After Surviving 13 Years in Prison, Liaoning Woman Arrested Again and Dies in Custody 21 Days Later
Ms. Jin Shunnu slipped into a coma on October 6, 2018, while being detained for talking to people about Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being
Personal Accounts
The persecution of Falun Gong targeted 100 million people in China, and decimated countless families and communities across China. Below, we offer a glimpse into the human cost of this persecution with up-close and personal stories of those who were killed, those who survived, and those struggling to the freedom of others. These are their stories…
The persecution of Falun Gong targeted 100 million people in China, and decimated countless families and communities across China. These are their stories…
Husband Dies 7 Years After Being Driven Insane While in Custody, Wife Continues Fight to Seek Justice
A prisoner of conscience, Mr. Ren Dongsheng, endured having his hands burned with a lighter, his face slapped, and his toes stomped on until his
Gravely Ill Woman Imprisoned Until Term Expires, Dies 12 Days After Her Release
Ms. Zhao Chunyan’s family had to call an ambulance to pick her up when she was released from prison on July 16, 2018. She had
Tianjin Falun Gong Practitioner Dies in Custody, Wife in Danger Amid Cover-Up
A 56-year-old man from Tianjin in China has died in police custody with signs of abuse visible on his body. Mr. Yang Yuyong was detained
Man, Abducted for Practicing Falun Gong, Dies after Four Days in Police Custody
A 38 year-old man from Central China died in police custody four days after being abducted, the Falun Dafa Information Center recently learned. Mr. Yang Zhonggeng’s corpse was covered in extensive bruises but the local Domestic Security Office claimed he committed suicide, his family reported.
Ms. Yang Yinqiao, Hebei
During one raid on the home of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Yang Yinqiao on August 7, Yang mysteriously “fell” from the window of her fifth floor apartment. Police immediately fled the scene, only to return with riot gear when Ms. Yangs husband came home and found her on the street. He called for emergency medical care, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police subsequently cordoned off the street, beating those seeking to get closer, including Yangs own son.
Xu Chensheng, 47, Chenzhou
A healthy, middle-aged woman from southern China who practiced Falun Gong died under mysterious circumstances within hours of being abducted off the street by police. With public support from neighbors and friends, family members are attempting to hire an independent pathologist to determine the cause of her death.
Ms. Zhang Jinghua, 65, Shandong
On October 7, 2011, two men heard Ms. Zhang Jinghua talking about Falun Gong to someone. They intimidated and then chased her to the fourth story of a building from which she then fell under mysterious circumstances. She died several hours later.
Ms. Wang Chunxiang, 55, Liaoning
Ms. Wang Chunxiang was abducted in October 2006 after a plainclothes police officer followed her home and then found Falun Gong related materials and a printer in her home, after he entered and searched it without a warrant. Soon after, she was sentenced in a sham trial to eight years in a prison camp and was sent to Liaoning Province Women’s Prison. Over the next five years, her health deteriorated badly due to torture and being denied medical attention. On September 25, 2011, prison authorities alerted her family members that she had died.
