Ding Wen, a male Falun Gong practitioner about 30-years-old, lived in Shiyan City, Hubei province. He had been lawlessly detained in a brainwashing class in Zhangwan district, Shiyan City, Hubei province. He was tortured to death on January 14, 2002, and his body was surreptitiously cremated on January 16, 2002.