Death Cases
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Mr. Yang Weihua Dies in Harbin City as Result of Being Tortured in Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp
2008-07-02
Mr. Yang Weihua, 35, was arrested and detained three times in the past nine years. On June 27th, 2003, Mr. Yang and ten other practitioners entered Changlinzi Forced Labour Camp. Guard Zhao Shuang (male) led a group of assistants to shock all the practitioners with electric batons for three hours. Guards tortured practitioners by almost suffocating them with plastic bags, shocking them with electric batons, brutally beating them, locking them in a "Small Cell". After being released, Mr. Yang's health worsened and he was in critical condition several times. He died on June 5th, 2008. -
Practitioner Ms. Li Qingqing Dies from the Torture She Received in Fujian Women's Prison
2008-07-01On December 30th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Qingqing was taken back to her family in Fu'an City six months prior to the end of her five-year prison sentence. At that time, she was in very poor health. She was unable to walk or lift her left arm. Once, in Fujian Province Women prison Ms. Li was taken to a pitch-dark room where she was hung with her arms handcuffed and only her toes touching the ground for six days straight and another twenty-four days with her arms stretched horizontally. During these many days of horrible torture, she went on a hunger strike against the persecution for ten days. Seeing that she looked near-death, the Fujian Women's Prison sent her home to avoid taking any responsibility. She died six months later. -
Ms. Xiao Sumin Tortured to Death in Shandong Province
2008-06-29
Ms. Xiao Sumin was a 46-year-old practitioner. On May 30th, 2008, she was arrested and detained. After enduring more than two weeks of non-stop torture, Ms. Xiao's life was in eminent danger. Guards were forced to take her to intensive care at the hospital, where she was immediately put on oxygen. However, due to the severe torture she had previously suffered, she died within 3 weeks. Her body was quickly cremated on June 21st, 2008. -
Falun Gong Practitioner Tortured to Death in Chuanxi Prison in 2005
2008-06-28I am not a practitioner, but I was once detained in the Chuanxi Prison, and I personally witnessed how the police persecuted Falun Gong practitioners who were jailed there. In 2005, a Falun Gong practitioner was tortured to death in the Chuanxi Prison. In order to "transform" Falun Gong practitioners, the police physically tortured them. They hung the practitioners by their handcuffed wrists from window frames for ten or fifteen days and didn't let them down. The practitioners were also deprived of sleep. Their strong wills when facing tyranny and their peaceful minds and pure hearts in adhering to Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance greatly touched me. -
Elderly Ms. Liu Yuanfang Died as a Result of Persecution in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
2008-06-25
Seventy-year-old Ms. Liu Yuanfang went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. She was taken to Qianmen Police Station and placed in a wired cage. After returning home, Ms. Liu was continuously harassed by the police. As a result of the relentless persecution, Ms. Liu began to suffer symptoms of illness. Ms. Liu passed away on September 10th, 2003. -
My Own Story: My Sister and I Were Tortured in a Forced Labour Camp, My Father and Husband Died
2008-06-24My name is Yan Jingqiu. I'm 49 years old and a Falun Gong practitioner from the North District in Qingdao City, Shandong Province. I was sentenced to forced labour and was brutally persecuted in a labour camp for persisting in my belief and insisting on freedom of speech. My oldest sister, Yan Jinghua, was also sentenced to forced labour. Due to the intense pressure, both my husband and my father died, but I was unable to see them in their last moments. -
Additional Facts Regarding the Torture-Related Death of Ms. Zhou Fenglin in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province
2008-06-24On December 30th, 2000, five police officers stormed into Ms. Zhou Fenglin's home and took her into custody without any reason. Ms. Zhou went on hunger strike to protest her arrest and detention. The guards brutally force-fed her and cuffed her wrists and ankles onto a torture board that is usually used on death-row prisoners. She was dragged into a cell at noon on January 9th, 2001 after being tortured on that board for nine days. Her cell-mates saw that her breathing was getting weaker and weaker, and she looked like she was about to die, so they called the guards to help her. Guards took her to the hospital to be resuscitated. Ms. Zhou died the same day. -
Mr. Jiang Qiulai Dies from Torture-Inflicted Wounds in Hebei Province
2008-06-24Mr. Jiang Qiulai (over 60, exact age unknown), lived in Renqiu City, Hebei Province. On October 10th, 2007, Mr. Jiang and fellow practitioners were arrested while doing the Falun Gong exercises at home. His home was ransacked. Mr. Jiang was detained in Renqiu City Detention Centre for four months, and he was severely tortured with brutal force-feeding among other methods. On February 27th, 2008, his family picked him up, for his condition so urgent that he could not walk. Mr. Jiang was bedridden and could not take care of himself. His family took him to see doctors, and they found he had four fractured ribs. Mr. Jiang told them they were caused by guards beating him in the detention centre. Mr. Jiang's family had him treated with intravenous injections, but he died on June 11th, 2008. -
Older Practitioner Mr. Zhao Qingshan Dies After Being Cruelly Tortured in Heilongjiang Province
2008-06-24On January 20th, 2002, Mr. Zhao was arrested by police. Mr. Zhao was interrogated and tortured, while cuffed to an "iron chair" with his hands cuffed behind the back of the chair and his mouth taped. The officers kicked Mr. Zhao in the shins with their leather boots, to the point that his bones were exposed. He suffered excruciating pain during this terrible ordeal. Mr. Zhao was imprisoned several times more. When he was released from Daqing City Prison in 2005, he was in critical condition and could not eat at all. His entire body was in pain and he was unable to take care of himself. After two years of being bedridden, he died on June 18th, 2008. -
Eight Additional Deaths Due to Torture Verified in May 2008
2008-06-23In May 2008, it was reported that eight Falun Gong practitioners died as a direct result of the persecution. Among them, two were female and three were over 50 years old. All eight victims died between January and May of this year, 2008, with three of the eight deaths occurring in May. The Minghui/Clearwisdom website has revealed that among the 42 confirmed death reports between January and May 2008, thirty-four died within the period of January to May. -
Elderly Ms. Li Xiaowen Dies After Being Tortured in Brainwashing Centre in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
2008-06-20Ms. Li Xiaowen, 67, lived in Sichuan Province. In November 2007, she was arrested and taken to Chengdu City Legal Education Centre, a Brainwashing Centre located in Xinjin County. She was tortured to the point of being in critical condition, and was released in March 2008. She had been having heavy bleeding ever since. Ms. Li Xiaowen had been arrested many times, and endured torture numerous times. At the beginning of May 2008, she passed out due to the bleeding, and was taken to Sichuan Province Medical University Affiliated Hospital for recovery. She died at the beginning of June 2008. -
64-Year-Old Mr. Liu Yanheng Dies as Result of Being Tortured at Benxi City Forced Labour Camp in Liaoning Province
2008-06-19On September 8th, 2007, police in Benxi City took Mr. Liu Yanheng, 64, into custody. He was subsequently sentenced to two years of forced labour. There are many means of torture means used in Benxi City Forced Labour Camp, including the stretching bed, locking in a small cell, and other brutal methods. Many detained practitioners have been tortured until they develop heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke Due to being subjected to brutal treatment while in detention, he died ten days after his release from Benxi City Forced Labour Camp on June 7th, 2008. -
Mr. Cui Guangyong from Wangqing County, Jilin Province Dies as a Result of Persecution
2008-06-18Mr. Cui Guangyong, 38, was an accountant. In 2003, police officers arrested Cui Guangyong. They tortured him for 10 days. The policemen could not find any evidence to persecute him, so they had to release him. In 2007 police arrested him again. During 14 days, in the cold and wet training centre, Cui Guangyong's physical health became worse and worse due to the physical and mental torture he was subjected to. He passed away on the night of May 29th, 2008. -
Mr. Wang Guiming's Remains Cremated
2008-06-15On April 28th, 2008, after the remains of practitioner Mr. Wang Guiming were cremated, the Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp dispatched prison guards to bring the ashes to Tonghua City, where Mr. Wang's family resides. Their aim was to take Mr. Wang's wife, Ms. Han Fengxia, into custody and hand her over to the local 610 Office. To avoid being arrested, Ms. Han did not attend her husband's ash spreading ceremony. -
Ms. Xu Na, Wife of a Musician Killed By the CCP, Transferred to Another Detention Centre in Beijing
2008-06-14In early May 2008, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Xu Na was transferred to Chongwen District Detention Centre in Beijing. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials filed her case through the Procuratorate, and are ready to put her on trial. Xu's family has hired a lawyer to defend her. We have learned that the police did not find any evidence for their show-trial in Ms. Xu's home, nor did they find any in her vehicle. Under normal circumstances, she should be released. The CCP was worried that she would protest her husband's death by torture, so they transferred her and arranged to put her on trial.
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