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Ms. Zhao Ruilan, 58, of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, Persecuted Multiple Times
2010-01-11
I began practising Falun Gong in March 1997. In the past ten years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started its persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, I have been detained five times, forced to attend brainwashing sessions, sentenced to forced labour, fined, and harassed multiple times. On February 16th, 2000, my husband and I went to Beijing to appeal for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. The police arrested us and forced us into a vehicle that took us to Tiananmen Square Police Branch. A policeman slapped my husband's face and punched him four times. Then they forced us to stand facing the wall and didn't allow us to use the toilet. At a detention centre when I did the Falun Gong exercises, guard Fang stomped on my hands, causing blisters to form on the backs of my hands. Many practitioners were beaten and tortured by guard Fang. -
Guards Yu Changjiang and Li Weilong from Daqing Prison Brutally Beat Falun Gong Practitioners
2010-01-10on December 22nd, 2009, practitioner Mr. Qi Fengming was taken to Daqing Prison, No.1 division. When Mr. Qi refused to wear the prison uniform, he was beaten about the head many times by Yu Changjiang, the deputy head of No.1 division. Mr. Qi was then stripped of his clothes and they were burned. Yu Changjiang wrote something on a piece of paper defaming Falun Gong, then forced Mr. Qi to stand on the note. Later, Yu Changjiang dragged Mr. Qi outside and continued to beat him. He punched him in the head and kicked his legs and lower back. Yu Changjiang grabbed hold of Mr. Qi's shoulders, pulled him towards him, and used his knees to kick Mr. Qi's stomach and chest. -
Ms. Jiang Yanlin of Yi County, Liaoning Province, Arrested
2010-01-10On December 22nd, 2009, approximately two dozen police officers stormed the temporary residence of Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Jiang Yanlin and arrested her. Prior to her arrest, Ms. Jiang had been forced to leave her home and live as a fugitive for more than five years. During the years that Ms. Jiang was away from home, the police regularly raided her house and harassed her family members. The police threatened her family and demanded that they find Ms. Jiang and send her to the police station. Meanwhile, a warrant was issued for Ms. Jiang's arrest and the police conducted an extensive search for her. -
Husband of Falun Gong Practitioner Dies as a Result of Persecution
2010-01-10Beijing practitioner Qiu Jinrong's husband Xie Linquan did not practise Falun Gong, but he was still subjected to persecution and died on October 30th, 2009. Ms. Qiu Jinrong was arrested twice by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and taken to a forced labour camp. The first time was on Chinese New Year's Day in 2002, when she was arrested and put in a forced labour camp for distributing Falun Gong materials. The second time, she was arrested at her home for simply being a Falun Gong practitioner. -
Ms. Li Guihua from Jiujiang City Arrested; Family Pressured to Pay for Her Release
2010-01-10Local police arrested 62-year-old Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Li Guihua in late November 2009 because she talked to people about Falun Gong. Domestic Security Division officials attempted to extort 100,000 yuan from her family. Ms. Li's family was unable to pay that much, so the officers said that they could release Ms. Li if her family paid 10,000 yuan. Ms. Li was previously subjected to persecution many times. Her family had trouble making ends meet, even before being forced to pay such a large amount of money. Ms. Li's whereabouts are currently unknown. -
Family Finds Mr. Liu Qingchun's Notes Detailing How He Was Tortured in Prison Before His Death
2010-01-09Mr. Liu Qingchun was sent to forced labour for two years and later sentenced to four years in prison. When he was finally released, he was covered with wounds and suffering from a foggy mental state. He died on September 16th, 2009 at home. His wife and daughter in college also endured huge mental and physical abuse during the past ten years of persecution. Among his belongings, they found two pieces of paper folded inside an envelope that were covered with his handwriting, detailing abuses that he had suffered while being detained. -
Eighteen Practitioners Arrested, One Dies of Torture
2010-01-09Prior to October 1st, 2009, officers from the National Security Division of Dezhou City Police Department in Shandong Province, as well as and 610 Offices (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) arrested 18 practitioners and ransacked their homes. Three were sentenced to forced labour. Ms. Ma Hongwei died from the torture. The other practitioners were released after large sums of money were extorted. -
Mr. Ji Baoshan Emaciated in Hulan City Prison
2010-01-09On January 11th, 2009, police arrested Mr. Ji Baoshan at his home, leaving his unemployed wife and two children in a difficult situation. Mr. Ji was later sentenced to five years in prison. Currently, Mr. Ji is suffering from tuberculosis, has scabies all over his body, and cannot fall asleep. He has said that he has not been given enough food to eat, and no water to drink. Mr. Ji is emaciated and now in the prison hospital. His family requested to have him bailed out on medical parole, but the prison authorities said that he did not qualify. -
Mr. Li Delong Died as a Result of Persecution
2010-01-09Due to constant harassment and persecution, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Li Delong had nowhere to turn. He tried numerous times to apply for a passport to go abroad, but was turned down each time. Within one month after his last application was rejected, Mr. Li's liver disease that had been cured through practising Falun Gong suddenly recurred. He died several days later, on November 29th, 2009. -
Southwest Jiaotong University Teacher Ms. Zou Hongying Arrested and Tortured
2010-01-08One week before the 2008 Olympic torch relay passed through Emeishan, police from the Emeishan Mountain Area arrested Ms. Zou Hongying, a Southwest Jiaotong University professor. They ransacked her home before taking her to Sichuan Province Women's Prison on February 12th, 2009. Previously, in 2005, Ms. Zou was arrested and detained in a brainwashing centre to try to force her to renounce Falun Gong. Her husband was in deep distress and asked for a divorce. Their daughter was only two years old. -
Tang Xuexian, 50, Severely Persecuted and Tortured over the Past Five Years
2010-01-08During the past ten years of the persecution of Falun Gong, Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Tang Xuexian has been arrested seven times and detained in prison for a total of five years. He was tortured in the Changsha Prison and Wangling Prison. In May 2005, prison guards started to "transform [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]" Mr. Tang. They first had Li brainwash him for two hours and try to force him to write what was on his mind. The guards ordered prisoners to keep a close eye on him. Mr. Tang refused to write anything and the two prisoners deprived him of sleep. The guards then forced him to read books that slandered Falun Gong every night for a week. He had to write what he learned from the books, otherwise they did not allow him to sleep, and they still had him perform forced labour the next morning. Mr. Tang was released two years ago. -
Outstanding Teacher from Wuqiao County Brutally Persecuted
2010-01-08The Chinese Communist Party has used the nation's resources to persecute Falun Gong practitioners since July 1999. Practitioners Mr. Liu Zhigang and his wife Gao Lihua are teachers in Linzhuang Middle School, Sangyuan Town, Wuqiao County, Hebei Province. They both strongly believe in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and have tried their best to tell people the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution. Due to their strong belief, they were detained by the local government. Ms. Gao died due to persecution in March 2004. Mr. Liu has been displaced from his home for nine years. -
Older Practitioner Ms. Wang Quanhua Subjected to Three Years of Forced Labour
2010-01-08Guards at Guizhou Province Women's Forced Labour Camp have mentally tormented and physically harmed Ms. Wang Quanhua for three years. The camp is a hell on earth. She was placed in a dark cell and guarded by a dozen drug offenders who took turns monitoring her around the clock. Ms. Wang was forced to stand straight and still at all times. A tiny movement would result in her being beaten and kicked. Ms. Wang developed swollen legs from standing so long. -
Nurse Ms. Liang Xiulan Secretly Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
2010-01-07Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liang Xiulan has been arrested by Chinese Communist Party agents several times. She has been brutally tortured and was once carried to court for trial while unconscious. She was later released and sent home, as she appeared to be on the verge of death. On September 11th, 2009, she was arrested again, and has been sentenced to eight years in prison. She is currently held in the Qian'an City Detention Centre. -
Ms. Wu Xiujie from Jiamusi City Recalls Acts of Abuse and Mistreatment by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
2010-01-07On July 29th, 2008, I was arrested and sent to forced labour for 15 months. I had to pack 5,000 pairs of "Sterile Chopsticks" each day. If I could not meet the quota I would be physically and verbally abused. [My left hand is still swollen now and hurts.] At night I had to memorise the prison rules and regulations. My food consisted of three daily portions of soup that were frequently mixed with bugs and dirt. Prison guards forced practitioners to be "reformed [forcibly renounce Falun Gong]." They forced practitioners to sign three prepared statements.
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