Two Older Practitioners Ms. Zeng Suqiong and Ms. Wang Yufeng Die as a Result of Persecution

Ms. Zeng Suqiong from Sichuan Province Dies under Persecution

Ms. Zeng Suqiong, 50, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Leshan City, Sichuan Province. She was arrested many times for persisting in Falun Gong practice. For a long while, she led a destitute and homeless life. When she was arrested again in 2002, she was sentenced to three years in a forced labour camp and detained in the Longquan Women's Prison in Sichuan Province, or Chuanxi Women's Prison. Her husband divorced her and took away their son and all of their property. After she was released in 2006, she was homeless, and had to live in an elderly residential home in Wutongqiao Town, Leshan City. She was the only female in the home. Even so, she was monitored and harassed by local police officers. She passed away in June 2007.

Ms. Wang Yufeng from Shandong Province Dies under Persecution

Ms. Wang Yufeng was from Mujia Village, Canzhuang Town, Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. She began practising Falun Gong in 1996. When the Chinese Communist Party launched the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20th, 1999, Ms. Wang Yufeng persisted in practising Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Consequently, she was arrested many times by police officers from the Canzhuang Town Police Station. Her family was also threatened and intimated. As a result, she was devastated both mentally and physically. She passed away on July 24th, 2005 at the age of 58.

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