Death Cases

  • More Information on the Persecution and Death of Zhu Xianghe from Jiangsu Province

    Mr. Zhu Xianghe was a 63-year-old practitioner. In April 2005, he was arrested and taken to Sutang Brainwashing Centre, where he was beaten to death. A witness said that Zhu's fingers and toes were completely black. His eyes and internal organs were harvested, and it was gruesome to watch. Zhu Xianghe's son went to the police station to question them, "My father was healthy when you arrested him. If he was sick, why didn't you call us? Why didn't you let him get treatment? And why did you wait until he died to call us? I think you beat my father to death. I am going to sue you."
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner's Family Member Dies Due to the Terror of the Persecution

    Mr. Gao Shijie's wife, son, and daughter-in-law all started practising Falun Dafa in 1994. His family life became very peaceful, and that benefited Mr. Gao Shijie a great deal, even though he himself didn't practise. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Gao lived under huge pressure and terror. He was forced by the authorities to pay illegal fines, and was pressured to make sure his family members stopped practising Falun Dafa. He said he trembled every time he heard the doorbell or the phone ring. Under the terror of the persecution, Mr. Gao Shijie died on August 2nd, 2005.
  • Ms. Qi Miaozhi from Henan Province Passed Away under Persecution

    Ms. Qi Mioazhi was very firm in her cultivation. After July 20th, 1999, she went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa, but was arrested and taken back by the police. Guangmao Village Head led a group of village heads to take turns beating her. She was tied up and displayed on a truck bed, which drove around the village to publicly humiliate her. She was also sentenced to two years of forced labour. While detained in Shibalihe Labour Camp in Zhengzhou City, she endured all sorts of torture. Ms. Qi Miaozhi died between February and March of 2004.
  • Ms. Li Yangfang Tortured to Death at Zizhong Labour Camp in Sichuan Province

    53-year-old Ms. Li Yangfang was tortured to the point until she was as thin as skin and bones, and her belly and legs were very bloated. It was like she was 8-9 months pregnant. Her legs ejected fluid. She could not stand up, eat, or drink. None of the hospital staff agreed to treat her because she was dying. Ms. Li Yangfang died on October 18th, 2005 after she went through a huge amount of suffering.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Su, Retired Employees from Handan City Transportation Bureau, Die as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Su and Mrs. Su went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa on April 25th, 1999. Afterwards they were both persecuted severely. Mr Su suffered severely under the persecution and became so weak that he had difficulty managing himself. The police were afraid to be held responsible for his death so they sent him home. They could not live in peace. Mr. Su died on October 10th, 2003. However, the authorities did not leave his wife alone when she was in anguish. Mrs. Su also died as a result of the persecution.
  • Supplementary Information on the Case of Practitioner Yuan Shengjun, Beaten to Death by Police

    Police dragged Mr. Yuan Shengjun to the crematory and beat him to death on the way. According to those who know, Mr. Yuan Shengjun's eyes did not close even two days after his death, with his mouth wide open. One hand, arm and fingernails were totally black, his back was totally black and blue, and one of his legs was greenish purple. The police forced officials in Nantao Village to sign a death certificate even before Mr. Yuan Shengjun died.
  • Ms. Zhao Yuping, In Her 70s, from Hunan Province Died as a Result of Torture in 2003

    Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Yuping was in her 70s. Ms. Zhao started practising Falun Dafa in 1997. After one year, the sicknesses she used to have all over her body had all disappeared. She went to Beijing, was arrested, body searched, and her head and lower back were injured from a brutal beating by police. On January 18th, 2001, police ransacked her home and took her to a brainwashing centre. She was persecuted ever since then, which severely damaged her mind and body. She died on April 24th 2003 after vomiting lots of blood.
  • Mr. Chen Jiansheng Tortured to Death at the Zaozihe Forced Labour Camp

    After the persecution of Falun Dafa began on July 20th, 1999, Mr. Chen was arrested and detained in brainwashing centres many times because he refused to give up his belief in Dafa. On December 23rd, 2004, he was arrested while distributing leaflets exposing the persecution in a crowded shopping area. The police ransacked his home and took away his computer and other valuable items. Mr. Chen was sentenced to 18 months in the notorious Shaanxi Province Zaozihe Labour Camp. Chen Jiansheng was tortured to death on October 11th, 2005.
  • Five Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Zhang Tianlian, 64, was a Falun Gong practitioner in Sichuan Province. After the persecution started, her son and daughter-in-law, afraid of being implicated, forbade her to practise. If she tried to leave to visit fellow practitioners, the couple would curse at her and throw rice bowls at her. Under these circumstances, Ms. Zhang could only practise secretly in the middle of the night. Her son would frequently check to see if she was practising the Falun Gong exercises, and threatened to punish her if she was ever caught. In anxiety and stress, Zhang Tianlian died on June 21st, 2005.
  • Mr. Li Jiwang from Jilin Province Tortured to Death

    Mr. Li Jiwang was a teacher in a High School. He was arrested in the autumn of 2004 because he was reported when handing out out leaflets exposing the persecution. He was sentenced to one year of forced labour at the Jiutai City Forced Labour Camp, where he was inhumanly tortured until his mouth was deformed. It appeared as if he had suffered a stroke. In autumn of 2005, Mr. Li Jiwang was finally released to go home, but he never recovered and died in October 2005.
  • Ms. Zhong Qingling from Chongqing City Died from Long Term Persecution

    Ms. Zhong Qingling had late stage breast cancer in 1996, and the doctors said there was nothing they could do. She heard of Falun Dafa when she was waiting at home to die, so she started practising. After one year the doctors could not find any cancer cells. After the persecution of Falun Dafa began police ransacked her home multiple times, threatened her, and tried to force her to give up cultivating. Her husband divorced her due to much harassment from the police, and her employer fired her under pressure from the police. Under the long-term persecution, her old sickness reoccurred, and she died in May 2005.
  • Persecution Suffered by 69-year-old Ms Ji Yonglan of Liaoning Province Before She Died

    Ms. Ji Yonglan was a 69-year old lady. Since the persecution began, the local police continuously harassed her. They even monitored the friends and relatives who went to visit her and her husband. The police "illegally arrested" her daughter, held her for half a month, and extorted 1500 yuan out of her. All these circumstances created a lot of prolonged mental burdens for her. In December of 2004 she showed symptoms of lung cancer and passed away in January of 2005.
  • Five Falun Dafa Practitioners from Sichuan and Liaoning Provinces Died under Persecution

    Ms. Zheng Shihui was 68 years old and lived in Sichuan Province. After July 20th, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started slandering Falun Dafa and persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners. Ms. Zheng went out to tell the facts of Falun Dafa to people who had been misled by the government propaganda, give out flyers, and post banners. One evening in May 2002, the CCP Village secretary and 610 Office director and others, stormed into Ms. Zheng's home, but didn't find any Falun Dafa materials. They still took her away and detained her overnight. Ever since that night, Ms. Zheng was constantly harassed at home. Ms. Zheng Shihui died on September 9th, 2005 as a result of the relentless persecution.
  • Elderly Beijing Practitioner Mr. Ji Shuxian Dies Due to Persecution

    66-year-old Mr. Ji Shuxian was arrested and detained at the Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp in Beijing in 2001. Due to severe torture, he became mentally unstable and had great difficulty walking. Under enormous and constant pressure and harassment from the Qianjiadian 610 Office and the local police, Mr. Ji exhibited stroke symptoms. After two years of extreme physical agony, he died on September 22nd, 2005.
  • Eight Practitioners in Jiangsu, Shandong, Jilin, and Hebei Provinces Die From Persecution

    Ms. Wu Qinfen, 54, was was once a manager at the Wuxi City Silk Filature Mill. Before practising Falun Gong, Wu Qinfen suffered from heart disease and had to have a pacemaker. After she started practising Falun Gong in 1996, her health quickly recovered and she became energetic. On April 25th, 1999 she went to Nanjing City to appeal to the government. She was arrested by Nanchang Police Station and her home was ransacked. Later someone reported her to the police because she distributed leaflets exposing the persecution. She was released after being brutally tortured both mentally and physically. Her health visibly deteriorated and she died on May 16th, 2001.