Other News, Exposing the Persecution

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  • A "610 Office" Director Realises the Truth After A Dafa Practitioner Exposes the Flaws of the Staged Tiananmen Square "Self-immolation Incident"

    the practitioner asked: "Can you see the stick hitting Liu Chunling's head from the back. You can also clearly see how it bounces back after hitting her in the back of her head. Look, there is a policeman poised to strike right behind Liu Chunling." The person in charge nodded in agreement, although he said: "Don't you think it would be impossible for the government to make up this incident?" To this, the practitioner replied: "In order to find a reason to persecute the Christians, Nero, an emperor of ancient Rome, set fire to the city and then fabricated the story that the Christians did it.
  • Li Lin, a Yushu City Dafa Practitioner, Loses His Eyesight Due to Severe Torture

    Li Lin, a Dafa practitioner from Yushu City, was detained at the Yushu Detention Centre for one and a half years simply because he was determined to continue practising Falun Dafa. He was so severely tortured in detention that he became blind in both eyes. In 2004, the prison guards extorted four hundred yuan from his family, followed by another two thousand yuan, stating that it was to pay for his medical treatment.
  • The Persecution in Tianjin; a 77-Year-Old Practitioner Is Imprisoned and Brutally Tortured

    Mr. Wang Shouke is 77 years old and from Tianjin City. After practising Falun Gong, he was healed of brain atrophy. On March 4, 2004, Mr. Wang was arrested and imprisoned in the Tianjin City Prison simply because he firmly insisted on practising Falun Gong. Because of torture and the shocks received from an electric baton, he was left in a state of dizziness and only semi-conscious.
  • Ms. Zhao Yanxia Force-Fed to Death and other Cases of Savage Torture Towards Dafa Practitioners in Inner Mongolia

    Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Zhao Yanxia was tortured to death during force-feeding. However, in order to cover up their crime, the police at Hongshan Detention Centre claimed that Zhao had died of a cardiac arrest, thus deceiving people, especially Zhao's family. Many other practitioners were tortured in a variety of sadistic and inhuman ways.
  • The Shijiazhuang First Detention Centre Processes Ephedra with Slave Labour and Pockets the Profits

    "Near the end of 2000, I was detained in the Shijiazhuang First Detention Centre because I refused to give up my belief in the Falun Dafa principle of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance." In the detention centre, Falun Dafa practitioners and other prisoners were forced to work as slaves. Our job was to process the naturally dried herbal medicine Ma Huang (Ephedra sinicia), also known as Chinese Ephedra. The dried herb is processed by pinching off the twigs with the thumb and forefinger. In a few days, the skin of one's forefinger becomes abraded, then the second finger has to be used instead, until eventually all one's fingers become raw and injured."
  • Letter to the World Human Rights Organisation and the World Trade Organisation About The Blood and Tears behind the Cheap Products Made in China

    "From July 20th 1999, a group of misguided individuals inside the Chinese regime, led by Jiang Zemin, have misused the resources of China to wage a most severe persecution...Jiang Zemin and his followers have usurped a huge proportion of China's financial resources to sustain this persecution. These resources include the revenue from the foreign trade of products created by or enhanced through the blood, sweat and tears of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned in labour camps, detention centres and other similar places in China."
  • Crimes Committed by Policewoman Huang Haiyan against Practitioners in the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp

    Policewoman Huang Haiyan, 37 years old, is from Liaoyang, Liaoning Province. Since the establishment of the Women's Second Department at the Masanjia Forced Labour Camp, Huang has played an active role in persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners. During the past five years Huang has persecuted hundreds of Dafa practitioners directly or by giving orders to others. Huang uses very cruel methods against them.
  • Practitioners From Qitaihe City, Provide Evidence of Widespread Atrocities and Demand Justice

    Qitaihe City detained 189 Falun Gong practitioners in January and February 2000 and 118 practitioners in March and April of the same year. In April 2000, practitioners were discharged from their jobs. The head of the Qitaihe Taoxi Police Station shouted, "Do you know? The government has an order, there is no responsibility even if we beat you to death!" After that, he began punching Shao's face and kicked Shao in the leg. When he kicked Shao, he threatened, "I'll make you unable to stand up!"
  • A Dancer Who Regained the Health of Her Youth Practising Falun Gong Dies After Being Persecuted For Her Belief

    Ms. Zhang Huifang was a dancer with the Yichang City Dancing and Singing Group of Hubei Province. She had retired before she died. Before practising Falun Gong she was in poor health and had been diagnosed with a brain disease. Practising Falun Gong let her regain a rosy complexion, good health and she could again move gracefully and easily. When the persecution campaign started she was frequently harassed by local police. Gradually, her health deteriorated. Her brain disease recurred, and she was hospitalized in the Yuchang Cancer Hospital and subsequently died.
  • Mother Scolds Her Son for Persecuting Dafa Practitioners

    Later, the "610 Office" found Chen Guozhen's sister, Chen Hua, and asked her if she knew who wrote the letter distributed in the local neighbourhood. Chen Hua replied, "How should I know who wrote it? The day that my sister was kidnapped, there was a whole crowd of people in the bank and they all scolded you guys for arresting a good person, and said that you are no better than criminals." The "610 Office" staff member said, "Chen Hua, you really have great influence in town and within three days, the flyers had spread around the whole town."
  • Qingdao City Li Yinglin Beaten to Death for Going to Beijing to Appeal, Family Members Have Nowhere to Appeal (Photo)

    On November 5, 2003, Li Yinglin, a Falun Gong practitioner, went to Beijing to appeal regarding the persecution of Falun Dafa. When he was sent home on November 14, his whole body looked deformed from the beatings he received. Li Yinglin finally died as a result of the severe injuries. His family members wanted to find the murderer who beat him so badly, but the related departments just shifted responsibility. The family members have nowhere to bring their complaints.
  • Ms. Huang Zhao Is Killed by Hubei Province Police and "610 Office" Personnel (photo)

    Falun Dafa practitioner Ms. Huang Zhao from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, was tortured to death at around 3 a.m. on April 16, 2004. The responsible parties are the No.1 Police Station in Wuhan City and people from the Qiaokou District "610 Office" We do not know exactly what kinds of torture she endured during these 15 days. Her husband Liu Ning was also severely tortured after he was abducted, and his body was extremely weak, so the police let his mother take him home. But when he tried to visit his mother-in-law, he was arrested again. He still does not know about his wife's death.
  • Ms. Zhang Haiyan Suffers Mental Collapse and Dies after Being Tortured at the Masanjia Labour Camp

    34 year old Ms. Zhang Haiyan lived in Liaoning Province. She was subjected to savage treatment in Masanjia Labour Camp, from which she never recovered. After nearly two years, she was at the brink of a mental collapse. She was released yet the long-term torture caused tremendous damage to Zhang Haiyan, both physically and mentally. In the 10 months she was home, she never dared to speak to anyone, including her husband and children, out of profound fear. On January 18, 2004, she passed away.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Ms Wang Guiju Died from the Persecution Three Years Ago

    Falun Gong practitioner Ms Wang Guiju, an engineer from the Metallurgy Research Institute in Beijing Capital Steel Corporation, was taken to a brainwashing class at the end of April 2001, where the officials severely damaged her physical and mental health. She died as a result of the persecution at the beginning of May 2001. More detailed information is awaiting further investigation.
  • Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Zhong Yanzhong from Hengyang City, Hunan Province Dies of Persecution

    Mr. Zhong Yanyong was a retired official of the Farmer's Credit Union of Hunan Province. After four months of torture in detention he was taken to hospital then released home. He lapsed in and out of unconsciousness due to injuries he sustained at the detention centre. He would sleep for long periods of time without waking up. In the early morning of May 2, 2002, he passed away, at the age of 67.