Four Falun Dafa Practitioners Persecuted to Death in Shandong, Liaoning and Jilin Provinces

Ms. Li Yuzhen was a fifty-nine-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner from Wangcun, Zibo City, Shandong Province. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, she was arrested, detained and sent to brainwashing classes several times by authorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). During September 2005, she was arrested and sent to a brainwashing class by the Zhoucun District 610 Office¹. The CCP township government and 610 Office extorted a total of 14,000 yuan² from Ms. Li Yuzhen. She suffered long-term harassment and threats. She was ill when last released by the CCP and continued to lose weight. She was diagnosed with late-stage cancer at the hospital. She passed away on September 18th, 2005.

Ms. Yang Qingyu was a fifty-two-year-old practitioner living in Dandong City of Liaoning Province. She was arrested at home in 2002 and taken to a brainwashing class because she practised Falun Gong. The police beat her for not cooperating, resulting in several injuries. The authorities continued to monitor her at home after being released. It affected her so severely mentally that she suffered convulsions at the sight of a police officer. Long-term persecution by the CCP contributed to her death on March 4th, 2006.

Mr. Yuan Hongwei was a forty-nine-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner in Changcun City, Jilin Province. Yuan went to Beijing City in early 2001 to appeal for Dafa. He was arrested by the Changcun City Public Security Bureau of Liaoning Province and sent home. He was sentenced to two years and sent to the Fourth Team at Caoyanggo Forced Labour Camp near Changcun City of Jilin Province. There he was severely persecuted. He was released in 2002. After redeveloping hepatitis, he passed away on February 7th, 2006.

Mr. Yin Wanqun was a fifty-five-year-old practitioner living in Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province. He had several illnesses and a serious case of tracheitis. His health greatly improved from practising Falun Dafa beginning in 1998. On July 20th, 1999, Mr. Yin Wanqun was forced to sign a so-called guarantee statement³ under duress and threat of brutal persecution by Jiang Zemin's regime and the CCP. Mr. Yin was deprived of his right to practise cultivation, which caused his old illnesses to recur, and resulted in his death on April 4th, 2005.

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

3. "Guarantee Statement": A statement to declare that one is remorseful for practising Falun Gong and guarantees not to practise Falun Gong again, not to go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, and never again associate with any Falun Dafa practitioners.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/4/25/126007.html