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  • More Than Ten Practitioners from Suining County, Jiangsu Province, Arrested

    On the morning of November 11th, 2011, officers from the Suining County Domestic Security Division, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, arrested more than ten practitioners as well as a non-practitioner. Those arrested are being held in the Suining County Detention Centre. Six of those detained are in their 60s and 70s. These elderly practitioners are highly regarded by their neighbours, because they are kind and friendly and willing to help others. The police didn't follow any legal procedures or inform the families of the arrested so that clothing could be delivered to them. They took turns interrogating and torturing the detained practitioners and deprived them of food. They didn't inform the families about the arrests until November 15th.
  • Three Female Falun Gong Practitioners from Linyi, Shandong Province, Arrested and Tortured

    Around October 14th, Ms. Bo Guiqin and Ms. Chen Muxiu from the Lanshan District in Linyi City, Shandong Province, rode on an electric-powered tricycle driven by Ms. Mu Hongling to distribute Falun Gong materials in the Luozhuang District of Linyi. They were reported to the police and arrested by police. Police ransacked Ms. Bo's home and Ms. Chen's home. Ms. Bo and Ms. Chen were detained in the Linyi Detention Centre first and then transferred to a brainwashing centre. It was recently learned that the three practitioners were each sentenced to one year of forced labour.
  • The Brutality of Shen Jianwei and Other Guards at the Xuchang No. 3 Forced Labour Camp in Henan Province

    Shen Jianwei, 53, is the political head of a division at the Xuchang No. 3 Forced Labour Camp in Henan Province. During the persecution of Falun Gong, many steadfast practitioners who refused to renounce Falun Gong were subjected to severe physical abuse and torture at his hands. Mr. Zhao Yongzhong was taken to the forced labour camp on December 28th, 2002. He held a protest hunger strike for more than a month, and was often brutally force-fed. Inmates frequently physically and verbally abused him. The long-term severe torture and abuse mentally devastated Mr. Zhao, and he has become disoriented. Practitioners Mr. Yao Sanzhong and Mr. Li Jian died as a result of the persecution.
  • Mr. Qin Yueming Persecuted to Death, His Wife and Daughter Arrested

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qin Yueming, a Falun Gong practitioner died on February 26th 2011, as a result of persecution in Jiamusi Prison. Mr. Qin’s family has since been appealing and asking the government to punish the perpetrators, and to be compensated. However, instead of taking action on their claim, officials from Harbin arrested Mr. Qin’s wife, Ms. Wang Xiuqing, and his daughter, Qin Hailong, on November 13th.
  • Ms. Lui Demei Arrested and Tortured Again For Third Time

    Ms. Lui Demei has been repeatedly persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) due to persistently practising Falun Gong over the past few years. Her husband had to carry her out of the detention centre twice. On the morning of October 18th the police broke into her home and later arrested her. Her current status is unknown.
  • Middle School Teacher Ms. He Yanhua Taken to Brainwashing Camp in Maoming, Guangdong Province

    Practitioner Ms. He Yanhua, a Shanhuo Middle School teacher in Maogang District, Maoming, Guangdong Province, was arrested by 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) agents while lecturing on the afternoon of October 19th 2011, then taken to the Maoming Brainwashing Camp. Authorities have refused visitation rights for her family.
  • Ruichang Court in Jiangxi Province Attempts to Frame Four Falun Gong Practitioners

    On the morning of November 10th Ruichang Court in Jiangxi Province attempted to frame Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Han Yuming, Ms. Zhou Meili, Ms. Yao Fenglan, and Ms. Zhang Daidi, who had been captured by the police. In court, all four practitioners said that through practising Falun Gong their hearts were purified and their health restored. They were able to become good people according to the principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance and refrain from committing bad deeds. Freedom of belief is a right protected by the constitution.
  • Mr. Li Huosheng from Wuhan City Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

    Officials at Wuhan 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) planned and organised the arrest of several dozen Falun Gong practitioners on April 19th and 20th, 2011. Police went to Mr. Li Huosheng's home at around 1 a.m. on April 20th. They confiscated mobile phones, Falun Gong materials exposing the persecution, Falun Gong books, a printer, cash and other personal belongings. Mr. Li was handcuffed and forcibly taken away. Mr. Li is being held at Wucang District Detention Centre. He has been tortured and interrogated. A secret trial was held on September 27th for Mr. Li and he was sentenced to five years in prison. The court didn't notify any of Mr. Li's family.
  • High School Student and Family Sent to Forced Labour for Expressing Discontent on the Internet

    Mr. Liu Xiaolin is a high school student from Hualongqiao Village, Shandong Province. His scores were high on the 2011 National College Entrance Exam. However, the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and local government officials barred him from entering college because he and his family practise Falun Gong. Mr. Liu was later taken to a forced labour camp for expressing his discontent with the persecution of Falun Gong on the Internet. Soon after that, his father Mr. Liu Zonggang and mother Ms. Sui Qiaohong were arrested and sent to forced labour camp.
  • Pudong New District Court Officials Put Young Analyst on Trial

    Officials from the Second Tribunal of the Pudong New District Court in Shanghai tried 29-year-old Mr. Feng Xingji on November 22nd. Mr. Feng was arrested by Lu Xiaojun and other officers from the Pudong District Police Department and the Chuansha Police Station on June 29th. Currently, he is detained at the Chuansha Detention Centre.
  • Ms. Zhao Rongcai Subjected to Brainwashing in Nanjing Women's Prison

    On the morning of February 17th, 2011, several police officers, broke into Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhao Rongcai's home and arrested her. They took her directly to the Nanjing Women's Prison and announced her prison sentence of four and a half years. However, they refused to provide her or her family any legal documentation. Ms. Zhao's four children are now left at home with no one to take care of them; the youngest is only six.
  • Mr. Li Kongxiang, 64, Dies after Three Days of Brutal Interrogation

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Kongxiang, 64, died on November 11th after being interrogated and tortured for three days by police at the Sanmen County Special Patrol Division. On November 7th, a group of police broke into Mr. Li's home. They ransacked his house and arrested Mr. Li without showing any identification or legal documentation. In the following days, his family inquired about his whereabouts through various avenues, but they received no information. Three days later, Mr. Li's daughter received a phone call from police informing her that she needed come to pick up Mr. Li. Mr. Li was on the verge of death after three days of torture. He was very weak and unable to sit up. His whole head, back, abdomen, and inner thighs were black and blue. His stomach was discoloured and swollen. He died shortly after.
  • Former Kindergarten Teacher Ms. Wei Xingzhi Has Prison Term Extended by a Year

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Wei Xingzhi was arrested in September 2009 and sentenced to two years in prison by the Wuchang District Court. She should have been released on September 23rd, but the Wuhan City Women's Prison officials extended her term by a year, using the excuse that she refused to be “reformed” [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]. Ms. Wei was subjected to severe physical abuse and mistreatment during her two years of detention. Guard Jiang Chun in the New Arrivals Team placed Ms. Wei in solitary confinement, where she was hung up with handcuffs on a metal door.
  • Former Government Official Ms. Zheng Lanrui Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison by the Zhengding County Court

    Zhengding County 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, recently collaborated with the Zhengding County Court to sentence Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zheng Lanrui to seven years in prison. Since her arrest Ms. Zheng has been held n the Zhengding County Detention Centre. Her health has severely declined as a result of being tortured in the centre. She was put in handcuffs and shackles, so she was unable to move around. She became emaciated and couldn't take care of herself. Even though she was in such poor condition, the 610 Office forbade her family from visiting her.
  • Ms. Wang Fang from Anping County, Hebei Province Tried

    On October 25th, the Anping County Court held a session for Ms. Wang Fang. The prosecutor presented false charges against her. Ms. Wang was taken away by police while she was working on June 22nd. The police confiscated her computer, mobile phone, and other personal items. Ms. Wang was detained in the Anping Detention Centre. In court, she was accused on the trumped-up charge of “destroying evidence”. Sun Yihe tried to force Ms. Wang to answer where her printer was, then suggested that she could be released after she gave a clear explanation. In actuality, Ms. Wang did not even own a printer.