village, near Xinji City, Hebei Province. He was in poor health after an operation in 1995 for a brain tumour, but became healthy after he started practising Falun Gong in 1998. After the persecution started on July 20th 1999, policeman went to his house to harass him many times. Mr. Zhao died on October 28th 2004 as a result of severe physical and mental persecution.
Ms. Zhang Guilan, 77 years old, came from Shengyang City, Liaoning Province. She suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes, stomach disease, tracheitis and inflamed kidneys before practising Falun Gong. After practising Falun Gong for a while, all her diseases disappeared. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, her son, who was brainwashed by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) anti-Falun Gong propaganda, prevented her from practising. Ms. Zhang died on September 24th 2001 as a result of her former illnesses returning.
Ms. Bi Suhua, 68 years old, lived in Lanxi County, Helongjiang Province. She learned Falun Dafa in 1996. After the persecution started, police from the local police station and the County Police Bureau came to her house several times to harass her, and to confiscate her property. Her daughter was arrested several times. These traumatic events deeply affected Ms. Bi and she passed away on July 9th 2005.
Ms. Bai Guizhen, 74 years old, was a peasant in Changfeng Village, Duimiancheng County, Shuangcheng City, Heilongjiang Province. She suffered from several diseases such as rheumatic heart disease, back pain and leg pain. Ms. Bai got rid of these diseases after practising Falun Gong in 1996, and became healthy. After the persecution started, she went to Beijing to appeal. Ms. Bai was apprehended and interrogated by Beijing police and she refused to give them her name. She was released after a 5-day hunger strike. From that time on, policemen often went to her house to harass and threaten her. Her daughter was abducted because of practising Falun Gong. Her daughter was persecuted so badly that she became emaciated. Ms. Bai could not bear the relentless persecution any more, and died at 7 o'clock on August 22nd 2005.
Note
1. Repentance Statement: In this 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.
2. "Yuan" is the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China.
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/9/5/109831.html
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