Torture

  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Dongxia from Heilongjiang Province Tortured to Death

    Ms. Wang Dongxia was a 41-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner. She had been detained three times after July 20, 1999, and twice sentenced to forced labour because she firmly cultivated Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance. Ms. Wang Dongxia was tortured in Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp until she was severely ill and could not walk. She died on February 15, 2005.
  • Two Deaths as a Result of Persecution

    60 year old Mr. Gu Dezhu was from Shandong Province. Since practising Falun Dafa, he recovered from serious illnesses. However, after the banning of the practice local officials harassed, threatened him regularly, and sent him to a brainwashing centre. As a result he passed away in May 2003. Beijing resident Ms. Liu Shenghua suffered the same unjust treatment. In November 2004, she died due to the prolonged mental pressure and physical torture.
  • Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Zhejiang Province, Liaoning Province, Hebei Province, and Chongqing City Have Lost Their Lives in the Persecution

    Four practitioners, whose lives had improved and whose minds and hearts had been uplifted through living according to Truthfulness - Compassion - Tolerance, were subjected to all manner of unjust treatment and intense persecution. It caused immeasurable suffering in their lives, affecting not only them but their families. They all passed away under the pressure.
  • Practitioner Huang Yonghui Tells of His Ordeal in Hunan Province Jail

    "I was sent to jail in December 2001. In mid-March 2003, I was hospitalized in the jail due to the tortures I had received there. My body was swollen, painful and numb. I could not move my left hand, and both of my legs could not be straightened. My condition has not improved as of today. Since my release from jail, I am unable to walk smoothly. I am classified as having third degree limb disability by the City Disability Association. I am unable to find a job and get only 100 yuan each month, on which it is difficult to survive."
  • More Information about the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Ding Yan in Baoding City Prison Prior to Her Death

    Because Ms. Ding Yan told the guards in prison that Falun Gong practitioners were unjustly accused, they tormented her for three months. Several inmates were instigated to violently beat her. In the coldest winter conditions, Ms. Ding was forced to stand still in a freezing cold courtyard for over 10 hours. The entire winter was like that for her. One day, after a round of savage beatings and electric shocks at the hands of policemen and several prisoners, no one ever saw her again. One prisoner who knew the circumstances said, "They lost control while beating her that time."
  • Practitioner Mr. Guo Shijun from Heilongjiang Province was Tortured to Death

    Mr. Guo Shijun was subjected to brutal tortures in Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp. The skin on his back was covered with purple black marks from electric baton shocks; his buttocks were all beaten and misshapen. He used to be a very healthy man, but after torture he looked like a completely different person. On February 1 2005 Mr. Guo was dying, so the police sent him home. He had lung and liver cancers and died on February 9 2005.
  • Practitioner Pei Shurong from Heilongjiang Province Dies after Detention

    In April 2002, the local "610 Office" and police arrested Ms. Pei Shurong from her home and locked her in the local detention centre. After one month, she was sentenced to two years forced labour. Police twice tried to have her admitted to the labour camp, but each time they failed due to her breast cancer symptoms. She was locked in the detention centre for three months, her condition became worse after she was released, and she died at home in October, 2004.
  • Dead As a Result of Torture: 48 Year Old Practitioner Ms. Ge Peilin from Jiangxi Province

    Ms. Ge Peilin was 48 years old, and persecuted multiple times before going to Beijing to appeal during the first half of the 2004. After her abduction back to Nanchang City, she was beaten up until her head was bleeding, lost consciousness. She could no longer look after her daily needs, and died at the end of January 2005.
  • Mr. Wang Xinchun from Yichun City Suffers Continuous Abuse after Persecution Rendered His Legs Disabled

    Wang Xinchun went to the Fengmao Forest Centre in Yichun City in his wheelchair and was, with no explanation, beaten up badly. Consequently, Wang Xinchun and his wheelchair fell into a ditch that was 2 metres deep. Then he was beaten up again for 30 to 40 minutes. Wang Xinchun's nose was bleeding and the side of his head, neck, chest, shoulder and his back were injured.
  • Family Tragedy - Father, Mother and Son Died as a Result of Persecution

    Mr Xu Weidong was severely tortured in a forced labour camp and he died in December 2004. His mother also died due to the relentless torture she suffered for practising Falun Gong. His father could not bear the weight of the trauma of the persecution, harassment and grief and he also died.
  • How Practitioner Mr Rao Zhuoyuan Was Tortured To Death

    The Chinese New Year is a time for families to get together, but in China, many Falun Dafa practitioners are illegally detained and can't be with their families. Many practitioners have been tortured to death for their belief in Falun Dafa. Mr. Rao Zhuoyuan was one of them. After a lengthy investigation, we learned of his experiences - how a happy family was ruined because of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong, how his daughter lost a caring father, his wife lost a considerate husband, and his parents lost a good son.
  • Retired Practitioners, Mr. Guo Xiaoyan from Hubei Province and Mr. Song Youhai from Jilin Province, Died as a Result of the Persecution

    Two elderly men both appealed, at separate times, for the end of the persecution of Falun Dafa. From then on their lives were made hell. Police harassment, threats, extortion and pressure became a constant part of their lives. The psychological torment led to their declining physical health and caused their deaths.
  • Former Wuhan University of Technology Student Mr Dai Jianming Died of Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Dai Jianming, 27, was an undergraduate student in Wuhan University of Technology. His university tried to force him to give up Falun Dafa by not issuing him with a graduate certificate. In May 2002, Dai Jianming was abducted and sent to a Detention Centre, where he was brutally tortured for nine months. After he was released in the beginning of 2003, the "610 Office" kept coming to his home to harass him. In September 2004, Dai Jianming passed away under the tremendous pressure.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Tan Yanjun from Heilongjiang Province Died After Being Paralysed as a Result of Persecution

    41 year old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Tan Yanjun was detained three times and went through numerous amount of torture, resulting in whole body paralysis. When his life was in danger, he was released on medical parole in the middle of November 2004. He died on February 27, 2005. He is survived by two young children. His father Tan Guoyi also died on July 3, 2004 as a result of constant harassment.
  • 50 Year Old Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Qiuling from Huairou County, Beijing Tortured to Death in 2001

    Ms. Wang Qiuling was a 50 year-old farmer who lived in Huairou County, Beijing. She was arrested and detained by the Huairou County "610 Office" and police in the County Detention Centre in 2001 because of her firm belief in Falun Dafa. She died after going through numerous tortures. The "610 Office" and police refused to let her family see her body and secretly had her cremated.