(Clearwisdom) Mr. Sang Yingyang, 41, was from Sheli Township, Acheng City, Heilongjiang Province. He had leukemia but recovered after starting to practice Falun Gong around 1998. Once the persecution started in 1999, his activities were monitored by the Sheli Township Police Department and the 610 Office. Nonetheless, he still continued to practice. In July 2005, he was reported and then "arrested" by three officers from the township police department. They brought him first to the local police station and then later to the city police department. Mr. Sang's employer and family finally secured his release, at which point he was severely ill. He finally passed away on October 14.
Ms. Yang Meizhi, 55, was a practitioner from Dongnan Village, Dalianhe Town, Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province. She had several different illnesses but they all disappeared after she started practicing Falun Gong in 1997. After the persecution began, the village security director, the head of the village, and others monitored her and her house around the clock. This severely affected Ms. Yang and her family. Ms. Yang died on December 6, 2002.
Mr. Xu Zhibo, 60, lived in the Taizihe District of Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province. After he started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997, his stomach cancer and many other illnesses completely disappeared. He also became a volunteer assistant to teach others to learn Falun Gong. After the persecution began, CCP officers would often go to his home and harass him, and they also forced him to attend brainwashing sessions. Mr. Xu developed cancer of the pancreas and passed away in November 2001.
Ms. Guo Wenying, 60, lived in Chengguan, Zhengyang County, Henan Province. She was a retiree of Wusan Farm in Henan Province. She started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996, after which her heart disease and hypertension were completely cured. Once the persecution began, the CCP staff and her employer often went to her home to threaten and harass her, resulting in enormous psychological pressure. Her hypertension and heart disease recurred, and Ms. Guo Wenying passed away on January 31, 2001.
Mr. Jia Yumiao, 74, was a retiree of the Anyang City Match Factory in Henan Province. When he started to practice Falun Dafa in 1996, he established a practice site at his factory and a study group at his home. After the onset of the persecution, he was illegally summoned, harassed and tortured by district police officers. During this torture and persecution, he developed septicemia and passed away in July 2003.
Ms. Ma Yu, 34, a college graduate, was an employee of the Yu Street Medicine Inspection Center in the Wenfeng District of Anyang City, Henan Province. Because she insisted on practicing Falun Dafa, she was not allowed to work and her salary was suspended. She was illegally searched, arrested and detained. The city 610 Office brainwashing center's leader Wang Yuansheng, the Wenfeng District 610 Office leader Huang Ze, and Wenfeng District National Security Group police officers were responsible. With righteous thoughts, Ms. Ma Yu twice escaped imprisonment. However, the extensive torture she endured damaged her mentally and physically. Ms. Ma Yu died in August 2005.
Mr. Nie Xinyi was an employee of the Kaiyuan Industry and Commerce Bank at Xingtai City, Hebei Province. He started to practice Falun Dafa in 1997. Once the persecution began, he was repeatedly reported. The bank president intimidated him and forced him to go to a brainwashing center. In September 2000, the bank president convinced him to go to a hospital for treatment. He was discharged from the hospital in October, his condition deteriorating rapidly; his life could have ended at anytime. In February 2001, with the support of fellow practitioners, Mr. Nie started to practice Falun Dafa again. In April 2005, bank leaders persecuted him again simply because he refused to pay the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) membership dues. On May 28, he started to cough and developed generalized edema. His past illness recurred and he passed away.
Mr. Jin Jingming, 75, was a retired teacher living in Nanshanggen Village, Chenzhazi Township, Luanping County, Hebei Province. Prior to practicing Falun Dafa, he had suffered a stroke and was confined to bed as a result. His condition improved rapidly after he started to practice Falun Dafa in 1998, to the point that he could walk with the use of a cane. Once the persecution began and he lost an environment in which he could safely practice Falun Dafa, he suffered tremendously both psychologically and physically. He died in 2002.
