Death Cases

  • Mr. Xu Dawei Dies after Suffering Eight Years of Abuse in Four Prisons

    On February 3rd, 2009, Mr. Xu Dawei's eight-year imprisonment term was due to end. The authorities at Dongling Prison in Shenyang City arranged for the local police station to pick him up for further mistreatment. His grieving and indignant family members arrived at the prison and argued with the authorities. Finally, they were allowed to pick up Mr. Xu. However, they found out that due to the years of abuse, he was extremely thin and suffering from a mental disorder. Compared to what they saw last year, he was a completely different person. Mr. Xu suffered eight years of abuse in four prisons. Within two weeks of being released from Dongling Prison, he passed away on February 16th, 2009.
  • Mr. Wang Jiping Dies under Persecution in Heilongjiang Province

    After the persecution began in 1999, Mr. Wang Jiping was forced undergo brainwashing, detention, and a forced labour camp term because he refused to renounce Falun Gong. He endured huge physical, mental and financial hardships. Under the CCP's persecution, Mr. Wang Jiping was forced to roam around alone out of town without work or family contact. He died alone on February 4th, 2009 at age 39. His parents still do not know about his death.
  • Older Mr. Xu Jun Dies in Custody in Jilin Province

    Mr. Xu Jun, 53, had been detained in the Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp located in Jiutai City since June 2008. On February 6th, 2009, he suddenly fell into critical condition and was rushed to the China-Japan Friendship Hospital to be rescued. He died on February 17th. The Camp Administration stopped all visitation on February 18th, the regular visitation day, and told his family that he had suffered a stroke after showering. They pressured his family sign the paperwork to have his body cremated right away. In January 2009, the guards initiated another round of intensive brainwashing with cruel torture. Mr. Xu's sudden stroke may have been related to this brainwashing.
  • Details about the Death Due to Torture of Mr. Gai Chunlin from Qingyuan County, Fushun City

    Mr. Gai Chunlin was arrested in April 2005 by police and sent to a brainwashing centre. On May 6th, Mr. Gai's family was informed that he had died from heart disease. When Mr. Gai's family rushed to the scene, they saw Mr. Gai's remains were covered by clothes. Mr. Gai Chunlin's younger brother said, "My brother did not have heart disease, how did he suddenly die of it?" Then they saw the scalds on Mr. Gai Chunlin's distorted face and right chest and demanded an autopsy. The autopsy results showed that Mr. Gai's lower oesophagus had been cooked by boiling water and would peel off with the stroke of a finger. Mr. Gai Chunlin was tortured to death by the Chinese Communist Party personnel because he practised Falun Gong. He died at the age of 52.
  • Two Practitioners Died as a Result of Persecution in Heilongjiang and Shaanxi Provinces

    Practitioner Mr. Yao Jingming, in his 70s, was arrested by police and taken to Zaozihe Men's Forced Labour Camp. Because Mr. Yao refused to give up his faith, the guards detained him in a small, dark cell with several drug addicts. He was subjected to sleep deprivation and forced to squat with only one foot touching the floor. His whole body became swollen, and his toenails all turned black. Only three months after entering the camp, his health deteriorated so badly that he was carried home on a stretcher. He died soon after.
  • Li Jiagong, an Engineer from the Machinery and Electronics Institute of Handan City, Hebei Province, Dies as a Result of Long-Term Harassment by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

    On January 13th, 2009, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Jiagong died after having endured long-term persecution and harassment by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). His only son was not able to attend his funeral because he is being held in prison for a seventh year because he also practises Falun Gong. During the 16th Congress of the CCP in 2002, Mr. Li Jiagong was arrested because he mailed out letters exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. He was sent to Sucao Police Station and was prevented from sleeping for many days. At the same time, Mr. Li's older daughter was sentenced to two years of forced labour and the police extorted 8,000 yuan from his younger daughter.
  • Additional Information about the Death of Mr. Dong Fengshan in the Siping City Prison: Beaten by Inmates, His Chest Pierced with Sharp Spade Handle

    On October 13th, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Dong Fengshan was arrested by police and his home was also searched. He was detained at the Shanyou Detention Centre, where he was tortured. Later, he was sentenced to nine years in prison. Mr. Dong's arrest, detainment and sentencing was kept secret from his family. On October 23rd, 2008, he was taken to the Siping City Prison, where he was tortured and killed within a matter of six days. The side of his chest was pierced with a sharp spade handle and he was hit with an electric baton.
  • Open Letter from Practitioners' Relatives to the United Nations Human Rights Council Condemns Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Atrocities Against Falun Gong

    The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) submitted a report on human rights in China to the United Nations. The CCP is trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the international community, just as it has done in the past. It is behaving dishonourably in its use of organizations under its control, including so-called "independent" human rights organizations that cannot operate without its consent. These organizations exist to dupe the intended audience and keep the CCP in power. We, relatives of Falun Gong practitioners in China, who suffer severely under the inhuman persecution meted out by the CCP, wish to testify about the true human rights situation in China. We have witnessed the Party's brutality, witnessed the Party's tyranny, and are privy to the Party's lies and shameless behaviour.
  • Ms. Hou Lihua Dies after Being Tortured in Heilongjiang Province

    On November 17th, 2008, police arrested Ms. Hou Lihua from her workplace, tortured her until she was near-death. She was released at the end of 2008, but due to so many years of inhuman torture received, she died on February 14th, 2009. During a previous detention Ms. Hou was tied on the "Tiger Chair", her legs were pulled straight and six bricks were added one by one under her feet until they could not add any more. Then they piled a 50 pound shackle on her stomach. More inhumanly, they poured mustard oil in her nose, along with a lit cigarette, and put a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her.
  • Exposing the Murder Committed by Policeman Wang Xianfu in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province

    Policeman Wang Xianfu, 40, beat to death a 60-year-old elderly woman in a factory detention centre in December 2008. On December 8th, Wang led police to break into practitioner Ms. Cao Huiqin's home, where they ransacked it and arrested her. They deprived her of sleep and interrogated her continuously for three days and nights, attempting to force her to give a "confession." Unable to get a "confession" from her, the police shocked Ms. Cao with electric batons all over her body. The high-voltage current went through her heart from the chest to the back, charred her flesh and killed her.
  • Children of Mr. Jiang Xiqing Seek Explanation for His Suspicious Death in Labour Camp

    Mr. Jiang Xiqing, 66, was taken to the Xishanping Forced Labour Camp several days before the Olympic Games started. On January 28th, 2009, he died because of severe persecution. The circumstances surrounding his death is very suspicious and full of contradictory evidence. Six hours after his death was announced by the guards, his body was still warm. Mr. Jiang's children insisted on receiving an explanation.
  • Mr. Wang Donghai Dies after Long term Persecution in Hebei Province

    Mr. Wang Donghai, 51, was repeatedly persecuted for practising Falun Gong. On July 14th, 2008, 610 Office agents harassed Mr. Wang at home again and attempted to force him to sign his name to stop practising Falun Gong. They threatened to take him to the county brainwashing centre. In January 2009, officials harassed Mr. Wang at home again and forced him to answer questions so he would stop practising. The repeated harassment caused Mr. Wang Donghai to become very anxious. He died on January 25th, 2009.
  • Ms. Sun Aimei Dies in the Shandong Province Forced Labour Camp; Family Only Sees Her Cremation Urn

    On March 25th, 2008, the police arrested Ms. Sun Aimei, around 60 years old, while she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong and they took her to the Wangcun Women's Forced Labour Camp on March 28th, 2008. At the end of 2008, the camp administration called and told her family to bring 5,000 yuan and visit her. Upon arriving, her family heard that she had suffered a severe case of cerebral thrombosis and had undergone open-skull surgery. Her family handed over the money, but were not allowed to see her. On February 1st, 2009, her family was notified to return to the labour camp again, but this time they were given the urn with her ashes.
  • Village Woman Beaten to Death, Seven Killers Still at Large Three Years Later

    Ms. Li Xuemei was a village woman from Shandong Province. Simply because she practises Falun Gong, seven people beat her to death, incited by the local 610 Office. Three years later, the seven killers are still still at large. In order to force Ms. Li to give up her belief, the 610 Office used money and threats to instigate officials to trick Ms. Li into coming to Li Xingyi's home. They used several methods to torture her. They prevented her from sleeping and choked her. She was pushed down, and they used a rolling pin to roll her body. As result, Ms. Li died during the night of November 24th, 2005.
  • Two Practitioners Die Under Persecution In Liaoning and Hubei Provinces

    Mr. Yang Yushan, 76, lived in the Retired Army Officer Home on the Zhuanshan Army Base in Dalian City. In nine years of persecution, Mr. Yang and his wife (also a practitioner) went to Beijing to appeal and explain that Falun Gong is a good practice. They were threatened and detained in the Dalian City Drug Rehabilitation Centre, the Yaojia Detention Centre, and the Dalian City Labour Camp. Their home was ransacked many times. Mr. Yang died on September 5th, 2008 as a result of both mental and physical injuries.