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November 24, 2006

Persecution-Related Deaths of 21 Falun Gong Practitioners Verified in October 2006 (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Twenty-one deaths of Falun Gong practitioners as a result of persecution in China were verified in October 2006. Eight out of the 21 practitioners were women, representing 38% of the total; ten were above age 50, 48% of the total. Minghui/Clearwisdom website statistics showed that at least 143 death cases in Mainland China have been verified between January and October 2006.

Mr. Liu Yongchun Tortured to Death at 52 in Jiuquan City Prison in Gansu Province

(Clearwisdom.net) In early November 2006, Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Liu Yongchun from Wuwei City, Gansu Province was tortured to death in the Jiuquan City Prison. His family was notified on November 4, 2006. When they went to the prison, the prison administration only allowed them to see his head from a distance. They were not allowed to go near the body or view his body below the head.

The CCP Uses a Policy of Implication to Coerce People to Persecute Their Family Member

(Clearwisdom.net) I started to practice Falun Gong in 1997. After July 20, 1999, I went to Beijing twice to appeal peacefully for Dafa. The first time I was intercepted and taken back to my hometown. At the detention center, because I insisted on doing the Falun Gong exercises, clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong, and refusing to renounce my belief in Dafa, they put 20-pound shackles on my feet and tightly secured an instrument of torture around my upper body. My hands were tightly secured as well and I could not move. I was unable to lie down and was forced to stand the entire time. They put me--a Falun Gong practitioner who behaves according to the standard of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" and wishes to always be a good person--in the same torture device used on convicts sentenced to death. I asked one of the lead torturers, "Why do you persecute good people?" She said, "It is a directive from the top. If I do not do it, I will be criticized and lose my monetary reward." The lead torturer asked me, "Do you want to abandon Falun Gong?" I replied firmly, "Dafa gave me a second life. Before practicing Falun Gong, I had constant brain dropsy and my case was identified as an incurable disease at the Guangzhou International Medical Seminar. In less than six months after practicing Falun Gong, I was fully free from the illness. A physical checkup verified that I was totally healthy. My medical doctor had to admit it was a miracle beyond imagination. It is a solid fact that Falun Gong can improve one's physical and mental health. More importantly, Dafa requires practitioners to be good people and to behave according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." When she heard this, the lead torturer had nothing to say and quietly removed the instrument of torture. Finally, she let my relative sign the bail form and pay the fine for my release.