Persecution at Work and School

Photos Smuggled from China Show Bloated Falun Gong Practitioner Shortly Before Death

A retired steel worker from Hebei province died on September 6, 2010, just over six months after being released from a prison camp where he had been tortured and forced to do hard labor for practicing Falun Gong, the Falun Dafa Information Center recently learned.

Rape, Beatings and Betrayal Typify “Transformation” of Former Top Student

NEW YORK – The life of a top student at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University has been ravaged by a decade of rape, torture and betrayals. According to reports recently received by the Falun Dafa Information Center, the once vibrant and brilliant young woman from Shandong Province, Ms. Liu Zhimei (柳志梅), now lives in a hut, regularly wets her bed, and crouches into the corner of her room with clenched fists whenever someone approaches her. Neighbors have seen her running from her home naked and screaming.

High School Student Harassed, Threatened after Internet Posting about Falun Gong

NEW YORK – A 16-year-old who used his real name when writing online about health benefits received from practicing Falun Gong is being harassed and at risk of detention, the Falun Dafa Information Center recently learned.

Fueled by Olympics, Falun Gong Persecution Escalated Sharply in 2008

The Communist Party’s campaign against Falun Gong escalated sharply in 2008 as China’s rulers took advantage of the Olympic games to catalyze and justify the large-scale arrest, imprisonment, and monitoring of Chinese citizens known to adhere to the spiritual practice, the Falun Dafa Information Center said in an annual report published on Tuesday.

Tortured to Death in China: Six Falun Gong Practitioners from Huludao City, Liaoning Province

The deaths of six Falun Gong practitioners from Huludao City, Liaoning Province have recently been confirmed. All six died from abuse and torture suffered in various labor camps and detention centers in Liaoning Province, home of the notorious Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, where dozens of Falun Gong practitioners have lost their lives.

Two School Teachers Among Four Latest Falun Gong Death Reports

Reports from China: 18 More Falun Gong Deaths from Police Brutality, Torture

Utterly exhausted from 12 days without sleep, Lihong Ding’s captors forced him to pace his cell to keep him awake. Many times the 36-year-old collapsed while walking, banging his head on the walls and floors.

Cases of Six Falun Gong Dead From Police Abuse Exposed as China's President Bans BBC

Amidst further efforts by Jiang Zemin's regime to mask the three-year persecution from his own people and the international community, six more reports of Falun Gong practitioners dead in China after police abuse surfaced in the last ten days.