Death Cases

Jiang Fuxiang's Husband Dies, Family Torn Apart

2009-11-11

Ms. Jiang Fuxiang, 60, began practising Falun Gong in 1995. Since then, her diseases were cured, and her mental health improved. However, in the last ten years, because of the persecution against Falun Gong, her home was raided twice, she was detained and arrested three times, sent to a labour camp three times, and detained for a total of four years. Her son was implicated. Her husband died from the anger and sorrow.

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Mr. Yang Qing, 57, Dies as Result of Persecution in Liaoning Province

2009-11-10

In May 2001, police arrested Mr. Yang Qing, 57, when he was passing out Falun Gong informational fliers. They detained him for six months in the Lingyuan City Detention Centre. In November 2001 they took him to the Chaoyang City Forced Labour Camp. He was released in June 2002. Just 70 days later, police arrested him again and he was sentenced to two years of forced labour a few days later and again taken to the Chaoyang City Forced Labour Camp. Mr. Yang was released in June 2004. In July 2009, he was not feeling good and was diagnosed with late stage pancreatic cancer. He died on October 10th, 2009.

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Ms. Chen Jianghong Dies as a Result of Repeated Injections of Unknown Drugs

2009-11-09

In October 2003, six months after she was released, police arrested Ms. Chen Jianghong a third time and sentenced her to another year of forced labour in the same labour camp. This time she was inhumanly tortured by "Punching the nail wall." This torture involves a wall full of sharp ended nails. Prisoners pulled Ms. Chen to a standing position with her body bent at a 90-degree angle and her head pointed towards the nail-studded wall. She was not allowed to move. If she did, the prisoners would pull her head and push it against the wall full of nails. Her head bled so badly that her eyes and head were swollen for a long time. Ms. Chen was forcibly injected with unknown drugs in each of the forced labour camps and eventually caused her death.

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Ms. Chai Shuzhi Dies as a Result of Persecution

2009-11-07

In 2005, there were large scale arrests locally, and more than a dozen practitioners were arrested, and sentenced to prison for up to five years. In order to avoid being arrested, Ms. Chai Shuzhi, 37, fled her home. For the past four years, due to living under harsh conditions, Ms. Chai appeared very ill. In May 2009, Ms. Chai had to return to her mother's home for treatment. The local police kept harassing her. She died on September 10th, 2009, with her eyes wide open, unable to find peace amidst the relentless persecution.

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Mr. Huang Lizhong Tortured to Death in Panjin City Prison

2009-11-06

Mr. Huang Lizhong was arrested on February 25th, 2008 at home. He was sentenced to nine years in prison by the Lianshan District Court. In April 2009, guards brutally beat and shock Mr. Huang with electric batons for doing the Falun Gong exercises. They shocked Huang Lizhong every day and his internal organs were damaged. On October 25th Mr. Huang died in custody.

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Guo Huisheng's Parting With His Wife

2009-11-05

By order of Jiahe County court in Hunan Province, a group of policemen arrested Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Guo Huisheng and his wife Li Jumei, a school teacher in Zhuquanwan, on the night of August 6th, 2009. Mr. Guo was brutally beaten. Upon arrival at the local police station, Mr. Guo's face was covered in blood. According to eyewitnesses, at least four people dragged him out of the interrogation room, and he had blood stains all over his clothes. Mr. Guo died two months later, on October 12th. His wife remains detained in prison.

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Police Continue to Harass Wang Jianguo's Family After His Death

2009-11-04

After Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Wang Jianguo of Jilin City, Jilin Province died while detained at Jilin City Detention Centre, the local police continued to harass his family members. At that time, Mr. Wang's wife, Ms. Zhao Qiumei, was imprisoned at a forced labour camp. After she was released, she was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution and arrest. The police then went to harass her mother who is in her late sixties. Mr. Wang's family members still don't know the real cause of his death. The guards at Jilin City Detention Centre refuse to provide a clear explanation.

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Police Harass Family During Funeral Ceremony for Mr. Liu Guangbao's Wife

2009-11-03

Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Guangbao has been homeless for several years due to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution. On September 23rd, due to illness, his wife passed away, and they held the funeral on September 24th. Unexpectedly, a group of people from the 610 Office and police came to the funeral and harassed the attendees. This caused anger among the neighbours and relatives, who were upset with the inappropriate actions of the police.

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Ms. Tang Haihua Dies in Custody in the Aohan Prefecture Detention Centre, Body Immediately Cremated

2009-10-31

On July 6th, 2007, police arrested Ms. Tang and other practitioners, detained them in the Aohan Prefecture Detention Centre, and did not allow their families to visit. At the beginning of January 2008, Ms. Tang was sentenced to three years in prison and taken to the Hohhot City Women's Prison in March 2008. There is no information on when or why Ms. Tang was taken back to the detention centre. On October 9th, 2009, her family received a notice saying that she was dying. They rushed to the Aohan Prefecture Detention Centre. Upon entering the women's cell, they saw Ms. Tang's body, which was frozen hard in the freezer. Although they could not examine her closely, they still saw that her head, back, and chest were covered with purple bruises.

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Ms. Zhao Qiumei Tortured in Labour Camp--Husband Wang Jianguo Persecuted to Death

2009-10-30

Ms. Zhao Qiumei was detained and sentenced to a forced labour camp twice. She recounts her experience in the labour camp: "Five of (the guards) beat me using handcuffs, two high-voltage electric batons, and three leather belts. They cuffed my hands behind my back and tied my feet using the belts. Wang Limei and Xiao Aiqiu slapped me with their hands and bamboo chips, shocked the sensitive places on my body including my neck, wrist and eyes." Her husband Wang Jianguo was persecuted to death in the detention centre in Jilin City on April 10th, 2006. His body is still kept in the funeral home.

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Ms. Li Xiuzhen Dies in Custody after Being Tortured

2009-10-29

Ms. Li Xiuzhen was arrested 19 times for practising Falun Gong, sent to forced labour, imprisoned for 7 years, and brutally force-fed 616 times. She endured more than a dozen tortures, but she still refused to give up her belief in Falun Gong. The guards used electric batons to shock her. Ms. Li went on hunger strikes to protest the cruel beatings which occurred 5 or 6 times every day. The guards inserted a thick rubber tube into her nose to force-feed her. By the end of 2002, she was released when she was close to dying. In June 2009, police arrested her again. Ms. Li was held in a brainwashing session especially set up for her, where she endured cruel torture. Ms. Li died in October.

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Cao Dong Locked in Solitary Confinement

2009-10-26

Practitioner Mr. Cao Dong's wife, Ms. Yang Xiaojing, died as a result of persecution on October 1st, 2009. Her family requested many times to allow Mr. Cao to visit his wife before her death, but all their requests were refused. After her death, Ms. Yang's parents carried her ashes to the prison authorities and begged them to let Mr. Cao see her ashes, but they were also refused. Mr. Cao has been locked in solitary confinement with his cell windows sealed, and no one is allowed to contact him or to even come close to his cell.

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Mr. Liu Laibin, 67, Dies After Enduring Five Years of Imprisonment

2009-10-26

On June 24th, 2003, practitioner Mr. Liu Laibin was arrested and detained in the Yingkou City Detention Centre, where he was brutally beaten by other prisoners. Guard Yi Zhaoyun forced Mr. Liu to do more than 10 hours of labour, and he often had to work overtime and into the night. He had very little sleep. The authorities put Mr. Liu on trial on December 5th, 2003, and sentenced him to five years in prison. Mr. Liu's life was in danger twice due to torture, but the prison refused to release him. He died on October 10th, 2009.

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Mr. Wang Guanghui, 62, from Hunan Province Dies as a Result of Persecution

2009-10-24

After July 20th, 1999, when the persecution began, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) media produced an endless stream of propaganda to slander Falun Gong. Facing pressure from every direction, Mr. Wang Guanghui, 62, did not waver or diminish his belief. He persisted in practising Falun Gong. As a result, he was detained four times and his home was searched many times. He was severely injured physically and mentally. As a result, Mr. Wang fell ill and was hospitalized, and he passed away on the night of September 22nd, 2009.

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Mr. Guo Huisheng from Jiahe County, Hunan Province Dies as a Result of Persecution

2009-10-22

Mr. Guo Huisheng and his wife Ms. Li Jumei wrote a letter to Xi Xiaogang, Director of the Lanshan County Police Department, to request the release of fellow practitioner Ms. Xiao Silan. As a result, they suffered brutal persecution from the local 610 Office. On August 6th, 2009, they were arrested by a group of police officers. Their home was searched when no one was home. Mr. Guo's hands were handcuffed behind his back, and he was held to the ground and beaten by four police officers. When he was brought to the police station, there was blood all over his head and face.

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