Death Cases
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Jiangsu Province Air Force Veteran Dies from Possible Poisoning in Prison
2021-12-05A Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province resident died on August 14, 2018, two months after he was released from prison for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
A Mother Recounts a Young Man’s Tragic Death and Injustice Suffered for His Belief
2021-12-05Ms. Ren had not seen her son, Mr. Yuan Jiang, for almost a year before he died. She knew about his arrest in August for practicing Falun Gong, but had no idea about his recent escape from detention, where he was brutally tortured. -
Belated News: Shaanxi Woman Dies While Serving Second Term in Prison for Her Faith
2021-12-05It was recently confirmed by Minghui.org that a woman from Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, died in late 2019 while serving time in Shaanxi Women’s Prison for practicing Falun Gong. Ms. Song Xianlan was 64. -
Belated News: Two Heilongjiang Residents Pass Away After Years of Persecution for Their Faith
2021-12-05It was recently confirmed by Minghui.org that two Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province residents passed away in 2018 and 2019, respectively, as a result of the persecution of their faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been targeted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Beijing Woman Dies After Two Years of Imprisonment and One Year of Harassment
2021-12-05When Ms. Pang Xiuqing finished serving two years for practicing Falun Gong in October 2019, she was mentally and physically traumatized. Instead of allowing her to recover, the police constantly harassed her at home and pressured her to give up her faith. -
Heilongjiang Teacher Dies Two Months After Prison Release
2021-12-05Ms. Wang Fang, an elementary school teacher from Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, died on December 31, 2020, at the age of 54. Ms. Wang only returned home in October after completing a two-year prison term for distributing materials about Falun Gong. -
Belated News: Tianjin Man Dies After Frequent Harassment for Practicing Falun Gong
2021-12-05After two arrests and frequent harassment since December 2016 for practicing Falun Gong, a Tianjin man passed away in late 2018. His wife was still serving time for their shared faith in Falun Gong when Mr. Liu Derong died. -
48-year-old Man Passes Away After Decades of Displacement
2021-12-05A 48-year-old former engineer spent most of the past 21 years – which should have been the best years of his life – either behind bars or on the run for upholding his faith in Falun Gong. -
82-year-old Woman Dies Weeks after Being Harassed for Her Faith
2021-12-05An 82-year-old retired college professor passed away on December 5, 2020, after being harassed over the past month-and-a-half for her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Hunan Woman Dies 17 Months into Second Prison Term for Upholding Her Faith
2021-12-05Ms. Zhang Yaqin’s husband was dealt a heavy blow when Hunan Province Women’s Prison called him on December 12, 2020, to say that Ms. Zhang had just passed away. -
81-year-old Ailing Man Imprisoned for His Faith, Dies Two Months After Release
2021-12-05An 81-year-old man died two months after being released from serving time for his faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Liaoning Man Wrongfully Sentenced for His Faith, Dies One Year After Release
2021-12-05A 50-year-old man passed away one year after he was released from a three-year prison term for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
13-year-old Boy Orphaned by the Persecution of Falun Gong
2021-08-01Having lost his father and grandparents to the persecution of their shared faith in Falun Gong, a 13-year-old boy in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province became an orphan after his mother died on November 2, 2020 from the persecution. -
Xinbin County, Liaoning Province: Eight Confirmed Death Cases in the 21-Year Persecution of Falun Gong
2021-08-01Eight residents in Xinbin County, Fushun City were recently confirmed to have lost their lives to the persecution of their faith in Falun Gong. The three men and five women, including a married couple, were all over 50 years old. Three of them died in 2018, two in 2016, and one in each of 2014, 2010, and 2005. -
Twice Jailed Man Dies at 42 After Suffering Brutal Torture and Mental Collapse in Prison
2021-08-01Mr. Ge Zhijun returned home from prison in February 2019. He died within less than two years, on November 29, 2020, at age 42. He is survived by his wife, a nine-year-old daughter, and a paralyzed father.