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Ms. Qi Miaozhi from Henan Province Passed Away under Persecution
2005-11-17Ms. Qi Mioazhi was very firm in her cultivation. After July 20th, 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa, but was arrested and taken back by the police. Guangmao Village Head led a group of village heads to take turns beating her. She was tied up and displayed on a truck bed, which drove around the village to publicly humiliate her. She was also sentenced to two years of forced labour. While detained in Shibalihe Labour Camp in Zhengzhou City, she endured all sorts of torture. Ms. Qi Miaozhi died between February and March of 2004. -
Ms. Li Yangfang Tortured to Death at Zizhong Labour Camp in Sichuan Province
2005-11-1653-year-old Ms. Li Yangfang was tortured to the point until she was as thin as skin and bones, and her belly and legs were very bloated. It was like she was 8-9 months pregnant. Her legs ejected fluid. She could not stand up, eat, or drink. None of the hospital staff agreed to treat her because she was dying. Ms. Li Yangfang died on October 18th, 2005 after she went through a huge amount of suffering. -
Mr. and Mrs. Su, Retired Employees from Handan City Transportation Bureau, Die as a Result of Persecution
2005-11-16Mr. Su and Mrs. Su went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa on April 25th, 1999. Afterwards they were both persecuted severely. Mr Su suffered severely under the persecution and became so weak that he had difficulty managing himself. The police were afraid to be held responsible for his death so they sent him home. They could not live in peace. Mr. Su died on October 10th, 2003. However, the authorities did not leave his wife alone when she was in anguish. Mrs. Su also died as a result of the persecution. -
Supplementary Information on the Case of Practitioner Yuan Shengjun, Beaten to Death by Police
2005-11-16Police dragged Mr. Yuan Shengjun to the crematory and beat him to death on the way. According to those who know, Mr. Yuan Shengjun's eyes did not close even two days after his death, with his mouth wide open. One hand, arm and fingernails were totally black, his back was totally black and blue, and one of his legs was greenish purple. The police forced officials in Nantao Village to sign a death certificate even before Mr. Yuan Shengjun died. -
CCP Propaganda Leads to Another Family Tragedy - Nie Tiemei is Abused by Her Husband's Family
2005-11-16So-called "psychiatric treatment" is one of the various torture methods that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses on Falun Gong practitioners. Deceived by years of CCP propaganda Li Guangxiong contrived to demonize Falun Gong and he sent his wife Nie Tiemei to a psychiatric hospital three times, where she was mentally tormented and physically tortured. She was in extreme misery and under extreme pressure, and she eventually suffered a mental collapse. Later she was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution. To date, she still feels numb all over her body. She cannot keep her balance while walking and has lost her memory. -
A Non-Practitioner Unjustly Detained On the Grounds of Helping Falun Gong Practitioners Distribute Leaflets Exposing the Persecution
2005-11-15Towards the end of April this year, Mr Yang Fengwen, a non-practitioner, helped Falun Gong practitioners distribute leaflets exposing the persecution. Police arrested him and took him away. The County Police Station, the County Court, and the County Procuratorate all got involved. Together, they held Yang at the No. 2 County Detention Centre for over five months. After that, Yang was transferred to a brainwashing centre in the township and still remains there. -
Recent Round of Persecution of Practitioners in Changde City, Hunan Province
2005-11-15Dafa practitioners Ms. Huang Guihua and Mr. Xu Shanqin were arrested in August when the 610 Office intensified their persecution. Huang Guihua is 50 years old. Her husband died long ago, leaving their son and her depending on each other for survival. Her son was in Guangzhou doing some odd jobs. After finding out about the arrest of his mother, he came home twice to visit her in detention and shed a lot of tears. Seeing his mother incarcerated made him feel that his future was uncertain. It is said that he is giving up on life. Both mother and son were not at home, but policemen broke in their house without permission. -
Ms. Zhao Yuping, In Her 70s, from Hunan Province Died as a Result of Torture in 2003
2005-11-15Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Yuping was in her 70s. Ms. Zhao started practising Falun Dafa in 1997. After one year, the sicknesses she used to have all over her body had all disappeared. She went to Beijing, was arrested, body searched, and her head and lower back were injured from a brutal beating by police. On January 18th, 2001, police ransacked her home and took her to a brainwashing centre. She was persecuted ever since then, which severely damaged her mind and body. She died on April 24th 2003 after vomiting lots of blood. -
China Network Communications' Branch in Dalian City Unreasonably Fires Falun Dafa Practitioners
2005-11-15In September 2004, the management department of China Network Communications (CNC)'s branch in Dalian City fired Mr. Zhang Guoyu and his spouse Ms. Shen Lian because they practise Falun Gong. The company breached their contract and deducted two years worth of Ms. Shen Lian's salary. Both husband and wife lost their jobs, and they have not received any salary for over a year, causing them tremendous financial difficulties. In January of 2005, a lawsuit against CNC's branch in Dalian City was filed at the Gaoxinyuan Labour Court. However, the court turned a blind eye to the facts presented by Mr. Zhang and his wife and ruled in favour of CNC. -
Mr. Chen Jiansheng Tortured to Death at the Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp
2005-11-14After the persecution of Falun Dafa began on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Chen was arrested and detained in brainwashing centres many times because he refused to give up his belief in Dafa. On December 23rd, 2004, he was arrested while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution in a crowded shopping area. The police ransacked his home and took away his computer and other valuable items. Mr. Chen was sentenced to 18 months in the notorious Shaanxi Province Zaozihe Labour Camp. Chen Jiansheng was tortured to death on October 11th, 2005. -
An Urgent Appeal to Rescue Qiao Zhongjin, a Dafa Practitioner from Chaoyang City
2005-11-14Mr. Qiao Zhongjin has been in Jinzhou Prison suffering for a long time. He has been subjected to brainwashing classes and physical torture. In addition, he is forced to perform forced labour for long hours each day. The numerous tortures that Mr. Qiao has endured have steadily deteriorated his physical condition. Now he has severe tuberculosis pleurisy, which causes his chest to retain water, making it very difficult to breathe. His face has become swollen. It takes Mr. Qiao tremendous effort just to walk. His weight has dropped from 198 pounds to 110 pounds. Qiao Zhongjin's life is currently in danger. -
Exposing the Persecution of Falun Dafa Practitioners in Guangdong Province
2005-11-14The Sanshui Brainwashing Centre in Guangdong Province is a provincial brainwashing centre. The usual session is three months, and practitioners who refuse to "reform" after three months are held for another three months until they give up their beliefs. Some practitioners have been held there for several years. Practitioner Xia Xianqiang from Mei County was first held at the Sanshui Forced Labour Camp and then sent to the Sanshui Brainwashing Centre where he held a hunger strike in protest and was force-fed. Practitioner Wen Fenhua from Jieyang was tortured at the brainwashing centre and released when she was at the brink of death. -
Five Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution
2005-11-14Ms. Zhang Tianlian, 64, was a Falun Gong practitioner in Sichuan Province. After the persecution started, her son and daughter-in-law, afraid of being implicated, forbade her to practise. If she tried to leave to visit fellow practitioners, the couple would curse at her and throw rice bowls at her. Under these circumstances, Ms. Zhang could only practise secretly in the middle of the night. Her son would frequently check to see if she was practising the Falun Gong exercises, and threatened to punish her if she was ever caught. In anxiety and stress, Zhang Tianlian died on June 21st, 2005. -
Mr. Li Jiwang from Jilin Province Tortured to Death
2005-11-13Mr. Li Jiwang was a teacher in a High School. He was arrested in the autumn of 2004 because he was reported when handing out out leaflets exposing the persecution. He was sentenced to one year of forced labour at the Jiutai City Forced Labour Camp, where he was inhumanly tortured until his mouth was deformed. It appeared as if he had suffered a stroke. In autumn of 2005, Mr. Li Jiwang was finally released to go home, but he never recovered and died in October 2005. -
Ms. Zhong Qingling from Chongqing City Died from Long Term Persecution
2005-11-13Ms. Zhong Qingling had late stage breast cancer in 1996, and the doctors said there was nothing they could do. She heard of Falun Dafa when she was waiting at home to die, so she started practising. After one year the doctors could not find any cancer cells. After the persecution of Falun Dafa began police ransacked her home multiple times, threatened her, and tried to force her to give up cultivating. Her husband divorced her due to much harassment from the police, and her employer fired her under pressure from the police. Under the long-term persecution, her old sickness reoccurred, and she died in May 2005.