Kidnapping, Extortion, Persecution Throughout Society

  • Current Situation of the Two Sons of Falun Dafa Practitioner Zang Dianlong, Who Died as a Result of Persecution

    At the time of their father's death, Haoran was 14 and Haotong was 12. Later that day, on July 8, 2002, the boys were taken to Harbin City. Both of them were handcuffed. An official asked the police to interrogate them separately. After being detained in Harbin City for one month, the two boys were sent to Wanjia Labour Camp where they were held for another month. They were not released until they developed scabies all over their bodies.
  • Falun Gong Practitioners Yang Xiaojie and Liu Runling in Shijiazhuang City Illegally Sentenced to Prison; Their Daughter is Living With Grandparents

    Because her parents were sentenced to prison for persisting in their belief in "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance", Yang Wenjing was forced to live with her grandparents, who are in their late 60s and have very little income. Their home belongs to Yang Xiaojie's work unit and is about to be demolished. Yang Wenjing and her grandparents are about to become homeless.
  • Five Year Old Du Yuxin is in the Care of Her Grandmother After Losing Both Parents in Persecution

    Du Yuxin is five years old. She lives at 15 Yongsheng No.1 Lane, Songpu Town, Songbei District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. She was only four when her mother Zhao Shuhong died.
  • Background Information on Du Juan, Orphan of Falun Dafa Practitioner Liang Suyun from Fushun City

    It was not until the next morning that Wang Yulan heard Liang Suyun was being force-fed in the hospital. Wang Yulan wanted to visit her daughter and brought noodles to the hospital. Only when she went there did she find out that Liang Suyun had passed away.
  • 2 Year-Old and 12 Year-Old Daughters Left Without a Mum When Practitioner Yu Xiuling Was Tortured to Death

    Ms. Yu Xiuling was from Group Four of Duchengzi Village, Damiao Town, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. At 8:00am on the morning of September 19, 2001, she was transferred to Longcheng Police Office, where she was tortured to death the very same night. At the time of Yu Xiuling's death, her youngest daughter, Feng Lei, was only 2 years old. Husband Feng Dianxiang felt unable to look after both children at the same time, and sent his youngest daughter to live with his sister and her husband in Laoxigou Village, Damiao Town.
  • Police in Jilin Province Arrest and Intimidate a Nine-Year-Old Girl

    “My name is Zhang Yue and I am nine years old. Auntie Lu and I went to the big dam for a walk. Suddenly, two people stopped us. They did not allow us to speak, and pushed us into a vehicle. When we arrived at the police station, the police separated me from Auntie Lu and questioned me, “what is your name?” I did not know what they planned to do and did not answer him. One of them got very angry and slapped me on the face. They would not let me go back to home until about 4:00 a.m. in the morning. Even now, I still can't stop shivering all over, even though I'm no longer cold.”
  • Current Status of Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhang Qifa's Surviving Daughter Zhang Qi

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhang Qifa worked for the Sanchazi Forest Farm in Jiangyuan County Forestry Bureau in Baishan City, Jilin Province. On January 19, 2003, he died as a result of torture at the Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City, Jilin Province. His father Zhang Quanfu died from beating torture at the same labour camp on January 8, 2003. The two men left behind their daughter and granddaughter.
  • The Situation of Three Orphans in Gansu Province

    Wang Juanjuan is an 8-year-old girl. She is a fourth grader in Hetan Team Elementary School, Jiaojiazhuang Township, Yongchang County, Gansu Province. She lives with her 80-year-old grandmother, and they have no resources with which to live. Wang Juanjuan's father Wang Zexing, 40 years old, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March 2001 for practising Falun Gong. Her mother, Wang Yongfang, 37 years old, is also a Falun Gong practitioner. She was sentenced to a 6-year prison term in March 2001.
  • 11-Year-Old Girl Tian Ge Orphaned Due to Persecution

    Tian Ge was born on November 6, 1993. Her father Tian Yili was 32 years old when he died in 2002. Her mother Zhen Yujie was 28 years old when she died in 1999. Tian Ge now lives in Yinmachi Village, Xidayingzi Town, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province with her Aunt Tian Hua and Uncle Wang Shukui.
  • Practitioner Mr. Chi Huiwen in Yanji City Tortured to Death, Leaving Behind a Six-year-old Daughter

    On October 1, 2001, Falun Gong practitioner Chi Huiwen was taken to a brainwashing centre for the second time. The head of the brainwashing centre and others tortured Chi Huiwen for two days then released him because he was near death and they did not want to bear the responsibility. His health continued to deteriorate and he passed away on April 22, 2004 leaving behind his six-year-old daughter Chi Yujing.
  • The Difficult Situation of 16-Year Old Han Zhihui, Whose Mother Su Baolan Was Tortured to Death

    In September 2001, Shandong Province Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Su Baolan died from being persecuted. Her son, Han Zhihui, who is 16 years old, is still in high school and survived. In 2003, his father remarried a woman with a 13-year-old daughter. Since then, Han Zhihui has been mistreated and abused by his stepmother. By this time his situation has become even more intolerable.
  • Practitioners Yang Depeng and His Wife Are Sentenced to Forced Labour - Their Young Son Is in a Very Difficult Situation

    Yang Zhenyu (his nickname is Yuyu) was born in November 2001. He was a very lovely and active boy, but now he has become very silent. A child who is not yet three years old has changed so drastically, because his parents were sentenced to forced labour for practising Falun Gong.
  • With Both Parents Illegally Detained, Fourteen-year-old Zhang Lu Is Adopted by Her Aunt

    Zhang Lu, 14, is the daughter of practitioners Zhang Lingjiang and Yu Jingxia from Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. At present, Yu Jingxia is detained at the second detention centre. She was sentenced to 10 years in labour camp at her first trial and she is appealing to the Supreme Court of Hebei Province. Her husband Zhang Lingjiang was sentenced to 13 years in prison. He is now detained at the Hebei Province's first prison in Baoding. With no one left at home to take care of the young girl, Zhang Lu's aunt adopted her.
  • Latest News of Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Wang Huazhen's Surviving Children Feng Jun and Feng Hao

    On April 18, 2001, the police brutally beat Falun Gong practitioner Wang Huazhen until she was at the brink of death. Then they dragged her to the front of the city government building, poured gasoline on her and burned her to death. Listed below are the current circumstances of Wang Huazhen's children Feng Jun and Feng Hao.
  • Orphan Wang Tianxing Taken in by Aunt after Mother and Uncle Tortured to Death

    Orphaned two-year-old Wang Tianxing is being cared for by his aunt Feng Xiaomei. Due to the long-term persecution of his parents he has no "legal status" and no registered permanent address. He is presently staying with his aunt. His father, Wang Xiaofeng, was forced to leave home to avoid persecution in June 2001. His mother, Feng Xiaomin, was tortured to death on June 1, 2004.