Other News, Exposing the Persecution

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  • Ms. Wang Yan Died As a Result of Persecution in the Yaojia Detention Centre, Dalian City

    On August 8th, 2009, Ms. Wang Yan and another Falun Gong practitioner, Ms. Sun Shurong, were arrested for talking to people about Falun Gong on Ganjingzi Street in the Ganjingzi District. They were taken to the police station and then to Yaojia Detention Centre in Dalian City. While in detention, Ms. Wang developed serious health problems. Police were fully aware of her condition but refused to take her to the hospital for treatment. As a result, her condition worsened. They did not release her until her life was in imminent danger. Despite her poor health, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents still went to Ms. Wang's home to harass her. In particular, Zhao Xinzhao never stopped harassing her. Ms. Wang died on February 24th, 2010.
  • Lawsuit in the Shenhe District Court in Shenyang City Dismissed After Practitioners' Attorneys and Colleagues Get Involved

    The Shenhe Police Department, together with the local police, arrested more than ten Falun Gong practitioners from September to November 2009. They were detained in the Shenyang City Detention Station while awaiting trial. Wang Yuchun's family hired a lawyer and as a result was harassed by the Shenyang 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong). The Shenyhe District Court was intimidated by the involvement of the lawyers. On Feb. 5th, 2010, Judge Li Hong suddenly informed the attorneys about the dismissal of the case.
  • Facts About the Persecution of Practitioners at the Xinxiang Medical School in Henan Province

    On July 20th, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party started to severely persecute Falun Gong. The director of the Xinxiang medical school, Li Rongtang, supervisors and other related staff of the attached hospital, actively participated in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Mao Lanzhi personally arranged how the university students who practised Falun Gong would be persecuted - disallowing them to go to classes, locking them in a room, monitoring them, putting them into brainwashing classes, and they even wrote articles promoting how they did their work transforming [forcibly renounce Falun Gong] practitioners.
  • Ms. Zhang Shulan Suffered from Persecution in Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province

    Ms. Zhang Shulan and her husband were detained in forced labour camps at the same time. Ms. Zhang's whole family suffered from persecution, and were torn apart. Three of them were detained in prison and had many close encounters with death. Ms. Zhang's husband, Mr. Li Shaotie was detained at Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp for two years. He suffered from inhuman torture for days at a time during those two years. Since 2004, he was detained at Suihua Forced Labour Camp for total three years. During that period, he was cruelly persecuted by more than ten different torture methods and had been at the brink of death more than ten times. He wasn't released until he was in critical condition.
  • Teacher of the Year Mr. She Chengbang and His Wife Imprisoned

    Mr. She Chengbang and his wife, Peng Xia, were arrested by agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 2009. In December, the court tried and sentenced them and several other practitioners to imprisonment. They had to leave their two-year-old in the care of their elderly parents, who now have no means of support. In 2000, Mr. She was detained in a forced labour camp for three years. He had been selected as teacher of the year at the high school, but was fired because he refused to give up his beliefs. Over the years, the CCP has never let up in persecuting him financially.
  • Ms. Liu Chunyan Held for Over Six Months in Rugao City Detention Centre

    On September 19th, 2009, Ms. Liu Chunyan was taken into custody by police. Her husband and her son, who were later released, were also apprehended. She was detained in the Rugao City Detention Centre and has now been there for over six months. It was said that she was detained because she used mobile phone text messaging to clarify the facts about Falun Gong and was monitored by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Fearing for her daughter's health, Ms. Liu's mother, over 70 years old, travelled a long way at the end of last year to request her daughter's release, but returned empty handed.
  • Ms. Tang Wenyan Faces Trial in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province

    On October 25th, 2009, Ms. Tang Wenyan, 41, was arrested by officers from Yantian Police Station because she was distributing leaflets exposing the persecution and telling people the facts about Falun Gong. She was then sent to the Dongguang First Detention Centre. Since being detained, her family members haven't been allowed to visit. On February 22nd, 2010, the Dongguang Intermediate Court told Ms. Tang's family to get a lawyer for her because her case would be heard on March 3rd. After the persecution began on July 20th, 1999, Chinese Communist Party members tried to force her to give up practising Falun Gong, but to no avail. As a result, she was fired from her job.
  • Four Falun Gong Practitioners from Changsha Recently Arrested

    During two meetings of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from March 2nd to 5th, 2010, four Falun Gong practitioners from Changsha were arrested. Several of their homes were inspected by community workers. Some of their places of employment were watched all day by community workers. They were also harassed by phone. Mr. Huang Yonghui has been detained multiple times. He can no longer work because he is physically disabled as a result of being beaten in Chishan Prison in Hunan Province. Mr. Liu Muyu was detained for 15 days in the Changsha Detention Centre in December 2009.
  • Report on the Psychiatric Torture of Falun Gong Practitioners by the Chinese Communist Government

    Since July, 1999, millions of Falun Gong practitioners have become the targets of a massive persecution under the Chinese Communist Party. While the CCP mobilized its entire propaganda machinery to defame Falun Gong, it stops at nothing in torturing Falun Gong practitioners to give up their beliefs. Hundreds of torture methods have been used on Falun Gong practitioners.
  • Force Feeding Is Being Used by the Communist Party to Torture and Kill

    Force feeding is being used in Chinese prisons to persecute and torture Falun Gong practitioners. The torture severely damages the body and often leads to death. For direct force feeding through the mouth, the guards pry open the mouth with a sharp metal tool. During the process, the mouths of some practitioners are torn up. The guard pours substances into the mouth of the practitioner. For force feeding using a nasogastric tube, the tube is forced through the nasal cavity and oesophagus. If the tube goes into the trachea it can cause death or severely damage the lungs. The substances forced through the feeding are often poisonous or caustic. On October 9th, 2001, Sun Guilan, 46, was killed by force feeding at the Baoji City No. 60 Military Hospital when a tube was inserted into her trachea.
  • Mr. Wang Jijun Is Secretly Transferred to Jidong Prison, Tangshan City

    Mr. Wang Jijun is in his 40s. On September 7th, 2009, officers from the domestic security divisions of the Tangshan City Police Department and the Yuhe Police Department arrested him. He was tried on November 23rd, 2009, in the Yuhe District Court in Cangzhou City. His family hired a lawyer, who pleaded "not-guilty" on his behalf. Under the direction of the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong), the court sentenced Mr. Wang to four years in prison for possessing three Falun Gong CDs and five files on his computer. On March 3rd, 2010 without notifying his family, Mr. Wang was quietly transferred from the Cangzhou City Detention Centre to Jidong Prison, Tangshan City.
  • Dehui City 610 Office Agents Arrest Several Falun Gong Practitioners

    Four officers from the Chalukou Town Police Station went to the home of Mr. Ji Guoxiang on March 2nd, 2010. They attempted to arrest Mr. Ji, but he was able to escape. The police took away his Falun Gong books. Dehui City Police Department officers and those from the Chalukou Town Police Station have been constantly harassing and persecuting Mr. Ji since July 20th, 1999. Mr. Ji decided to live away from home, moving from place to place several times. This same group of officers next went to the home of Ms. Jiang Yaqin. They arrested her and confiscated her Falun Gong books and materials.
  • Over Thirty Practitioners from Huantai County in Shandong Province Detained

    On February 24th, 2010, right before the opening of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National People's Congress (NPC) and Political Consultative Conference, the Zibo City 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and the Huantai County 610 Office arrested Falun Gong practitioners and ransacked their homes in Huantai County. Some practitioners are being detained at the Houbu Village Brainwashing Centre. In 2001, police put Mr. Li Yuxiang into a forced labour camp for three years, and his daughter, Li Cong, was also sent to forced labour for three years. The Zhangjiadian District Court of Zibo City sentenced his son, Li Shusen, to eleven years and incarcerated him in the Shandong Provincial Prison for six years
  • Former Shanghai Jiaotong University Lecturer's Family Denied Visitation, His Lawyer Threatened and Forced to Withdraw

    Since Mr. Guo Xiaojun refused to give up his Falun Gong practice, the university officials had repeatedly harassed him and detained him. In August, 2000, when he distributed Falun Gong informational materials, he was arrested. He was then sentenced to five years in prison and detained at the Tilanqiao Prison, where he suffered persecution. On January 8th, 2010, Mr. Guo Xiaojun was arrested again. All of Mr. Guo's family members went together to the Baoshan District Police Department to demand he be released, but their request was denied. Mr. Guo's family hired a lawyer, Mr. Liang Xiaojun from Beijing to represent him. However, the officials from the Beijing Judicial Bureau said to him, "If you want to keep your licence, you should no longer deal with Guo Xiaojun's case."
  • Police Harass Ms. Yang Lijun's Family

    On February 22nd, 2010, police from the Bayuquan District Domestic Security Division went to Ms. Yang Lijun's home. Ms. Yang was not at home. The officers tried to coerce her daughter to give them Ms. Yang's location by threatening to revoke her doctor's licence. After they realized that they could not get the whereabouts of Ms. Yang, they forced the daughter to call her husband. Once Ms. Yang's son-in-law arrived home, they arrested him and held him in the Domestic Security Division. They said that Ms. Yang could trade her son-in-law's freedom for hers. If Ms. Yang did not come, her son-in-law wouldn't be set free. They also said that they were capable of doing anything bad.