Death Cases
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Heilongjiang Man Dies Barely a Month after Being Released from Prison
2018-06-02Mr. Luo Jingshan had edema and couldn't walk or talk when he was released from prison on April 1, 2018. He needed dialysis and often woke up from nightmares. He died on May 3 at the age of 65. -
70-Year-Old Man Dies in Prison, Authorities Refuse to Reveal Cause of Death
2018-06-02A 70-year-old man suddenly died in prison, and his body was returned to his hometown without an autopsy. The cause of his death remains to be uncovered. -
Information on Ms. Chen Ruiqin's Death
2018-06-02Ms. Chen Ruiqin was arrested on May 16, 2014, for distributing materials exposing the Chinese communist regime’s persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline based on the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She was sentenced to 4.5 years in 2015 and moved to Tianjin Women’s Prison, where she was subjected to various forms of abuse. -
Jilin Man Released in Critical Condition, Dies One Month Later
2018-04-28A 61-year-old man in Qian'an County wasn't released on medical parole until he was in critical condition. He died one month later. -
Former Academic and Business Executive Dies after Repeated Arrests and Lengthy Imprisonment
2018-04-28A 63-year-old woman in Xuzhou City died on March 28, 2018, after suffering years of repeated arrests and imprisonment for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. -
Liaoning Veteran Dies Five Years after Becoming Disabled in Prison
2018-04-28A 71-year-old veteran in Gaizhou City has died, five years after suffering a stroke and becoming paralyzed while serving time for his faith. -
Award-winning Teacher Dies While Serving 7 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
2018-04-28An 82-year-old gentleman in Anshan City received a phone call from Liaoning Province Women’s Prison at 10:20 a.m. on March 8, 2018. He was told that his imprisoned daughter, Ms. Sun Min, had suddenly lost consciousness after breakfast that morning and was receiving emergency treatment at the prison hospital. -
Thrice Imprisoned Woman Dies 7 Months After Being Released on Medical Parole
2018-04-28Ms. Leng Dongmei’s death is a tragic end to her decades-long ordeal for refusing to renounce Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. -
Woman Dies Two Years After Mental Breakdown from Being Forced to Watch Appalling Torture
2018-04-28In their attempts to force Ms. Gao Suzhen to give up her spiritual belief in Falun Gong, prison guards forced her to watch as they sexually abused another practitioner, causing Ms. Gao to suffer a mental breakdown. -
Henan Woman Dies Alone after Years of Incarceration for Her Faith
2018-04-28The police knocked on Ms. Fan Jinping's door in early January 2018 and forced their way in when no one answered. What greeted them was her dead body on the floor. -
Guangdong Man Dies After Two Months in Detention
2018-04-28Mr. Huang Huixian of Huizhou, Guangdong Province, died two months after he was arrested on June 26, 2017, leaving his wife and their 10-year-old son on their own. His body remains in a funeral facility. He was 40. -
Ms. Se Guirong Dies After Eight Years of Imprisonment and Torture
2018-04-28Ms. Se Guirong from Hanjiayuan Town was frequently arrested and detained for practising Falun Gong. After being imprisoned and tortured for a total of eight years, she died at the age of 58 on January 23, 2018, six months after her latest release from prison. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Dies in Prison at 42, Body Cremated Hours Later
2018-04-28Mr. Wang Wenzhong’s sister received a call from Ji’nan Prison at 11 a.m. on January 12, 2018, saying that her brother had just died. She rushed to the prison to view her brother’s remains, already in the prison’s mortuary. -
Woman Released from Prison in Vegetative State Dies Five Months Later
2018-04-28On the last day of 2017, a service was held at the Jinzhou City Funeral Home for Ms. Wang Yanqiu, who had died two days before. Because she refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong, a mind and body practice that is banned in China, she had been imprisoned and tortured until becoming unresponsive. Her son was grief-stricken. -
Belated News: Shandong Woman Died One Year after Detention at Brainwashing Centre
2018-04-28It was learned recently that Ms. Yang Aihua died in late 2012 or early 2013, one year after she was released from a local brainwashing centre.