The deaths of 17 Falun Gong practitioners who died as a result of the persecution in China were verified in September 2006. The deaths of 2,966 Falun Gong practitioners from persecution have been verified despite the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s strict information blockade.
In April 2006, 23 cases of Dafa practitioners in Mainland China dying from the persecution were confirmed. Among them are 11 female practitioners, 48% of the total; nine of the 23 practitioners, 39% of the total who died, were over 55 years old.