Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting
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Younger Brother Tortured to Death, Older Brother Detained and Tortured
2016-07-10
Mr. Yu Chunbo, a farmer, is suing former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin for launching the persecution of Falun Gong that resulted in his detention in a forced labour camp. His younger bother, Mr. Yu Chunhai, was tortured to death at the age of 32 in a labour camp because he refused to give up his faith at the demands of the communist authorities. -
Ms. Wang Jingjie Brutally Tortured During Three-Year Imprisonment
2016-07-10Ms. Wang Jingjie is a Falun Gong practitioner from Heilongjiang Province. She was arrested on December 10th, 2012, and was sentenced to three years in prison. While she was detained in Heilongjiang Women's Prison, she suffered brutal torture such as solitary confinement, beatings and being pierced with needles. She was once near death after being tied up with tape and suffocated. She survived and was finally released. -
Minghui Report: 1,022 Arrested in May 2016 for Resisting Persecution of Falun Gong, One Dies Within Hours in Police Custody
2016-07-10According to data compiled by Minghui.org, 1,022 Chinese citizens were arrested in May 2016 under the communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. One of the targeted Falun Gong practitioners died within hours of her arrest. Ms. Wang Xiuyun from Yuzhou City, Henan Province was seized from her home on May 13th. Later that night, she was dead. To date, the authorities have not given her family any explanation of her sudden death. -
Man Dies during Police Raid, Family Pressured to Waive Legal Actions
2016-07-10A 38-year-old man, Mr. Wang Xiao fell to his death during a police raid last December, and his family has been pressured to waive their rights to pursue legal action against the arresting officers. Mr. Wang Xiao and three other friends were visiting friends when the police closed in on them. The police had received a tip that the six residents were gathering to read Falun Gong books. According to witnesses, several dozen police officers rushed into the apartment building around 10 a.m. on December 5th. The next thing they saw was a person falling from a sixth-floor window. Before they could take a look, several plainclothes officers wrapped up the body and stuffed it into a police van. -
Two Brothers Die in Police Custody Three Years Apart
2016-06-10While a mother and father were still mourning the beating death of their older son, they were dealt another blow as their younger son died in police custody this April. Mr. Yang Zhonggeng was beaten to death in police custody on June 28th, 2013, just four days after his arrest for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. His body was covered with bruises. He was 38. Three years later – his younger brother Mr. Yang Zhongsheng died in custody within 11 days of his arrest for his faith in Falun Gong. He was also 38. -
Older Husband Dies While Wife and Son Detained for Their Faith in Falun Gong
2016-06-10A 66-year-old man from Shuangyashan City died without his family by his side. Mr. Wang Yanfan’s wife and son have been detained since October 2014 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. -
Elderly Heilongjiang Woman Dies Five Months after Torture, Release on Medical Parole
2016-06-10A 71-year-old woman from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province wasn’t released on medical parole until she fell into a coma. Ms. Yang Ruiqin was never able to recover from her torture-induced health problems. She died five months later, on May 24th, 2016. Ms. Yang was sentenced to three years in April 2014 for refusing to renounce Falun Gong. -
Ms. Luo Chunfang Tortured, Force-Fed Unknown Drugs in Prison
2016-05-21Ms. Luo Chunfang, a 50 year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Taihe County, was severely abused in prison because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong. In addition, she was also force-fed unknown drugs. Ms. Luo was arrested in May 2014. She was sentenced and incarcerated in Jiangxi Women's Prison. Another Falun Gong practitioner saw that Ms. Luo was hung up and fed unknown drugs on March 20th, 2016. One guard taped her mouth shut. Prison instructor Huang Liping slapped her face with a shoe. Guards put her in solitary confinement and deprived her of sleep for seven days. The inmates assigned to monitor her brushed her eyes harshly with a toothbrush as soon as she closed her eyes. -
Forced Blood Drawing from Falun Gong Practitioners Continues in Guizhou Province
2016-05-21Many Falun Gong practitioners in Guizhou Province have had blood samples drawn against their will since 2014. One police officer revealed that the directive to obtain blood samples was given by the Guizhou Province Public Security Bureau. Blood samples are to be secured from all those who practise or who have practised Falun Gong, in order to construct a DNA database.Many affected practitioners suspect that the database is being established to facilitate involuntary organ donations. -
Shenyang Man, 78, Dies Three Months after Release on Medical Parole
2016-05-21Seventy-eight-year-old Mr. Ning Enhao was arrested on August 3rd, 2015, while talking to people about Falun Gong in a public park. Detention centre guards then subjected him to various forms of abuse, and he soon developed serious health issues. The authorities, however, didn't release him for medical treatment until December 15th. He was unable to recover, and passed away on March 16th, 2016, merely 90 days later. -
Jilin Man Dies of Torture-Induced Health Problems
2016-05-21Mr. Zhu Haishan, 73, was never able to recover from his torture-induced health problems. He was arrested in July 2010 and sentenced to three and a half years. Guards at Shiling Prison slapped Mr. Zhu in the face, forced him to sit still on a small bench, and shocked his groin area with electric batons. The unrelenting abuse soon led to various health problems for him. He died on April 18th, 2016, two years and four months after his release from imprisonment for refusing to renounce Falun Gong. -
Imprisoned Man Dies in Police Custody, Family Forced to Waive Right to Seek Justice for Him
2016-05-19A 52-year-old man died mysteriously on the eve of the 2016 Chinese New Year, about one month after he was sentenced to seven years for refusing to renounce his faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Mr. Zhao Yongsheng was arrested in early 2015 and tried in mid-December without his family's knowledge. He was still being held at Jingchuan County Detention Centre when he passed away on February 7th. -
Shaanxi Woman Dies Shortly After Being Granted Medical Parole
2016-05-19A prison in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province refused to grant medical parole to Ms. Xiong Jiyu until she was in critical condition. She died on April 16th while being transported back to her hometown in Chenggu County. The 53-year-old woman was serving a prison sentence for refusing to renounce her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. She was already unable to talk by the time her family was allowed to see her for the first time at Xi'an City Women's Prison. -
Two Brothers Die in Police Custody Three Years Apart
2016-05-04Mr. Yang Zhonggeng was beaten to death in police custody on June 28th, 2013, just four days after his arrest for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. His body was covered with bruises. He was 38. Three years later – his younger brother Mr. Yang Zhongsheng died in custody within 10 days of his arrest for his faith in Falun Gong. -
A Teenager's Nightmare: Mother Still Detained, Father Dies in Police Custody
2016-05-04A 16-year-old girl from Mudanjiang City was still longing for her parents' release when she learned that her father had died in police custody, just ten days after his arrest. Mr. Gao Yixi and his wife Ms. Sun Fengxia were seized from their home on April 19th for refusing to renounce their faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Mr. Gao went on a hunger strike to protest the arrest, but was met with brutal torture. He died on April 29th, at the age of 45.
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