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Falun Gong Practitioner in his 60s Detained for Refusing to Renounce the Practice
2011-09-24
Chen Diwen is a Falun Gong practitioner in his 60s. He was arrested for talking to people about the truth behind the persecution of Falun Gong at a market on July 19th, 2011. He is now in Duoying Detention Centre in YaAn City. Previously, Mr. Chen was sent to the forced labour camp for one year because he would not give up Falun Gong. -
Ms. Chang Xiuling Sentenced to Forced Labour, Her Husband Mr. Liu Zhirong Tortured to Death in 2006
2011-09-24On July 2nd, 2011, police ransacked Ms. Chang Xiuling's home without a warrant and arrested her. They took a computer and other personal belongings from her home. On July 31st, without any legal procedures, Ms. Chang was sentenced to one year in a forced labour camp. She was sent to the Liugouhe Women’s Forced Labour Camp in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province. Ms. Chang's husband, Mr. Liu Zhirong, was persecuted at Tianshui Prison. He was brutally tortured and passed away there on January 9th, 2006, at the age of only 42. -
Ms. Huang Duohong from Hunan Arrested While Visiting a Friend
2011-09-24In August 2011, Ms. Huang Duohong went to visit a friend in Changsha and was arrested by local police. She has lost her personal freedom and been held for over 20 days. Ms. Huang is in her thirties. After the suppression of Falun Gong began in July 1999, she was sent to Baimalong Women's Forced Labour Camp in Zhuzhou, where she was tortured. In September 2002 she was singled out for brutal "transformation," [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] for refusing to renounce her faith. Drug addicts stuffed her mouth with dish rags, viciously slapped her face, and kicked her lower body. -
Ms. Wang Junhua from Beijing Imprisoned in Huhehaote Women's Forced Labour Camp
2011-09-24Falun Gong practitioner Wang Junhua was arrested from her sister's home by police on June 29th, 2011 and taken to the Changping Detention Centre in Beijing. Without notifying her family, she was sentenced to two years of forced labour. On August 2nd, Ms. Wang was transferred to the Tiantanghe Women's Labour Camp in Beijing and has since then been transferred to the Huhehaote Women's Labour Camp in Inner Mongolia. As much as her family members have tried, the labour camp has refused to allow them to see her. -
Mr. Gu Huaibing and Six Other Practitioners from Sichuan Province Sentenced to Prison Terms
2011-09-23The Wuhou District Court in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, tried seven practitioners on August 26th. Mr. Gu Huaibing was sentenced to seven years in prison; Mr. Zhou Yaping, two years and four months; Mr. Liao Jianfu, two and a half years; Mr. Zhao Haiping, Mr. Wang Hongbo, Mr. Wang Jianguo, and Ms. Li Xiaoyan were sentenced to three years in prison. The seven practitioners stated that practising Falun Gong is not a crime. They declared their intention to appeal to a higher court. The seven practitioners stated that they were interrogated with physical punishment. Their attorney reasonably refuted and disproved all the evidence provided by the prosecutor and exposed the false evidence fabricated by the police. However, judge Huang Yi sentenced them regardless. -
Mr. Qin Yueming Died as a Result of Torture, Jiamusi Prison Officials Shirk Responsibility
2011-09-23Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Qin Mingyue died in Jiamusi Prison as a result of torture on February 26th, 2011. His family sued Jiamusi Prison officials and sought compensation. After waiting five months, Mr. Qin’s family went to different government offices in Jiamusi City and Heilongjiang Province, hoping that Jiamusi Prison would reveal the real cause of his death. But the prison officials refused to cooperate and on August 5th formally declined to provide compensation. -
Falun Gong Practitioners Mr. Chen Xiaoming and Mr. Fan Qinbing from Tianshui City, Gansu Province Faced Police Brutalities during Interrogation
2011-09-23On June 2nd, 2011, two Falun Gong practitioners Mr. Chen Xiaoming and Mr. Fan Qingbin were arrested by the police from the Domestic Security Division of Maiji Police Sub-Bureau. Chief Feng Jitang subjected them to brutal beatings during the police interrogation. Mr. Chen Xiaoming nearly died from the police brutality. He survived, but remains bedridden to this day. Officer Feng scheduled a trial against Mr. Chen for September 15th. -
Mr. Wang Zhenhui Arrested in Haicheng, Liaoning Province
2011-09-23While Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Tian Baowei was being subjected to a trial in a Haicheng court on August 26th, Chinese Communist Party police arrested other practitioners outside the court, including Mr. Wang Zhenhui. Mr. Wang's home was subsequently ransacked. His Falun Gong books and personal property were confiscated, including his son’s computer. Currently, Mr. Wang is being held at the Haicheng Detention Centre. His family and friends are extremely concerned about his condition. -
Mr. Fan Zhenguo Died As a Result of Persecution in Panjin Prison, Liaoning Province
2011-09-22Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Fan Zhenguo was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2008, and had been incarcerated in Panjin Prison ever since. He died recently in Panjin Prison. According to sources, there were several bruises on the back of Mr. Fan's body. Mr. Fan's family hired an attorney and a medical examiner to go to the Panjin Prison on September 13th. The prison authorities ordered Mr. Fan's body to be cremated on September 13th. -
Over a Thousand People in Mr. Zhou Xiangyang's Village Sign a Petition Calling for Justice
2011-09-22Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zhou Xiangyang from Tianjin was arrested last March and again sent to Gangbei Prison where he has since been on a hunger strike. Gangbei Prison authorities at first denied that they were holding Mr. Zhou and tried to prevent his family from visiting him. Mr. Zhou's mother wore a piece of clothing with words written on it telling how her son was being treated unjustly and stood outside of the prison. She was eventually able to see him. To rescue Mr. Zhou, his family suggested a petition. Nearly 1500 people from Mr. Zhou's hometown signed the petition to support him. They demanded his release and that those responsible be brought to justice. -
Tianjin Architect Ms. Li Yanxia Sentenced to Four-Year Prison Term
2011-09-22On January 13th, 2011, Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Yanxia was arrested by officers from Tanggu Domestic Security Division and taken to a detention centre where she was detained for six months. Without informing her family, the court sentenced her to four years in prison. This is the second time she has been sentenced. In 2001, Ms. Li was arrested and sent to prison for two and a half years. She held a hunger strike in prison to protest the persecution and was force-fed by several convicts. She nearly died from suffocation. She was tortured by being made to sit on a stool and stand facing a wall for long periods of time, and listen to and watch propaganda defaming Falun Gong. -
Yueyang City Practitioners Ms. Cao Meilan and Ms. Cao Xianghui Arrested
2011-09-22Ms. Cao Meilan, a Falun Gong practitioner and her sister Ms. Cao Xianghui were arrested by the local police on February 24th, and their home was ransacked. Ms. Cao Meilan was arrested again on June 19th and sent to a brainwashing centre. Junshan District 610 Office agents (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) stopped their pension payments. -
I Have Suffered Brutal Torture in Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province
2011-09-21On October 1st, 2001, I went to Wenhua Square in Changchun City to display a banner exposing the persecution. I was arrested and driven for two hours to an unknown place. Police stripped my clothes off. They pushed me onto the tiger bench and tied my hands on both sides of a bar behind me. They put a metal bar on my chest, one on my thighs and one on my shins. The sides of each bar were fixed onto the bench. My feet were locked with metal hoops, which were fixed and tied onto the bench. Three officers came into the room with electric batons. Two of them grabbed my arms, which were tied behind my back, and forced them over my head. I heard my bones cracking again and again as they broke. The pain was unbearable as they thrust my arms back and forth many times, and I lost consciousness. -
Cao Dong's Extended Sentence Is About to Expire; the Communist Party Is Threatening to Send Him to a Brainwashing Centre
2011-09-21On May 21st, 2006, Mr. Cao Dong, a Falun Gong practitioner from Beijing, met with Mr. Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament, who was visiting China to investigate the allegations that the CCP was extracting organs from Falun Gong practitioners while they were still alive. Two hours after the meeting, Mr. Cao was arrested by officers from the Public Security Bureau in Beijing. Mr. Cao, whose sentence was extended by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is set for release on September 28th. However, Tianshui Prison in Gansu Province has boldly stated that if Mr. Cao is unwilling to be “transformed”—to give up practising Falun Gong—he will be transferred to the local brainwashing centre when he leaves prison. -
Ms. He Lianchun Secretly Given Ten More Years of Imprisonment after Serving Five-Year Sentence
2011-09-21Falun Gong practitioner Ms. He Lianchun from Yunnan Province was secretly sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in 2009, and is currently detained in the Yunnan Province Second Women's Prison. Because she remained steadfast in her belief in Falun Gong, she was subjected to all kinds of severe tortures, including solitary confinement and the "tiger bench". She went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution, and is now in very poor physical condition. Ms. He was first arrested in 2001 when she distributed Falun Gong materials in Mengzi County. She was subsequently sentenced to five years in the Yunnan Province Second Women's Prison.
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