Death Cases
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Beijing Man Dies Eight Months After Prison Release
2019-09-26A Beijing man suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes, and a stroke during his four-year prison term for not renouncing his faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Belated News: Guangxi Woman Died in 2017 after Drinking Suspicious Water
2019-09-25Ms. Tang Xiaoyan suffered an acute headache after drinking a bottle of water the police gave her following her arrest on August 28, 2015, for filing a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin, the former communist regime's leader who initiated the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. -
Henan Man Dies Four Months after Being Released from Detention for His Faith
2019-09-25A Huaiyang County, Henan Province resident died four months after he was released from a year of detention for practising Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Beijing Woman in Critical Condition Three Months After Imprisonment for Her Faith, Dies Ten Months Later
2019-09-25A Beijing woman was in critical condition about three months after she began serving time in prison for her faith in Falun Gong. After months of suffering, Ms. Liu Yanmei died on December 11, 2018. She was 52. -
Tianjin Man Driven Insane at 22, Deceased at 40
2019-09-13A 22-year-old man suffered a mental collapse after seven months of torture in a forced labour camp in China. He was incarcerated for practising Falun Gong. -
Police Threaten Lawyers Into Dropping Investigation of Falun Gong Practitioner's Death in Custody
2019-09-08A Zhaoyuan City resident died hours after being arrested for refusing to renounce Falun Gong. Her son hired two lawyers to investigate her suspicious death, but the lawyers had to drop the case after the local police threatened to revoke their licences. -
Retired Teacher Dies in Custody Three Weeks Before Chinese New Year
2019-09-08Ms. Song Zhaoheng, a 76-year-old retired teacher in Yushu City, Jilin Province, died on January 14, 2019, while awaiting the verdict of her trial. Her “crime”? talking to people about her faith in Falun Gong. -
Woman Dies Three Months After Prison Release—Internal Organs Festered After Years of Torture
2019-09-08A resident of Huangchuan County passed away three months after she finished serving a 1.5-year prison term for practising Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Wife Dies from Injuries of Police Brutality Following Arrest—Husband Still Serving 8.5 Years in Prison for Their Faith
2019-09-08While her husband was still serving a 8.5-year prison term, Ms. Liu Jinru passed away on October 22, 2018, after suffering more than two years of physical struggles due to torture while in police custody following the couple's arrests for their faith in Falun Gong in June 2016. -
82-Year-Old Woman Dies Hours After Being Arrested for Distributing Falun Gong Informational Materials
2019-09-08An 82-year-old woman in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province, died hours after she was arrested for passing out informational materials about Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Man Has Relapse of Heart Disease after Years of Persecution for His Faith, Dies at 68
2019-09-08A Shenyang City resident died on March 29, 2018, after succumbing to heart disease. Mr. Chen Cunli, 68, had become very healthy after he began to practice Falun Gong in 1996, but he had a relapse of his old symptoms a few years ago after having been detained multiple times for his faith. -
Liaoning Man Abused and Dies in Prison
2019-09-08A resident of Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province died while serving a five-year prison term for practising Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Shaanxi Man Dies from Tuberculosis Developed During Imprisonment for His Faith
2019-09-08A Yanchuan County resident passed away from tuberculosis in April 2018, only six months after he was released from serving an 18-month prison term for not renouncing his faith in Falun Gong. He was in his 50s. -
Shandong Woman Dies Months After Being Arrested and Harassed for Her Faith
2019-09-08Ms. Wang Huanyun, a resident of Shouguang City, Shandong Province, died less than three months after she was arrested for practising Falun Gong. -
Heilongjiang Woman on Medical Parole Dies from Symptoms Developed While Imprisoned for Her Faith
2019-08-26A woman in Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province lost her battle with cancer fifteen months after she was released from prison on medical parole.