(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Yu Lan, 75 years old, was from Qingdao City, Shandong Province. Ms. Yu started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. All her diseases were cured because of the practice. Ms. Yu was illiterate, but after she started practicing, she was able to read the book Zhuan Falun without difficulties. Her mind and body were purified. In December 1999, after Jiang's regime banned Falun Dafa, Ms. Yu and her three daughters traveled to Beijing to appeal to the government for the right to practice and to validate Dafa. The police there arrested them and the Qingdao Sifang District Police Department took them back to Qingdao. Ms. Yu and her three daughters were imprisoned in a police station. Ms. Yu became very ill after she was released. She died on March 28, 2000.

Mr. Liang Guangqing was 71 years old. He was a retiree from the Jianwu Company in Gansu Province. Mr. Liang became healthy after he began to practice Falun Dafa. On February 12, 2000, the police from the Tianshui City Police Department arrested him during a group Fa study session. The police imprisoned and tortured Mr. Liang in the Tianshui City Luergou prison. The police released him after he paid a 2,000 yuan fine. The police frequently visited Mr. Liang's home to harass and threaten him. On January 19, 2004, as a result of the persecution, he passed away.

Mr. Ji Keyu was a 66 years old practitioner from Hengyang City, Hunan Province. Mr. Ji started practicing Falun Dafa in 2004 and his illnesses improved significantly. Yang Lixin and other staff members of the National Security Unit, Hengyang City Police Department Yancheng Branch, arrested Mr. Ji's son, also a practitioner, at his work. They were on their way to ransack Mr. Ji's home when Mr. Ji's son escaped with righteous thoughts. After the escape, plainclothes policemen and others affiliated with Yang often harassed and persecuted Mr. Ji's family. The persecution intensified during the holidays. Mr. Ji was highly stressed for a long period of time, to the point where he could not even sleep peacefully. He often woke up at night, feeling scared. Mr. Ji's only son couldn't take care of him. Constant stress caused Mr. Ji's health to worsen. He died on May 14, 2005, and his son couldn't attend his funeral. Many of Mr. Ji's friends recognized the CCP's involvement in his persecution and death.

Ms. Yuan Meixiang was 56 years old. She used to work at the Zijiang Pesticide Company in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province. Her family lived in the dorm of the Zijiang Pesticide Company in Longshutang Office, Shuangqing District, Shaoyang City. Ms. Yuan went to a practitioner's home in June 2000, where the police arrested and imprisoned her. On the night of September 19, 2002, the police came to her home. They confiscated her personal property, arrested her again and took her to a prison for forced brainwashing. After Ms. Yuan was released from prison, the police and others from the 610 Office often came to her home and harassed her. They wanted her to stop practicing Falun Gong. Because of the harassment and persecution, she became severely ill and died on May 19, 2005.

Mr. Xu Huatang, 72 years old, was from Yongxing County, Hunan Province. Xu was the director of the County Agricultural Bureau. In 1994, after he retired, he began to practice Falun Gong. After Jiang's regime began to persecute Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, the county 610 Office, the police department, the Chengguan town Agricultural Bureau, and the local police station harassed him frequently and forced him to pay a 1,060 yuan fine. They demanded that he renounce Falun Gong, took money from his retirement pension, and forced him to report to the County Agricultural Bureau and Police Station frequently. Mr. Xu was monitored and harassed for a long period of time and, as a result, died on March 4, 2004.

Ms. Du Chunlan was a 72 year old practitioner from Yongxing County, Hunan Province. Ms. Du went to Beijing in 2000 to appeal for justice for Falun Gong and was imprisoned for 15 days. They forced her to pay a 10,000 yuan fine. Ms. Du was persecuted over a long period of time. The county 610 Office monitored, harassed and brainwashed her. She died on January 17, 2005.

Ms. Wei Lianying, 83 years old, was from Zhangshu City, Jiangxi Province. Ms. Wei lived with her daughter. After July 20, 1999, the resident committee imprisoned her for over 20 days. Ms. Tu Meihua, Ms. Wei's daughter, refused to renounce Falun Gong. Ms. Tu was imprisoned and her household property confiscated. Ms. Wei was traumatized. On December 10, 2004, the police arrested Ms. Tu and ransacked her home again. Ms. Wei went into shock, and her previous heart condition recurred. She died on January 18, 2005.

Ms. Zhang Yunzhi, 78 years old, was from Fanjiatun, Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province. Ms. Zhang started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. Because they were under constant pressure due to the persecution, her family was afraid to becoming involved. They believed the CCP's propaganda and slandered Falun Gong. Ms. Zhang's family and the police threatened her and caused her tremendous trauma and pressure. She died on April 17, 2002.

Ms. Liu Fengqin, over 60 years old, was from Fanjiatun, Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province. Ms. Liu was suffering from the after effects of brain thrombosis. After she started to practice Falun Gong in 1996, she became healthy and could easily move around again. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, the police came many times to her home to harass her. Ms. Liu was traumatized. Her brain thrombosis recurred and she died in the fall of 2000.

Ms. Zou Yunqin, 61 years old, was a practitioner from Wujintun, Taolaizhao Town, Fuyu County, Jilin Province. Because of the persecution, the authorities harassed and hassled Ms. Zou and her family. Zou died in 2003.

Ms. Su Yawen, 61 years old, was a practitioner from Benxi City, Liaoning Province. She started practicing Falun Dafa in October 1994. After July 20, 1999, Ms. Su went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Gong. She was twice imprisoned and suffered deeply as a result of the persecution. She lost the environment to practice Falun Gong. In 2003, Ms. Su became paralyzed from a brain hemorrhage and died on February 6 of 2005.

Mr. Fu Yongliang was from Huayuan Village, Yahe Township, Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province. On November 2000, the police from the county political security division beat him and imprisoned him for 15 days. In 2001, the police took Mr. Fu to Anshan City for forced brainwashing. Under the yearlong mental pressure, Mr. Fu died suddenly in 2002. His 80-year old parents were left without anyone to take care of them. His father died soon thereafter.

Mr. Wang Fengyi, 68 years old, was from Taliu Village, Hartao Town, Fuxin County, Liaoning Province. Local officials often came to his house to harass and threaten him. Mr. Wang died on February 17, 2005.

Ms. Fang Yuzhen, 79 years old, was from Yushu City, Jilin Province. Fang's illnesses were cured after she started practicing Falun Gong. After July 20, 1999, Ms. Fang's son Mr. Liu Yan, who was a practitioner from Qing'an County, Heilongjiang Province, died because of the persecution. Ms. Fang's daughter was sent to a forced labor camp and was under tremendous pressure. On May 11, 2004, the police from Qing'an County, Heilongjiang Province, confiscated Teacher's lecture tapes that were in Ms. Fang's daughter's home. Ms. Fang died on March 5, 2005, because of the persecution.

Ms. Ye Yuzhen, 65 years old, was from Fuyang City, Zhejiang Province. Ms. Ye suffered from terminal stage lung cancer. She was cured after she started practicing Falun Dafa. After the persecution started on July 20, 1999, Ms. Ye traveled to Beijing to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa. The local police brought her back to Fuyang and imprisoned her for 2 weeks. Ms. Ye was then transferred to a brainwashing center. Because she was monitored, threatened and harassed, she was unable to do the exercises and study the Falun Dafa teachings on a regular basis. Her old disease recurred and she died in January of 2005.

Ms. Dong Linrong, 73 years old, was a practitioner in Fuyang, Zhejiang Province. Ms. Dong was handicapped before she practiced Falun Gong. She looked pale and sickly. Ms. Dong started to practice Falun Dafa in August 1997. Her festering leg wounds were cured after she had suffered for several decades. After the persecution started in 1999, Ms. Dong clarified the truth about Falun Gong. Therefore, the local police arrested her. The police came frequently to her home, confiscated her property and threatened her family. Even Ms. Dong's relatives were implicated in the persecution. Ms. Dong was harassed for a long time and suffered because of the pressure from her family and from the authorities. She was mentally traumatized. She became semi-paralyzed in September 2004 and died in March 2005.