Mr. Li Yinglin was severely beaten by Beijing police and died 6 days later. Photos taken by his wife reveal extreme brutality. (view photos) Please be advised these photos contain graphic material.

LONDON (EFGIC) – With his mouth blackened from repeated shocks from a cattle prod, a square piece of flesh missing from his heal and a body covered in black and blue patches, Mr. Li Yinglin was released by Chinese police only to die six days later from his injuries. (Click here to view photos - Please be advised these photos contain graphic material)

On November 5, 2003, Li had travelled from his home in Shandong Province to Beijing to appeal to the government leaders to end the persecution of Falun Gong. Li was immediately detained.

Upon his release 9 days later, his wife, Ms. Ji Yueying, said she could hardly recognize him. “I immediately sent my husband to the No. 7 People’s Hospital,” Ji said.

For the next six days, Li vomited and discharged a lot of blood, while drifting in and out of consciousness. He died on November 20.

According to Ji, an autopsy on her husband’s body found the gallbladder was very small indicating severe beatings, and other internal organs were severely damaged – the liver and intestines were swollen, and he had lost a lot of blood.

“This is the so-called, ‘best period for human rights in China,’ said Ji, making reference to the claim frequently put forth by Chinese authorities that human rights in China are in their “best period.” Ji added, “At present in China, millions of [Falun Gong] practitioners are being persecuted and even killed by Jiang's supporters. Even our basic rights are being deprived.”

NEWS – May 1, 2004
European Falun Gong Information Centre, www.clearharmony.net

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about), is a practice of meditation and exercises with teachings based on the universal principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Practiced in over 50 countries world-wide, Falun Gong has roots in traditional Chinese culture. With government estimates of as many as 100 million practicing Falun Gong, China's Communist leader Jiang Zemin outlawed the peaceful practice in July 1999 (report). Since that time, Jiang's regime has intensified its propaganda campaign to turn public opinion against the practice while imprisoning, torturing and even murdering those who practice it. The European Falun Gong Information Centre has verified details of 958 deaths (reports / sources) since the persecution of Falun Gong in China began in 1999. In October 2001, however, Government officials inside China reported that the actual death toll was well over 1,600. Expert sources now estimate that figure to be much higher. Hundreds of thousands have been detained, with more than 100,000 being sentenced to forced labor camps, typically without trial.