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Sixty-Three-Year-Old Ms. Yin Guizhi Dies after Enduring Prolonged Torture at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2013-07-23
Ms. Yin Guizhi passed away on May 30th, 2013. She was 63. She had been tortured and abused to the brink of death in the notorious Masanjia Labour Camp, and was released on medical parole so that she could recover from the brutalities she suffered in the labour camp. Camp officials continued to harass her, however, and she soon passed away. The reason for the harassment? Her faith in Falun Gong, a peaceful cultivation practice based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. -
Ms. Wang Wuhui, 61, Died of Kidney Failure after Being Tortured
2013-07-23Ms. Wang Wuhui, 61, died of torture injuries on December 24th, 2012. Because she refused to renounce her faith in Falun Gong, Ms. Wang was repeatedly arrested, imprisoned, and tortured in Hunan Women's Prison before she died. She was shocked with electric batons. She was beaten. She was kept in an isolated cell. She was made to stand in the sun for long hours. She was made to sit on a small stool or stand still for long hours. She was deprived of sleep. She was not allowed any visitors. She was made to work as a slave. She was even suspended by handcuff until her shoulders were dislocated and her wrists were torn. A total of seven years in prison resulted in a severe toll on her health. -
Torture Methods Used to Persecute Falun Gong Practitioners in Henan No. 3 Forced Labour Camp (Part 1)
2013-07-10Many Falun Gong practitioners detained in Henan No. 3 Forced Labour Camp suffered from this torture called “up on the rope”. Both hands are tied to the back with a thin but tough nylon rope and then lifted up. It causes unbearable pain. This torture lasts about half an hour each time, with the rope being periodically tightened and then loosened. Each round of torture lasts about 30 minutes. If the victim does not scream, the perpetrators insert bottles or bricks to increase the pain. -
Ms. Liu Xinlan, 58, from Hubei Province Dies As a Result of Persecution
2013-07-07Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Liu Xinlan died on January 13th, 2013, at the age of 58, due to harassment and persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Ezhou 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) constantly had Ms. Liu monitored, including her phone calls. She was arrested many times and taken to brainwashing centres, detention centres, and forced labour camps. Officials also came to her home and harassed her frequently. In December 2012, Ms. Liu did not have money to buy warm clothes for the winter. She caught a cold and developed pneumonia. She was hospitalized in January 2013 and died shortly after. -
Ms. Guo Boqin and Her Mother Died from Ruthless Persecution
2013-07-05Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the large-scale persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, to the time Ms. Guo Boqin passed away in 2013, she was arrested by authorities and officials of the CCP and detained more than 10 times. She was sentenced twice and spent a total of almost six years in prison. She was fired from her workplace and her wages were dramatically deducted. Her home was ransacked and she was fined and extorted money. While in prison and detention, she was subjected to cruel torture methods such as being handcuffed, confinement to a small cell, force-feedings, beatings, intense slave labour, intense sun exposure, and long-term starvation. -
Officers in Suihua Forced Labour Camp in Heilongjiang Province Beat Falun Gong Practitioners without Fear of Retaliation
2013-06-26The No.1 team in Suihua Forced Labour Camp in Heilongjiang Province is dedicated to detaining and persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. Almost every practitioner held here has been cruelly tortured. The guards insist that the torture is justified. The first thing every practitioner who has been held in the No.1 Team is told to do is to write the three statements to renounce practising Falun Gong. Those who refuse are tortured ruthlessly. They are beaten and shocked with electric batons. -
Dong'gang, the Torture Chamber at Masanjia Forced Labour Camp
2013-06-26Dong'gang is essentially a torture chamber specially created for Falun Gong practitioners who refuse to renounce their belief, have been recently incarcerated, or have started practising Falun Gong again after they initially renounced their belief under duress of torture. Practitioners taken to Dong'gang face an escalated level of torture and abuse than those held in the regular cells at Masanjia. Practitioners are forced to squat and wear a headset connected to a sound system that broadcasts hate propaganda against Falun Gong. The volume is set at the highest level and played for many hours. -
Mr. Zheng Hongchang Died in April as a Result of Persecution
2013-06-26Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Zheng Hongchang died on April 21st 2013, at Xinkang Prison (also called Jinan Police Hospital) at the age of only 37. On September 29th, 2012, Mr. Zheng was near death and could only move his eyes. The authorities still cuffed his hands and legs to the bed. He was fed liquids twice a day and given intravenous fluids. The intravenous fluids kept Mr. Zheng hydrated, according to personnel, but that was all. Mr. Zheng weighed only 55 lbs. -
A Childhood of Suffering: Both My Parents Imprisoned for Practising Falun Gong
2013-06-26My mother was arrested in late October 1999, when she went to Beijing to appeal for the right to practise Falun Gong. When our entire family went to see her at the police station, hoping to bring her home, the police told me that she was not allowed to go home unless she signed a statement saying she would stop practising Falun Gong. Instead of being released she would be sent to Jiamusi Forced Labour Camp. I was young and very scared. I cried for a few hours until I passed out. My heart has since been weak, and I have had to avoid strong emotions. My father was sentenced to forced labour six months later. I was only ten years old. My elder brother and I lost parental care and were left at home without our parents. -
Crimes Committed in Hebei Women's Forced Labour Camp
2013-06-23Hebei Women’s Forced Labour Camp in Hebei Province has been aggressive in persecuting Falun Gong practitioners. The guards, headed by deputy director Feng Kezhuang, under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), have devastated Falun Gong practitioners physically and mentally through humiliation, beatings, solitary confinement, electric shocks, and extended detentions. -
Ms. Lu Xueqin Persecuted for Disclosing Accounts of Torture; Her Family Worries for Her Safety
2013-06-23Ms. Lu Xueqin was arrested on May 2nd, 2013. Her family received a Criminal Detention Notification four days later from the Qingdao Sifang District Police Department, stating that she was being held at the Qingdao No. 3 Detention Centre. Her family hired a lawyer to represent her, but when the lawyer went to the detention centre to meet with his client, he was turned away. Ms. Lu's family members saw her on a TV news report on June 4th that defamed her. They also noticed that she was not in good physical condition. She was in critical condition in 2008 and 2009 as a result severe persecution. Her family are extremely worried about her health and safety. -
How the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Interferes with People's Right to Appeal through Violence and Harassment (Part I)
2013-06-23Mr. Tao Hongsheng was a former police officer. He held up a banner with the words “Falun Gong” at Tiananmen Square on December 25th, 1999 and was expelled from work and from the Chinese Communist Party. He was sentenced to three years in the Shijiazhuang Forced Labour Camp. It is hard to imagine what kind of physical and psychological torture and brainwashing he experienced there. As a result of the torture, Mr. Tao's health deteriorated rapidly and within several months, he was on the verge of death. When he was in critical condition, the labour camp authorities panicked and sent him back to his family. Just a few days after he returned home, Mr. Tao passed away. He was only 46 years old. -
Wang Xingxiang Endures Eight Years of Torture in Jilin Women's Prison
2013-06-23Ms. Wang Xingxiang returned home on April 24th, 2012, after eight years of brutal torture in Jilin Women's Prison. She was subjected to several forms of torture during those eight years, including being forced to sit on a small stool for extended durations, bound with rope, tied to a death bed and forced labour. Nevertheless, all these torture methods could not change the will of a genuine Falun Gong practitioner like Ms. Wang, who maintained her steadfast belief in Falun Gong, with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance deeply rooted in her heart. -
Cang County Court in Hebei Province and Secretly Sentences 70-year-old Practitioner and Prevents Attorney from Appealing
2013-06-20Seventy-year-old farmer Mr. Sun Yuqiang was detained for over four months for practising Falun Gong. Cang County Court tried Mr. Sun secretly on May 7th. The court did not notify the practitioner's family, did not allow the practitioner to hire a defence attorney, and did not announce the time and location of the trial. The trial was just a formality and lasted only 20 minutes. Mr. Sun was sentenced to three years in prison. The verdict indicated that it was a “public" trial, but in actuality, there were no family members or civilians present. The court kept it secret from the public, only informing the CCP judicial system. -
Respected Police Officer Thrown into Labour Camp
2013-06-20Since the persecution of Falun Gong was launched in 1999, Mr. Zhang Xian, a much respected police officer, has been standing firm on his belief and explaining the facts of Falun Gong. He was forced into brainwashing sessions many times, extorted for large sums of money, and incarcerated in Shijiazhuang Labour Camp twice. His family has also suffered greatly from the persecution. His attorney filed a lawsuit against his persecutors in January 2013.
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