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  • Ms. Liu Fenglan from Anyang City, Henan Province Arrested Again

    Police followed Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Fenglan on the afternoon of November 1st, when she was out, and subsequently arrested her. Around 6:00 p.m. that same day, more than a dozen perpetrators pried open the door to Ms. Liu's home, and ransacked the entire house. Ms. Liu's elderly husband was helpless and has reached the limit of his psychological endurance. According to an insider, some people are currently staked outside of Ms. Liu's residence.
  • Previous Victim of Imprisonment, Elderly Disabled Woman in Chongqing Harassed Again

    The local street committee attempted to force Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Su Ping from Chongqing to write a guarantee statement, promising not to practise Falun Gong on September 28th. Ms. Su refused to cooperate. Prior to this event, she had been imprisoned in a forced labour camp for one year and six months, from 2005 to 2007.
  • Ms. Pei Yongmei Dies as a Result of Persecution in Jilin City

    Ms. Pei Yongmei began practising Falun Gong in 1999, and her illnesses such as diabetes soon abated. Ms. Pei has constantly been targeted since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its irrational persecution of Falun Gong in 1999. In May 2010 plainclothes police arrested Ms. Pei while she was distributing flyers explaining the facts about the persecution of Falun Gong. Due to intense persecution Ms. Pei passed away on September 13th, 2011.
  • Practitioner Mr. Wu Zhanwei from Qingdao City, Shandong Province Secretly Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term

    Practitioner Mr. Wu Zhanwei is from Qingdao City, Shandong Province. On October 10th, his family learned that he had been sentenced to a four-year prison term. According to Mr. Wu’s wife, he has been persecuted to the point where he has become extremely weak and muddleheaded. His family almost didn't recognise him. A few months prior to his arrest, Mr. Wu was very strong and clearheaded.
  • Guards at Liaoning Women's Prison Instigate Prisoners to Torture Practitioners

    In the 9th Prison Zone of Liaoning Women's Prison, guards instigated criminal inmate Meng Xianqiu and others to persecute Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen Yuerong. Meng Xianqiu was sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery and corruption. The guards promised to reduce her prison term so as to entice her to brutally persecute practitioners. On the second day of Ms. Chen Yuerong's incarceration, Meng Xianqiu, along with other inmates, immediately began torturing her by continuously slapping her in the face. Then, they punched her in the chest area. As a result, Ms. Chen couldn't breathe for quite a while.
  • Director of a Design Office Wanted by Police--Director's Son Arrested

    Mr. Zhang Hengyu was a director of the design office of Shenlong Carpet Group Co. Ltd. in Wucheng County, Shandong Province, and has made great contributions to the company. He and his wife, Ms. Tan Fengling, both cultivate Falun Gong. The kind-hearted couple, however, have been framed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and are wanted for robbery. They have been forced into exile. Unable to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Zhang Hengyu, the Wucheng County Police Department was so enraged that they arrested his son, Zhang Shijie, on October 20th.
  • Ms. Ren Suying from Chifeng City Tried and Interrogated Under Torture

    Falun Gong practitioner Ren Suying was taken away by three police officers on April 19th, 2011. Two officers suddenly came up and held her down on the ground. One officer took off Ms. Ren’s shoes and repeatedly hit her face with her own shoe. They then took her to the police station for further interrogation. Ms. Ren was pressured to admit that she, along with fellow practitioners, went to Wudan Township to disseminate printed Falun Gong material. She was also pressured to reveal the names of the other practitioners. Because Ms. Ren refused to cooperate police beat her, shocked her with electric batons, inserted bamboo under her fingernails, punched her in the head and neck, kicked her, and struck her her with water bottles. The Wengniuteqi Court tried Ms. Ren on November 1st.
  • Mr. Cao Jun and Ms. Yang Jingli from Inner Mongolia Detained at Ximeng District Brainwashing Centre

    Practitioner Cao Jun was arrested by the local 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) on the morning of October 26th and taken to Baochang Town Brainwashing Centre in Taibus. Another practitioner, Yang Jingli, was arrested and taken to the same brainwashing centre on October 10th. 610 Offices all over China have organized brainwashing sessions in the name of carrying out “legal education” to detain and persecute practitioners. In 2008, Cao Jun was arrested and he was unjustly sentenced to two years of forced labour, and imprisoned in the Wuyuan Forced Labour Camp in Inner Mongolia.
  • Ms. Li Jie Tortured at Dandong Detention Centre and Masanjia Forced Labour Camp

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Jie was arrested in August 2009. After she was tortured at Baifang Detention Centre in Dandong, she was sent to Masanjia Women's Forced Labour Camp. Ms. Li Jie was arrested by police officers while she was distributing Falun Gong materials at Huangqi Village, Hongqi Township in August 2009. Ms. Li was forced to work twelve-hour shifts in the detention centre. Sometimes, she had to work overtime and then be on duty to stand for two hours at night. Female guard Wang Jing often slanders Falun Gong. When practitioner Ms. Wang Xiangju told her the truth about Falun Gong, Wang Jing slapped her face several times.
  • Ms. Li Weiling Has Been Held for Three Months--Mother's Visits Rejected Twice

    Ms. Li Weiling has been held at the Changning Detention Centre for three months. Her mother recently asked for her release but was rejected twice. On October 12th, Ms. Li' mother went to the detention centre to request a release. That day happened to be visiting day for inmates' families to visit and bring cash or other personal items. When she saw someone waiting in line, she also waited there. When it was her turn, the guards recognized her from when she was held at the Changning Detention Centre for nine months beginning March 30th, 2004, and told her, “You directly came in without receiving any notice. It is not allowed next time.”
  • Mr. Jiang Bingsheng from Suzhou City Died Shortly After He Was Released from Five Years of Physical Abuse and Torture in Prison---Belated Information

    Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Jiang Bingsheng was subjected to persecution several times. Mr. Jiang held a hunger strike twice to protest the persecution. The guards force-fed him several times, injuring his lungs. He died as a result of the extensive physical and mental abuse he was subjected to. He was sentenced to five years in prison in 2003, after he was released from the Suzhou Prison in early 2008, he was harassed and monitored many times by Wuzhong District 610 Office agents, and died shortly after.
  • Company Manager Paralysed Due to Torture at the Fushun Brainwashing Centre

    When Dalian City practitioner Mr. Yu Changshun's daughter went to visit him at the Fushun Brainwashing Centre on October 31st, she found him paralysed in bed and both his legs were swollen to different degrees. Mr. Yu's black hair had turned grey and he had lost more than 30 jin (15 kilograms) in weight. Despite his fragile physical condition, brainwashing centre officials refused to release him.
  • Elderly Practitioner Ms. Chen Xiuying from Mianyang Taken to Brainwashing Centre

    On November 1st, 2011, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Chen was celebrating her birthday at home with her children. Soon after they left at 9 p.m., someone knocked on the door. Several police officers rushed into her home and tried to take her away. Ms. Chen leaned towards a window and shouted, “There are bad people in my home! They are trying to take me away!” Later, her son asked the police why they had come to an elderly person's home so late at night. An officer said anxiously, “She practises Falun Gong.” Ms. Chen's son replied, “What's the matter with practising Falun Gong? She was not very healthy and so practises Falun Gong to get fit. Which law does she violate?” The police quickly left, but the next day returned, arrested Ms. Chen and took her to Wujia Brainwashing Centre.
  • Falun Gong Practitioners from Huarong County Arrested

    On September 21st, Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Xie Chaoyan and his wife, Ms. Yan Congxi were arrested by officers from the local police station. They are currently detained at the Huarong County Detention Centre and Detention Station, respectively. Since the couple began practising Falun Gong, they have learned to act according to the principle of Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance. They treat their neighbours well and have good reputations. Mr. Xie and Ms. Yan are considered to be good people by their fellow villagers. Now, as their daughters are about to be married, Mr. Xie and Ms. Yan are being detained because of their belief.
  • After Enduring Years of Persecution, Older Falun Gong Practitioner Ms. Jiang Deying Passed Away in 2010

    Falun Gong practitioner Jiang Deying had been persecuted for a long time. She died on the morning of August 18th, 2010 at the age of 59 as a result of torture and beatings. Ms. Jiang was arrested and detained because she believed in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She left her home in 2008 so she wouldn't be constantly monitored and harassed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents and police, but she was abducted again in April 2009 and imprisoned at the Zhuzhou Baimalong Forced Labour Camp. While there, injuries from the torture and maltreatment caused oedema in the lower half of her body, especially in her abdomen.