Six Dafa Practitioners from Heilongjiang and Hubei Province Die as a Result of the Persecution

Ms. Guo Xiuzhen, about 44 years old, worked in the Fularji District Milk Company in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province. After the persecution started, she was fired from her job. Ms. Guo suffered from heart disease and many other ailments before she practised Falun Dafa, and could not work normally. After practising Dafa, she had a healthy and strong body. This was known to everyone around her. Because in May 2002 she distributed Dafa leaflets exposing the persecution, she was arrested by police. Later on, she was sent to the Shuanghe Force Labour Camp in Qiqihar City for three years. Unable to withstand the pressure from the persecution, Ms. Guo’s husband divorced her several years ago. Her mother’s family members also became hostile towards her. Because she firmly believed in Dafa and did not yield to the Chinese Communist Party's efforts at "transformation¹," she suffered a lot both physically and spiritually. She had a relapse of her old illnesses and died at home in May 2006.

Mr. Hu Shaohui, 74 years old, was a Dafa practitioner from Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province. Before he practised Falun Dafa, he had a serious case of gastritis. He began to cultivate in Dafa in 1997 and his condition became better. After the persecution of Falun Gong began in 1999, he stopped practising under the pressure. His condition became worse. After he resumed practising Falun Dafa again in 2002, his gastric disease was healed. Thereafter he began to firmly practise Dafa. In June or July of 2004, when he spoke about the facts of Falun Dafa to a student at a park, he was seen by police and arrested. One police officer shouted at him, "I will kick you till you die!" The policemen pushed him to the ground and forcefully took him to the local residential committee office. At that time, he was gasping for breath. These people saw his situation was not good, so they ran off. In September 2004, when he spoke about the facts of Falun Dafa at a market, he was reported to the authorities. Before October 1st, 2004, the Chief of Linyuan Police Station, Han Bingfa, found Mr. Hu's manager, Li Dianmin ,and asked him to prevent Mr. Hu from practising Falun Gong. They also exerted pressure on a leader at his son's company in order to have his son monitor him and keep him from practising Falun Gong. They also threatened Mr. Hu by threatening to fire his son from his job if he refused to go to a brainwashing session. Under all kinds of pressure, Mr. Hu developed symptoms of cerebral thrombus. He stayed at a hospital for a month, and during that period of time, he was rendered unable to even speak. After he was out of the hospital, because his family members continued to monitor and pressure him, he could not do the exercises or share experiences with fellow practitioners. His condition became worse and he was admitted to the hospital once again. In the meantime, their family members hid his Dafa books from him. Mr. Hu's condition worsened, and he died on July 8th, 2006.

Ms. Zhang Suyun was approximately 60 years old. She was a Dafa practitioner from Gongan County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Before she started practising Falun Gong in 1996, she suffered from neurosis and a gallstone. After she practised Falun Gong, her gallstone was gone and her neurosis also improved. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, she was compelled to write a guarantee statement that she would not practise any more. Later on, she stepped forward to appeal for Dafa. In July 2000, the local police station illegally confiscated her family’s property, arrested her, and confiscated her Dafa books. Because nobody was left to look after the elderly and children of the family, the neighbours went to the local police station on her behalf. Eventually she was released, but she was often harassed and threatened. In 2001, her family’s property was confiscated the second time, including her Dafa books. At this time her daughter got sick, so she went to take care of her daughter for nine months. In April 2002, her neurosis recurred and her son-in-law sent her back home. About one week later local police came to harass her again. All of this caused severe mental trauma, and that same afternoon she drowned.

Yang Yumin

Ms. Yang Yumin, 63 years old, was a retired cadre from the Double Retirement Office of Zhangxin Coal Mine in Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province. She lived in the Zhangxin Coal Mine residential quarters. She began to cultivate Falun Dafa around January and February of 1999. Before practising, she was weak physically and had many diseases. After practising, her health improved dramatically, and she had a cheerful temperament. She looked after her paralysed husband carefully for many years and was recognised as a good person by everyone around her. After the persecution began on July 20, 1999, Ms. Yang went to Beijing to speak out for Falun Dafa. After her return, she was threatened by her company’s management and prohibited from cultivating. In 2000, the Communist Party Secretary Lu Fenglan from the Double Retirement Office of Zhangxin Coal Mine went to her home to compel her to go to a brainwashing centre. On March 19, 2002, Ms. Yang suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died. Her family members stated that this was the direct result of all of the persecution and pressure she had suffered in the previous years.

Ms. Li Hongfang, in her 60's, was a Dafa practitioner from Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. In April 2000, she went to Beijing to appeal on behalf of Falun Gong and was arrested. After she came back, she was illegally detained for 15 days and was fined 10,000 yuan. She died at the end of 2005. Before she died, government officials came to harass her and threaten her, trying to force her to write a guarantee to give up Falun Gong.

Ms. Zhang Wanquan, in her 60's, was a Dafa practitioner from Pengzhou City and a staff member at the Pengzhou Industry and Commerce Bureau. After July 20, 1999, she was often harassed by people from the 610 Office, the local police station, and the company political security section. She suffered both in body and mind from the persecution, and she died on May 3, 2006 .

Note

1. "Reform or Transform" Implementation of brainwashing and torture in order to force a practitioner to renounce Falun Gong. (Variations: "reform", "transform", "reformed", "reforming", "transformed", "transforming", and "transformation")

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