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Killed for Their Belief: Falun Gong Deaths from Abuse in 2009

 "You could write about a Falun Gong practitioner, abused or killed by the Chinese government, every day." - Jay Nordlinger,… Read More

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I. Introduction

By the time of writing, The Falun Dafa Information Center had documented the deaths of 96 Falun Gong practitioners between… Read More

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Key Pattern #1: Many deaths occurred shortly after arrest

While most practitioners in 2009 died following long periods of incarceration, there continue to be cases of adherents—including individuals in… Read More

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Key Pattern #2: Nearly one third of the victims were detained during pre-Olympic round-ups

In a six-month period leading up to the Olympics, the Chinese authorities detained over 8,000 Falun Gong practitioners. Many were… Read More

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Key Pattern #3: Approximately one-third of deaths occurred in custody

In 33 of the 96 cases recorded during the year, the victim died in custody of the Chinese authorities, either… Read More

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Key Pattern #4: Many deaths occurred shortly after release due to torture in custody

In 2009, it remained common for the Chinese authorities to initially refuse to release a Falun Gong practitioner whose health… Read More

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Key Pattern #5: Deaths due to denial of right to health while in detention

Twenty-one deaths in 2009 appear to have resulted from either a recurrence of old diseases or contraction of new ones… Read More

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Key Pattern #6: Authorities consistently seek to cover-up Falun Gong deaths

Following a Falun Gong practitioner’s death, particularly in custody, the authorities frequently go to great lengths to cover-up the circumstances… Read More

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Falun Gong Deaths Cited in 2009 Annual Report of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions

In addition to the above cases from 2009, these 14 cases of deaths in custody or shortly after release were… Read More

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Disappearance

The year saw continued reports of Falun Gong disappearances. Since 2006, the editors of Minghui.org, a Chinese-language website run by… Read More

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