Personal Accounts

Mr. Qin Yueming, 47, Heilongjiang

Mr. Qin Yueming was abducted from his home in April 2002. He was severely beaten and tortured on a tiger bench, to the point that his ribs and legs were broken and he was unable to walk. Nevertheless, he was later sentenced to ten years in prison in proceedings whose results were pre-determined by Communist Party officials. He was taken to Jiamusi Prison. On the evening of February 26, 2011, Qin’s wife received a phone call from Jiamusi Prison informing her that Qin had died.

Ms. Zhu Ying, Henan

Two middle-aged women, from Hunan and Henan provinces, died in late November, within weeks of being abducted by the authorities for practicing Falun Gong, the Falun Dafa Information Center has recently learned.

Mr. Yu Zhou

Yu Zhou was a musical talent. He graduated with a degree in French Language from Beijing University and could speak a variety of languages. His folk band frequently topped the charts, capturing the hearts of countless Chinese citizens. With the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to clean up Beijing ahead of the Olympics, Yu Zhou and his wife were arrested on Jan. 26, 2008 on their way home from a concert. He was taken to the Tongzhou District Detention Center. Eleven days later, Yu’s family was told to go to the Qinghe Emergency Center. When they arrived, they found him already dead.