FDI: 64 Falun Gong Deaths from Torture in China Reported in Three Months
NEWS -- Feb. 11, 2004 Falun Dafa Information Center,
www.faluninfo.net
38-year-old Ms. Yuan Xiangfan was tortured in
Henan Province detention centers and labor camps for more than a
year. She died at home after Chinese authorities released her for
fear she would die in the labor camp.
Deaths from torture and abuse were reported in 17 provinces
throughout China, from Heilongjiang to Guangxi; from Sichuan to Beijing.
Torture techniques reported include severe beatings, electric
shocks,
force-feeding torture, and injections of nerve-damaging drugs. Among the
reported deceased was a 70-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man.
According to witnesses and those familiar with the cases, all
but one of the deaths was the result of severe beatings or torture. In one case,
a woman from Yitong County, Jilin Province reportedly "fell" from a tall
building while in police custody.
Released, Only to Die at Home
In 23 of the cases, the victims died of their injuries
shortly after being released from custody. Falun Gong practitioners thought to
be near death are often released by Chinese authorities hoping to avoid
responsibility for the deaths. In many cases, the victims die within days or
even hours of their release.
According to knowledgeable sources in China, each forced
labor camp operates with a "death quota:" That is, the number of Falun Gong
practitioners that are allowed to die in the forced labor camp as camp
authorities take them through the violent "transformation" process to force them
to renounce Falun Gong. Additionally, each forced labor camp is rewarded for
making a Falun Gong practitioner renounce his or her belief in Falun Gong.
Consequently, labor camp officials often aim to avoid forfeiting one of their
death quota numbers for a dying Falun Gong practitioner without first obtaining
their bonus reward from making him or her renounce Falun Gong.
These sources say a practitioner can only be considered to
have fully renounced Falun Gong when he or she has written multiple statements
denouncing the practice as well as assisted in persecuting fellow Falun Gong
practitioners.
Northeast China Remains Deadliest
China's northeastern provinces remain the deadliest overall.
Of the 884 total number of verified deaths (reports
/
sources), Heilongjiang Province accounts for 15% with neighboring Liaoning
and Jilin Provinces each accounting for approximately 11% of the total.
Shandong Province, situated southeast of Beijing, also
accounts for approximately 11% of all deaths.
The name list of those whose deaths were reported in the last
three months are: Xie Wenping, Gao Shiping, Li Shuli, Wang Ruxing, Meng Xiao,
Zhao Guo'an, Li Aiping, Tang Meijun, Li Xuelian, Wang Defeng, Yan Hai, Ma Lizhi,
Guo Jifang, Zhao Yanxia, Shen Lizhi, Bai Hong, Gu Chunaying, Chen Guijun, Liao
Minghui, Yu Guizhen, Song Ruiyi, Ye Wenying, Liu Chengjun, Li Xiaoyuan, Wu Yuan,
Wang Congbu, Yu Chunhai, Yang Shulan, Deng Huiqun, Song Youchun, Yuan Xiangfan,
Zuo Guoqing, Wu Simin, He Guozhong, Zhang Congmin, Li Xindi, Li Liang, Pan
Siyuan, Li Li, Xuan Deqiong, Zhang Dabi, Xiao Peifeng, Li Deshan, Chen Changfa,
Li Chouren, Ma Guilin, Lu Guifang, Li Jun, Guo Sulan, Wang Jiguo, Song Yonghua,
Xuan Honggui, Zhang Xiaodong, Tian Junrong, Sun Yanqin, Li Yutong, Li Ruqing, Lu
Bingshen, Zhou Liangzhu, Lu Xiufang, Lu Xingguo, Zheng Libo, Zhou Caixia.
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NEWS -- Feb. 11, 2004
Falun Dafa Information Center,
www.faluninfo.net
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Background
Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa (about),
is a practice of meditation and exercises with teachings based on the universal
principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Practiced in over
50
countries world-wide, Falun Gong has roots in traditional Chinese culture.
With government estimates of as many as
100
million practicing Falun Gong in China, China's then-Communist leader, Jiang
Zemin, outlawed the peaceful practice in July 1999 (report).
Since that time, Jiang's regime has intensified its propaganda campaign to turn
public opinion against the practice while imprisoning, torturing and even
murdering those who practice it. The Falun Dafa Information Center has verified
details of 884 deaths (reports
/
sources) since the persecution of Falun Gong in China began in 1999. In
October 2001, however, Government officials inside China reported that the
actual death toll was well over 1,600. Expert sources now estimate that figure
to be much higher.
Hundreds of thousands have been detained, with more than
100,000 being sentenced to forced labor camps, typically without trial.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE FALUN DAFA
INFORMATION CENTER -- Gail Rachlin 917-757-9780, Levi Browde 914-720-0963,
Erping Zhang 646-533-6147, or Christina Chai 917-386-5068. Email:
, Website:
http://www.faluninfo.net/
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