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Five Falungong practitioners were persecuted to death as the policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) party continues unabated. Beijing officials have denied what some say is the persecution of minorities.
Five Falungong practitioners die following CCP purge
From March 14 to April 12, sources say that the CCP victimized five mainland Chinese Falun Gong members in less than a month. They were sent to prisons and detention centers by communist authorities for their belief, reported the Epoch Times.
Falun Gong, also identified as Falun Dafa, is a Buddhist-inspired spiritual practice that started in the late 1990s with an estimated 70-100 million followers.
Denied Visitation for 18 Months, Retired Colonel Dies Suddenly in Chinese Prison
A retired colonel who was denied visitation for one-and-a-half years passed away suddenly while serving a seven-and-a-half-year prison term for upholding his belief in Falun Gong. The traditional mind-body discipline has been persecuted by the Chinese communist regime since 1999.
Gong Piqi’s family was informed on April 12 that he had died shortly after being taken to a hospital for resuscitation, according to a report on Minghui.org.
Being denied visitation for 18 months, the grief-stricken family knew very little about Gong’s recent experiences or his health condition. Doctors and prison authorities also rejected the family’s strong demand to see Gong’s body. Only Gong’s older brother and nephew were allowed to say goodbye on the condition that they didn’t take any photos or make any recordings.