Death Cases
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Three Dafa Practitioners Savagely Killed by Police in Shanxi Province
2003-06-04Although they are unnamed they will not be forgotten for having staunchly held onto their beliefs in Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance, even when all their human rights were completely stripped away and finally even when they endured the most extreme suffering and lost their precious lives. -
Female Falun Dafa Practitioner Brutally Tortured to Death in Tianjin City
2003-06-04Because she was very determined in cultivating Dafa, living a decent life, being kind to others she was senselessly detained in the Banqiao Female Labour Camp in Tianjin City for 2 years. While in detention, she was subjected to various tortures. Under the instigation of the police, drug addicts there beat her savagely. They also sealed her mouth with tape to prevent her from talking. Not long after she was released, she was arrested again and sent to the Jianxin Female Labour Camp in Tianjin City. In order to protest her illegal detention, she went on a hunger strike. -
Another Jilin Province Tragic Fatality in So-Called "Golden Period in China's Human Rights"
2003-06-04She is gone. She left behind her relatives and this world that she lived in for 56 years. She left with a badly injured body. She left unwillingly before fulfilling many of her wishes. Kong Fanrong's wishes were to help many, many people break free from the lies and deception [of the Jiang regime] so that they might live in a kinder and more beautiful world. Let us hope that her wishes will come true! Let us hope that her death can awaken the buried consciences of people in Shulan City. -
Murder of Dafa Practitioner Ms. Zhu Zongxia Perpetrated at Hefei City Police Precinct
2003-06-03After she returned home, police officers and her husband, who had been deceived by lies, constantly beat and threatened her. They tried to make her reveal the source of the flyers. During the morning of May 20, several police again abducted her and sent her to the Sanli Street Police Station. Later, they tried to send her to a forced labour camp and threatened her, hoping to make her divulge the names of other practitioners. Because Zhu Zongxia didn't cooperate, they became furious and brutally beat her. -
Two More Deaths of Practitioners at Hands of Xinjiang Province Police
2003-06-01Two Dafa practitioners in their prime of life, who had committed no crimes and had harmed no-one have been deliberately and mercilessly tortured to death because they would not relinquish their belief in being true, being good and being tolerant. The Jiang regime is taking advantage of good people and behaves as if it is above the law. However we call upon the International Community to bring the perpetrators to justice and expose their bad deeds. -
"610 Officer" Liu Wei Responsible for the Torture Death of Practitioner Li Zhongmin
2003-05-31In the Kaifa District Public Security Office, particularly Liu Wei (over forty years old), vice director of the "610 Office", Sun Deshun, director of the "610 Office," and several other police officers are the main people responsible for persecuting practitioners. He brutally tortured practitioners regardless of their ages and gender, and because of his brutality towards practitioners he was recognised by his superiors with a "Third Degree Award." -
Belated News: Elderly Woman Dafa Practitioner from Heilongjiang Province Passes Away After Months of Senseless Persecution
2003-05-31As far as we know, 11 Dafa practitioners in Shuangcheng City have passed away as a direct result of the persecution. We call upon the public to help redress the injustice for the deceased practitioners. Let's work together to expose the crimes committed by Jiang's regime, and provide evidence for international organisations so they can help stop the persecution of innocent people. -
Belated News: Death of Elderly Female Dafa Practitioner as a Result of Torture at the Hands of Beijing Police
2003-05-30The next day, the cowardly police became worried she would die, so they sent her to a hospital. A doctor said, "She can live at most two to three months." The police was afraid of taking responsibility so they released her. With great fortitude, Ho Lijun went home by herself. Because her internal organs were severely damaged, she died in March 2001. -
Shibalihe Forced Labour Camp Attempt to Cover up True Reason for Death of Elderly Lady Dafa Practitioner
2003-05-28Later, she was found dead beside a sink outside the workshop. Wang Yan, the labour camp chief, said that Sun Guilan, "hung herself on a rope from the water pipe in the toilet." However, according to observations, the water pipe is less than one metre above the floor, so it would have been impossible for Sun Guilan to die from hanging on this pipe. The labour camp tried to use various means to cover up Sun Guilan's death. -
Tortured To Brink of Death, then Sent Home to Die: Baoding Labour Camp is Responsible for the Passing of Di Wanqing's Life
2003-05-27To protest the brutal torture, Di Wanqing and other practitioners held a hunger strike. They were brutally and frequently force-fed. Because of this long-term torture, Di Wanqing developed severe oedema, with extra fluid in his stomach and intestines. He couldn't move and was on the verge of death. The guards quickly sent him home to avoid responsibility for their actions and his condition. Unable to recover, Mr. Di Wanqing passed away on May 1, 2003. -
Elderly Practitioner Dies at Hands of Wuan City Police
2003-05-27Because medical examinations indicated that he was very weak, the labour camp refused to take him. He was therefore taken back to the detention centre. Because of the brutal torture he received, his legs were swollen and he had difficulty swallowing food. Seeing that he was in critical condition, the detention centre extorted 3000 Yuan from his family and asked them to take him home. -
Further Evidence to Incriminate Jinzhou Forced Labour Camp for Death of Practitioner Shi Zhongyan
2003-05-26Around April 23, as a result of relentless persecution, Mr. Shi's life was in danger, and he was sent to the emergency room of the 205 Hospital (Military Hospital in Jinzhou City). On the morning of April 25, some time past 6:00 am, labour camp policeman Zhang Jiabin called the Shi family. He claimed that Shi Zhongyan suddenly fell ill; he was in a coma and had difficulty in breathing, so he was sent to the Hospital. An eyewitness said that Mr. Shi was extremely thin, his toes were dark purple with one of them covered with dried blood, and he was in a deep coma. -
Another Female Dafa Practitioner Tortured to Death by the Mishan City First Detention Centre
2003-05-25In March the police arrested dozens of Dafa practitioners and put them into the detention centre. They brutally beat and force-fed the practitioners. Moreover, they shackled practitioners' hands and feet together, sometimes for over 20 days. Under the constraint of the heavy shackles, practitioners could not squat down, nor could they sit up straight, causing immense pain. They couldn't go to the toilet, either. Kicking and beating by the guards were commonplace here. -
Relentless Torture in Mengzhou City Detention Centre Results in Death of Lady Practitioner
2003-05-25Although this lady practitioner suffered all kinds of inhuman torture, she remained firm in her conviction of the righteousness of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. No amount of bullying or torture could make her renounce her belief. -
More Details about the Unjust Death of Mr. Shi Zhongyan at the Jinzhou City Forced Labour Camp
2003-05-25They beat him so severely that they broke his eardrum, almost causing permanent hearing loss; they broke his teeth; and the criminal prisoners rode on top of his back to humiliate him. He went on hunger strike to protest. The Director of the labour camp told his family that he was not aware of any beatings, and promised his family that they would not hurt him. However, after making this promise, the persecution became even more vicious. On October 2, 2000, in order to resist the persecution, Mr. Shi refused to do any labour. The labour camp, as a form of punishment, forced him to sit on a bench in a fixed position from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day.