Ms. Li Yuzhen, 67 years old, is a Dafa practitioner from Sicundian village, Tianjin City. On February 26th, 2000, she was arrested at a Falun Dafa experience sharing conference. Later on, she was transferred to the Sicun Township Police Station and detained there. She was also detained for 15 days in the Wuqing Police Station. Six days later, after conducting a hunger strike to protest the persecution, she was transferred to the No. 9 department of the Tianjin Police Station for further persecution. After that, her family bailed her out. However, Qin Guangqiang, a local policeman, continually harassed her and disrupted her life. Under constant pressure from the police, Ms. Li's family members tried to make her stop practising Falun Dafa. The enormous mental pressure, compounded with physical torture injuries, caused her to pass away on October 29th, 2003.
Wang Yanbin was over 50 years old. She was a well-respected teacher at the Chengguan No. 3 Middle School in Ruyang County, Henan Province. On July 20th, 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. Upon returning home after an appeal, the police began to monitor her. In the beginning of 2000, she was fined 4000 yuan1 simply because she handed out materials exposing the persecution. In February 2001, Ms. Wang was detained for two months after being discovered with practitioners in her home sharing experiences. Ms. Wang Yanbin was harassed and threatened by the local 610 Office2 and the police for years, until she became ill and passed away on January 26th, 2003.
Xue Qiyun, a 75-year-old Dafa practitioner from Shanxi Province, learnt Falun Dafa in June of 1996. Xue Qiyun used to have had all kinds of illnesses, such as chronic gastritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and others, which rendered her immobile. After learning Falun Dafa, she completely recovered from her illnesses. She could then go out and do some work in the fields. After July 20th, 1999, Ms. Xue was harassed and threatened by the police several times and became ill again. She passed away on May 14th, 2004.
Mr. Dong Fang was 62-years-old from Songyuan City, Jilin Province. Mr. Dong started practising Falun Dafa in 1996. After July 20th, 1999, he was harassed whenever there was a sensitive date on the Community calendar. The police from the local police station, especially Zhang Weimin, harassed him a lot. Dong Fang lived in dread and fear every day. Finally, he passed away in 2003.
Ms. Duan Sili, over 70 years old, lived in South Gate, Changsha City, Hunan Province. After July 20th, 1999, she was harassed by the police station, the college administration, the residential committee, and the street committee. Ms. Duan was placed under severe duress and lived in fear for a long time. She passed away in her home on the fourth day after the New Year.
Ms. Wang Huiqin was a 56-year-old Dafa practitioner from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. In 2003, the police ransacked her home and arrested her. She was sentenced to two years in a forced labour camp. Due to her high blood pressure, Wanjia Forced Labour Camp in Harbin refused to accept her. She was bailed out on October 22nd, 2005. Later she died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
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://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2006/2/8/120357.html
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