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  • Practitioner Mr. Xu Jishan Drowned by Five Inmates under Orders from the Prison Guards at Daqing Prison

    On June 7, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Xu Jishan from Daqing City died as a result of fatal abuse in Daqing Prison. Inmates had previous to his death physically tortured him for seven days by forcing him to stand, beating and verbally abusing him, depriving him of sleep, dousing him with cold water, and tying him up with ropes, as well as other cruel methods. It has been confirmed that prison guards ordered five inmates to drown him, pushing him into a pool and holding his head under the water. As they were pushing Xu Jishan into a pool, many inmates in the cells heard him yell "Help!", but noone rescued him and he died.
  • Brainwashing Methods used in Shiliping Forced Labour Camp: Beating, Torture, and Psychotropic Drugs

    Police officers in the Shiliping Forced Labour Camp, Zhejiang Province persecute detained Falun Gong practitioners using various torture methods, including injecting them with psychotropic drugs. The labour camp seeks to brainwash each newly arrived practitioner. The tactics they use are solitary confinement, beatings and drug injections. The police set the standard for determining that a practitioner has been "transformed" when there is a visible mental collapse. If a practitioner isn't affected mentally, the police would not consider the practitioner to be transformed.
  • Fourteen Practitioners in Hubei, Jiangsu, Henan, Jilin, Sichuan, and Gansu Provinces Died as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Wang Yajie was in her 50s. She was from Jilin Province. After July 20, 1999, she went to the provincial government to appeal on behalf of Falun Dafa. In September 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal but was detained and persecuted in the local detention centre. In June of 2001, she was detained again but managed to walk out of the detention centre with dignity after a hunger strike. The local police often harassed her at home and threatened to arrest her. She was forced to leave her home and live an extremely poor life. She died on May 31, 2005.
  • More Facts about the Persecution and Death of 76 Year Old Mr. Yang Shaoyun from Sichuan Province

    Mr. Yang Shaoyun was a 76 year old Falun Dafa practitioner. After he learned Falun Dafa in 1998, his prior illnesses were eliminated, and he looked much younger. He firmly cultivated Falun Dafa even after July 20, 1999, when the horrific persecution started and massive arrests were underway. His home was ransacked, his books were stolen from him, and Mr. Yang was more than once abducted and sent to brainwashing classes, where he was brutally tortured and finally released when he was near death. He died in October 2004.
  • Practitioners Beaten and Forced to Give Blood in Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison

    Heilongjiang Province Women's Prison guards gathered six practitioners then let loose several prisoners, who suddenly dragged out these six practitioners. One prisoner threw a 51 year old practitioner to the ground, dragged her to the office by her hair, kicked and beat her, stomped on her belly, and then attempted to draw blood from her arms and legs. This lady had high blood pressure. They tried eight times but could not get any blood from her veins and in the end gave up.
  • Ms. Jiang Hong from Hubei Province Was Arrested for the Seventh Time

    On April 25, 2005 Gongan County policemen broke into the home of Falun Dafa practitioner Jiang Hong and confiscated her personal property. They took her to the county detention centre to be persecuted. It has been reported that because of practising Falun Dafa and telling the truth of the persecution to the public, Jiang Hong has already been arrested and imprisoned seven times.
  • Nine Practitioners from Beijing, Henan Province, Hebei Province and Sichuan Province Pass Away Due to Persecution

    Mrs. Xu Xiuling, over 50 years old, had to undergo brainwashing sessions to force her to give up Falun Dafa. During more than ten days of cruel and intense brainwashing sessions, Mrs. Xu always insisted on her firm belief in "Truthfulness Compassion and Forbearance." After Mrs. Xu was released and returned to Beijing Industrial University, she was not only monitored by the police for a long time but also was demoted to the position of receptionist at her workplace. She made several appeals, all of which were rejected. Stressed by the mental and physical discrimination and cruel persecution, Mrs. Xu died on April 30, 2005.
  • 50 Year Old Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Wang Hainiu from Hebei Province Was Persecuted to Death in 2003

    50 year old practitioner Mr. Wang Hainiu had suffered under the persecution many times. The police broke at times into his home in the middle of the night and arrested him. If Mr. Wang was not there, they would arrest his wife. Mr. Wang Hainiu was forced to become homeless. After being homeless for three years, Mr. Wang was extremely exhausted and suffered both physically and mentally. He came home at the end of April 2003, and died at the end of the same month.
  • Elderly Falun Gong Practitioner Mr Li Fengwen of Heilongjiang Province Died as a Result of the Persecution

    Mr. Li Fengwen was over 60 years old. After practising Falun Gong, he became healthy in mind and body. During the six years of persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), he was imprisoned at Shuangyashan City Detention Centre, was tortured until close to death, and only released after money had been extorted. Following an injury at work he died on June 6 2005.
  • Family Members Appeal for Practitioner Ms. Li Baojie, Who was Persecuted to Death

    Thirty-two-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Li Baojie was imprisoned at the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp for practising Falun Gong. Her family members had tried legal appeals on her behalf, but on April 8, 2005, Ms. Li died as a result of persecution. On April 12, 2005, four days after Li Baojie passed away, her family members went to the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp to meet with a male director whose last name is Xie. They requested financial compensation for Li Baojie's death. At first Xie offered them 8,000 to 10,000 yuan as compensation. However the family only received 4,000 yuan. The family have now decided to appeal.
  • Death of Seven Falun Gong Practitioners in Inner Mongolia, Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province, and Elsewhere

    Ms. Pang Fengzhi, 56, went to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa in Beijing. During the second appeal, she was arrested in Beijing and sent back for over a month's detention in the local jail. Later Ms. Pang was jailed for 3 months and developed oesophageal cancer in prison. National Security agents persecuted her for a long time and harmed her health. She died on August 18, 2002, after being released.
  • 26 Practitioners in Shandong Province, Chongqing City, Jiangxi Province and Heilongjiang Province Who Died from Persecution

    Mr. Wang Yunren was a 70-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner of Yujiakuang Town, Penglai City, Shandong Province. Because he refused to give up practising Falun Gong, he was forced into a brainwashing centre and was persecuted, harassed and threatened many times. He died on January 20 (December 29 of the lunar calendar), 2004.
  • Seventeen Falun Gong Practitioners from Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong Provinces Pass Away Due to Persecution

    Mrs. Zhang Sanni, eighty-six years old, lived in Hebei Province. After she started practising Falun Dafa in 1997, all her previous diseases quickly disappeared, and she always said that Falun Dafa had saved her life. After the CCP started persecuting Falun Dafa, Mrs. Zhang was repeatedly harassed and threatened by the Tiangongying Village Police Substation. The ongoing persecution caused Mrs. Zhang tremendous pain both physically and mentally. She passed away on February 7, 2004
  • Gansu Province: Deputy Director Mr. Wang Xiaodong of Yumen Petroleum Administration Bureau's Archive Office is Severely Persecuted

    At the end of November 2002, Wang Xiaodong's father, who was over 80, passed away from the stress of long-term mental torture and anguish. The police denied him the right to attend his father's funeral because he had not "transformed." Wang's wife also was sent to a forced labour camp because she would not give up Falun Gong. A happy family has been torn apart by the Chinese Communist Party.
  • The Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in Luzhou, Sichuan Province

    To date, there have been at least 60 Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned in this centre. Many practitioners have suffered savage beatings and other forms of physical and mental torture. Some practitioners were tied to a bed (called the Death Bed), for seven days and nights, and deprived of sleep during that time. Some practitioners suffered mental breakdowns as a result of the severe torture, and were unable to take care of themselves.