Reported in 2021: 132 Falun Gong Practitioners Die in the Persecution of Their Faith

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Reported in 2021: 132 Falun Gong Practitioners Die in the Persecution of Their Faith

(Minghui.org) In 2021, the deaths of 132 Falun Gong practitioners who died as a result of the persecution of their faith were verified.

The newly recorded deaths include 2 practitioners who died in 2017, 3 in 2018, 2 in 2019, 24 in 2020, and 101 in 2021.

Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a mind-body practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Since its introduction to the public in 1992, countless people have been drawn to its profound principles and health benefits. Fearing its ever-growing popularity, the Chinese communist regime launched a nationwide campaign in July 1999, attempting to stamp out the practice.

Hundreds of thousands of practitioners have since been harassed, arrested, detained, imprisoned, and tortured. A total of 4,726 deaths have been documented by the Minghui.org website as of January 6, 2022. Due to the strict censorship of information in China, however, the actual number is likely much higher.

The 101 deaths that occurred in 2021 took place throughout the year, with 60 incidents from January to June.

The deceased practitioners, 85 of them women, hailed from 25 regions. The provinces of Heilongjiang (25), Liaoning (22), and Jilin (15) recorded the most cases. The remaining 22 regions recorded from 1 to 8.

Among the 112 practitioners whose ages were known, they were between 39 and 85. The youngest practitioner was Mr. Pu Zheng, who was tortured to death at Yunnan Province First Prison in 2017. The oldest practitioners were Ms. Li Jingxia and Ms. Ren Canru, both retired teachers, who passed away after being harassed by the authorities.

For some elderly practitioners, prior to their own tragic deaths, they had endured the pain of losing their children to the persecution. Ms. Ren Canru’s son, Mr. Yuan Jiang, died 20 years ago of torture. Mr. Tan Fengming, an 82-year-old father, never saw his son again after 2004 when he went out to distribute informational materials about Falun Gong. With Mr. Tan now deceased and their daughter still serving a four-year term for practicing Falun Gong, Mr. Tan’s 77-year-old wife struggles to cope with the sorrow and to care for herself.

An 80-year-old man was never released after serving a three-year term for practicing Falun Gong. Instead, the authorities kept Mr. Liu Xiyong in custody and handed him another four-year term months later. He was denied medical parole despite his critical condition and passed away on December 29.

Another 8 deceased practitioners were also in their 80s, as well as 28 in their 70s, 31 in their 60s, 36 in their 50s, and 4 in their 40s. They came from all walks of life, including teachers, accountants, doctors, engineers and factory workers.

Twenty-five practitioners died while in custody, including 13 who died in prison and 10 in detention centers. A 45-year-old woman died in a police station and a man died in a hospital, both just one day following their arrests. As for the several practitioners who died in prison, the authorities didn’t allow their families to see their bodies and forced them to have the bodies cremated. Those families who were allowed to see their bodies often reported that their loved ones had been severely injured.

Many of those who died had endured decades of imprisonment and torture before passing away. A 72-year-old woman was held in a psychiatric hospital 20 times, a 53-year-old history teacher was imprisoned for 14 years, and a 68-year-old woman served a labor camp term and three prison terms for a total of 17 years.

A 76-year-old woman passed away three days after she was carried home unconscious by prison guards, a few weeks before her scheduled release after serving a six-year term. A woman was beaten to death two days before her scheduled release after serving a five-year term. Another man wasn’t granted medical parole until one day before his death from severe ascites.

In some cases, the mental distress of ongoing harassment turned out to be deadly for the practitioners. A 67-year-old woman in Heilongjiang Province who was already in declining health saw her condition further deteriorated after being harassed. Even a month after she passed away, the authorities still called her husband and ordered her to report to the local residential committee office.

Please read the full Minghui report for details of various cases:

Deaths in Custody

Sentenced to Four Years Right After Serving Three Years, 80-year-old Man Dies in Prison

45-year-old Woman Dies One Day After Being Arrested

Having Lost His Wife to the Persecution of Their Faith, Shandong Man Dies One Day after Arrest

Hubei Woman Dies 13 Days After Being Admitted to Prison

Henan Man Dies in Custody One Month After Arrest

Inner Mongolia Man Dies One Day after Being Tried for His Faith

Shandong Man Slips into Coma at Detention Center, Dies after the Police Remove His Life Support

Jilin Doctor Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage and Dies Two Weeks Later

Deaths Under Suspicious Circumstances

Targeted with Her Family in a Group Arrest, Jilin Mother Dies Two Months After Imprisonment