Persecution
By the end of the 1990s, a hundred million people were practicing Falun Gong. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline's growing popularity as a threat to the CCP's atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice. Since then, thousands of practitioners have been confirmed to have died as a result of the persecution, and many more have been imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for organs.
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March 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHebei Province Women’s Prison: Three Stages of Brainwashing Used on Falun Gong Practitioners
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March 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested on the Same Day, Ten Liaoning Residents Face Trial for Their Faith in Falun Gong
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March 3, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 23, 2025 (7 Reports)
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March 2, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Guangdong Sisters, Both in Their 60s, Stand Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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March 1, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Shandong Woman Dies After Suffering Years of Persecution for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 75-Year-Old Guizhou Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in February 2023
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March 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 58-Year-Old Hunan Woman Jailed in August 2024 to Serve a 3-Year Term for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 68-Year-Old Shandong Woman Admitted to Prison to Serve 1.5 Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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March 1, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Information on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners Jailed at Sichuan Province Women’s Prison
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Feb. 28, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBeijing Engineer Given Second 3-Year Sentence for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 28, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 85-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Denied Pension Since 2000, Requests to Reinstate Benefits Repeatedly Rejected
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Feb. 28, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 21, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter 17.5 Years of Prior Incarceration, 55-Year-Old Man Gets Another 14-Month Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 10 Years, 62-Year-Old Sichuan Man Faces Another Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionYushu City, Jilin Province: 15 Falun Gong Practitioners Arrested in One Day, 4 Still in Detention
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Feb. 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman in Her 40s Stands Trial for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 27, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 20, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionSix Jilin Province Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionArrested for Studying the Falun Gong Teachings, Liaoning Woman Sentenced to 3.5 Years
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Feb. 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionSame Court Convicts Three Hunan Women for Their Faith, Including a 76-Year-Old Who Served Two Prior Terms Totaling 7 Years
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Feb. 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 15, 2025 (7 Reports)
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Feb. 26, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 19, 2025 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 25, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Hunan Women Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 25, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution76-Year-Old Hunan Woman Wrongly Convicted Again for Her Faith, Previously Imprisoned for More Than Four Years
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Feb. 25, 2025 | BrainwashingAdditional Information About the Brainwashing Tactics Used on Falun Gong Practitioners Held at Xinxiang Women’s Prison in Henan Province
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Feb. 24, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionDrugged and Tortured in Prison, 74-Year-Old Woman Dies Less Than Two Years After Being Released
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Feb. 24, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionBelated News: 61-Year-Old Liaoning Woman Secretly Sentenced to Three Years, Having Served Two Previous Terms Totaling Nine Years
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Feb. 24, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: Heilongjiang Woman Dies After Enduring Repeated Arrests and Detention for Practicing Falun Gong, Predeceased by Several Family Members
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Feb. 24, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 17, 2025 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 24, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 18, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 23, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution66-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Another 5.5 Years in Prison for Her Faith, Having Spent 13 Years Behind Bars
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Feb. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHeilongjiang Man Faces Prosecution for His Faith, Having Had Two Hunger Strikes Since His Arrest Two Months Ago
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Feb. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAnhui Man Secretly Sentenced to 3.5 Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Years After Completing a Wrongful Prison Term, Sichuan Woman Arrested Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 23, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 16, 2025 (6 Reports)
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Feb. 22, 2025 | Torture of WomenAdditional Information About the Systematic Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners Jailed at Guangdong Women’s Prison
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Feb. 22, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution62-Year-Old Beijing Woman Gets Second Prison Term for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 22, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman Subjected to Strict Management in Prison After Developing Heart Condition Due to Torture
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 67-Year-Old Hebei Man Dies While Serving 13 Years for His Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionShandong Woman Still Serving a 19-Year Term for Speaking Up for Her Persecuted Faith, Denied Family Visits Since September 2022
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution69-Year-Old Woman Arrested on New Year Vacation after Police Find Falun Gong Materials in Her Bag
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJudges Threaten to Take Incapacitated Woman Back Into Custody to Serve a Four-Year Prison Term for Her Faith
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 13, 2025 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJudges Threaten to Take Incapacitated Woman Back Into Custody to Serve a Four-Year Prison Term for Her Faith
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Feb. 21, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 14, 2025 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 12, 2025 (9 Reports)
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Feb. 20, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Woman Faces Prosecution for Practicing Falun Gong—195,000 Yuan in Savings Confiscated by Police
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Feb. 19, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionBelated News: 60-Year-Old Shandong Teacher Dies After Years of Persecution for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 19, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionTortured to Serious Condition After Four Months in Prison, 63-Year-Old Woman Dies Two Weeks After Medical Parole Release
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Feb. 19, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionSix Jilin Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 19, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 11, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Psychiatric TortureCases of Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted in Psychiatric Hospitals
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Imprisonment & Forced LaborThe Human Rights Persecution at the 6th Division in Anhui Province Women’s Prison
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Torture of WomenAfter Being Incarcerated for Six Years and Subjected to Brutal Torture, Guangdong Woman Arrested Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution55-Year-Old Jilin Woman Sentenced to 4 Years for Her Faith, Having Served a Prior 2-Year Term
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionJilin Woman Sentenced to Four Years for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 9, 2025 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 18, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 10, 2025 (8 Reports)
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Shaanxi Women on Strict Management and Denied Family Visits While Serving Wrongful Terms for Their Faith
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution62-Year-Old Hebei Man Suffers Stroke After Being Stripped of Pension, Dies Two Years Later
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionGuangdong Woman Denied Parole Despite Uterine Cancer, Dies Two Years After Eventual Prison Release
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionHuman Rights Abuses at the Cangzhou City Detention Center in Hebei Province
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionWoman Serving 4 Years for Her Faith Not Allowed to Shower Since Prison Admission in October 2024
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 5, 2025 (5 Reports)
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Feb. 17, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 8, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 16, 2025 | Deaths Due To PersecutionRecently Confirmed Deaths Due to the Persecution of Two Falun Gong Practitioners in Gansu Province
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Feb. 16, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionChinese Judge Threatens to Jail 87-Year-Old Woman for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 16, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Retired Librarian Sentenced to Four Years for Her Faith in Falun Gong
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Feb. 15, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution73-Year-Old Heilongjiang Woman Sentenced to Two Years in 2019 for Talking to People about Falun Gong
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Feb. 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionLiaoning Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years by Out-of-Province Court for Posting Information about Falun Gong on WeChat, Previously Incarcerated 6 Years for His Faith
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Feb. 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionNewly Released Falun Gong Practitioner Exposes Persecution at Jiangxi Province Women’s Prison
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Feb. 15, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionGuangdong Woman Sentenced to Two Years and Three Months for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionOnce Jailed for 3.5 Years, 43-Year-Old Heilongjiang Man Faces Indictment Again for His Faith
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Feb. 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Serving Four Forced Labor Terms Totaling 5.5 Years, Fujian Man Arrested Again for His Faith
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Feb. 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 4, 2025 (3 Reports)
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Feb. 14, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 7, 2025 (7 Reports)
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Feb. 13, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 2, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 12, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in January 2025: 97 Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced for Their Faith
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Feb. 12, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 6, 2025 (3 Reports)
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Feb. 11, 2025 | BrainwashingXinxiang Women’s Prison in Henan Province: Three-Stage Brainwashing Process Targets Falun Gong Practitioners
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Feb. 11, 2025 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Luo Youtian and Guo Yanni, Warden and Deputy Warden of Hunan Province Women’s Prison, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Feb. 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAfter Nine Years Behind Bars, Shandong Woman Detained Again for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 11, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionThree Jilin Residents in Their 70s, Including a Married Couple, Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 10, 2025 | Overview and Summary ReportsReported in January 2025: 13 Falun Gong Practitioners Die as a Result of Persecution
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Feb. 10, 2025 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Zhang Yulong, Deputy Secretary of the Jilin Province Political and Legal Affairs Committee, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Feb. 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionTwo Inner Mongolia Residents Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Falun Gong
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Feb. 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 30, 2025 (4 Reports)
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Feb. 10, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – February 1, 2025 (1 Report)
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Perpetrators Involved in Persecution of Falun GongCrimes of Xu Jie, Director of the National Security Division at the Hubei Provincial Public Security Department, in Persecuting Falun Gong
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Accounts of Persecution75-Year-Old Woman Detained Despite Poor Health, Sentenced to 15 Months
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionFire Protection Engineer Arrested 14 Months Ago, Family Still Not Notified of Her Detention Location
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Accounts of PersecutionAdditional Persecution News from China – January 31, 2025 (3 Reports)
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] Gansu Man, Around 61, Dies in February 2013
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 76-Year-Old Gansu Woman Dies in November 2014
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 77-Year-Old Gansu Man Dies in February 2017
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 54-Year-Old Heilongjiang Man Dies in August 2018
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Feb. 9, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 71-Year-Old Gansu Woman Dies in November 2022
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Feb. 8, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 52-Year-Old Henan Man Dies in March 2024
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Feb. 8, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 74-Year-Old Hubei Woman Dies in November 2023
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Feb. 8, 2025 | Deaths Due To Persecution[Newly Translated Older Death Case] 39-Year-Old Shandong Man Dies in July 2016
