Death Cases
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Shandong Woman Dies from Cancer Developed in Prison for Speaking Out for Her Persecuted Faith
2019-12-27A Qingdao City, Shandong Province, resident was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2014, two weeks after she was transferred to Jinan Women's Prison to serve time for not renouncing her faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Liaoning Woman Dies One Year after Being Released from Three-year Prison Term for Not Renouncing Her Faith
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Belated News: Former College Professor Dies After Nine Years of Imprisonment and Financial Devastation for Not Renouncing Her Faith
2019-12-27A former professor at Bohai Petroleum Vocational College passed away in April 2018 after nine years of imprisonment and financial devastation for not renouncing her faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Researcher Dies after Ongoing Police Harassment Following Imprisonment for His Faith in Falun Gong
2019-12-27Mr. Wang's health had been declining since he was released from prison. The frequent harassment from the authorities intensified the pressure he was facing. He died on January 19, 2019. -
Mother of Japanese Residents Dies of Uterine Cancer Ten Months Following Arrest for Her Faith
2019-12-27Even though 67-year-old woman Ms. Hou Lifeng developed uterine cancer while detained for exposing the persecution of Falun Gong, she was still sentenced to two years in prison and fined 10,000 yuan. -
Martial Arts Champion Tortured in Prison for 13 Years, Dies Five Years Later
2019-12-27By the time Mr. Zhang Hongwei was released from a 13-year prison term in 2014 for not renouncing his faith in Falun Gong, the once-energetic martial arts champion had completely lost his physical strength. He was emaciated, weak and almost blind. -
Sentenced to Five Years at 76 and Pension Suspended, Shandong Engineer Dies After Years of Living in Poverty
2019-10-14A Falun Gong practitioner in Jinan City, Shandong Province was sentenced to five years for his faith in 2008, when he was 76. -
Guangdong Man Dies One Year After Release from Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
2019-10-14Mr. Jiang Hanquan passed away in early 2019, one year after he was released from prison for his faith in Falun Gong. He was in his 60s. -
Heilongjiang Woman Suffered a Stroke While Detained for Her Faith, Died After Being Bedridden for 11 Years
2019-10-14A woman in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province passed away after suffering 11 years of complications from a stroke she had while in detention for her faith in Falun Gong. -
Hebei Woman Falls to Her Death Trying to Escape Arrest for Her Faith
2019-10-14Only a few months before her daughter's wedding, a woman from Wen'an County, Hebei Province, fell to her death as she tried to escape police by climbing down from the balcony of her third-floor apartment. She was 55. -
Hubei Resident Dies Six Months after Release from Prison
2019-10-14A resident of Xishui County, Hubei Province, passed away six months after he finished serving three years in prison for practising Falun Gong, a mind-body practice based on Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. -
Cancer Patient Healed by Practising Falun Gong, Persecuted to Death for Not Giving It Up
2019-10-06A woman was diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer in 2013 and told she had three months to live. When nothing else helped, she turned to Falun Gong and saw her conditions miraculously cured. -
Stroke Patient Denied Medical Parole, Dies in Prison While Serving Time for His Faith
2019-10-06A Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province resident died less than nine months after he began serving time for his faith in Falun Gong at a prison in Yunnan Province. -
Woman Dies from Heart Attack After Being Pressured by Police and Family to Renounce Her Faith
2019-10-06Ms. Yuan Hairong, a resident of Taian City, Shandong Province was arrested in October 2018 for not renouncing her faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the communist regime since 1999. -
Jilin Man Abused in Custody, Dies One Year Following Arrest for His Faith
2019-10-06A Linjiang City, Jilin Province resident passed away one year after he was arrested for raising awareness about the persecution of his faith, Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the communist regime since 1999.