Torture

  • Three People from Three Generations in Ms. Wang Hong's Family Have Tragically Died As A Result of the Persecution

    54 year old Ms. Wang Hong and her mother were both Falun Dafa practitioners from Dalian City, Liaoning Province. She died from persecution in September 2002. Prior to this, at the end of November 1999, her mother, 71 year old Wang Shuhua, died in an accident as she was returning home from visiting her other daughter, also a practitioner, who was detained in a drug rehabilitation centre. Xie Yuzhen, Wang Hong's daughter, could not endure the persecution against her family and committed suicide at the end of August 2002.
  • 610 Office Behind the Torture Death of a 60-year-old Practitioner and the Arrest of Many Others

    On the evening of December 27, 2004, agents of the 610 Office in Xiamen City, Fujian Province and local police officers arrested several dozen Falun Dafa practitioners. A 60-year-old female practitioner, whose last name was Gu, was tortured to death that night; the details are still being investigated. They also confiscated practitioners' Falun Dafa books and truth-clarification materials, home computers, printers and recording machines
  • Some Torture Methods Used in the Jinzhou Forced Labour Institute in Liaoning Province

    Jinzhou Forced Labour Institute rewards criminal inmates for beating practitioners, so as to force the practitioners torenounce their belief. This drawing shows the "kick heart" torture.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Caiying from Shandong Province Tortured to Death in 2003

    Ms. Liu Caiying was a 48 year old Falun Dafa practitioner from Shandong Province. She was arrested by local "610 Office" personnel, tortured until she became extremely weak. When she was close to death the guards were afraid of being held responsible, so they released her. Since her stomach was damaged by force-feeding, she could not eat anything after she returned home. She was sent to the hospital, but it was too late. She died on October 5, 2003, soon after returning home.
  • Another Falun Gong Practitioner from Hebei Province Died in 2002 as a Result of the Persecution

    We have recently heard that another Falun Gong practitioner (the victim's name is unknown at this moment) has died as a result of persecution at the hands of policemen from Qian'an City, Hebei Province. So far, the number of practitioners who have died from persecution in Qian'an City has increased to three. Two practitioners have become disabled from torture.
  • Middle School Teacher Mr. Wang Xulin from Jiangxi Province Died in 2002 After Suffering Longstanding Persecution

    53 year old Mr. Wang Xulin from Jiangxi Province was forced to take early retirement because he steadfastly practised Falun Dafa. He was constantly harassed by local police, who ransacked his home. In 2001 he was arrested and taken to a brainwashing class. The persecution was more than he could bear and in July 2002 he died from a stroke.
  • The Experiences of 55 Year Old Dafa Practitioner Ms Liu Xing from Hebei Province, Who Died in 2004 as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Liu Xing went to Beijing three times to explain to the authorities the truth about Falun Gong and was detained four times. In 2000, she was illegally sentenced to 3 years of reeducation through labour. She was tortured so severely that she developed a serious liver illness. After she went home in October 2001, she was kept under constant surveillance and harassment. Ms. Liu passed away on January 26, 2004, uncleared of a false charge
  • 70-Something Practitioner Mr Feng Zuoshan Died as a Result of Police Threats and Harassment in 2000

    Henan Province Falun Gong practitioner and retired teacher Mr. Feng Zuoshan was over 70 years old. Mr. Feng started practising Falun Gong in 1997, and his various illnesses disappeared without any medical treatment. Since July 1999, local police went to Mr. Feng's home many times to threaten and harass him. Also, his youngest daughter was arrested for telling people the facts about Falun Dafa. All of these things brought physical and mental harm upon Mr. Feng and triggered his old illnesses. He died in November 2000 as a result.
  • Elementary School Teacher Mr. Wu Qinghai from Beijing, Died as the Result of Persecution in 2003

    Mr. Wu Qinghai, a senior-level elementary School teacher from Beijing, who was also the director of a school-owned factory, was sentenced to four years in prison for practising Falun Dafa. While he was in prison, his health was seriously weakened by torture, and he was released on medical parole. On orders from the Jiang Zemin regime, Mr. Wu's wife refused to help him. Mr. Wu had lost his job, had no resources, and could not even buy his own food. He barely survived with his friend's help. Police constantly harassed him, and as a result of all the persecution he went through, Mr. Wu died on December 6, 2003.
  • Ms. Wang Hongxia in Anhui Province Passed Away in 2002 as a result of Torture

    Ms. Wang Hongxia was an employee of Huaibei City Power Plant in Anhui Province. In October 2001, she was arrested by police while clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa and was thrown into the Second Detention Centre. After five months of torture, she had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. One week after she was hospitalized, she passed away at the age of 44.
  • Cruel Torture at Shenyang City's Dabei Prison Leads to the Death of Ms. Li Ling

    In May 2002, Ms. Li Ling was captured because she delivered Falun Dafa material to the Jinzhou City's Political and Judiciary Committee and imprisoned in Shenyang City's Dabei Prison. She was subjected to brainwashing and torture. At 3:00 a.m. on November 17, 2004, Ms. Li Ling called out loudly talking about the situation of Falun Gong. Criminal prisoners assigned to watch her in her cell tied her arms behind her back and covered her mouth. Ms. Li Ling died at about 4:00 a.m.
  • Practitioners Mr Jia Fengxiang from Henan Province and Mr Tian Tingfu from Liaoning Province Died as a Result of Persecution-Induced Illness in 2003 and 2002

    60 year old Mr. Jia Fengxiang was from Henan Province and an official in the town government. Because he wrote a letter to the secretary of the Lushan County Party Committee to clarify the truth of Falun Dafa, he was taken to the county detention centre. He was released only because he was ill. He had no money for medical treatment, and he passed away on May 19, 2003. Mr. Tian Tingfu, 66, was from Liaoning Province. He had to leave home to avoid police arrest. Under the long-term threats and tremendous pressure from police, Tian Tingfu suffered a heart attack and passed away on November 14, 2002.
  • Ms Li Aiyun Died in 2001 from the Effects of Torture in Beijing's Xin'an Forced Labour Camp

    Ms. Li Aiyun, 38, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Beijing. In October 2000, she was watching a Falun Gong video-tape at home. Someone reported this to the police and she was arrested and sentenced to one year of forced labour. She was detained in Beijing's Xin'an Forced Labour Camp where she was severely tortured. She later developed symptoms of TB and was sent to a TB hospital. In January 2001, she was released on medical parole. However she never fully recovered and on October 14, 2002 she passed away.
  • Practitioner Li Guang, a TV Reporter in Shandong Province, Beaten to Death

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Guang was a TV reporter and presenter in Shandong Province. He was arrested, imprisoned in Weifang City and cruelly tortured for being steadfast in his belief in Falun Dafa. On December 3, 2004, Li Guang was beaten to death by prison guard Xu Haiming and others. The Weibei Prison held a series of meetings to order all the prison guards to tell the identical lie that Li Guang hanged himself. They stonewalled all requests for information and threatened that whoever disclosed the truth would be fired immediately, once verified
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Yan Shanzhu, Dies as a Result of Persecution

    In 2001 Mr. Yan Shanzhu and his wife were kidnapped on their way to appeal for Falun Dafa in Beijing. He was sentenced to one year in Changlin Forced Labour Camp, where he endured severe hardships. The officials tortured him by brutal force-feeding, shocking with electric baton, whipping, and solitary confinement. His health deteriorated drastically and he was covered with scabies. After he was released, officials continued to harass him constantly. His health never recovered and he passed away on October 3, 2004.