Death Cases

  • 68 Year Old Ms. Li Yulan of Jiangxi Province Died in 2001 Due to Torture-Related Ilnesses

    Ms. Li Yulan, was 68 years old from Jiangxi Province. She was detained in 2000 for distributing Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials and sent to a detention centre, where she suffered inhuman tortures and soon developed illnesses due to the torture. The detention centre did not send her to the forced labour camp hospital until the detainees in her cell thought that she was at the brink of death. The rescue effort of the hospital was in vain, so the detention centre sent her back home. She died in 2001, the exact date is unknown.
  • Practitioner Mr Duan Xinshu from Hebei Province Dies as a Result of Torture

    Practitioner Duan Xinshu was from the Handan area of Hebei Province. On September 25, 2003, the Handan 610 Office staff abducted him and sent to a brainwashing class. Due to the long-term torture, Duan Xinshu died on July 12, 2004, leaving behind his wife and two young children. His father was devastated and became ill when he heard the news. He passed away not long afterwards.
  • The Persecution-Related Death of Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Yang Xinglan from Hebei Province

    Ms. Yang Xinglan was 42 years old, and lived in Hebei Province. She had an incurable tumour on the side of her face before practising Falun Dafa. In 1996, she was fortunate enough to start practising Falun Dafa. The tumour stopped growing and the pain ceased. In 2002, she was abducted and taken to a brainwashing centre. She was viciously beaten and eventually lost her eyesight in both eyes. She died on November 14, 2004 as a result of the persecution.
  • 73 Year Old Falun Gong Practitioner Ms Sui Ruolan from Dalian Died as a Result of Persecution

    73 year old Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Sui Ruolan, lived in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. She was arrested and taken to a detention centre in Dalian City in April 2003. Later, Sui Ruolan's health deteriorated and she became very weak. The doctor in the detention centre gave her a check-up and found that her blood pressure was elevated and her heart was extremely fragile She was extremely weak since her release and passed away on March 18, 2004 after a long period of suffering.
  • Retired School Teacher Ms. Wu Yuyun from Guangdong Province Persecuted to Death

    Ms. Wu Yuyun, in her 60s, was a retired middle school teacher from Guangdong Province. In August 2003, she was arrested and sent to a brainwashing class held by the provincial government – for the third time - to force her to give up her belief in Falun Dafa. Her family members were not allowed to visit her. After being repeatedly arrested and subjected to brainwashing, Ms. Wu's health deteriorated and she passed away in September 2004.
  • Mr Meng Jixiang and His Son-in-Law Are Tortured to Death in Forced Labour Camps

    Tianjin City Falun Dafa practitioners Mr. Meng Jixiang (56 years old) and his son-in-law were tortured to death in Qingpowa and Banqiao Forced Labour Camps, respectively. In 2002, Mr Meng was abducted by police, merely because he practises Falun Dafa. His son in law went to find out his whereabouts, was seized and sent to a forced labour camp, where he was savagely beaten to death. Mr Meng was also tortured to death in early 2004.
  • Mr. Song Tingfang, an Official from Inner Mongolia, Died in 2002 as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Song Tingfang, who used to work in a Livestock Department, Inner Mongolia, was sent to a forced labour camp by the local Political and Judiciary Committee, the 610 Office, and his own work unit because of his determination to practise Falun Gong. As a result of the persecution, he became very weak physically and eventually died in April of 2002.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms Yu Xiuying from Hebei Province and Ms Liang Guirong from Sichuan Province Died as the Result of the Persecution

    50 year old Ms. Yu Xiuying from Hebei Province was healed of breast cancer through Falun Dafa practice. However due to intense brainwashing, torture and harassment by police, the cancer that had been in remission came back. Unfortunately she died on November 2, 2004. 36 year old Ms. Liang Guirong lived in Sichuan Province. She went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa in 2000, was arrested in Tiananmen Square and tortured beyond recognition. She died on May 13th 2002.
  • Dafa Practitioner Mr. Wei Xu of Gansu Province Has Died as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Wei Xu, 66 years old was detained in a Detox Centre for over a year because of his participation in Falun Gong truth-clarifying activities. As a result of the physical and mental torture he endured, he suffered a recurrence of the severe high blood pressure and leukemia, which had been cured previously by his practice of Falun Gong. Because of frequent harassment from the local police, Mr. Wei's condition worsened and he passed away at the end of October 2004.
  • Ms. Yang Baozhen of Qian'an Township in Jilin Province Died from Persecution

    Ms. Yang Baozhen, 55 years old, was a retired employee of Dabusu Department Store, Qian'an Township, Jilin Province. She was sentenced to a forced labour camp for one year. During her labour camp detention, she showed heart disease symptoms and was released on bail for treatment. Yang was under close surveillance and was harassed after her release. She was forced to leave home and went from place to place to escape further persecution. As a result, Yang suffered greatly physically and mentally and passed away on November the 8th 2004.
  • A Family Tragedy: Mr. Bi Wenming is Tortured to Death, His Parents-in-law Die from the Stress of Relentless Persecution

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Bi Wenming, his father-in-law Huang Zhiyi and his mother-in-law He Chunmei who lived in Longxi County of Gansu Province in China have died as a result of the ongoing persecution against Falun Gong. The guards at Dingxi Prison brutally beat Bi Wenming and repeatably shocked him with electric batons, which directly resulted in his death on the 3rd of September in 2004. At the time of his death his body was covered with scars and bruises.
  • Senior Official Mr. Feng Min Died from Persecution

    Mr. Feng, who was 75 years old, was an official at the bureau level in Tianjin. Previously he had undergone heart bypass surgery before practising Falun Gong and at that time was in poor health. In 1994, his health greatly improved as he began practising Falun Gong. Shortly afterwards, he eliminated all of his illnesses and saved his organisation hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of medical expenses. He died from police harassment and threats for practising Falun Gong. The exact date of his death is not available.
  • Ms. Huang Bing from Dalian City Dies as a result of Persecution

    Ms. Huang Bing, 26, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Xudatun Village, Xingtai Town, Pulandian, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. She used to suffer from leukemia, but after she took up the practice of Falun Gong, she completely recovered. She was thrown into Pulandian Detention Center. During her more than one month detention, Ms. Huang was severely tortured. As a result, her nose kept bleeding non-stop. The detention center didn't want to take any responsibility, so they released her. Under the tremendous pressure, Ms. Huang passed away around 9:00 on the night of February the 4th 2004
  • Two Falun Gong Practitioners from Yunnan and Hebei Provinces Persecuted to Death in 1999 and 2002

    After Jiang's regime started to persecute Falun Gong on July the 20th 1999, Mr. Chen Jianzhong's workplace and the "6-10 Office" forced him to go through brainwashing many times. On November the 4th 1999, frightened by the intimidation during brainwashing, Chen Jianzhong fell from his chair to the ground. He spit out foam from his mouth and half of his body was paralysed. He was sent to the factory-affiliated hospital for emergency rescue. However, despite the rescue efforts, he died the same night, at the age of 65.
  • 62-year-old Practitioner Ma Jinfeng from Hebei Province Dies After Years of Abuse and Harassment

    Mr. Ma Jinfeng, a 62-year-old from Juyang Township, Sanhe City, Hebei Province, started practising Falun Dafa in November 2000. For the past four years, he has been subjected to repeated persecution. Under this tremendous pressure, he died on September the 20th 2004. The local police still came to his home in an attempt to harass him the day after he died.