Death Cases

  • Four Practitioners Died under Persecution in Gansu, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and Henan Provinces

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Ren Guangxin, 48, lived in Benxi City, Liaoning Province In December 2003, Mr. Ren was arrested in Tongyuanpu Town, Fengcheng City, Liaoning Province. Because he refused to cooperate with the authorities, he was beaten to death by local policemen. His family members saw that his body was covered with bruises and his chest was especially black. It was tragic to see. Due to the information blockade, further details are yet to be investigated.
  • Six Falun Dafa Practitioners from Chongqing, Liaoning, Hunan and Other Locations Who Died as a Result of Persecution

    Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Peng Chengrong, age 65, was frequently persecuted since July 20th, 1999. In January 2000 she was arrested by the police while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution, and detained for six months. In July 2001, she was again jailed for a week for explaining the facts about Falun Dafa to people. Since then, local police and village government agents harassed her, forcing her to leave home and wander about. During this period both her physical and mental health became seriously damaged. She passed away on November 30th, 2006.
  • Mr. Shi Baoqi Dies in Police Custody after a Dozen of Practitioners Arrested in Taiyuan City

    Around a dozen Falun Dafa practitioners in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province have been arrested in the past month. On November 13th, 2006, police stormed into practitioner Ms. Li Caiyun's home and arrested Mr. Shi Baoqi. A witness saw that he was covered with blood after the arrest Mr. Shi was tortured severely during detention. On December 5th Mr. Shi Baoqi died suddenly after an intravenous injection in the police hospital at age 40.
  • Ms. Jiang Yirong Died from Effects of Long Term Persecution

    After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began the persecution in 1999, Ms. Jiang Yirong was detained and much of her family's property was confiscated several times because she was explaining the facts about Falun Dafa to others. Police threatened her and took her to be brainwashed many times. In May 2006, Ms. Jiang was arrested again and taken to a brainwashing centre. She developed liver cirrhosis symptoms after the long-term persecution and passed away on December 2nd.
  • 2,500 Family Members of Falun Gong Practitioners Jointly Sign Letter Exposing Atrocities at the Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp

    Ms. Li Jiaju, in her fifties, was nearly killed at the labour camp when she arrived there in January 2006. The guards force-fed her with faeces and urine. They shoved a sanitary napkin and filthy towel inside her mouth. They deprived her of sleep and use of the toilet, and made her stand up or squat for long periods. They also poured cold water on her in the winter until she lost consciousness. They beat her when she came to and taped her mouth so she could not make a sound. She is currently near death, but the labour camp refuses to release her.
  • Over A Dozen Older Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province (Photos)

    Ms. Li Zhifang was a 72-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Jiamusi City. Since practising Falun Gong, the tracheitis that she previously struggled with was almost healed. However, after July 20th, 1999, officers from the Nangang Local Police Station often went to her home to harass her family. Her youngest son persisted in practising Falun Gong, hence was sentenced to forced labour. Li Zhifang's health deteriorated due to the persecution, and she was once hospitalised. In April 2002, Jiamusi City carried out an entire city search to arrest Falun Gong practitioners. The lawless people went to her home again to threaten and harass her family. Under such huge pressure, Li Zhifang passed away in May 2002.
  • Three Family Members Have Died As a Result of the Persecution; Surviving Family Member Persecuted in Detention Centre

    Mr. Zhao Guoxin and his wife, Ms. Wang Ying, both practise Falun Dafa. On July 28th, 2001, Mr. Zhao was killed after he was arrested by the Jiamusi Railway Police for having Dafa related materials with him. Ms. Wang's father and father-in-law could not bear the pain of losing him, and they also died one after the other. Despite these events, the police at Hegang still try to torment Ms. Wang Ying by searching her house and confiscating her property, sentencing her and torturing her.
  • A Family Brought Together and Torn Apart Again

    Liu Huijia, 12 years old, is the daughter of Falun Dafa practitioners Liu Hongwei and Yu Lixin. Shao Linyao is the son of Dafa practitioners Shao Hui and Mu Ping. Since July 20th, 1999 when the persecution of Falun Gong began Liu Jiahui and Shao Linyao faced not only separation from their parents, but also the possibility of becoming orphaned. On May 13th, 2002, practitioner Yu Lixin was tortured to death at Jilin Province Hezuzi Women's Prison. In August 2002, Dafa practitioner Shao Hui was tortured to death.
  • The Persecution of Elderly Ms Sun Shuhua and Her Family in Yitong County, Jilin Province

    Sun Shuhua, 68 years old, is from Jilin Province. Since July 1999, she and her family have been brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist government for practising Falun Gong. Her husband died, her first daughter was sentenced and divorced, and her second daughter died, leaving behind an 11-year-old daughter and a 20-month-old daughter. Her once happy family was destroyed because of the persecution she suffered just for practising Falun Gong and trying to be a good person.
  • Information About Ms. Liu Liyun's Death in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison

    44-year-old Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Liyun was sentenced to four years imprisonment on December 6th, 2001. She was persecuted in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison, and died on July 23rd, 2002. The prison claimed that she died from illness and forcibly cremated her body. When prison officials found out that Ms. Liu had died, they immediately fabricated a story. They moved her into a hospital and spread a lie that Ms. Liu had died from a hunger strike.
  • Practitioner Mr. Chen Jiansheng Killed by IV Drip Infused with Urine after Force-Feeding with Highly Concentrated Salt Water at Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp in Shaanxi Province

    Mr. Chen Jiansheng was thrown into Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp and tortured to death. In September 2005, Mr. Chen went on a hunger strike to protest the cruel tortures forced upon him. To punish him, inmates subjected him to the "Death Bed torture" as well as the torture of force-feeding. The purpose of force-feeding is never to nourish the victim. In fact, violence is always used in the process of force-feeding Falun Gong practitioners. In Mr. Chen's case, it caused profuse bleeding in his nose and mouth. The torturers force-fed Mr. Chen with highly saturated salt water. He was then given an IV solution mixed with urine, which caused Mr. Chen to die in terrible agony.
  • How Jiamusi City Labour Camp Persecuted Falun Dafa Practitioner Wu Chunlong to Death

    Mr. Wu Chunlong was sentenced to three years of forced labour for practising Falun Dafa. Two criminals, tortured him for more than a month. Every day they carried Wu Chunlong to the washroom, took off his clothing and poured cold water over him. Being doused with water during the winter is extremely cruel! One freezes instantly. Because Wu Chunlong maintained a continuous hunger strike, the evildoers kept the inserted nasal tube in place and filled it with a large amount of a mixture containing powdered milk and lots of saline-solution. Wu Chunlong was released when he was close to death, but he was suffering from renal failure. He died shortly after his returning home.
  • Mr. Shi Fafu in Shandong Province Died after Being Forcefully Sent to Labour Camp by 610 Office

    On July 5th, 2006, 66-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Shi Fafu was arrested by local "610 Office" agents and sent to a forced labour camp where he was was forced to do heavy labour and tortured until he was very weak. He was released home after a doctor could not treat him any more. He died on November 14th, 2006.
  • Practitioner Mr. Yu Jinfang, Imprisoned for 4 Years Because He Aided Another Practitioner, Passes Away 10 Days After Release from Prison

    63-year-old Yu Jinfang was held at Lanzhou Prison because he refused to renounce Falun Dafa. He spent five years in prison and became physically and psychologically devastated. The sentence imposed on Mr. Yu expired in November 2006. His family took him home on November 13th. He was emaciated, extremely weak and could not eat anything. He vomited frequently. He said the condition had started two months before his release from prison. It became increasingly difficult for Yu Jinfang to eat, and he vomited even more frequently. He passed away at 6:00 p.m. on November 25th.
  • Woman Killed For Writing Quit CCP Slogans on Bank Notes

    Cao Aihua from Akesu City, Xinjiang province was tortured to death within one week of being interned in a labour and re-education camp for writing a slogan of quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on a Chinese bank note (Renminbi). Cao's family was unable to accept the fact that she was tortured to death and filed a lawsuit against the Urumqi Women Labour and Re-education Camp. The case has now been transferred to the Xinjiang Supreme People's Procuratorate.