Death Cases

  • Mr Li Junqing from Yunnan Province Dies from Torture at the Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp

    Falun Dafa practitioner Lu Huiyi's husband, Li Junqing, a non-practitioner, was arrested in Yanji on July 13, 2002 for possession of Falun Gong truth clarification material. Yinmahe Forced Labour Camp called Lu Huiyi to tell her, "Li Junqing had diabetes and was sick for four days. He was sent to a hospital but the doctors couldn't revive him. He passed away at around 4:00 a.m. on December 17, 2002." The truth is Li Junqing never had diabetes in his life.
  • Sixty-Five Year Old Ms. Xiao Hongxiu Tortured to Death in the Chongqing City Women's Prison

    Sixty-five year old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Xiao Hongxiu was subjected to physical and mental torture by prison police for a long period of time. The abuse included injecting her with unknown medicine even though she had no illness; forced labour; not allowing her to rest even though she was extremely weak from the long-term abuse, and forcing her to remain standing all day long when she was too weak to work. Ms. Xiao lost consciousness several times while doing forced labour, until she finally died in Yongchuan Prison on July 25, 2004.
  • Two Female Falun Dafa Practitioners Died from the Persecution in Hebei Province

    Ms. Wang Wenduan, over 50 years old and Ms. Wang Juan, 36 years old, were two Falun Dafa practitioners from Hebei Province, who died in 2004 as result of the persecution. Both ladies suffered from inhumane beatings - all because they had distributed materials that explained the truth about Falun Dafa and because they upheld the principles of Truthfulness - Compassion - Tolerance.
  • Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Liu Bo Dies from the Persecution in Jilin Province

    In Jilin Province, forty-five year-old Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Liu Bo died in police custody. On August 9, 2004, police notified Liu's family of her death. When her family went to collect her body, they noticed that Liu's head was swollen abnormally. The police claimed that she had committed suicide. Since Liu's family was deeply deceived by the lies of the Jiang Zemin regime, they agreed to have Liu's body cremated. They are not willing to talk about Liu Bo and her death. They even said, "There is less to worry about now since she is dead."
  • Dalian City Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Yan Died as a Result of Abuse in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp

    Falun Dafa Practitioner Ms. Wang Yan was from Dalian City, Liaoning Province. She was imprisoned in Masanjia Forced Labour Camp for practising Falun Gong. In September 2003, her family members carried her back home from the labour camp. On October 1, she passed away. More detailed information is under investigation.
  • Benxi City "610 Office" Ordered Mass Arrest of Nearly 50 Falun Gong Practitioners on September 18, Causing One Death

    70-year-old Ms. Wang Lianying, a retired officer, lived in Benxi City. She used to practise Falun Gong. But after the persecution began on July 20, 1999, she gave up the practice out of fear. At 11:30 p.m. on September 18, 2004, police broke into her room and took her away. The police told her family that they would investigate her and send her back very soon. The next morning around 6:00, Ms. Wang's husband went to the police station to ask for his wife back. he was told she was sleeping. Not until 1:40 that afternoon did the police tell him that his wife had died. When her family saw her body, they found blood all over her nose and face, and also her clothes were covered with vomit. Half of her face was very swollen.
  • Elderly Falun Dafa Practitioner Mr Zhang Sixi from Ningxia Province Dies as a Result of Persecution

    Mr. Zhang Sixi, 58 years old, was from Ningxia Province.In July 2003, he was arrested again for distributing materials telling the truth about the persecution of Dafa. He was sentenced to three years and detained at Guanmahu Forced Labour Camp. In February he suddenly had a stroke due to the long-term torture. The labour camp feared he might die in the camp, so they sent him home. He passed away on August 21, 2004.
  • Mother And Son Harassed to Their Death in Sichuan Province

    Mr. Xie Wenbi, in his fifties, and his mother Mrs. Li, who was over 80 years old, lived in Suining City, Sichuan Province. In 2001 someone in the same village reported Wenbi his sister-in-law and the "610 Office" and the local police station arrested them. he was detained for six months. His health was extremely poor after he got home, but the police continued to harass him for a long time. The police also threatened Wenbi's mother, demanding that she tell them where her daughter-in-law was. The older woman was very frightened and upset. She died in March 2003. In July 2004 Wenbi also died from the long-term police harassment and persecution.
  • Further Information on the Murder of Dafa Practitioner Ms Zhang Zhibin at the Kaiping Forced Labour Camp

    Ms Zhang Zhibin, 32, was a practitioner living in Hebei Province. She was murdered on December 18, 2000 at the Kaiping Forced Labour Camp in Tangshan City. The guards falsely claimed the cause of her death to be suicide, and coerced her family to go along with it. Zhibin's relatives had to strongly protest before they were allowed to pay last respects to her body and visit the site of her murder. They observed that there were no signs of suicide by hanging as the authorities claimed, but Zhibin's chest showed very large patches of dark colour.
  • Practitioner Dies After Going Through Unbearable Suffering from Persecution

    Mr. Niu Xigong, a conscientious citizen and a person who used to suffer from severe illnesses and who had benefitted greatly from practising Falun Gong, could not bear the pressure any longer after many instances of persecution. The long-time physical torture and mental torment had pushed Mr. Niu's endurance to the limit, and in the evening of August 28, 2004 he passed away, leaving behind his loved ones.
  • Additional Information about Peng Guangjun's Murder at the Beijing Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp

    Mr. Peng Guangjun lived in Huairou County, Beijing. On January 15, 2004, he was transferred to the Tuanhe Forced Labour Camp from the Beijing Forced Labour Camp Distribution Centre, which is part of the Department of Forced Labour Education in Beijing. On January 22, 2004, when the labour camp was holding the flag-raising ceremony in front of all prisoners, Peng Guangjun loudly shouted, "Falun Dafa is good!" He suffered violent beating, electric shocking, and sleep deprivation, and was tortured to death within less than four days.
  • Sichuan Province Practitioner Mr Guan Xuehe Dies of Torture

    Mr. Guan Xuehe was a 50 year old ironsmith from Sichuan Province. At the end of March 2003, he was sentenced to three years of forced labour. Before he was taken to the labour camp, he was brutally beaten by police at the detention centre. The beating was so brutal that he could not even stand up. Under the tremendous physical and mental persecution, he developed lung cancer around July 2004. The labour camp sent him home, fearing that he might die in the camp. Yet he died in hospital on October 4, 2004.
  • Practitioner Ms. Chen Lijun from Zhengzhou City Is Tortured to Death

    40-year-old practitioner Ms. Chen Lijun from Henan Province, was detained twice at Shibalihe Forced Labour Camp in Zhengzhou City. During her detention at the forced labour camp Ms. Chen suffered from all kinds of torture, including "Tying the Ropes". The prison guards and criminals punched her chest, abdomen and private parts. They stuffed human excrement, feminine napkins and dirty rags into her mouth. Ms. Chen died on September 29, 2004.
  • Mr. Tan Guoyi from Heilongjiang Province Dies As a Result of the Persecution of His Family

    Mr. Tan Guoyi, a practitioner from Heilongjiang Province, suffered constant harassment and persecution by the police. He missed his son, who was also a practitioner and who had been sentenced to nine years in prison. Mr. Tan's fourth daughter was sentenced to 3 years in a forced labour camp. Tan had many worries. Mr. Tan has two young grandsons who needed to be taken care of, and his wife was ill. His health condition got worse and eventually caused his death on July 3, 2004, at the age of 67.
  • Twenty-Six Additional Cases of Practitioners Who Died as a Result of Torture in China are Verified in September

    According to information reported on Minghui Net [the Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net], another twenty-six cases of innocent Falun Gong practitioners dying as a result of torture in China were verified in September 2004. These death cases were verified through civilian channels and increased the total number of Falun Gong practitioners who have been tortured to death or died as a result of torture in China to 1,060.