Su Yunxia, 67, was beaten to death at Heilongjiang Women’s Prison on Sept. 4, two days before her five-year-sentence was to end. Jailed for her beliefs, Su was beaten because she refused to give up the previously government-endorsed qigong practise called Falun Gong, according to Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website that documents the Chinese regime’s persecution of Falun Gong. “A Falun Gong practitioner must sign the so-called ‘Three Letters’—declarations to give up the peaceful practice—if he/she wants to obtain the release notification [which is a must to leave the prison],” Minghui.org reported. “Otherwise, he/she will be badly tortured by prisoners [appointed by the prison guards days before the sentence is to end].” Su had practiced Falun Gong for over two dozen years. Also known as Falun Dafa, Falun Gong teaches practitioners to be good people by following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Yet in July 1999, China’s ruling communist …
2 Days Before Release, Prisoner of Conscience in China Beaten to Death
November 9, 2021
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