Death Cases
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Retired Doctor Dies After Years of Imprisonment, Extortion and Harassment
2021-08-01A retired doctor in Xuchang City, Henan Province died at age 72 on July 31, 2020, after suffering years of persecution and torture for her faith in Falun Gong. -
Hubei Man Dies Two Weeks After Being Imprisoned for His Faith
2021-08-01A Wuxue City, Hubei Province resident died two weeks after he was imprisoned for his faith in Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
78-year-old Man Suffers Mental Breakdown Due to Torture in Prison, Dies Years Later After Being Deprived of Wife’s Care
2021-08-01A 78-year-old man who suffered a mental collapse after being tortured in prison for practicing Falun Gong years ago succumbed to his mental illness in November 2020. With his wife Ms. Du Guiying, 68, still serving time in prison, Mr. Wang Dejin passed away at home alone. -
Hubei Woman Dies after Years of Torture and Harassment for Her Faith
2021-08-01A Wuhan City, Hubei Province, woman in her 50s passed away on November 12, 2020, after years of torture and harassment for her faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
75-year-old Woman Dies after Two Decades of Persecution for Her Faith
2021-08-01After multiple arrests, detention, a prison sentence, and torture in custody, a 75-year-old woman in Chongqing passed away on September 25, 2020, as a result of being persecuted for her faith in Falun Gong. -
Belated News: 63-year-old Henan Woman Beaten to Death Six Days After Arrest
2021-08-01A 63-year-old woman died less than six days after she was arrested in December 2019 for practicing Falun Gong. Ms. Bai Chunhua's family noticed many injuries on her body and suspect that she had been beaten to death for not giving in to the police's demand to renounce her faith. Her body is still held in the hospital morgue at the time of writing. -
Hubei Woman Dies in Custody After Over Two Years of Incommunicado Detention
2021-08-01A family in Wuhan City, Hubei Province was informed by the Erzhigou Detention Center on August 15, 2020, that their loved one, Ms. Wei Youxiu, has just passed away at the age of 72. While the guards claimed that she died from leukemia, her family suspected she was tortured to death for upholding her faith in Falun Gong. -
78-year-old Woman Dies after Repeated Harassment, Arrest and Detention for Her Faith
2021-08-01A 78-year-old woman in Anshan City, Liaoning Province passed away on September 11, 2020, after suffering two decades of harassment, arrests and detention for upholding her faith in Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice that has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. -
Maoming City, Guangdong Province: Six Harassed for Their Faith, Two Pass Away
2021-08-01The authorities in Maoming City, Guangdong Province, harassed six local Falun Gong practitioners between August and October 2020 and attempted to pressure them into giving up their faith and signing statements to denounce Falun Gong. Two of the practitioners passed away as a result of the harassment. -
Sichuan Man in Serious Condition after Serving Prison Term, Dies after Continued Police Harassment
2021-06-27Mr. Jiang Libin had whole-body edema and was very weak after he finished serving a three-year prison term in 2018 for practicing Falun Gong, but the police continued to harass him frequently during the next two years. He suddenly vomited blood on the evening of October 13, 2020 and passed away hours later. He was 59 years old. -
Jiangsu Woman Dies after Enduring Six Arrests and Multiple Harassments for Her Faith
2021-06-27After regaining her health from practicing Falun Gong, Ms. Wang Fazhi was subjected to two decades of persecution for continuing the practice. Some of her health issues recurred as a result of the persecution, and she passed away on July 21, 2020. -
Former Civil Engineer Passes Away After Years of Incarceration and Harassment
2021-06-27A former civil engineer from the Nickel and Cobalt Research Institute in Jinchang City, Gansu Province died on October 19, 2020, after suffering two decades of persecution for his faith in Falun Gong. Mr. Mao Wei was 53. -
Jilin Man Dies as a Result of Brutal Torture and Police Intimidation for Upholding His Faith
2021-06-27After enduring two decades of persecution for upholding his faith in Falun Gong, Mr. Sun Qunying, a Liuhe County, Jilin Province resident, passed away on October 8, 2020. He was 63. -
Changchun Engineer Dies After 18 Years of Persecution and Displacement for His Faith
2021-06-27Mr. Wei Chunyu, a mechanical engineer and a resident of Changchun City, Jilin Province, passed away on April 14, 2020, 18 years after he was forced to become homeless for his faith in Falun Gong. He was 56. -
Retired Military Officer Dies in the Persecution of His Faith
2021-06-27A retired military officer passed away on September 1, 2020, after enduring two decades of persecution for his faith in Falun Gong, a mind-body discipline that has been targeted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999. He was 92 years old.