Death Cases

  • Three Dafa Practitioners Died as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Liu Runzhi, age fifty-seven, went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa in November 1999, shortly after the persecution began. Over the last six years she has been held in a brainwashing class, the Female Correction Centre and harassed numerous times by the police. She was forced to leave her home and became homeless for over a year. Police arrested her from another practitioner's home where she stayed temporarily in 2005. She was sent to another brainwashing class. She was extremely weak and became ill after being brutally tortured. The authorities released her for fear of bearing responsibility for her death. Ms. Liu Runzhi passed away on January 11th 2006.
  • Ms. Liu Aimin and Ms. Zhang Jianqing from Hubei Province Suffered Persecution Prior to Their Deaths

    After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, Fifty-year-old Ms. Liu Aimin gave numerous personal testimonies to support Falun Dafa and was arrested, detained, and fined many times. She was sent to forced labour camp twice, brutally beaten up seven times, and suffered tremendous physical and spiritual torture. Her workplace turned against her, and her husband divorced her after she was released from the labour camp. In 2003, she was forced to become homeless to avoid persecution. She lived on a minimum of food and in barely adequate shelter. Enduring great physical and mental pressure, she was diagnosed with leukaemia and died on June 3rd, 2005.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Ding Yanhong Dies from Persecution

    37-year-old Ms. Ding Yanhong was a Falun Dafa practitioner. Police detained her and took her to forced labour camps many times because of her belief. When detained in Wanjia Forced Labour Camp, they force-fed her for 7 months. After she was released, she was sickly and never recovered. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members living in her community often went to her home to harass and threaten her. As a result, Ms. Ding's physical and mental health was seriously harmed. She became increasingly weaker until she passed away on February 13th, 2006.
  • Elderly Mr. Zheng Dinguo Dies as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Zheng Dingguo, 64 years old, was very healthy when he was first arrested, but died only two and a half months later on February 19th, 2006 after being detained in a detention centre . His toes were very dark with the bones exposed. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official said he died of a stroke, but he never had such a medical history, and why would a stroke cause his toes to turn black?
  • The Persecution and Death of Older Practitioner Ms. Zhao Tingyun from Henan Province

    On January 6th, 2006, police broke into a practitioner's home and arrested three practitioners. Ms. Zhao Tingyun was arrested outside the house. The practitioners were locked up in a detention centre and started a hunger strike in protest. Zhao Tingyun was force-fed twice a day on January 10th and then on January 13th. After the brutal force-feeding, Zhao Tingyun started to vomit blood. Around one o'clock on the morning of January 15th, the inmates where Ms. Zhao was locked up shouted, "She is dead!" Zhao's family requested to see her body, but they were denied by the police without any reason.
  • Practitioners Ms. Zhang Guizhen and Ms. Ju Shumin Died as a Result of Persecution in Hebei Province

    Ms. Zhang Guizhen died on February 2nd, 2006, from long-lasting harassment. Local officials came to her house at night and deceived Ms. Zhang's daughter, saying that they would not come for her mother anymore. Ms. Zhang Guizhen had to become destitute and homeless to avoid arrest. Unfortunately, she got a serious illness as a result of the long-lasting harassment and persecution and passed away.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wang Mingduo Tortured to Death

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Wang Mingduo, 44, was sentenced to a three-year prison term in 2001, where he was beaten severely and forced to do heavy labour. Upon being released in late 2003, his employer fired him, and his wife was also dismissed from her job. He was arrested again in 2005 and went on a hunger strike to protest the injustice. Because Wang Mingduo's life was in danger, the forced labour camp released him. He was very weak, his legs and feet were swollen, his abdomen was bloated, and he had incontinence. Wang Mingduo died on February 17th, 2006.
  • My Husband and I Endured Long-term Persecution by the Vicious CCP; My Husband Was Tortured to Death

    During the last six years of brutal persecution and torture of Falun Gong practitioners, my husband Rao Zhuoyuan and I both stood steadfast in our belief. Agents from the wicked Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tortured my husband to death, and I have endured suffering from long-term physical torture and mental torment. The CCP destroyed a harmonious family that many others admired before.
  • How the Jilin Province Education System Persecutes Practitioners

    CCP officials in Jilin Province have ordered the administration of all colleges and universities to persecute all practitioners in the system, including taking them to brainwashing centres and trying to "reform" them. Those practitioners who refused to write "guarantee statements" were suspended from their employment using various excuses. This seriously violates related laws and regulations and has created chaos in the colleges and universities. For example, the "policy" of Northeast Normal University is that, in order to adhere to superior's "orders," the university management suspends practitioners from their teaching positions or related duties and forbids practitioner students from attending school.
  • Older Practitioner Mr. Yang Zhizhong Tortured to Death

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Yang Zhizhong was in his 50s. In 2003, secret agents followed him home while he was carrying Falun Dafa materials. They arrested him at his home, subjected him to cruel torture, and secretly sent him to Dabei Prison on a ten-year term. He went on hunger strike to protest the persecution. His physical health was severely damaged due to long term mistreatment, but the guards would not release him until his life was in danger. Mr. Yang Zhizhong vomited large amounts of blood and was finally sent to hospital. However, he died at 5 a.m., January 19th, 2006.
  • 71-Year-Old Practitioner Ms. Shen Baoying Passed Away After Enduring Persecution

    71-year-old practitioner Ms. Shen Baoying practised Falun Gong for many years, and all her diseases had disappeared. In 1999, after the persecution started, her two daughters and son-in-law were persecuted repeatedly because they practised Falun Gong. Ms. Shen Baoying was also forced to leave her home. Ms. Shen endured great psychological pressure, worrying all day. Whenever she heard a police car she was nervous, worrying that she would lose her daughter again. She could no longer eat and became weaker and weaker. Under the tremendous pressure of persecution, she passed away on December 9th, 2005.
  • Six Dafa Practitioners from Tianjin, Henan, and Shanxi Passed Away Due to Persecution

    Wang Yanbin was over 50 years old. She was a well-respected teacher in Henan Province. On July 20th, 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. Upon returning home after an appeal, the police began to monitor her. In the beginning of 2000, she was fined 4000 yuan simply because she handed out materials exposing the persecution. In February 2001, Ms. Wang was detained for two months after being discovered with practitioners in her home sharing experiences. Ms. Wang Yanbin was harassed and threatened by the local 610 Office and the police for years, until she became ill and passed away on January 26th, 2003.
  • Practitioner Mr. Liu Guoxing Passed Away Due to Persecution in Chongqing City Brainwashing Centre

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Guoxing was arrested for the second time by police on October 1st, 2005. After the arrest, he was taken to the Baimayi Brainwashing Centre where he was tortured into a state of mental instability and he experienced frequent fainting episodes. On January 30th at some point after being released from the brainwashing centre, Mr. Liu lost consciousness and fell into a ditch four metres deep. Sadly, he passed away on February 5th, 2006.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Li Ping Dies after Enduring Cruel Torture

    48-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Ping, died on November 27th, 2005 due to long term persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The torture she suffered included the following: being hung up, being shocked with electric batons, being deprived of sleep, being sprayed with cold water in the winter, being exposed to the elements where swarms of mosquitoes could bite her, having her pubic hair pulled out, suffering sexual assault, having her mouth forced open with a mop handle when she was on hunger strike and thereby knocking out 3 of her teeth, being force-fed and having the feeding tubes left in for an entire week.
  • Two Women Persecuted to Death in Liaoning Province's Women's Prison

    In mid-January of 2006, 61-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Lihua was in critical condition in the Liaoning Province Women's Prison. Her family was advised to bail her out "for medical treatment," but she passed away on January 27th. The details are still under investigation. Ms. Wang Xiuxia, 41, was also persecuted into critical condition at Liaoning Province Women's Prison. She passed away on January 24th after being released.