Torture, Death Cases, Organ Harvesting

  • Three Missing Practitioners from Hubei, Hunan, and Jilin Provinces

    In August 2000, Ms. Cao Qiongfen, in her 40s, was sentenced to one year in Shizishan Forced Labour Camp. Three months later, the persecution had left her in a state of mental collapse. Later she nearly lost consciousness due to the brutal persecution she faced in the labour camp. Despite her deteriorated health, the criminal inmates who were sent to monitor her still beat her and yelled at her frequently. People could hear her miserable cries from her room every day. Ms. Cao Qiongfen's term was extended for a long time. As of now, no one knows her whereabouts.
  • Practitioner Mr. Liu Yi Still Detained in Cangzhou City No. 2 Detention Centre - His Family Members Also Persecuted

    Practitioner Mr. Liu Yi was arrested on April 1st, 2006, by Zhang Guofu, head of the Xinhua District Police Branch National Security Division. The police confiscated Mr. Liu's bank cards that had a large amount of his savings, many personal belongings, and his car. Liu Yi's family members spent a great deal of money on gifts and restaurant meals for corrupt officials and finally got back some of their belongings. However, Mr. Liu is still detained in the No. 2 Detention Centre. Police at the detention centre kept telling lies to deceive his family and reject their requests to see him.
  • Ms. Wang Bo and her Family Defend Themselves by Explaining the Facts about Falun Dafa

    On November 10th, 2006, the Changan District Court falsely charged Ms. Wang Bo, her father Mr. Wang Xinzhong, and her mother Ms. Liu Shuqin with "Sabotaging Law Enforcement" and conducted a show trial. After enduring physical and mental torture from the police, Ms. Wang and her parents were very frail, especially her father. During the trial, Ms. Liu exposed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) inhuman persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by sharing her family's bitter experiences. She also tried to defend her family members by explaining that Falun Gong practitioners' exposing the persecution activities fall under the category of freedom of belief and speech allowed in the Chinese constitution.
  • Zhao Caihua, a Falun Gong Practitioner in Huludao City, Liaoning Province, Is Once Again Sent to the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp

    a Falun Gong practitioner, worked at the Zinc Company of Longgang District, Huludao City, Liaoning Province. On October 18th, 2006, when she was distributing Falun Gong leaflets exposing the persecution, Ms. Zhao Caihua, was arrested and detained her at the city custodial centre. After Zhao Caihua's 15-day detention ended on November 2nd, she was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp for further persecution.
  • Two Practitioners from Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces Pass Away as a Result of the Persecution

    Ms. Wang Yaying was 55 years old. She suffered from many illnesses before practising Dafa and was fully recovered afterwards. She was arrested and sentenced to one year of forced labour for posting banners exposing the persecution. Her family eventually paid bribes amounting to more than 20,000 yuan for her release. Because Ms. Wang refused to give up cultivation, the police often threatened and harassed her at home, forcing her to sign a statement denouncing Dafa. Ms. Wang suddenly died on October 25th, 2006 at home.
  • How Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Niu Mengling, 32, Died as a Result of the Persecution

    On December 26th, 2004, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Niu Mengling died while trying to escape persecution by police from the National Security Group. After Ms. Niu was killed, the police made up a story saying Ms. Niu committed suicide. The police tried to force her family to sign a paper in order to cover up the truth of Ms. Niu's death.
  • Ms. Fu Rufen from Chongqing City Is Again Arrested, Beaten, and Sentenced to Forced Labour

    57-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Fu Rufen persisted in practising Falun Gong and being a good person. She was arrested twice after July 20th, 1999, and was imprisoned for 725 days, including once being imprisoned in a labour camp. On September 22nd, 2006, after being arrested again, she was severely beaten and injured by police officer Luo Yonghong, who told her "I'll beat you to death." She is currently being held in Maojiashan Women's Forced Labour Camp.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioners Qiu Guisheng and Luo Hongwei from Liuyang City, Hunan Province Receive Severe Sentences; Luo Chunhua Died as a Result of Torture

    On July 4th, 2001, Ms. Luo Chunhua was arrested by police officers for distributing leaflets exposing the persecution. She was interrogated continuously through the night and the next day. One of them punched her and knocked her unconscious. Then they pulled her up and punched her in the back. Four months later, she started coughing badly and they found that she was suffering from severe lung perforation. Because Luo Chunhua persisted in her belief in Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, they refused to release her. She passed away at the age of thirty-five.
  • The Suffering of 6-Year-Old Wu Rong Ever Since His Birth

    Wu Rong, 6 years old, lives with his mother who is a Falun Dafa practitioner. His father Wu Dianhui was also a Falun Dafa practitioner. Wu Dianhui was persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for a long time and passed away on February 11th, 2006. When Wu Rong's father passed away, Wu Rong was only five and a half years old. He witnessed and experienced so much persecution and misfortune in his childhood.
  • Three Falun Dafa Practitioners from Guangdong, Hebei, and Hubei Provinces Die as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Pang Xiulan, 61, suffered from diabetes. After cultivating Falun Dafa, all of her illnesses disappeared. She used her personal experiences and her health improvement to validate the miraculous healing effects of Falun Dafa. However, she was sentenced to two years of forced labour. She suffered severe and cruel persecution at the women's forced labour camp and had a relapse of her diabetes. On April 28th, 2006, she died as a result of the persecution.
  • Ms. Zhang Yuzhen from Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province Sentenced to Forced Labour After Six Years of Imprisonment

    Ms. Zhang Yuzhen, 39, went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong and was sentenced to six years of imprisonment. After she completed her term she was transferred to Jiangxi Women's Forced Labour Camp, where the authorities deployed all kinds of inhuman torture methods to try to force her to give up her practice of Falun Gong. The torture included locking her in a solitary cell, beating her while she was hung up, burning her with cigarettes, exposing her to the scorching sun for long periods of time, typing her up with rope for long periods of time, and keeping her in handcuffs and shackles for long periods.
  • Exposing the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in the Guangzhou City Brainwashing Centre

    Policemen Lai Jianfeng and Yang Yongcheng directed guards to subject practitioners to various forms of abuse. At first, practitioners were only allowed to sleep for two or three hours a day. They were tied up with their feet crossed, and a rope looped around the neck tied to the rope binding their legs together. Soon the practitioners would feel terrible pain in their lower back, neck, legs, and feet. Screams of pain were frequently heard in the middle of the night.
  • Urgent Rescue: New York Resident's Brother Hu Zhiming Is Very Weak After Seven Month Hunger Strike in Jinzhou Prison, Liaoning Province

    My younger brother Hu Zhiming is a Falun Dafa practitioner, and he is now detained in the Nanshan Prison in Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province. Several days ago, my older brother visited him and found that Hu Zhiming was very weak; both of his legs muscles had atrophied due to being unable to move for a long time, and he is in critical condition. Hu Zhiming started his hunger strike after being detained in Haidian District Detention Centre in Beijing in April 2006. He has been on hunger strike continuously for seven months. The Nanshan Prison Administration refuses to release him, and they conduct brutal force-feeding.
  • Dr. Shao Hui Tortured to Death Leaving a Young Son Behind, His Wife Mu Ping Arrested Again by Jilin City Police (Photos)

    On October 24th, 2006, police from the National Security Team of the Jilin City Police Department arrested practitioner Ms. Mu Ping. Mrs. Mu Ping's husband, Mr. Shao Hui, was a doctor. Because he practised Falun Gong and spoke to people about the facts of Falun Dafa, he was monitored and arrested by police. In August 2002, he was tortured to death. He was only 31 years old.
  • Facts about the Persecution and Death of Practitioner Mr. Li Zetao from Chongqing City in 2001

    Mr. Li Zetao was arrested in June 2000 after being reported for speaking to people about the facts of Falun Dafa. He was sent to Xishanping Forced Labour Camp. Because Li Zetao publicly resisted the overtime hard labour, requested the right to write a letter to sue because of the persecution, and demanded the right to practise the Falun Gong exercises, he was considered a real thorn in the Camp's side. Guard Du Jun claimed: "(I) wanted to beat him to death a long time ago." he was frequently viciously tortured until finally he died on June 2nd 2001. Mr. Li Zetao was about 24 years old.