Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Jiangsu Province, Tianjin City, Shandong Province and Liaoning Province Die Due to Persecution

Practitioner Ms. Chen Aiying, 72, lived in Gaozi Town, Zhenjiang City in Jiangsu Province. Before she started practising Falun Dafa, Ms. Chen suffered a stroke, and she was living a difficult daily life and could not even take care of herself. In 1996, Ms. Chen started practising Falun Dafa. By practising Falun Dafa, she totally recovered from her illness and could also help with housework. In March 2000, she was detained for one month because she went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong. In the New Year of 2001, she was detained again for six months because she went to Beijing to appeal. In July 2003, when Ms. Chen was practising the exercises she was reported to the police. The police officers started chasing her. Ms. Chen unfortunately fell and became paralysed. Her condition gradually worsened over time, and she passed away on June 23rd, 2005.

Practitioner Mr. Wang Shihai, 53, lived in the Hongsi Village, Xiaweqi Town, Tianjin City. In June 2002, Mr. Wang's house was ransacked by police officers from the Xiawuqi Town Police Station. Mr. Wang was taken to the police station, where he was yelled at, beaten, and starved. Mr. Wang was mentally traumatised and his blood pressure rose to over 200. Later Mr. Wang was detained for one month. After he returned home, police officers constantly went to his house to harass him. Mr. Wang's mind was severely disturbed and his health condition worsened. Finally he passed away in July 2005.

Practitioner Ms. Zhao Fengying was a farmer from the Zhao Dangbu Village, Guan County in Shandong Province. Ms. Zhao was taught Falun Dafa on January 16th, 1998. After she started practising Falun Dafa, her mind and body were purified and her spirit and body became healthy. Ms. Zhao lived at her daughter's house. After the persecution started on July 20th, 1999, Ms. Zhao's daughter and son-in-law were arrested and their home ransacked numerous times. They were also fined several tens of thousands of yuan¹, and were unjustly sentenced to forced labour and imprisonment. Ms. Zhao's son-in-law Mr. Dong Xinhai is still being tortured in the Wangcun Forced Labour Camp. Ms. Zhao Fengying's heart was greatly disturbed. Later she became frightened even when she heard the sound of a car and she lost the ability to live normally. She passed away on November 17th, 2004.

Practitioner Mr. Fang Shuguo, 58, lived in Shangfang Village, near Weifang City in Shandong Province. In 1997, after Mr. Fang started practising Falun Dafa, his body was purified and his mind was elevated. After the persecution of Falun Dafa started Mr. Fang was severely tortured many times. He was arrested and held by police officers for over a month in 2001 and was later released after a fine was extorted. In 2003, Mr. Fang was held and tortured again at the Changle Forced Labour Camp. Because his body exhibited the symptoms of many types of illnesses and he had high blood pressure, he was released for medical treatment. The police officers from the police station went to his house many times to harass him. In May 2004, Mr. Fang started showing the symptoms of brain blood vessel thrombosis. With help from fellow practitioners, Mr. Fang recovered and regained the ability to take care of himself. However, on July 16th, 2005, the old symptoms came back and Mr. Fang passed away.

Practitioner Ms. Sun Suzhi, 45, lived in Shenyang City in Liaoning Province. Ms. Sun started practising Falun Dafa in early 1999. Twenty days after she started the practice, the many types of diseases and symptoms that she had suffered from disappeared. After the persecution of Falun Dafa started officials and police went to her home many times to harass her and threaten her in order to try to force her to give up the practice. However, Ms. Sun was clear in her mind that Falun Dafa is good. Because Ms. Sun lost the environment to do group practice and due to the psychological pressure applied to her, her body started to show the symptoms of liver cirrhosis and ascites. She passed away in November 2001.

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

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