Death Cases

  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Hongrong from Hefei City, Anhui Province Dies as a Result of Persecution in Suzhou Prison

    Falun Dafa practitioner Wang Hongrong from Hefei City was sentenced to eight years in Suzhou Prison, where he was persecuted to death. There is clear evidence that Wang Hongrong was paralysed from the waist down as a result of torture. It is still under investigation what kind of abuse he endured while in prison. Suzhou Prison officials did not release him until April 2007 when he was in critical condition. He passed away two months later at his home--he was fifty-nine years old.
  • Over Forty Practitioners Arrested in Liaoning Province, Ms. Hu Yanrong Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances in Police Custody

    On August 1st 2007, police officers arrested over 40 practitioners, including Ms. Hu Yanrong, during a Falun Dafa meeting. Ms. Hu Yanrong was tortured in the Lingyuan Detention Centre and the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp in Shenyang City. Ms. Hu fell into a coma and died at 2 a.m. on August 5th. The details of Ms. Hu's death are still under investigation.
  • Falun Gong Practitioners in Heilongjiang Province Appeal to International Organisations to Investigate the Brutal Persecution

    On June 28th 2007, 30-year-old Ms. Jiang Pai died as a result of persecution, she was still wearing 5-kilo-shackles. Two days before she died in hospital her parents saw her handcuffed to a bed, shackled and unconscious. There were black and blue marks on her swollen feet. She was on oxygen and could not speak. The Wolitun Police Department deputy head said, "We will not release her unless she dies." Jiang Pai died two months after she was unlawfully arrested.
  • Ms. Yu Peiying and Her Two Daughters From Shanghai Severely Persecuted; Eldest Daughter Tortured to Death

    Practitioner Ms. Yu Peiying, 71, was arrested a second time in 2004 and sentenced to three years of imprisonment. In September 2005, she was released on bail for medical treatment due to a stroke. The Shanghai 610 Office and the local neighbourhood committee continue to monitor and follow the elderly lady. Soon after Ms. Yu was released from the labour camp, her eldest daughter Li Weihong passed away in April 2003 after she endured force-feeding with pepper water that caused her to roll back and forth on the ground in severe pain..
  • Practitioner Ms. Cui Xinxiang from Hebei Province Died on July 11th, 2007 as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Cui Xinxiang, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to Beijing seven times to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. She was detained 13 times and sentenced to forced labour twice. To protest the persecution while in prison, Ms. Cui held hunger strikes many times. On July 11th, 2007, Ms. Cui passed away at the age of 54.
  • After Years of Persecution, Wife Dies and Husband is Again Detained

    Zhang Aijun and his wife Wang Guiying were both Dafa practitioners from Shandong Province. Since they firmly believe in Dafa and refused to be "transformed", Zhang Aiyun and his wife Wang Guiying were repeatedly arrested and detained. Wang Guiying died in September 2006 as a result of the persecution. Their teenage child is left without family to care for him.
  • Jin Fanlong, a Practitioner of Korean Ethnicity, Died as a Result of Torture Received in the Jiutai Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province

    Jin Fanlong was persecuted for two years in the Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp. As a result he was bed-ridden. He passed away on May 11th, 2006. The methods used to torture Falun Gong practitioners in Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp include: deprivation of sleep, sitting straight on a plank for a lengthy period, lying on a bed with hands and feet handcuffed to the headboards, hands cuffed and hung up with feet off or barely touching the ground, inmates pinching practitioners' genitals and eyes, inmates pricking practitioners with needles, and the most often used, beating. Police and inmates forcibly tied determined practitioners to the bed with their hands and feet tied to the four corners of the bed using handcuffs and ropes. The practitioners' bodies were outstretched and they couldn't move. They were kept in this position for a long period and were in extreme pain.
  • My Memories of Practitioner Ms. Lin Tiemei from Guangxi Autonomous Region

    Several "collaborators" tried to "transform" Ms. Lin, but she resisted it with a strong will. From then on, the police tried everything to torture Ms. Lin both mentally and physically. They attempted to make her give up Falun Dafa through the following brutal methods: shocking her for an extended duration with electric batons, suspending her in the air to beat her, not letting her use the toilet, instigating the inmates who were drug addicts to beat her, and depriving her of sleep for a long time. None of these tortures could move Lin Tiemei. For a very long period of time, Ms. Lin was on a hunger strike to resist the persecution. The guards brutally force-fed her, causing her mouth to bleed. On December 8th, 2005, she died from the persecution at the Guangxi Women's Forced Labour Camp and Mental Hospital. Lin Tiemei was only 33 years old.
  • Ms. Mao Chunxia from Luoyang City, Henan Province Suffers Relentless Persecution; Her Father Dies from Trauma

    For refusing to renounce Falun Gong, Ms. Mao Chunxia was sent to a forced labour camp in 2000, where she suffered severe abuse. On December 23rd, 2006, the police officers from the National Security Team of the Chanhe District Police Department in Luoyang City forcefully ransacked her home and arrested her. They detained Mao Chunxia for 15 days at first. Afterwards, they changed the detention term to a criminal detention term and planned to send her to a labour camp again. However, she escaped on the day her initial 15-day term expired. Nobody has known her whereabouts since then. The National Security Team police officers in the Chanhe District Police Department frequently harassed her family members. Her father could not bear the constant pressure. As a result, he fell ill and died on February 7th, 2007.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Li Enying Died from Torture - His Family Placed Under Surveillance for Seeking Justice

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Enying passed away on July 29th, 2007, after being tortured at the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp. His family spotted large bruises on his back and behind his ears and called the police after failing to identify the cause of death. When they went to the Tanghai County Police Department and demanded an explanation, the police were quite afraid. They tried to evade responsibility and sent officers to watch Li Enying's family near their home.
  • The Ms. Su Kezhen I Knew

    Ms. Su Kezhen, a Falun Dafa practitioner was arrested multiple times during the recent years of the persecution of Falun Gong. In the Wuhan Women's Prison, she was subjected to various types of torture and many of her teeth were knocked out. On a number of occasions the severe, brutal nature of the torture rendered her unconscious and she had to be carried home by her family. Under constant harassment and threats, she passed away on May 24th, 2007.
  • More Details on the Death of Falun Dafa Practitioner Wang Xinglei from Shandong Province

    On September 6th, 2001, Falun Dafa practitioner Wang Xinglei was tortured to death by officers of the Yanggu County Police Station in Liaocheng City. Before his body temperature completely dropped, he was sent to the People's Hospital of Yanggu County for an autopsy. Officials at Yanggu County Police Station lied to his family, saying that Wang Xinglei died from a hunger strike. His family was not allowed to touch his body. His body was immediately cremated.
  • More Information on Jilin Province Practitioner Mr. Sha Naiyi's Death in Police Custody

    At around 10:00 a.m. on July 13th, 2007, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Sha Naiyi was arrested and taken from his workplace to the Liangjazi Town Police Station by two policemen who didn't provide any legal documents. Mr. Sha worked at the Honggang Oil Extraction Factory at Jilin Oilfield. Later that day, the police sent Sha to the National Security Team at the Da'an City Public Security Bureau. At about 2:00 p.m on July 14th, 2007, Sha died while in police custody.
  • Mr. Li Enying Died as a Result of Police Brutality in Hebei Province

    Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Li Enying from Hebei Province died as a result of police brutality, at age fifty-three. Mr. Li was sentenced to forced labour in the Shijiazhuang City Forced Labour Camp on January 25th, 2007. He was subjected a multitude of tortures in the camp, including being forced to sit on a small stool for a long time, and being closely monitored by prisoners and severely beaten.
  • A Family of Five Brutally Persecuted for Their Belief in the Principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance"

    Ms. Yang Jusheng's family consists of five members that have been persecuted for believing in the principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Ms. Yang suffered a mental breakdown due to the torture inflicted on her during her detention. In November 2006, she passed away due to the long-term mental and physical torture that she endured while in a labour camp. Her daughter and her son both suffered from schizophrenia due to severe persecution. A once happy family is now torn apart.