Death Cases

  • Practitioner Ms. Qi Xueping Passes Away As a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Qi Xueping, 48, was a Falun Gong practitioner from Bailing Village in Xiahuai Town, Pingshan County, Hebei Province. In early 2000, Xiao Suilong and other policemen from the Political Security Section of the Pingshan County Police Department arrested her. She was confined in the Pingshan County Detention Center and persecuted.
  • Belated Report: Three Falun Gong Practitioners Die As a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Liu Zhaohui, in his 30s, was a resident of Gao'an, Jiangxi Province. In early February 2002, Mr. Liu was again sent to Jiangxi Province's No. 2 Forced Labour Camp (also known as the Gaoan Forced Labour Camp). He launched a hunger strike to protest his illegal detention and died days later, right after the Chinese Lunar New Year.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr. Ma Dexuan from the Wuqing District of Tianjin in China Died in 2003 at the Ji County Forced Labour Camp as a Result of Torture

    As Mr. Ma considered himself innocent he went on a hunger strike as a form of peaceful appeal against the unlawful persecution he was being subjected to. Despite his extremely weak physical condition, the labour camp authorities handcuffed and shackled him, and then carried him to a vehicle to be driven to the Ji County Labour Camp for continued abuse. Mr. Ma died within days of arriving at the forced labour camp.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioners Ms. Zhu Xiuqing and Ms. Zhang Shuhua from Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province Die as a Result of Excessive Persecution in 2000

    Blood and pus were excreted from her breast continuously. When it was hot, the odour was strong and she could not take care of herself. However, the police refused to release her despite repeated requests from her family and refused her any medical treatment. Finally she was released when she was near death. She died as a direct consequence of the persecution at the end of November, shortly after her release.
  • Female Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Yang Lifan Harassed and Persecuted to Death in 2002

    The police took Master Li's picture (the founder of Falun Gong) and the phone book and, when nobody would open the door, they took the mirror off of the door and the fuse from the electric box, which cut off the electricity. The factory director, deputy director and staff from her workplace harassed her non-stop. They also harassed her son if she refused to open the door. After two years of relentless persecution and being unable to practise the exercises or study the Falun Gong teachings, her health deteriorated until she was not even able to lie down. She passed away on the 23rd of July in 2002.
  • Belated Report: Four Falun Gong Practitioners in Hubei, Hebei and Henan Provinces Have Died as a Result of Persecution

    Ms. Luo Jiazhi, 62, was a resident of Wuhan City. In July of 2001, she was arrested by police chief Peng Xianguang along with Liu Sanhei, Yu Guoqiang, and others, from the Erqiao Police Station of Hanyang in Wuhan City. She was detained in the Taojialing brainwashing centre, where she suffered brutal torture. On the 9th of February in 2002, she was released. After returning home, the police kept Ms. Luo under close surveillance, taking away her personal freedom. Every time she went outside, they forced her to undergo a body search. In June of 2002, she passed away.
  • Ms. Liu Guohua Passed Away in February 2004 Due to Stress from Long-Term Persecution

    Ms. Liu Guohua, 61, the wife of retired Beijing Machine Tool Institute employee, Ge Peijun, passed away on February 28, 2004. Both Liu Guohua and her husband were arrested and jailed for more than a month before being released.Her death was the result of being frequently harassed by the authorities, and by her husband's persecution in a labour camp. These caused her long-term mental stress, which led to the recurrence of an old illness.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Liu Ziwei Dies from Torture at Changchun City's Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Ziwei from Jilin Province was sent to the Changchun City Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp on October12, 2004. He had been on a hunger strike the whole time so as to protest his unjust incarceration, and suffered inhuman tortures including being confined in a solitary compartment, force-feeding and a method called the "Big Hang Up", because he remained firm in his belief. Liu Ziwei died as a result of torture on December 13, 2004.
  • 55 Year Old Outstanding Teacher Ms. Zhang Chunlan Died as a Result of Torture at Dalian City's Forced Labour Camp - Belated News

    Ms. Zhang Chunlan was 55 year old outstanding teacher from Liaoning Province. As she was persistent in practising Falun Dafa, Zhang Chunlan was sentenced to forced labour for two years and was sent to Dalian City Forced Labour Camp. She was forced to do heavy labour, and the living conditions there were extremely terrible. Under these conditions, and being isolated from the outside world, her health was seriously damaged. Ms. Zhang's weight dropped to about 34 kilos (75 pounds) from about 70 kilos (154 pounds). She died tragically on August 29, 2003.
  • Practitioner Ms. Liu Lianfeng from the Chaoyang District of Beijing Was Tortured to Death in 2001

    Ms. Liu Lianfeng, 43 years old, was a practitioner from Chaoyang District of Beijing. In July 2000, Sunhe Town Police sent her to the Chaoyang Detention Centre where she was tortured into unconsciousness and taken to hospital. In the hospital, she was injected with unknown drugs and became paralyzed and bedridden. The torturers released her, after recognizing the severity of her condition, on home-detention. On October 20 2001, she passed away due to the persecution.
  • 67 Year Old Ms. Zhang Yunan from Jilin Province Died as a Result of Police Harassment in 2001

    Ms. Zhang Yunan, who was from Changchun City, Jilin Province, became healthy from practising Falun Dafa, but, since the persecution began in 1999, she became fearful because of harassment from the police. Because of the long term mental torment and continued threats, she did not dare to practise Falun Gong. She died as a result of the persecution at the beginning of 2001.
  • Practitioner Mr. Mu Xingbo from Changchun Dies After Facing Years of Persecution

    Mr. Mu Xingbo, 28 years old, was a practitioner from Changchun City, Jilin Province. He was pursued by the police for telling people the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong. He had been living away from home for a long time to avoid being arrested and as a result, his health was damaged. He died on October 12, 2004.
  • The Persecution by Jiang Zemin's Regime Has Taken My Elderly Uncle's Life

    "Uncle Wang was from my hometown. He was suffering from bone marrow cancer. Doctors considered him terminally ill and sent him home to die. One day a neighbour, a Falun Dafa practitioner, told him miraculous stories of Falun Gong and brought him a book. That day was a turning point in his life. He accepted the principles of Falun Dafa and thus his health and character improved dramatically. When the persecution of Falun Dafa started, my Uncle Wang gave up practising out of fear. His old bad habits and ill health returned, he went to hospital and never came out. My Uncle Wang left us in sadness and sorrow. It was Jiang Zemin who took away his life."
  • Memories of 51 Year Old Ms. Li Ling, a Practitioner from Liaoning Province

    Due to inhuman and long-term persecution, practitioner Ms. Li Ling died on November 17, 2004, at Liaoning Province Women's Prison. Ms. Li was only 51 years old. Not long before her death, Li's husband visited her at the prison, he found her hair was very long and almost white. Although her body was very weak due to torture she had received, she remained steadfast in her faith. Upon her death, during discussions with the prison officials, her family members told the officials that they knew Li was tortured to death, although she had not committed any crime.
  • Practitioner Han Ye from Shenyang City Passed Away As a Result of the Persecution in 2003

    Falun Gong practitioner Han Ye, was a resident of Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. He had suffered from a blood disorder since he was young. He told of the drastic improvement in his health in order to testify to the goodness of Falun Gong. He went many times to appeal to the Liaoning provincial government and to peacefully appeal in Beijing. However, he was arrested many times. To avoid harassment and arrest, he was forced to leave his home and become homeless. Han Ye's health deteriorated and his old health problems reappeared. On January 23, 2003, he passed away.