Death Cases
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Remembering Ms Zhao Jinhua, the First Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death in Police Custody
2004-05-02
Ms. Zhao Jinhua was 42 years old and lived in Shandong Province. Police officers arrested her on September 27, 1999 for practising Falun Gong. Just ten days later, on October 7, 1999, they had tortured her to death. Ms. Zhao Jinhua was the first Falun Gong practitioner tortured to death in China, and her case caused strong repercussions around the world. Since July 1999, the Zhaoyuan City Committee, the city's "610 Office" (1) and the police department have adhered to Jiang's secret directives of, "No need to apply the law when dealing with Falun Gong," and "death of Falun Gong practitioners from beating is nothing and shall be counted as suicide," and to cruelly persecute Falun Gong practitioners in Zhaoyuan City. -
Ms. Du Yuqing from Sichuan Province Dies as a Result of Torture
2004-05-0240-year-old Ms. Du Yuqing was from Sichuan Province. The police arrested her and ransacked her home in 2003 because she clarified the facts of Falun Gong to the public. They also threatened her family, causing a great mental burden on her husband, who passed away not long after. Their son was left behind with no one to take care of him. While in detention, Ms. Du suffered inhumane beatings. In May 2003, seeing she was dying, the police released her. After several months of suffering, she passed away around February 24, 2004. -
Ms. Yang Junping Suffers Life-Threatening Disease as a Result of Persecution and Passes Away
2004-05-02Dafa practitioner Yang Junping, in her 30s, was a resident of Inner Mongolia. Before practising Falun Gong she was further diagnosed with cancer. She recovered completely after learning Falun Gong. Because she persisted in practising Falun Gong, in December 2001 police arrested and persecuted Yang Junping, causing her to have a relapse. In August 2002, Yang Junping passed away as a result of the persecution. -
82-year-old Former Sichuan Province Doctor Mr. Yang Yongshou Dies from Mental and Physical Pressure
2004-05-01For firmly refusing to give up his faith in Falun Dafa, Senior Doctor Yang Yongshou from Nanchong City, Sichuan Province was troubled multiple times by the government's suppression of Falun Dafa. At the end of September 2002, perpetrators from the Yingshan County "610 Office" put Doctor Yang under close surveillance, and withheld his salary. They saw Dr. Yang become very weak, but he still refused to give up his faith. Then they stopped paying his living cost for two months. Under both mental and physical pressure, he died on December 10, 2003 in the hospital. No one took care of his body until three days after he died. -
Ms. Zhao Yanxia Force-Fed to Death and other Cases of Savage Torture Towards Dafa Practitioners in Inner Mongolia
2004-04-30Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Yanxia was tortured to death during force-feeding. However, in order to cover up their crime, the police at Hongshan Detention Centre claimed that Zhao had died of a cardiac arrest, thus deceiving people, especially Zhao's family. Many other practitioners were tortured in a variety of sadistic and inhuman ways. -
Practitioners From Qitaihe City, Provide Evidence of Widespread Atrocities and Demand Justice
2004-04-29Qitaihe City detained 189 Falun Gong practitioners in January and February 2000 and 118 practitioners in March and April of the same year. In April 2000, practitioners were discharged from their jobs. The head of the Qitaihe Taoxi Police Station shouted, "Do you know? The government has an order, there is no responsibility even if we beat you to death!" After that, he began punching Shao's face and kicked Shao in the leg. When he kicked Shao, he threatened, "I'll make you unable to stand up!" -
A Dancer Who Regained the Health of Her Youth Practising Falun Gong Dies After Being Persecuted For Her Belief
2004-04-29Ms. Zhang Huifang was a dancer with the Yichang City Dancing and Singing Group of Hubei Province. She had retired before she died. Before practising Falun Gong she was in poor health and had been diagnosed with a brain disease. Practising Falun Gong let her regain a rosy complexion, good health and she could again move gracefully and easily. When the persecution campaign started she was frequently harassed by local police. Gradually, her health deteriorated. Her brain disease recurred, and she was hospitalized in the Yuchang Cancer Hospital and subsequently died. -
Qingdao City Li Yinglin Beaten to Death for Going to Beijing to Appeal, Family Members Have Nowhere to Appeal (Photo)
2004-04-28On November 5, 2003, Li Yinglin, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to Beijing to appeal regarding the persecution of Falun Dafa. When he was sent home on November 14, his whole body looked deformed from the beatings he received. Li Yinglin finally died as a result of the severe injuries. His family members wanted to find the murderer who beat him so badly, but the related departments just shifted responsibility. The family members have nowhere to bring their complaints. -
Ms. Huang Zhao Is Killed by Hubei Province Police and "610 Office" Personnel (photo)
2004-04-28Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Huang Zhao from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, was tortured to death at around 3 a.m. on April 16, 2004. The responsible parties are the No.1 Police Station in Wuhan City and people from the Qiaokou District "610 Office" We do not know exactly what kinds of torture she endured during these 15 days. Her husband Liu Ning was also severely tortured after he was abducted, and his body was extremely weak, so the police let his mother take him home. But when he tried to visit his mother-in-law, he was arrested again. He still does not know about his wife's death. -
Ms. Zhang Haiyan Suffers Mental Collapse and Dies after Being Tortured at the Masanjia Labour Camp
2004-04-2834 year old Ms. Zhang Haiyan lived in Liaoning Province. She was subjected to savage treatment in Masanjia Labour Camp, from which she never recovered. After nearly two years, she was at the brink of a mental collapse. She was released yet the long-term torture caused tremendous damage to Zhang Haiyan, both physically and mentally. In the 10 months she was home, she never dared to speak to anyone, including her husband and children, out of profound fear. On January 18, 2004, she passed away. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Ms Wang Guiju Died from the Persecution Three Years Ago
2004-04-28Falun Gong practitioner Ms Wang Guiju, an engineer from the Metallurgy Research Institute in Beijing Capital Steel Corporation, was taken to a brainwashing class at the end of April 2001, where the officials severely damaged her physical and mental health. She died as a result of the persecution at the beginning of May 2001. More detailed information is awaiting further investigation. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhong Yanzhong from Hengyang City, Hunan Province Dies of Persecution
2004-04-28Mr. Zhong Yanyong was a retired official of the Farmer's Credit Union of Hunan Province. After four months of torture in detention he was taken to hospital then released home. He lapsed in and out of unconsciousness due to injuries he sustained at the detention centre. He would sleep for long periods of time without waking up. In the early morning of May 2, 2002, he passed away, at the age of 67. -
Family of Falun Gong Practitioners Brutally Persecuted for Their Belief; Both Parents Die Unable to Bear the Persecution
2004-04-27Our whole family practises Falun Gong. It includes my daughter, son-in-law, one-year-old grandson and myself. For several years we have been suffering from the persecution by Jiang Zemin's political gang. We were arrested many times; after each time we were brutally tortured. Both of my parents died one after another because of the severe pressure caused by the persecution, which was beyond what they could bear. My husband also could not bear the pressure and came down with several serious illnesses. -
Exposing the Widespread Crimes of the Jiang Zemin Regime Against Falun Gong Practitioners
2004-04-27Since the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights was held on March 15, human rights abuses in China have received much attention. According to Clearwisdom.net reports, confirmations and information on the torture death of 83 practitioners have come from sources in China starting with practitioner Liu Chengjun's torture death on December 26, 2003, until April 5, 2004. There was a death case reported almost every day. Twenty-six of the deaths occurred this year, within the first three months of this year. -
Remembering Falun Gong Practitioner Wang Zhande
2004-04-27"I was shocked and very sad when I heard the news that Mr. Wang Zhande, a Falun Gong practitioner from Chongqing City, had died from persecution. I would like to share some stories about him. Wang Zhande, 65 years old, was a veteran Party member who worked for Chongqing City Nanan Electricity Power Bureau. I met Mr. Wang in the Xipingshan Labour Camp's Strictly Monitored Group. He started practising Falun Dafa prior to 1996. In the summer of 2000, he went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa. As a result, he was arrested and imprisoned in a Chongqing City Detention Centre for a long period.
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