Five Older Practitioners Who Died Due to the Persecution in Hubei, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Shandong, and Anhui Provinces

Ms. Liu Fang, 59, lived in the residence of the Agriculture Department, Dingziqiao, Wuchang, Wuhan City, Hubei Province. Her diligent practice of Falun Dafa resulted in all of her previous physical ailments disappearing. Since the Chinese Communist Party started the persecution of Dafa, Ms. Liu was often harassed by the community members and by the vicious people from the 610 Office¹. She was threatened to give up her belief, and was detained at a brainwashing centre called the "Qingling Study Class." On December 28th, 2001, Liu Fang was illegally arrested² when her home was unlawfully searched by the Zhongnan Street Police Station. On February 23rd, 2006, her daughter was arrested and forcefully brainwashed at the Tangsun Lake Brainwashing Centre, Wuhan City, because of her steadfast practice of Falun Gong. Due to the relentless harassment at her home by the 610 Office, Liu Fang's health deteriorated, and she passed away on March 17th, 2006. There was a rumour that Ms. Liu's daughter would be arrested again and sent to the brainwashing centre after she attended her mother's funeral.

Mr. Nian Shaotang, 81, lived in Binzhou, Bin County, Heilongjiang Province. He learned Falun Dafa in 1995 and benefited both physically and mentally. He was able to conduct a small business by riding a tricycle until 2000, when he turned 76. On March 6th, 2000, Mr. Nian went to appeal for justice for Falun Gong at the 610 Office of Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province. He was arrested. Mr. Nian was detained at the No. 2 Detention Centre of Acheng City for half a month, and then transferred to the No. 1 Detention Centre for another month. On November 7th, 2000, while posting stickers with the words, "Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance" outdoors, Mr. Nian was arrested by the Political Security Department and Law Department of the Bin County Police Station. He was detained at the No. 2 Detention Centre for 56 days, which resulted in Mr. Nian becoming paralysed and developing prostatitis, decline of kidney function, urine incontinence and other serious physical problems. Nian Shaotang passed away on July 1st, 2005.

Mr. Zhou Jialiang, 66, was a practitioner in Datong City, Shanxi Province. He was a former employee of the Yantong Electricity Plant. All his diseases disappeared when he started regularly practising Falun Dafa in 1996. He was a humble and nice gentleman. Since the Chinese Communist Party started the persecution in July 1999, the police often harassed and threatened him at home, which caused the recurrence of his diseases. Mr. Zhou passed away on October 29th, 2000.

Mr. Zhang Haode was in his 70s and lived at Dong'erzhuang Village, Weifang City, Shandong Province. Before practising Falun Dafa, he suffered from pain and he was unable to walk. He had accumulated fluid in his knees and had to go to the hospital to drain the fluids out. There was not any medication that could cure the disease. He learned Falun Dafa in 1998 and the disease disappeared through the practice. The persecution by the Party, which started on July 20th, 1999, caused Mr. Zhang to lose his good practice environment. He could not practise openly, which caused the recurrence of his old disease. Zhang Haode passed away on January 30th, 2006.

Ms. Wu Qingyun, 68, was a medical worker at a food company in Hefei City, Anhui Province. She learned Falun Gong in 1994. She had breast cancer before the practice, and had had surgery. Her health became excellent after she started the practice. Ms. Wu had not taken any medications, nor had she claimed any medical expenses in the past ten years. After the persecution started, Ms. Wu was detained at a brainwashing centre by the Hefei 610 Office. During each "sensitive date", holiday, or when special events were held, Ms. Wu Qingyun would be harassed by the 610 Office with various excuses about her going out to appeal. She was also watched every day. One day in mid-October 2005, the State Security Division 610 Office of Luyang District sent two police cars and 6 or 7 police officers to arrest her, but she was not at home. She was not at home the second time the plainclothes police officers went to arrest her. The police officers wanted to break into her home through her neighbour's balcony, but were forbidden by her neighbour. Thus, Wu Qingyun had to leave her home and was forced to be homeless in order to avoid arrest and persecution. On January 26th, 2006, Ms. Wu's son found his mother dead at her temporary residence.

Note

1. "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.

2. Illegally arrested: Contrary to what former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who initiated the persecution, and the Chinese Communist Party would like the world to believe, practising Falun Gong is NOT illegal in China. Although the Public Security Department issued an unconstitutional set of restraints on the practice at the onset of the persecution in 1999, no laws have been passed by the only legislative body in China, the People's Congress, banning Falun Gong or granting the police the authority to arrest Falun Gong practitioners for practising the exercises or distributing flyers. For a more complete discussion of the illegality of the persecution of Falun Gong, please refer to the article "The Ban on Falun Gong—A Dictator's Whim, Not the Rule of Law". (Variation: "illegally sentenced")

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/3/22/123428.html