Death Cases

  • Extended Periods of Torture Led to Death of 27 Year Old Dalian Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr Wang Zhehao

    Mr. Wang Zhehao, 27, was a computer-aided designer. He was repeatedly arrested and unjustly detained for extended periods ever since the persecution against Falun Gong began on July 20, 1999 causing both his body and mind to be seriously damaged. As a result Mr. Wang died in December 2004.
  • Elderly Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yang Xuezhu Died from Grief

    Ms. Yang Xuezhu was a 78 year old resident of Anhui Province. After the persecution began her grandson, who is also a practitioner, was arrested many times for appealing for an end to the persecution of Falun Dafa. The elderly lady was deeply saddened because she missed her grandson so much. She was unable to overcome her grief and therefore became mentally disturbed. On February 1, 2000, Ms. Yang's grandson was arrested again. The incident severely upset her and she died soon after.
  • Ms. Zhang Meilian from Jiangxi Province, Ms. Zhou Shuqing from Jilin Province and Ms. Zhou Qichun from Hebei Province Died from Persecution

    Three ladies, aged 50, 66 and 75 were Falun Dafa practitioners. Being elderly, prior to practising, they had all suffered from various diseases. Following Truthfullness - Compassion - Tolerance had given them a new healthy, lease of life. Then such a senseless and cruel situation, whereby they were no longer allowed to practise Falun Dafa meant their old illnesses returned. Coupled with police threats and harassment, their health drastically deteriorated, and they all passed away.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Dongxia from Heilongjiang Province Tortured to Death

    Ms. Wang Dongxia was a 41-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner. She had been detained three times after July 20, 1999, and twice sentenced to forced labour because she firmly cultivated Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance. Ms. Wang Dongxia was tortured in Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp until she was severely ill and could not walk. She died on February 15, 2005.
  • Two Deaths as a Result of Persecution

    60 year old Mr. Gu Dezhu was from Shandong Province. Since practising Falun Dafa, he recovered from serious illnesses. However, after the banning of the practice local officials harassed, threatened him regularly, and sent him to a brainwashing centre. As a result he passed away in May 2003. Beijing resident Ms. Liu Shenghua suffered the same unjust treatment. In November 2004, she died due to the prolonged mental pressure and physical torture.
  • Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Zhejiang Province, Liaoning Province, Hebei Province, and Chongqing City Have Lost Their Lives in the Persecution

    Four practitioners, whose lives had improved and whose minds and hearts had been uplifted through living according to Truthfulness - Compassion - Tolerance, were subjected to all manner of unjust treatment and intense persecution. It caused immeasurable suffering in their lives, affecting not only them but their families. They all passed away under the pressure.
  • More Information about the Persecution of Practitioner Ms. Ding Yan in Baoding City Prison Prior to Her Death

    Because Ms. Ding Yan told the guards in prison that Falun Gong practitioners were unjustly accused, they tormented her for three months. Several inmates were instigated to violently beat her. In the coldest winter conditions, Ms. Ding was forced to stand still in a freezing cold courtyard for over 10 hours. The entire winter was like that for her. One day, after a round of savage beatings and electric shocks at the hands of policemen and several prisoners, no one ever saw her again. One prisoner who knew the circumstances said, "They lost control while beating her that time."
  • Practitioner Mr. Guo Shijun from Heilongjiang Province was Tortured to Death

    Mr. Guo Shijun was subjected to brutal tortures in Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp. The skin on his back was covered with purple black marks from electric baton shocks; his buttocks were all beaten and misshapen. He used to be a very healthy man, but after torture he looked like a completely different person. On February 1 2005 Mr. Guo was dying, so the police sent him home. He had lung and liver cancers and died on February 9 2005.
  • Practitioner Pei Shurong from Heilongjiang Province Dies after Detention

    In April 2002, the local "610 Office" and police arrested Ms. Pei Shurong from her home and locked her in the local detention centre. After one month, she was sentenced to two years forced labour. Police twice tried to have her admitted to the labour camp, but each time they failed due to her breast cancer symptoms. She was locked in the detention centre for three months, her condition became worse after she was released, and she died at home in October, 2004.
  • Dead As a Result of Torture: 48 Year Old Practitioner Ms. Ge Peilin from Jiangxi Province

    Ms. Ge Peilin was 48 years old, and persecuted multiple times before going to Beijing to appeal during the first half of the 2004. After her abduction back to Nanchang City, she was beaten up until her head was bleeding, lost consciousness. She could no longer look after her daily needs, and died at the end of January 2005.
  • Family Tragedy - Father, Mother and Son Died as a Result of Persecution

    Mr Xu Weidong was severely tortured in a forced labour camp and he died in December 2004. His mother also died due to the relentless torture she suffered for practising Falun Gong. His father could not bear the weight of the trauma of the persecution, harassment and grief and he also died.
  • How Practitioner Mr Rao Zhuoyuan Was Tortured To Death

    The Chinese New Year is a time for families to get together, but in China, many Falun Dafa practitioners are illegally detained and can't be with their families. Many practitioners have been tortured to death for their belief in Falun Dafa. Mr. Rao Zhuoyuan was one of them. After a lengthy investigation, we learned of his experiences - how a happy family was ruined because of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong, how his daughter lost a caring father, his wife lost a considerate husband, and his parents lost a good son.
  • Retired Practitioners, Mr. Guo Xiaoyan from Hubei Province and Mr. Song Youhai from Jilin Province, Died as a Result of the Persecution

    Two elderly men both appealed, at separate times, for the end of the persecution of Falun Dafa. From then on their lives were made hell. Police harassment, threats, extortion and pressure became a constant part of their lives. The psychological torment led to their declining physical health and caused their deaths.
  • Former Wuhan University of Technology Student Mr Dai Jianming Died of Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Dai Jianming, 27, was an undergraduate student in Wuhan University of Technology. His university tried to force him to give up Falun Dafa by not issuing him with a graduate certificate. In May 2002, Dai Jianming was abducted and sent to a Detention Centre, where he was brutally tortured for nine months. After he was released in the beginning of 2003, the "610 Office" kept coming to his home to harass him. In September 2004, Dai Jianming passed away under the tremendous pressure.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Tan Yanjun from Heilongjiang Province Died After Being Paralysed as a Result of Persecution

    41 year old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Tan Yanjun was detained three times and went through numerous amount of torture, resulting in whole body paralysis. When his life was in danger, he was released on medical parole in the middle of November 2004. He died on February 27, 2005. He is survived by two young children. His father Tan Guoyi also died on July 3, 2004 as a result of constant harassment.