Death Cases
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Chongqing Man Dies After Decade Long Persecution for His Faith
2019-08-26A Chongqing man passed away on June 24, 2018, after years of detention and torture for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. He was 77 years old. -
Woman Dies from Stroke Induced by Arrest for Her Faith Two Months Ago
2019-08-26A Qinhuangdao City resident passed away less than two months after she was arrested while reading the teachings of Falun Gong with three other people. -
Hebei Woman Dies Suddenly While in Custody—Organs Extracted
2019-08-26A 64-year-old woman who died suddenly, under suspicious circumstances, while in custody had her internal organs extracted by authorities. -
70-Year-Old Harassed by Police While on Medical Parole, Dies on Holiday Honoring Elderly
2019-08-26A woman imprisoned for her faith in Falun Gong was released on medical parole after being diagnosed with cancer. She recovered by doing Falun Gong exercises at home, only to be harassed frequently by police. Her health took a turn for the worse, and she died at age 70. -
Crimes Committed in the Fushun City Detention Centre
2019-08-26Guards in Fushun City Detention Centre torture Falun Gong practitioners mentally and physically in attempts to force them to give up their faith. The following nine Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to death while in custody in the Fushun City Detention Centre, which should be held responsible. -
Imprisoned School Teacher Dies Three Days After Sent to Hospital, Family Suspects Torture
2019-01-20A former middle school teacher from Fujian Province passed away on September 11, 2018, three days after he was sent to the hospital by the detention centre. His family suspects that he was brutally tortured by the guards for his faith in Falun Gong. -
Elderly Husband Dies Three Months After 73-year-old Wife Given Second Prison Term for Their Shared Faith
2019-01-20An 84-year-old man in Keshan County passed away three months after his 73-year-old wife was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for speaking out against the persecution of Falun Gong. -
After Surviving 13 Years in Prison, Liaoning Woman Arrested Again and Dies in Custody 21 Days Later
2019-01-20Ms. Jin Shunnu slipped into a coma on October 6, 2018, while being detained for talking to people about Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. -
Hebei Woman Dies in Custody Two Months After Being Arrested for Her Faith
2019-01-20A Qinhuangdao City resident suddenly died at the local detention centre, where two other detainees lost their lives under suspicious circumstances only one month earlier. -
Husband Dies 7 Years After Being Driven Insane While in Custody, Wife Continues Fight to Seek Justice
2019-01-20When his five-year prison term expired, he was sent straight to a brainwashing centre, where he was tricked into taking an unknown white powder. By the time he was released a week later, his family noted he was no longer the same person as they remembered. -
Critically Ill Man Denied Medical Parole, Dies Months After Being Imprisoned for Telling People about His Faith
2018-09-22After three months in Wangling Prison, Mr. Wang Yuelai's life was in danger. He was unable to lift his head or even talk. As his health deteriorated, the doctor issued three critical condition notices for him. -
16-Year-Old Loses Father to Persecution of Falun Gong
2018-09-22A 16-year-old boy in Lianyungang City was dealt another blow when his father passed away on August 14, 2018, while his mother and aunt were still imprisoned. -
Incapacitated Man Dies After Suffering Years of Wandering About and Imprisonment for His Faith
2018-09-22Mr. Yang Dejie, a Falun Gong practitioner from Henan Province, passed away on August 30, 2018, after suffering years of homelessness, police harassment and imprisonment for upholding his faith. He was 47. -
Drugged in Prison and Traumatized, Guizhou Woman Dies After 11 Years of Suffering
2018-09-22After suffering 11 years of mental disorder caused by force-feedings of nerve-damaging drugs in prison, Ms. Yang Dezhen passed away recently in an assisted living centre. She was 63. -
34-Year-Old Woman Tortured to Death Two Months After Her Arrest in 2007
2018-09-22Ms. Jiang Pai slipped into a coma on the morning of Saturday, June 23, 2007, while she was being detained for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime.