Death Cases

• Five Practitioners Die as a Result of the Persecution in Hebei, Liaoning, Hubei and Shandong Provinces

  2005-09-12
  51-year-old Mr. Liu Jianhua used to suffer from gastric pain and severe headaches. He tried many types of medical treatments and medicine but did not find any overall improvement. In 1996, through the practice of Falun Dafa, he was miraculously restored to good health. In 1999, on the afternoon of July 20th when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started the persecution of Falun Gong, local police took Mr. Liu from his home to the detention centre for interrogation. He was released on the next day. However Mr. Liu was traumatised by these incidents. His bodily condition became worse day by day. Subsequently, he continued to receive threats, and was subjected to manipulation, surveillance, and restriction of visitors. He eventually suffered from a relapse of his earlier medical problems and died on April 17th 2005.
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• The Persecution Wu Chunlong Experienced Before His Death

  2005-09-11
  Wu Chunlong, a 30-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Heilongjiang Province, was tortured to the verge of death and mental disorder. He was sent back home on April 30th 2005 by officials from the Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp but was kept under surveillance by local police. He finally died from the lasting effects of the persecution on August 20th 2005. Another practitioner, also detained, recounted, "At about 9:00 A.M. on March 17th 2005, when we were picking beans, Wu Chunlong was taken out by the policemen. A few minutes later, we heard the loud noise of someone being beaten and Wu Chunlong shouting "Falun Dafa is good." Nearly 20 minutes later, we could not hear anything more."
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• Zhang Zhagen's Wife Describes the Process of her Husband Being Persecuted and Tortured to Death and How the Chinese Authorities Shirked the Responsibility

  2005-09-11
  "My husband Zhang Zhagen was a 52-year-old practitioner. Before his death, he was an employee of the Kaifeng City Bus Team for Foreign Tourists. After he started to practise Falun Gong, he was recognised many times as an outstanding employee and model worker. From his actions, it was obvious that he cared a great deal for others. He loved his children and was respectful toward his parents. However, such a good person believing in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" was detained and tortured to death by the Kaifeng City Forced Labour Camp, for exposing the truth of the persecution about Falun Gong to people and speaking out for justice."
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• Mr. Zhang Siyou and Ms. Zhang Meishan Died from Repeated Persecution

  2005-09-11
  Mr. Zhang Siyou and Ms. Zhang Meishan, both from Shouguang City, Shandong Province, suffered constant persecution ever since the Communist Party started its campaign against Falun Gong. Mr. Zhang died on August 9th 2001, and Ms. Zhange died on January 8th 2005. Mr. Zhang witnessed his daughter's arrest and saw her being brutally beaten, just for practising Falun Dafa. He became severely depressed and developed liver cancer. In the past few years, Ms. Zhang Meishan suffered intense mental pressure, and she died suddenly on January 8th 2005.
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• 67 Year Old Practitioner Chen Zhengheng Died Due to the Persecution

  2005-09-10
  On June 27th 2005, police ransacked the home of Mr. Chen Zhengheng and his wife Ms. Huang Jinlian. They also arrested Ms. Huang and took her to the Police Department, claiming someone reported her to the police for Falun Gong activities. Although they did not find any evidence they still sent her to a detention centre. Mr. Chen was visiting his hometown at the time. After Mr. Chen returned from the trip, he was very upset and in deep grief upon finding that his wife had been arrested. His old illness recurred, and he was sent to hospital. A medical rescue failed, and he passed away on July 10th 2005. The officials did not release Ms. Huang until Mr. Chen was dying.
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• Practitioner Ms. Zhao Huixiang from Liaoning Province, Died as a Result of Persecution in 2003

  2005-09-10
  Ms. Zhao Huixiang was a Falun Gong practitioner who suffered a mental collapse due to the tortures she experienced in detention. She would scream whenever someone knocked on the door. Her family sent her to a mental hospital yet treatment did not cure her. On March 31st 2003, when Zhao Huixiang was home alone, she jumped from the sixth floor. She died on the way to the hospital.
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• Nine-year-old Cao Xiaodong Lost His Grandmother Zhang Jinrong after His Father Was Tortured to Death

  2005-09-09
  Sixty-five-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhang Jinrong from Pulandian City, Dalian was persecuted for a long time for her belief in Falun Dafa, a practice which had made her live a fuller life. She was traumatised by the death of her son Cao Yuqiang in 2004 who was first tortured to disability whilst being illegally detained. Ms. Zhang Jinrong passed away on August 23rd 2005 leaving behind her husband and nine-year-old grandson.
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• Three Practitioners from Hebei, Henan and Liaoning Provinces Die as a Result of Persecution

  2005-09-08
  Mr. Zhao Jinwang was 47 years old. He started cultivating Falun Dafa in 1994, and benefited from the practice very much. He went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa on April 25th and July 20th 1999. Afterwards he was constantly harassed by the Beijing 610 Office, and by the police. He was arrested and taken to a city brainwashing centre in August 1999, and released after 24 days. He was also detained one month in October 2000. Ever since then, the 610 Office and the police continued coming to his home to harass him, and attempt to force him to give up cultivation. This badly damaged his vitality and spirit. He became sick with cancer in 2004, and died in August 2005.
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• Retired Mr. Li Zemin from Shandong Province Dies as a Result of Persecution

  2005-09-08
  68-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Li Zemin was a retired employee of Anqiu City Light Industry Machinery Factory located in Shandong Province. Because he kept his faith in "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," his employer mistreated and persecuted him. On many occasions officials from his workplace went to Mr. Li's home to harass him and his family, and to scare them into giving up cultivation. They had his son and daughter fired from their jobs at the factory, and forced them stay at home to watch their father every day, not allowing him to even step outside. Long-term persecution led both his mind and body to be severely damaged. Doctors discovered liver cancer in March 2004 and he died on August 9th 2004.
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• The Details of How Daqing Prison Tortured Practitioner Mr. Yuan Qingjiang to Death

  2005-09-07
  Mr. Yuan Qingjiang was transferred to the Daqing Prison from the Harbin Prison in July 2004. When he arrived he was already injured from brutal tortures at Harbin Prison. Doctors diagnosed him with "dual lung hematogenous pulmonary tuberculosis." On July 23rd 2005, after enduring long-term hideous torture he continued to lose weight and his health deterioated daily, he was tortured to death.
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• Grandma Shi Shengying Tortured to Death in Shenyang Prison

  2005-09-07
  Abandoned by her parents after she was born, Lu Tianjiao was cared for by her grandmother for more than ten years. Her 65-year-old grandmother will never return. Shi Shengying was tortured to death on August 25th 2005. At the cremation memorial, her family saw wounds on her neck, chest and in her rib area. When her family wanted to take pictures, the police quickly grabbed the camera and shouted, "We can't let you take pictures.
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• Daqing Prison Authorities Killed Three Practitioners and Tortured Dozens Others within Three Months

  2005-09-07
  The authorities in Heilongjiang have persecuted Falun Gong practitioners severely. Since July 20th 1999, the number of practitioners who have died as a direct result of the persecution has reached 336. This number has been confirmed, and the practitioners' names and the persecution details have been verified. These deaths represent the second largest number of all the provinces in China.
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• Mother Persecuted to Death for Practising Falun Dafa - Her Children Live Difficult Lives

  2005-09-06
  Two years ago, Ms. Xue Xia, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Hebei Province, was persecuted to death at the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp. Xue Xia suffered tremendously from torture in the forced labour camp. She was beaten, shocked with an electric baton, and deprived of sleep. She was forced to take a tablet, known as a brainwashing pill, because it weakens the patient, and produces a loss of appetite and loose bowels. Xue Xia was tortured to the verge of death, and camp officials feared she would die while in custody so they released her. However, she died in hospital in February 2003. She left behind a son and a daughter. Because their mother was a Falun Dafa practitioner, the children have been denied all care and support.
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• Falun Dafa Practitioner Xin Baodong's Parents Died Within a Short Time of Each Other as a Result of Six Years of Persecution

  2005-09-05
  Mr. Xin Baodong and his wife Ms. Gao Shuying have firmly believed in "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" for years. Because of this, they have been subjected to several arrests, home searches, detention, and forced labour. In 2003, shortly after the Chinese New Year, after an unsuccessful attempt to arrest Xin Baodong and his wife, the police put them on a wanted list and offered a high monetary reward for their capture. Mr. Xin's mother could not stand the constant blows from the persecution and passed away on July 22nd 2003. On July 21st 2005, police officers arrested Xin Baodong and Gao Shuying. Xin Baodong's paralysed father was left at home without care. He died on August 7th 2005 from fright and worry over his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
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• Family Still Seeking Justice One Year After Falun Dafa Practitioner Jiang Yong's Torture Death

  2005-09-05
  Mr. Jiang Yong, 46 years old, was tortured to death in July 2004. His body was covered with injuries. A scar around his neck indicates where a rope had been. Many black and blue patches of skin were found on his body. Perpetrators from the Tiebei Detention Centre presented his family with a fake death certificate that reads, "Sudden illness, rescue efforts failed." Jiang Yong's family angrily pointed out the discrepancies in the document and refused to let the police cremate Jiang Yong's body. The police forbade Jiang Yong's family from photographing the body and hit them. Jiang Yong's family demanded an investigation into the true cause of death and to bring the perpetrators to justice. Jiang Yong's body is still stored at the Changchun City Postmortem Examination Centre. His family is not allowed access to his body.
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