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Name: Li CuifangChinese Name: 李翠芳Gender: FemaleAge: 72City: BaojiProvince: ShaanxiOccupation: retired accountantDate of Death: September 17, 2025Date of Most Recent Arrest: 2003Most Recent Place of Detention: Shaanxi Province Women’s Forced Labor Camp
A 72-year-old woman in Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, passed away on September 17, 2025, after enduring over two decades of persecution for practicing Falun Gong.
Ms. Li Cuifang, former chief financial officer of Hualian Industrial Corporation, took up Falun Gong in early spring of 1996. Her many ailments soon disappeared and she also became kinder and more considerate.
After the Chinese Communist Party ordered the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Ms. Li was given three labor camp terms, including a one-year term in March 2000, a 1.5-year term in July 2001 (later extended by three months), and a two-year term around July 2003.
While in custody, Ms. Li was deprived of sleep, force-fed, tied up, forced to do hard labor, hung up by the wrists, put in a straitjacket, and held in solitary confinement. During her third forced labor term, the guards added toxic drugs into her food and she developed symptoms of schizophrenia. She also experienced extremely high blood pressure (240/120 mmHg), poor memory, dizziness, and failed heart and lung functions. She was so weak that she was released one year ahead of time. See the related report below for details of the torture she suffered in the labor camp.
In addition to the incarceration, Ms. Li and her husband, who didn’t practice Falun Gong, also had their pensions, health insurance, and other benefits suspended. Their two children and their elderly parents (who relied on them for financial support) struggled to make ends meet.
Ms. Li was harassed at home on April 11, 2024, by officers from the Dongfeng Road Police Station and community workers. They raided her place and confiscated a computer, a printer, blank DVDs, flash drives, over 50 Falun Gong books, Falun Gong informational materials, and 2,000 yuan in cash with Falun Gong messages printed on the bills. Due to her poor health, the police didn’t press charges and ended up releasing her on bail.
The police kept harassing Ms. Li at home. The mental distress caused her health to decline further. She became incapacitated and often fell into a coma. Before she was hospitalized in July 2025, the police went to her home to take photos of her. During her two-week hospital stay, officers took more photos of her. She passed away on September 17, 2025.
Ms. Li Cuifang Relentlessly Persecuted at Shaanxi Women's Labor Camp Three Times