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Dafa Practitioner Ms. Lu Qiongfang Dies After Suffering from Torture-Induced Illnesses for Several Months

(Clearwisdom.net)

Dafa practitioner Ms. Lu Qiongfang was a 40-year-old farmer of Team Five in Chongyang Town, Chongyang City, Sichuan Province. She started Dafa cultivation in 1998. Ever since then she has tried her best to be a good person. In March 2003, she was arrested and had her home ransacked because she exposed the persecution of Falun Gong. The police also took away all the Dafa books and materials she had at home. In order to find the source of the Dafa materials, the police beat her savagely. Policeman Zhang Tiantian from Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, along with Chongzhou police detained Lu Qiongfang in a government hotel, where they beat her day and night, and deprived her of sleep. They cuffed her hands behind her back with one hand over the shoulder and the other hand against the lower back. The police then applied a great deal of force to pull the two hands toward one another and handcuff them.

Heilongjiang Province: 60-year-old Woman Passes Away from the Excessive Harassment and Persecution From Police

(Clearwisdom.net) October 14^th report: News from Heilongjiang Province. Ms. Li Xiufen's family in Daqing City suffered long-term persecution at the hands of the police. Her daughter-in-law Cui Xiaojuan was tortured to death on December 30, 1999 for practicing Falun Gong; her son Xu Xiangdong was illegally sentenced to twelve years in prison; he was extremely emaciated as a result of torture. The police continued to harass Li Xiufen, who was in her 60's, when she was already deeply grieving for her family's suffering. On September 9, 2003, Li Xiufen passed away after enduring long-term harassment and persecution.

Anshan City: Five Practitioners (Involved in Clarifying the Truth via TV) Sent to Prison In Secret Trial And a Sixth One Murdered

(Clearwisdom.net) October 11 report: Authorities Anshan City, Liaoning Province recently held a secret trial. Five Dafa practitioners were illegally sentenced to prison in the hallway of Anshan City No. 1 Detention Center.